Five Deals to Stretch the Family Budget

We’re all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we’re taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars.

This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money.

You are a big part of this column. After you've read through what we've highlighted here, tell about the deals you’ve seen, or ones we should watch out for.

Then come back each week and see what we've uncovered together.

Read on for great deals on carpet and upholstery cleaning, formal wear for children, donuts and coffee, Easter toys and groceries.

1. Carpet/Upholstery Cleaning: Steam Squad steamsquad.com
Deal: Now that Winter is on it's way out, the Steam Squad has you covered Spring cleaning.

• Carpet cleaning special: Clean two rooms for $69.95 and get a hall cleaned for free.
• Tile and grout cleaning will set you back only $0.75 per square foot.
• Upholstery cleaning: Sectional for $79.95, sofa for $49.95, loveseat for $39.95, and a chair for $19.95

Terms and conditions apply. Contact the vendor for details. Coupons available in the S. Merrick Pennysaver.
Good through: April 21

2. Children's Formal Wear: Cathy's Touch cathystouch.com
Deal: Now is the perfect time to start shopping for holiday wear as well as First Communion outfits and accessories. Visit the Cathy's Touch website for a $10 coupon valid on any purchase of $100 or more. Coupon must be presented at time of purchase.
Good through: Ongoing

3. Donuts: Dunkin' Donuts dunkindonuts.com 
Deal: Give in to your sweet tooth. Buy six donuts of your choice for only $3.99. Also, sign up for the DD perks club in-store or online and receive: a free medium beverage of your choice for signing up, a free medium beverage of your choice to celebrate your birthday and exclusive in-store and online deals and discounts.
Good through: Limited time offer

 4. Easter Items: CVS cvs.com
Get a head-start on Easter when you use your CVS card. The deals are as follows:

• 25 percent off springtime toys
• $3 Easter novelty toys
• $9.99 16 inch Easter Egg wreath or 24-inch standing bunny decoration
• Buy-one-get-one free  Zhu Zhu pets and accessories
• All grow kits are 25 percent off
• get $3 extra bucks when you buy select Easter candies

Good through: March 19

5. Groceries: Waldbaums waldbaums.com
Deal: Specials for myRewards card members this week include:

• Freirich thick cut corned beef brisket for $1.99 per pound.
• Flat cut corned beef is on sale for $2.79 per pound.
• Free Irish soda bread at the bakery, when you buy one eight ounce Kerrygold Irish Butter
• Buy-one-get-one free Perdue fresh boneless chicken breast, thin sliced or tenders

And now through April 24, each time you spend $300 or more with you myRewards card, you receive a coupon for 5 percent off your next order. You could earn up to 20 percent off.
Good through: Specials: March 17; myRewards card promotion: April 24