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 this week's great deals on burgers and fries, family eyeglasses, dry cleaning and tailoring, groceries on the go and dog grooming.

1. Family Meal: Burger 9 Point 5 burger9point5.net
Deal: Burger 9 Point 5 is celebrating their third  anniversary by offering 15 percent off of all orders. This offer is good Monday through Thursday only and starts March 21.
Good through: April 7

2. Eyeglasses and Contacts: Pearle Vision pearlevision.com
Deal: Pearle is currently offering a few deals on glasses and contacts for the whole family.

• BOGO: Buy a complete pair of eyeglasses and get a second pair free.
• Kids' package: $129 for a complete pair of glasses for kids under 14.
• Save on your annual supply purchase of select multi-pack contact lenses, with no mail-in rebate required.

See store for details on all offers. Terms and conditions may apply.
Good through: April 4

3. Dry Cleaning: Tiffany Cleaners 516-377-0082
Deal: Tiffany is offering a ton of great coupons for clothes, blankets, curtains and more.

• Clean and press a men's or ladies' two-piece-suit for $5.49 and up.
• Blankets or comforters laundered or dry-cleaned for $8.99 and up.
• Plain pants hem (with incoming orders only) for $4.99 and up.
• Wedding gowns cleaned and pressed for $59 (cleaned, pressed, boxed and preserved for $99).

See Merrick Pennysaver for these coupons.
Good through: April 17

4. Groceries: Dairy Barn dairybarn.com
Deal: This week's specials include:

• Two for $4 grade-A large eggs.
• $5.99 for a 24-pack of Poland Spring half-liter bottles.
• $6.19 for any three half-gallons of lemonade, iced tea or milk (regular, 1 percent, 2 percent, fat free or chocolate).
• Two for $5 select varieties of Stroehmann's bread.

Good through: March 27

5. Dog Grooming: Exotic Paws exoticpawsonline.com
Deal: Visit the website to view and print two great coupons.

• $10 off a grooming visit for new clients only (limit one  per pet per visit).
• $10 reward credit for new client referral (will be applied to your chart for each time you refer a friend).

Good through: Ongoing