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Frugal Family: Paper Towels, Yogurt & Pizza

Mineola Patch searches for the best deals this week.

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.

Frugal Family is 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. 

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This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on paper towels, pizza, yogurt, cartridge refills and more.

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Deal:  Numerous dollar items this week: Halls Cough Drops, Luden's Cough Drops, Chapstick or Blistex, Nivea Lip Care, Carmex, Quantum Lysine Ointment, Lypsyl Cold Sore or Lypmoisturizer, Ricola Drops, Renu Multi-Purpose Solution, Salonpas Hot Patch, Sambucol, BodiHeat Patches, Rite Aid Pantiliners, SoftSoap Liquid Hand Soap, Noxema Shave Cream, Colgate Plus Toothbrushes and Johnson and Johnson Floss, with your wellness cards.
Good Through:  Feb. 27 through March 5

Deal: Sale on Breyers Yogurt, 50 percent off all varieties – 6 oz, for a final sale price of $0.49.
Good Through:  Feb. 25 through March 3

Deal: Bounty Basic paper towels, 8 pack, $5.99 with your card.
Good Through:  Feb. 27 - March 5.

Deal:  Special Valpak Coupon here  for 15 percent any dine-in order, 15 percent off any take-out order and $2 off any pizza.
Good Through:  March 10, 2011.

Deal:  Special online printable coupon here for $2 off inkjet or laser refill over $15.
Good Through:  Check with store.

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