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Family Friendly Deals and Freebies Too!

A list of some of the best deals available to Marlborough residents this week. Please refer to the merchant or coupon for offer terms and conditions.

1. Come to Dog Dayz at Stevie’s Eatery in Marlborough to get great hotdogs and do a great thing for your community. Every Sunday hotdogs, regularly $2.00 each, are $1.50 and $.75 of that purchase goes to a local organization or charity.  Each Sunday a different organization benefits from this generous offer. Past organizations have included Marlborough Public Schools, Marlborough Boy and Girl Scouts, and Marlborough Boys and Girls Club. Also on Sunday, when you purchase a hot dog receive a coupon that gives you $2 off  Mad Mac and Cheese or Steak and Cheese, good until the following Sunday. Stevie’s Eatery is a kid-friendly restaurant that offers good meal values for families, with kid’s meal items no more than $2.50 each. Stevie’s Eatery is located at Post Road Plaza, 222L East Main Street in Marlborough.

2. Start your Easter shopping at Learning Express in Sudbury! Get a free, personalized Easter bucket when you purchase $25 of merchandise from their Bunny Buffet (bin area). Offer good while supplies last or until April 23, 2011.  Learning Express is located at 515 Boston Post Road in Sudbury.

3. Disney’s animated feature “Tangled” was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 29th.  Here are some great ways to save on your own copy!  Join Disney Movie Rewards and get a coupon for $5 off the purchase of a 4-Disc Blu-Ray Combo pack, good March 29, 2011 - April 3, 2011.  You can  receive a $5 rebate when you purchase the  movie on Blu-Ray disc  or DVD Plus and 2 packages of Success Rice.

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4. Save this week at Michaels stores with their printable coupons  . Offers this week include 25 percent off your entire purchase and 50 percent off your custom framing order. See coupon for offer details and restrictions. Michaels Stores are located at 1398 Worcester Rd, Unit A in Natick and 100 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury.

5. Who doesn’t love a freebie? It’s a great way to try new products before investing in the full size products, but it’s also a way to get travel sizes and coupons to products you love or to have cool things sent to your kids in the mail. I started following the freebie sites three months ago and so far I’ve signed up for a free beauty bag with samples and coupons from , free beauty product samples from Pericone MD and Suave, free tomato seeds for my daughter from Heinz, and a free sample of laundry detergent. In most cases you need to sign up for an email club or complete a survey.

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Two Freebie sites that I like are Freebies 4 Mom  and The Frugal Girls . Both sites tell about free samples, sweepstakes, and have printable coupons. The Frugal Girls also tells about how to maximize deals at local stores like CVS, Walgreens, and Target, deals on baby products, as well as thrifty ideas and military discounts.

Get a free mascara at Sephora inside JC Penny! Good while supplies last or until April 7, 2011. Sephora inside JC Penny is located at the Natick Collection, 1245 Worcester St. in Natick. 

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