Five Great Deals: Free Highlighters, Soda and More

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  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.

You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box.

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

This week, Woburn Patch scoured our local sources to come up with great deals for you and your family! 

Deal: If you've missed the past two weeks, don't miss it this week; Staples is having a 50¢ sale and offering a free 5-pack of Bic brite highlighters (with easy rebate). For 50¢, choose from such items as jumbo colored paperclips, Avery insert tab dividers, magnetic bulldog clips and even multipurpose paper*.  Noteworthy: 4G Sandisk Cruzer on sale for $5.99, a savings of $12!

*Easy rebate

Good Through: While supplies last.  

Deal: For under $1, buy various household items and food: Dove, Lever 2000 or Yardley soaps, Palmolive dish detergent, Bumble Bee tuna, and Mars assorted chocolate are all 99¢.  For 88¢, you can purchase Kleenex, select sodas, Gatorade, SoBe or Lifewater. And 1-subject notebooks are 4/99¢. 

Good Through: Saturday, July 30.   

Deal: Take advantage of the craft store's "Boomerang Bucks" sale this week. Spend $25 and get a coupon for $5 off a purchase next week. There's lots of things to buy this week, including Red Heart SuperSaver yarn (2/$5) and Red Heart Baby Yarn ($2.99 each). We could easily spend $25 on that! Hmmm...

Good Through: Saturday, July 30.  

Deal: Buy any sandwich and fries combo at The Restaurant and get a free fountain soda. 

Good Through: Ongoing. 

Deal: Pet owners, this is your week—9Lives, Milk Bone, Pounce and Meow Mix are all on sale, with a savings span of 98¢ to $2. Green beans and Italian Cubanelle peppers are 99¢/lb and European seedless cucumbers are 99¢ each. Save .98¢ on Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed, Wasa Crisps and Flatbreads. If you're looking for deli meat, rare roast beef is $4.99/lb (savings of $1/lb), Market Basket Swiss cheese is $3.99/lb (savings of $1.50/lb), and Krakus Imported Polish Ham is $3.79/lb (savings of $2.20/lb)

Good Through: Saturday, July 30.