Dear Franny The Shopaholic: Looking for a last-minute deal on a small, counter top microwave. It must be stainless steel. - Terri
Dear Terri: Target has an Emerson .9-cubic feet stainless steel microwave on sale for $59.
Dear Fran-ny The Shopaholic: Looking for a good deal on an electric juicer. - Al T.
Dear Al: Macy's has a Bella Cucina juicer with a large feed tube on sale for $37.99 today and Thursday.
Dear Franny The Shopaholic: Could you possibly find an indoor TV antenna? The old rabbit ears? - Leon
Dear Leon: Radio Shack has Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna on sale for $29.99.
Dear Franny The Shopaholic: Where can I get the best price on a dog crate for my new puppy? (A collapsible cage with a solid floor and a hinged door at the front). - LS
Dear LS: Since you didn't mention what size puppy, check PetSmart, Walmart or visit www.petstreetmall.com for a huge selection.
Can you help?
• KBE24kit has been looking for years for a three-tine cooking fork that can be used with Teflon pans.
• Laurie of Absecon is looking for someone who can repair a power washer that seems to be clogged.
Steals of the week
Acme
•Fresh Express Salad: Buy one, get one free.
•Snapple 12-pack glass bottles: $5.99.
•Wonderful natural 8-ounce pistachios: $2.99.
Genuardi's
•Buy two 12-pack cans of Coke products and get two free.
•Personal seedless watermelon: $1.98.
•Utz potato chips: Buy one, get one free.
Pathmark
•Friendly or Turkey Hill 48-ounce: $1.99. Limit one.
•Family pack chicken thighs, drumsticks or combos: 99 cents per pound.
•America's Choice 30-ounce mayo: $1.99.
ShopRite
•Whole beef tenderloin filet mignon: $5.99 per pound.
•Ears of corn: 20 cents each.
•Luigi Vitelli 1-pound pasta: 49 cents. Limit four.
•ShopRite vitamins: 40 percent off.
Super Fresh
•Red or green grapes: 99 cents per pound.
•Family pack 85-percent lean ground beef: $1.99 per pound.
•Doritos or Ruffles chips: Buy one, get one free.
Tips
•Target has Hormel Always Tender St. Louis style ribs for $1.99 per pound. Wooden 24- or 29-inch bar stools are $14.
•Staples has Bic Clic Stic retractable five-pack ball point pens in black for 50 cents. Limit two.
•Sony CD Boombox with iPod/iPhone dock on sale for $79.99 at Best Buy.
•At Macy's today and Thursday only, get a 6-quart Casa Essentials pressure cooker for $19.99. A Rock 12-piece blender is $29.99.
•At Rite Aid, backpacks, lunch kits or lunch totes are half price.
•Just The Basics case of water is $2.22 at CVS. Limit three.
•A.C. Moore has 1-inch foam brushes and 4-inch glue sticks for 5 cents.
•A Canon Rebel T3 12.2mp DSLR camera with 75-300 zoom lens, LowePro case and 8GB SDHC card all for $699.99 at Radio Shack. A SanDisk 16GB flash drive is $18.99.
•Flannel-backed vinyl tablecloths in all sizes are $2.99 at The Christmas Tree Shops.
•Artist canvases are buy one, get one free at Michael's Crafts Store.
•Ollie's Bargain Outlet has
•48-ounce bottle of Pompeian Extra Virgin olive oil for $6.99.
(Franny The Shopaholic answers questions of general interest. E-mail
