Five Great Deals: March 16-22

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 gives you five great local deals each week to help your family’s bottom line. Do you know any great deals this week that we missed? Add them in the comments!

1. Anti-bacterial foaming hand soap $7 for 20.

Deal: I'm usually a soap is soap kind of girl but this deal is too yummy to pass up. is offering all their hand soaps 5 for $15 or 7 for $20, and believe me it was hard to narrow it down to 7.  I had to put a few back but Kristin helped me right out. I ended up with cucumber melon, fresh lime basil, fresh picked strawberries, peach bellini, watermelon, fresh picked apples and kitchen lemon.  They are having an "I Love Fragrance Event" on Saturday March 19th from 1-5pm at the Crystal Mall. Exclusive offers and A Country Chic Full Size Body Lotion and Tote with any Signature Collection Purchase. They are also tossing in a coupon for a Free Signature collection item with $10 purchase. Good from March 21-April 17.

2. Walgreens

Deal: Arizona Teas are 2/$1.  Revlon is 40% off everything, Kleenex is 89 cents a box.  If you walk in the door and go to the first isle in the back of the cosmetics you will always find great deals.  Look for the neon orange stickers. I got an Olay professional de-wrinkling intensive firming treatment mask for $17.25 - marked down from$68.99. I normally would never buy it and it comes with five treatments.  That's less than $3.50 a mask.  Girls night!  Also at the New London store all kinds of Walgreens nuts were $2.99 or 2 for $5.

3.

Deal: Come on into Twice is Nice for the rest of the week, mention Patch.com and receive 20% off your entire purchase!  How great is that?  Winter clearance and Easter outfits!  Bring a friend so they can get 20% off too!

4.

Deal: Ground beef 85/15 $1.98 with silver coin;  $2.99 whole milk; 1lb. strawberries $1.99. Buy 1 get 1 Free: Edy's ice cream, eye round roast or steak, Purdue boneless chicken breasts and mini rose plants or crazy daisy bouquets. Bounty Basic 8 rolls-$4.99; and Yukon gold potatoes 2 for $6.

5. Free Home Show

Deal: Up to 4 Free tickets for the at Connecticut College Arena.  Go to The Day's office in New London. Go in front doors. Ask for 4 tickets. Go to home show. Enjoy. Children under 12 are free.