This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Business & Tech

Five Great Deals to Stretch that Family Budget

Here are this week's ways to save on clean clothes, eat for free, get affordable home maintenance, land fresh water deals and purchase inexpensive Easter candy

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 will be 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.

Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.

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

This week, our Frugal Family expert scoured our local sources to come up with ways to save on clean clothes, free food, home maintenance discounts, fresh water deals and low-price Easter candy.

Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.

1. Clean Clothes: Country Cleaners

1325 Chestnut Street, Emmaus

The new facility offers the first professional eco-friendly Tonsil 414FF dry cleaning system in the Lehigh Valley. It’s a “greener, safer and healthier alternative to Perc-based traditional dry cleaning.”

Deal: Grand Opening! The Country Cleaners is BACK … and with their Grand Opening, its offering:

  • 50 percent off ALL Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services!
  • FREE pick up and delivery service!
  • The chance to register for a free membership card to receive benefits such as fast drop-offs/pick-ups, a reward point plan to earn extra discounts and VIP service and a free laundry bag.

Good through: April 30

2. Free Food: IHOP

1511 Lehigh St., Allentown

Deal: Kids 12 and under eat FREE – ANY day of the week through April from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. (with purchase of adult entrée).

Good through: April 30

3. Home Maintenance: Harned Durham Energy 

4893 Buckeye Rd., Emmaus

Deal: Harned Durham is currently offering an introductory rate on its new plan - $129/year for a Boiler & Furnace Service Contract (Reg. $159)

Includes:

  • Annual cleaning and tune up – to keep your system running at maximum efficiency – saving fuel
  • 24-hour emergency service
  • Service Contract holders will receive a 15 percent discount on any service work, upgrades and installations performed on their equipment.

Also, if you sign up for automatic delivery, you will automatically receive a 6-cent per-gallon discount – always getting the lowest posted price!

Good through: End of June 2011

4. Fresh Water: Nature’s Source

4893 Buckeye Rd., Emmaus

Deals: Nature’s Source is offering a “dollar a day” special. All new customers will receive three 5-gallon bottles and a cooler for $30 per month. They have no obligations – no termination fees, no fuel surcharges, no CONTRACTS tying you in.

Good through: April 30

5. Easter Candy: Walgreen’s

6379 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown and 1855 S. 5th St., Allentown

Deal: 29-cent sale! Stock up on your chocolate Easter eggs during this great sale, just in time for filling the Easter baskets. Limit six.

  • Russell Stover, .9 – 1.2 oz.
  • Snickers, 1 oz.
  • Butterfinger, 1.2 oz.

Good through: April 16

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?

More from Emmaus