Frugal Family: Look at These Deals Nearby

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 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, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on seafood, fruit, pet food, water heaters, and breakfast meals. 

Remember to check with the merchant for additional conditions: 

Deal: Breakfast specials every day, and lunch specials throughout the week

Good through: indefinitely

Deal: Looking for a place to have lunch with co-workers? Or do you have a group or organization that is looking for a good lunch outing that won't break the bank? Lunch special for big groups of 25 people or more. Choose from a menu of an 8 oz. sirloin with mushrooms, chicken marsala or a parmesan crustedsalmon with potatoes and vegetables, plus a garden salad and coffee and an apple crisp for dessert. All of that is $15.95 per person with groups of 25 or more

Good through: indefinitely

ALLEN’S PLUMBING SUPPLY, Seymour 

Deal: Call for free water heater inspection for New Haven / Fairfield County residents

Good through: March 31st

, Southbury

Deal: Two one pound bags of ground coffee for $12.99

Good through: indefinitely

LORD & TAYLOR, Danbury

Deal: Buy three pairs of shoes, get 30 percent off each pair.

Good through: March 28