Consignment, Food and Dry Cleaning Deals Abound in Marietta

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.

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This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with five great deals on furniture, fast food dry cleaning services, children clothing/toys and Pepsi products.

• Buy your bedroom furniture from Freeman Furniture Designs, an online site for fine furniture. Marietta residents get free delivery and pay 0% sales tax. www.FreemanFurniture.com (404) 642-1250.

•  $4 at Wendy's buys you a doublestack cheeseburger, natural cut fries, small drink and a Frosty. www.wendys.com

• Need your laundry and dry claeaning done or shoes repaired but pushed for time? The Dry Cleaning Man, based in Marietta, provides valet service directly to your door. First time customers get 15 percent off, and a full price sheet is available online. www.thedrycleaningman.com (770) 924-1930.

• All 4 Kids's  annual consignment sale is at Mt. Paran North Church of God this weekend. More than 400 sellers participate. Hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (umbrella strollers only before noon) and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday when many items are 1/2 off.  700 Allgood Road. For information, visit to www.all4kids.com.

• All Pepsi products are on sale at Target with four 12-pack cartons for $11. Offer good at all Target stores through Saturday. www.target.com