If you haven't yet entered to win, consider this your final reminder. The giveaway will close at noon Friday, July 13. I'll post the winners on Monday.

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Centsible Saver blog -- hard to believe but true.

What better way to celebrate than to treat you folks to a giveaway or two....or 17.

Here's what I have up for grabs:

• one $10 gift card to Target
• one 2012 Attractions coupon book (lots of life left in this, including CVS and Walgreens coupons!)
• 10 News & Observer classic comics umbrellas (these are super cool, by the way)
• one coupon for a FREE half-gallon of Blue Bell ice cream (the good stuff from Texas)
• $5 in gift checks to KFC
• a Chick-fil-A men's tie, a small stuffed cow and a copy of founder S. Truett Cathy's book (for the Chick-fil-A fan)
• a coupon for a FREE bagel with cream cheese from Bruegger's
• a coupon for a FREE premium salad and a FREE iced tea from McDonald's

All you have to do is leave me a comment or question. Tell me what you like about the blog and what you don't like.  Ask me a question or leave me a suggestion about how I can make the blog better in the coming year.

Be brutal. I can take it. I used to cover cops.

I'll choose 17 winners at random using random.org. Please enter only once and please make sure the email address you're using at newsobserver.com is current so I can easily reach you.

I'll mail all the prizes to the winners with the exception of the umbrellas. Those you'll have to pick up at our downtown Raleigh office.

The deadline to enter is Friday, July 13. Your lucky day.

If you like freebies in your mailbox, Target is offering samples of Shout Color Catcher Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine shampoo and conditioner.

That's in addition to the Starbucks K-Cup sample pack I blogged about earlier today.

Head over HERE to sign up for a free sample of U by Kotex products along with a free clutch.

This freebie is sponsored by Walmart.com, which has always been a reliable and prompt provider of freebies.

Here's an updated list of good deals for the upcoming Super Double Coupon promotion at Harris Teeter, which starts Wednesday, June 20, and runs through June  26.

After doing a little price checking online and walking the aisles of my local Harris Teeter in Apex to verify sale dates, I discovered numerous good deals, including three moneymakers. You gotta love it when the store will pay you to carry groceries out of the store.

I've also added deals from the new sales circular. (My thanks to HotCouponWorld.com for posting the ad early.) And finally, I've also included numerous unadvertised deals.

Keep in mind my list is specifically tailored to Triangle shoppers, using Triangle store prices and coupons readily available here, either through newspaper inserts, magazines or Internet printing.

No sense getting frustrated looking for a deal we can't get here!

(For Super Double coupon shopping tips and Harris Teeter's rules during Super Doubles, scroll to the bottom of this post.)

Now on to the deals:

You don't have to spend a lot of dough to make Dad happy on Father's Day, which, by the way, is this Sunday.

Businesses around the Triangle want to help you treat Dad without taxing your budget.

Here's a list of deals I've found. Please add any you've discovered in the comments section below.

Registration for my Saturday, June 16, coupon workshop, which was previously limited to N&O subsribers, is now open to everyone.

Not only will you learn how to save 50 percent or more on your grocery bill, but you'll also leave with a reusable shopping tote filled with freebies, including a 2012 Attractions coupon book for each class member.

After class, you'll have the option of meeting at Bruegger's to swap coupons with me and other class members.

Here are all the details:

Carlie C's IGA will open a new store -- its first in Wake County -- on Wednesday morning -- with carts full of free groceries to its first customers.

The first 400 shoppers in the doors will receive 16 freebies, including a pound of Carlie C's sausage, margarine, shredded cheese, a 10-pound bag of ice and a six-pack of Deer Park water.

The 46,328-square-foot store is located at 1514 Garner Station Blvd. near the crossroads of U.S. 70 and U.S. 401, just a seven-minute drive from downtown Raleigh. It's in the space that was once occupied by Winn Dixie.

If you like to print coupons and receive free samples in the mail, consider registering at Eat Better America.

The website, which is run by General Mills, offers up lots of coupons and sends out a monthly free sample.

The samples go quickly. In fact, this month's 10,000 free Nature Valley Granola bars are already gone. (They disappeared in the time it took me to write this post!)

But sign up HERE now to scope out the coupons and be ready to jump on next month's freebie: a sample of Honey Nut Cheerios.

It's a holiday weekend for moms so even though you might want to take a break from bargain shopping today, be sure to carve out some time later in the week to pick up some pretty terrific deals.

It's always worth shopping when the stores are willing to pay YOU to carry merchandise out of their stores. And that's what you can do at Walgreens this week with a little coupon magic involving a new Starbucks product. (Keep reading for the details.)

There are also excellent deals on Kraft barbecue sauce, Pantene and sunscreen at CVS. At Rite Aid, you'll find stellar buys on Pepsi 12-packs, Kellogg's cereals and M&M's and an even better deal on Pantene -- at just 75 cents a bottle. And at Walgreens, besides being paid to buy Starbucks, you'll find a good deal on Purex laundry detergent.

Over at Kroger, there are some excellent produce deals as well as a nice deal on Sargento and Kraft cheeses.

Once you hit the aisles, please post any great deals you spot so we can all save more.

A friendly reminder: This is today, folks.

Be sure to add this freebie to your calendar.

Snag yourself a free bag of Doritos or Ruffles at Kroger on Friday, May 11.

Free small bags will be available from 3 to 8 p.m.

One per person. While supplies last.