Learn how to save 50 percent -- or more -- on your grocery bill in my upcoming coupon workshop.

Pay just $10 to register for the class, a three-hour workshop on Saturday, June 15. Most folks save at least that much in their first shopping trip after the class.

The fee includes free parking, a free breakfast, a detailed class handout, recipes, worksheets and a reusable grocery bag filled with freebies.

I'll be teaching this class, covering basic and advanced coupon techniques, in Raleigh at The News & Observer's downtown offices, 215 S. McDowell St.

The half-day session will include information on:

Triangle grocery stores have lots of good deals this week:

*At Harris Teeter, check out the dozens of BOGO and Buy 2, Get 3 Free deals. Paired with coupons, many of them are a terrific deal, including Lance Crackers, Ore-Ida Potatoes and Tuttorosso Tomatoes. There are also stellar deals on Harris Teeter shredded cheese, Yoplait Yogurt, Dr. Oetker frozen pizza and Eight O'Clock Coffee.

*At Lowes Foods, be sure to check out the great deals on Fresh Express bagged salad (free!), along with nice deals on meat, sliced cheese and 2 liter sodas. There are also several opportunities to earn gasoline rewards.

*At Food Lion, there are good deals on apples, potatoes, lettuce, bagged salad, tomatoes, Birds Eye Voila dinners, mustard and Turkey Hill ice cream.

*And at Aldi, pick up cucumbers for 39 cents each, bagged salad for 59 cents and a five-pound bag of baking potatoes for $1.29.

Keep reading for a long list of this week's top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi -- with and without coupons.

Triangle grocery stores have lots of good deals this week:

*At Harris Teeter, check out the dozens of BOGO deals. Paired with coupons, many of them are a terrific deal, including Quaker cereal for 69 cents per box, Smart Balance milk for 59 cents per half gallon and Finish Gelpacs for $1.64 per box. Without coupons, score Skippy peanut butter for $1.74.

*At Lowes Foods, be sure to check out the great deals on Ball Park hot dogs and Sanderson Farms chicken breasts, along with Mrs. Paul's fish, Wholly Salsa and California Olive Oil. There are also several opportunities to earn gasoline rewards.

*At Food Lion, there are good deals on boneless chicken breast (just $1.79 per pound), along with some nice produce deals, including 20-cent limes, 50-cent cucumbers, 59-cents-per-pound sweet potatoes, 79-cent mangoes and 79-cents-per-pound Roma tomatoes.

*And at Aldi, pick up avocados for 59 cents each, along with mangos and heads of lettuce for just 69 cents each.

Keep reading for a long list of this week's top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi -- with and without coupons.

This week's big supermarket news is the Super Doubles coupon event at Harris Teeter -- the second time in less than a month that the North Carolina-based chain has offered a special coupon promotion.

Head over HERE to read my list of the freebies and good deals you can pick up at Harris Teeters in the Triangle, Triad and Fayetteville areas of North Carolina.

If you're looking for the best deals of the week at Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi, keep reading this post.

There are lots of great deals at Triangle grocery stores this week:

*At Harris Teeter, eggs are just 97 cents a dozen, and there are lots of BOGO and Buy 2, Get 3 Free deals.

*At Lowes Foods, you'll find bargains on yogurt, canned tomatoes and Progresso soups, along with Cascadian Farm cereal for just $1 per box. There are also several gasoline rewards offered this week and a great deal on Sanderson Farms chicken breasts.

*At Food Lion, look for free El Monterey burritos, along with bargain prices on John Morrell products, Birds Eye Steamfresh veggies and a Friday through Sunday sale on sea food.

*And at Aldi, check out the usual great deals on produce, including 49-cent avocado and
69-cent mango.

Keep reading for a long list of this week's top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi -- with and without coupons.

No matter who you're rooting for on Sunday, it seems the ultimate winner of  Super Bowl XLVI may be the grocery stores.

Consumer spending for the Super Bowl is  expected to reach an all-time high of $11 billion, roughly $63.87 per viewer, according to the National Retail Federation. Grocery stores are expected to check out about 71 percent of that figure, or $45 per customer.

A record 173 million Americans are expected to watch the Super Bowl, up 2 million viewers from 2011, according to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association,

Fifteen percent of those watchers are also planning on hosting a viewing party, and chances are they'll need plenty of chicken wings, potato chips and team-color frosted cake on hand.

"It's a very busy time for us as a grocery store but also many of our vendor partners as well," said Christy Phillips-Brown, a  spokeswoman for Salisbury-based Food Lion.

She said Super Bowl Sunday marks one of the biggest weekends for frozen pizza sales of the year. Chips, deli trays and other snack items also see big sales, Phillips-Brown said.

Grocers are also promoting prepared foods to Super Bowl hosts. These items, like deli chili or potato salad,  usually produce high margins when packaging and waste is at a low, minimizing costs.
 

Halloween may be over but the Halloween clearance deals have only just begun.

Today's the day to begin haunting those Halloween aisles at Target, WalMart and other stores, looking for costumes, paper products and decorations for next year. 

Armed with a tape measure, I traipsed through the state Farmer's Market in Raleigh and stopped in at all the major grocery stores working up a cheat sheet for Triangle families in search of the perfect pumpkin at the perfect price.

Here's what I discovered:

Harris Teeter sent out a message via Twitter this morning alerting folks to unadvertised specials it has posted on its Facebook page.

These are in addition to the emailed e-vic specials the grocery chain sends out on Friday mornings to customers.

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