For the third week in a row, Walgreens released a set of mid-week deals on top of its regular Sunday deals in hopes of enticing holiday shoppers.

Here's a sampling of the bargains, many of them good for last-minute stocking stuffers:

Note: I'm bumping this up to the top for the benefit of all you last-minute types desperate to fill those stockings (myself included)!

With the holidays upon us, the pressure is on to find small gifts and treasures to fill the Christmas stockings. And when the pressure mounts, we're tempted to spend too much.

Don't do it.

Here are 11 ideas to help you fill the empty stockings hanging at your house for under $10 each -- or even less if necessary. With coupons, sales and a little creativity, you still have time to get a lot of these for free or very inexpensively.

Note: This is the first in an occasional series of posts focusing on ways to celebrate the holidays without spending a lot of money.

I'll be stopping in at Kroger this week to do a little Christmas shopping.

It's not as crazy as it sounds.