This is a little outside of my normal coverage area, but I thought I would mention it anyway.

The Granville County Habitat for Humanity ReStore is having a customer appreciation sale in November in which all prices will be slashed by 25 percent (there are a few exceptions...). The sale runs Nov. 3 through Nov. 24. If you are unfamiliar, ReStores are stores where used and surplus building materials are sold at discounted prices to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

The store is at 604 West Industry Drive (also known as the Oxford Loop) in Oxford, across the street the Ideal Fastener. The ReStore is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The folks at CouponShack.com are at it again.

They've issued a list of tips to help shoppers save on Thanksgiving travel and expenses.

The list is full of good ideas, including this one:

If you are going to have a turkey for Christmas too, go ahead and get it during the Thanksgiving holidays and freeze it. Turkeys are cheaper during Thanksgiving than Christmas.

To view the full list, click here.

Bed Bath & Beyond has started its fall Internet clearance sale.

Discounts run up to 75 percent off.

Here's the link.

(And don't forget to go through Upromise to get 2 percent of your puchase back. Not familiar, read my Upromise primer)

If you're a fan of Banana Nut Cheerios, there's a really good matchup this week at Food Lion.

The cereal is buy one get one, and there's a $1 printable coupon HERE. You should be able to print it twice (if you've never printed coupons before you will have to install software). Combined with the sale, that should make the cereal roughly $1 a box.

Lather Hair Salon in Raleigh is celebrating its one-year anniversary by offering a 20 percent discount on all products and salon services from Oct. 26 through Oct. 31.

The salon is located at 8521 Cantilever Way.

Call 919-792-0715 to make an appointment.  

In North Raleigh, the new Silverland Jewelry & Gifts store is hosting a giveaway promotion to celebrate its grand opening.

Go to this Web site and give your name and a valid e-mail address and you will be given access to a coupon to get a free pair of Swarovski crystal earrings (value $14.99) with any purchase. Since Silverland has a lot of items in the $10 and up range, you could end up with two gifts for $10 or $15. Or maybe one gift and a little something for yourself. Fine print: one per household, must be 18 or older.

Silverland is in Sutton Square, the Fresh Market shopping center at Spring Forest and Falls of Neuse roads.

Four Raleigh stores are offering a buy one get one McCafe beverage deal from 7 to 11 a.m. each day until Nov. 11. Participating stores are:

*6250 Capital Blvd.
*4413 Capital Blvd.
*3026 Capital Blvd.
*5016 Spring Forest Road

OK, so this is not really free, but this is a good way to help a good cause and a good reason to go to the fair.

Today is Food Lion Hunger Relief Day at the NC State Fair. Bring four cans of Food Lion brand products to the fair and receive free admission. The ad specifically states "of Food Lion brand product," so unfortunately, you can't do the Harris Teeter buy two get three free canned vegetables. But it's still an easy way to help others, and it will probably wind up costing you about the same as the price of admission anyway.

Sorry for the late notice, everyone. I forgot to post this earlier. But if you haven't made lunch plans yet, maybe you should plan to swing by Dickey's Barbecue Pit today.

Today only, the company is offering its Big Barbecue sandwiches for $1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's to celebrate the company's birthday. In addition to the national promotion, the locations in Cary and Durham will offer the Big Barbecue Sandwiches for $2 from 2 p.m. to close to celebrate opening two locations in less than two years in North Carolina (you know, in case you don't have dinner plans...) The stores are at Crossroads Plaza in Cary and at 5318 New Hope Commons in Indigo Corners in Durham.

For the next week, you can score $10 off your order of $49 or more on dsw.com simply by using the code SHARELUV when you check out.

Here's the link...