Just a reminder that there's now one week left to enter my latest pricebook contest.

Enter 25 items in the pricebook before midnight on Nov. 15 to be entered in a random drawing to win the Clue: Secrets & Spies Edition board game.

As promised, there will also be a prize for the person who enterrs the MOST items during the contest time period. Up until now, I haven't said what the prize is, but I am now announcing that the person who enters the MOST items during the contest period wins ... coffee with me!

So enter away! I will announce the winners on the 16th!

Enter here: www.newsobserver.com/business/pricebook

Wow, here's a great offer from 1-800-FLOWERS.com.

Sign up for the company's Fresh Rewards online club. Then set up 10 event reminders, like birthdays, anniversaries and such. For each reminder, you get 40 Fresh Rewards points, with a maximum of 400. BUT when you reach 400 points, you get e-mailed a $40 certificate for use on the site!

I'm told it takes a few days to get the certificate, so it's not instantaneous. And I am sure that you will receive e-mails around the dates of your alerts, so be sure to use an e-mail address you don't mind using. The offer is good through the end of the month.

Today's coupons have been added to the database, and the new version is available below!

If anyone has any matchups to share for the last few days of triples, please feel free to share! 

Triangle Town Center holiday coupon books are available starting this weekend.

You can pick one up at the mall, or this year, the coupons are even more accessible because they are available online.

You can find them HERE.

There's a good rebate on energy-efficient light bulbs from The Home Depot.

Get $10 back when you buy $30 of Philips advanced LED products. Or get $5 back on $15 of Philips EnergySaver CFL or Halogena Energy Saver products.

Both offers use the same form (download below). You must purchase the qualifying products by the end of the year, and the purchase must be made at Home Depot.

I love it when manufacturers issue really good coupons to go with the launch of a new product.

Case in point: the new Pillsbury Simply Peanut Butter cookie refrigerated dough. This is a new product (just in time for holiday baking) and you can find a $1.25 off ONE coupon HERE.

Now if I can just get some Super Doubles, I will be all set...

For those of you who like Freecycle and recyling products you no longer use, you may want to check out a new site called SwapItGreen.

I've only taken a quick look, but this site kind of reminds me of a mix between ebay and Freecycle. You list your items that you no longer want and then "sell" them to others for points. Then you can buy other things using your points.

www.swapitgreen.com

Here's a great thank you for teachers.

From Nov. 12 through Nov. 15 (Thursday through Sunday), every dressbarn store in the country will host a special event for teachers. There will be special sessions giving clothing and fashion advice, and teachers will enjoy a 15 percent discount.

Each store is holding one event on one of the four days, so check with your local store to find out the details about that store's specific sale event. 

Today's the last day of the Presents 4 Pets annual pet supplies donation drive, and it's not too late to help.

The organization is collecting all kinds of pet-related items, including dry dog and cat food, canned dog and cat food, litter, litter boxes, metal bowls, leashes, halters, collars, toys, treats, gates, kennels, carriers, towels and blankets, flea and tick preventatives. You can find the full wish list here.

Donations can be dropped off today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the supply drive wrap-up party. It will be at Gormutts Bakery, 6675 Falls Of Neuse Road, Suite 123 in Raleigh.

McCormick & Schmick's restaurants are honoring veterans early with a special event on Sunday.

Veterans will be able to choose a free lunch or dinner entree from a special menu of choices. ID is required and acceptable forms of proof are a VA card, a VFW card, American Legion card, discharge papers, DD214 or other Veterans ID.

Parties of more than six will not be seated due to popularity of the event and reservations ARE REQUIRED. You can make them online here or call the Crabtree Valley Mall restaurant at 919-881-7848.

Check my blog Monday morning for a list of other Veteran's freebies and promotions coming up next week. 

As if there's not enough fun shopping this weekend, here's another event you may want to check out. The Shoppes of Baileywick in Raleigh is hosting its holiday open house this weekend, starting today and running through Sunday.

The Shoppes house 65 vendors under one roof and have a wide array of interesting and unique items. It might just be worth stopping by...

Another Friday, another round of freebies...

*There's a DenTek floss picks sample from Walmart HERE.

*There's another Prilosec offer from Walmart HERE.

*Costco has a Kirkland's Signature diaper sample HERE. 

*And there's a Garnier Nutritioniste sample HERE.

(And just a random thing: there are some printable coupons for 20 percent off your total purchase at JoAnn's Fabrics for this weekend that you can find HERE)

Just a reminder that The Handmade Market is back this weekend for a one-day event Saturday. For those of you who are not familiar, the market is a one-day craft extravaganza featuring dozens of artists and vendors, and it's a really good way to find unique holiday gifts.

The sale will run 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh. (201 E. Hargett St. near Moore Square and City Market.) The first 500 people get a free cotton tote bag.

And, this year, instead of charging an entry fee, bring a donation for The Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC. In exchange, you’ll receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a gift basket. You can also bring food to donate (click here for list). Three nonperishable items will get you one ticket. Five nonperishable items will get you two tickets.

For those of you who are trying to eat healthy, here's a cool promotion from Earth Fare.

Go to www.earthfare.com and click on My Health Journey. Register and then you will be presented with a coupon for a FREE pantry makover. What does that mean? You can bring an item from your pantry that contains something unhealthy like high fructose corn syrup and trade it in for the Earth Fare healthy version -- for FREE!

That's a great deal and a cool promotion!

The new Applebee's in Garner is hosting a fund-raiser event to benefit the Johnston Health Foundation on Saturday.

The restuarant, which opens to the public on Monday, will be serving a limited menu Saturday for lunch and dinner. All items will be half-price and 100 precent of the proceeds will go to the Jonston Health Foundation.

The event is open to the public, but reservations for lunch (noon to 2 p.m.) or dinner (5:30 to 8 p.m.) are required and can be made by calling 919-637-2118.