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FRUGAL FAMILY: Free Chocolates; Recycle Pens, Pencils and Get a 50 Percent Off Coupon

Pikesville Patch scours the area to find good deals on food, services and entertainment. We found some free chocolate this week, and a way to recycle writing instruments.

1. Moms get free chocolates. On Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8, while supplies last, moms get a free box of Russell Stover chocolates when they dine in at , 1431 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville. It's located in Centre Court, next to Giant Food. This also applies at any of the 85 locations for First Watch.

2. Get 50 percent off writing instruments at Office Depot, in exchange for old ones. Turn in 10 cruddy or old, unusable or dried-up writing instruments and get a 50 percent off coupon for one free, new one at , 1630 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville. Here's a great way to celebrate Earth month and recycle. Through Saturday, April 23, customers can trade in their used writing instruments, regardless of brand, to any Office Depot. The coupon is for Newell Rubbermaid Office Products, maker of Sharpie, EXPO, Paper Mate and more, according to a news release from TerraCycle. The collected instruments will be sent to TerraCycle, an upcycling and recycling company, to be turned into new office supply products ranging from trash cans to desk organizers.  

3. Save 10 percent to 25 percent on a variety of items. Visit sites such as PromotionalCodes.com, CouponWinner.com and PromoCodes.com. They collect coupons and promotional codes so you don't have to. And, they give links to the stores, as well.

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Among the featured deals this week:

  • Save 10 percent at Target.com. "Save $5 off an order of $50 or more," according to promocodes.com.
  • Save 10 percent at Home Depot. "$10 off orders of $100 or more," the website states. Go to promocodes.com to get the promotional code.
  • Get free shipping on Dirt Devil vaccuums or cleaning supplies orders of $30 or more. Again, visit promocodes.com, and scroll down to the photo of the woman vacuuming. It links straight to the Dirt Devil website, which offers discounts on products purchased online.
  • $100 off last-minute spring vacations at Southwest Airlines. For details, visit promotionalcodes.com.

Check promocodes.com for other deals at Barnes & Noble, Kohl's and Macy's, among other retailers.

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Editor's Note: The original version of this story was incorrect about the amount of the coupon TerraCycle is giving for recycled pens.


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