Get Prepared for Colder Weather, and Save Money, Too

COLONIA: Need to store some items? Making a plan to move soon? Pick up corrugated boxes at the Home Depot for as low as .70 cents each. Plan a beautiful summer garden next year and save up to 25 percent off regular prices on outdoor pottery, fountains and lawn decor. Be prepared for the cold weather and be safe when stuck indoors this winter. Buy a Code One carbon monoxide twin pack for only $29.88. Freshen up your home with OdoBan germ killer concentrate. Buy a container for $9.98. The container will make up to 32 gallons of cleaner; 1555 St. Georges Avenue, Route 35; 732-388-7825.

WOODBRIDGE: Rain may still be in the forecast but it won't be long before the cold weather settles into the area again so stock up on flu season products at Walgreens. Puffs facial tissue, 56 to 100 count boxes are on sale for .99 cents. Buy any Walgreens brand allergy, cough, cold, sinus, congestion or mucus relief products and get one free of equal or lesser value. Planning a winter meal yet? Pick up the basics like Butterball chicken broth, 14.5 ounce cans on sale at two for $1. Sales continue for Halloween items too. Buy a seven foot cloth ghost, a "bloody" arm or leg and an RIP tombstone decoration, all for only $5 each. Follow the store link to the website and print a coupon for 12 ounce Halloween tumblers. Buy eight of these party accessories for only $1; 17 Green Street; 732-326-9782.

Save big on General Mills cereals at ShopRite. Choose from a huge selection of 10.7 ounce to 12.2 ounce cereals like Lucky Charms, Honey Nut Cheerios and Cookie Crisp varieties for only $1.99 each. Use your Price Plus card and buy up to four cans of Chicken of the Sea tuna for .77 cents each. Marino's Italian ice, six count cartons are on sale for .99 cents. Also save big when you use your store savings card and buy a 24 count package of Charmin bath tissue for $12.99. Get great deals on pet products too. Milk Bone dog biscuits, 10 to 15 ounce packages are on sale at two for $5; 877 St. Georges Avenue; 732-636-3500.

Worried about getting the flu? For $29.99, you can visit CVS and receive a flu shot if you do not have health insurance. CVS Caremark Corporation is offering free flu shots to the uninsured so if you don't mind traveling to the Newark Community Health Centers in Newark
or the Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton, you and your family can receive innoculations at no cost. For more information, refer to the website or visit a local store. Don't forget to pick up super bargains at CVS when shopping this week for values. Use your ExtraCare card to buy Campbell's soup, 10.75 ounce cans for .59 cents each. Buy one 12 ounce box of Absolutely Divine cookies and get one free. Buy a tin of Altoids mints and get one free. Buy one 33.8 ounce container of Suavitel fabric softener and get one free; 107 Main Street; 732-634-6394.