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Markdowns Mean Savings All Week At Many Stores

Lots of low prices can be found at both large and small businesses throughout the area.

FORDS: Clearance sales are already taking place at many large department stores but businesses like Rite Aid can be great places to find great deals too. Use your wellness+ card during this week's "buy one, get one free" sale on the following products: Colgate toothpaste, Rite Aid oral care products and Airwick air freshener sprays. Lady Speedstick, Speedstick and Irish Spring deodorant, Rite Aid Loratadine and Cetirizine allergy relief packs and store brand vitamins are also part of the sale. Receive more free items when you purchase Planters Flavor Grove cashews or mixed nuts and Comet cleanser; 5 Lafayette Road; 732-225-9655. 

PORT READING: Is your car ready for the junk heap? Don't want to buy a brand new set of wheels? Consider shopping for a used car at local stores like Pete's Auto Sales. The company has been in business for over 50 years and has many pre-owned vehicles on sale at prices consumers may find too tempting to pass up. Buy a 2003 Ford Expedition, 4.6 liter, V8 engine for $11,995. For those who prefer European makes, check out the 2000 Jaguar S-Type, 4.0 engine available at the dealership. The Jaguar is listed at only $6,995. A 2003 Chrysler Town & Country Limited sedan, V6 engine is listed at $6,995. All of these cars have readings of under 100,000 miles. The dealership also has a full repair shop on site, a certified emission repair facility and can perform state inspections on cars; 917 Port Reading Avenue; 732-541-1777. 

WOODBRIDGE: Cooler months are coming and many stores need to make room for Fall clothing and merchandise. To give consumers an incentive to shop until they drop, savings passes offering additional discounts can be used on many items already reduced to clearance prices. Follow the website link for Sears to print a savings pass for an additional 15 percent off prices on clothing, household items and luggage. The discount can be used on some of the following items: Toughskins brand clothing for children, infant to boys sizes 7 and girls sizes 6x; Bongo, U.S. Polo Association and Dickies brand junior sized pants; women's dresses, T shirts and activewear from the apostrophe, Laura Scott and Everlast brand clothing lines. Also save an additional 15 percent off on sale prices when you buy pillows, twin sheets and bath towels; 150 Woodbridge Center Drive; 732-602-5000.

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Save big at Lord & Taylor. Follow the website link to print out a coupon and receive an additional 15 percent to 20 percent off clothing, shoes and pocketbooks already reduced to clearance prices. The storewide Wear Now clearance event is in effect through August 9, 198 Woodbridge Center Drive; 732-750-3232.

Enjoy what's left of the fruits of summer and save money too when you use your ShopRite Price Plus card. Bing cherries are on sale at $2.49 per pound. Peaches, plums and nectarines are on sale at $1.49 per pound. SoBe Life water, 20 ounce bottles and Gold Peak tea, 18.5 ounce bottles are on sale at 12 for $10. ShopRite is also offering consumers a free $25 gas card when shoppers buy P&G, General Mills or Frito-Lay products totalling $75. Stock up on snacks and household items on brands that include Bounty, Charmin, Cover Girl, Always and Dawn; 877 St. Georges Avenue; 732-636-3500.

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