ALDI Brings In Crowd Ahead Of Opening Day

The discount grocer is now open in Creve Coeur. Use Patch's new tool to help find the best deals near you.

For the first time in several years, the parking lot at the corner of Olive Boulevard and New Ballas Road was packed in Creve Coeur Tuesday, one day ahead of ALDI's unofficial opening in the city on Wednesday. The store's "grand opening," complete with the requisite ribbon cutting, is set for Thursday morning. Use Patch To Find The Best Grocery Deals Around Creve Coeur Curious shoppers toured the store Wednesday, tasting food and taking home samples. Store officials say as many as 2,500 people have come to similar events at other stores, although a smaller amount was predicted here. "It's always been a good desirable market for us to get into and being that Creve Coeur is fairly populated with businesses, this one came available being a …

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7:47 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013

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The Art of the Deal: So Many Offers, So Little Time

The proliferation of online deals through providers such as Groupon and Living Social has "Patch" Regional Editor Holly Edgell taking solace in clipping coupons.

Confessions of a digital journalist: First, I still get the newspaper delivered to my doorstep. Second, I clip coupons each Saturday morning. With regard to reading the paper version of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch each morning: With regard to clipping actual coupons: The art (and science) of the deal There's a method to the madness of group-buying online coupon websites. They harness the power of social networking with good old-fashioned buying in bulk.  And there's more! Pet peeves v. cashing in Critics of deal dealers point to a few pet peeves, which ring true for me: Still, if you have the flexibility, it's hard to pass up offers of up to 75 percent off of a classy meal, skydiving outing, spa day or dance lesson. Although I have yet to …

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A Fun and Frugal Fourth

This week's Frugal Family features items to help with your Fourth of July plans.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column will be dedicated to giving you eight great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen, just add them to our comment box. This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals for the Fourth of July, amongst others. Remember to check with the merchants for additional conditions. DEALS Deal: Deals' "Summer Fun Book" features lots of …

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Summer Brings Sizzling Savings

With Memorial Day past and schools wrapping up, businesses recognize the unofficial start of summer with deals.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column will be dedicated to giving you eight great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen, just add them to our comment box. This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on slushes, sunglasses and more summer fun. Remember to check with the merchants for additional conditions. 1. SONIC Deal: During Sonic's "Happy Hour," from 2-4…

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Deals for Grads

We've tracked down great graduation-related deals and more in this week's Frugal Family.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column will be dedicated to giving you eight great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen, just add them to our comment box. This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on bikes, items for graduation parties and more. Remember to check with the merchants for additional conditions. 1. KMART Deal: With this week being National …

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May Starts With Delicious Deals

Whether you want to go out or stay at home to celebrate the early May holidays, Patch has you covered.

We're all watching our family budgets these days. Whether shopping with coupons or looking for two-for-one deals, we're taking advantage of all sorts of offers and savings that help us stretch our dollars. This column will be dedicated to giving you eight great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line, and since we do the scouting for you, you can save time as well as money. You are a big part of this column. Let us hear about the deals you've seen, just add them to our comment box. This week, Frugal Family scoured our local sources to come up with great deals on a family "knight," Cinco de Mayo ideas, Mother's Day gifts and more. Remember to check with the merchants for additional conditions. 1. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS …

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Dealing for Dollars: Shoppers and Retailers Fine Tune Holiday Strategies

Consumers and retailers are all doing their homework during this holiday season.

"Go all out for us, and we'll go all out for you." That seems to be the message retailers and shoppers are sending in and around Creve Coeur this holiday season. And if resident Patricia Ricks is any indication, local retailers could have smiles on their faces when the season is over. "I've loosened the purse strings a little more this year versus last year," said Hicks. "I know the economy is tough, but if you do your homework and really look for bargains, you can get the things you really need, as well as the things you want." As an example, Hicks said she was able to afford extra items during a trip to a hardware store. "You know, I went through the so-called big-box store circulars and decided I would do a little cost comparison with …

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