America's Consumer: Where the Deals Are This Weekend

Jan. 28, 2011— -- TGIF! Today I shared where you can find some great shopping deals this weekend. From clothes to gifts to restaurants -- some are cheap, others are free!

I had some help from the mommy bloggers at MyCityMommy.com, a network of women who find great deals and share them with their local communities.

Laura Thornquist, the MyDallasMommy blogger, told me that she learned to bargain hunt when she was laid off and her husband was transferred because of the recession.

"We basically had Nordstrom tastes on a Dollar Store budget. I had to get creative and get really frugal," Thornquist said. "By making a small, part-time income and all the savings that I make on my website, I am doing better than I was working full time and paying for day care."

So, what kinds of deals are making the mommy blogger say that "every day feels like Christmas"? Read on!

Before: $30. After: $10.

How about shoes for 66 percent off? Here's how it works: Eversave.com is one of those daily deal websites similar to Groupon, and Friday, Jan. 28, their deal is with ShoeBuy.com, the biggest shoe retailer on the Internet. All you do is sign up at Eversave.com and choose the Shoe Buy deal. Combine the original deal ($15 for $30 worth of shoes) with an extra coupon code at check out (Coupon code: TGIF for an additional $3 off). Plus, new Eversave members get $2 cash back on their next purchase, so it's like getting $30 worth of shoes for $10. This offer is valid for Friday, Jan. 28 only.

Before: $60 and up. After: FREE!

The only thing better than a sale is a freebie! CoastalContacts.com is trying to get people in the habit of buying glasses online, so the company is giving away 10,000 free pairs, Friday, Jan. 28! To get the deal, go to the Coastal Contacts Facebook Page and click the "Like" button to get a coupon code. Then go to the Coastal Contacts website and choose your glasses. Type in the prescription from your doctor. You also will need something called your "PD measurement," the distance between your pupils. Sometimes it's on your prescription. If not, there's an instructional video to show you how to measure it. Use your coupon code at check out to get your free glasses!

Before: $55. After: $33.

All this weekend (Friday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011), the jewelry website Bluenile.com is offering sterling silver beaded bracelets for 40 percent off. Once again, we've got a promo code for you. You know that box that pops up when you're ready to pay and you're always thinking, "Shoot, is there some promo code I don't know about?" Well, this time you do. The code is "MyCityMommy." Instead of getting the bracelet for $55, you'll get it for $33!