Roundup on Friday August 17, 2007: Labor Day advertising begins!

Consumer Alert segment! It has been brought to our attention that Blue Cross (the health insurance company) has been using misleading envelopes to mail their political lobbying letters to their members. The envelope says "Important Information About Your Plan Enclosed Open Immediately!. And the content of the letter has nothing to do with the health plan. It is instead a political lobbying attempt to steer health care reform to the best interests of this company. This is very wrong. Everyone who received such a letter should call Blue Cross and ask a credit to their accounts (you pick the amount!) for waisting their time with this misleading mailing.

And now back to some deals and shopping!

Orchard Supply A 10% off your purchase coupon is in the OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware) insert in the Friday newspaper. The coupon is good for Saturday and Sunday. It does have some exclusions so be sure to read the fineprint. And it really is fineprint! Some of the advertised items: Small vertical shed $171, 10x8 feet Atlas shed $900, 10" majesty palm $14, 1 gallon perennial $5.39, Miracle Gro enriched garden soil for flowers and vegetables, Ortho Ant B Gon dust, 21" rear bag push mower $225, Weatherbeater flat house paint $10.79, Power Miser -6 40 gallon natural gas water heater $270, and lots more.

Levitz Labor day blowout at Levitz! Jam-packed with offers, especially if you are planning to spend over $1500 :)

In-ad coupon (ad in the Friday paper) for 15% off all regular priced merchandise with a minimum purchase of $1500 (one thousand five hundred dollars). With restrictions - read fineprint as always

The Ashbury 3-pc section is $1000

Angel Merlot 5pc dining set $400

San Remo queen or king bed $200

Sealy Azure water pillowtop queen set $500

No money down, no finance charges, no payments until 2010 with minimum purchase of $1500. Read the fineprint for more details. (Valid Aug 19-25)

No money down, no finance charges until 2011 with minimum purchase of $2000. Read the fineprint for more details. (Valid Aug 19-25)

Serta Millstone Eurotop queen set $600

Free bedrame, free set-up and free removal with any mattress set $599 or more

Lynley leather sleeper ottoman $400

Kids double bonus event: free mirror and Apollo firm twin or full mattress with any kids 3pc set

Cunningham dual reclining 84" microfiber sofa $600

Max Dual reclining 85" sofa $700

Mayberry leather dual reclininig 84" sofa $800

Buy the Brentwood easy-care microfiber sofa and get a free matching loveseat. Yes FREE loveseat. Price is $600

More sofa madness: Maggie Sofa $400, Hannah 100% italian leather $600, Variety custom sofa $700 with free custom fabrics, Hanson sofa $400, Sydney reversible chaise sofa (nice!) $700, and Cortland 100% italina top grain leather sofa $1000

For modular sectional shoppers, the Grant 5pc modular sectional is $1800 after a mail-in rebate of $200.

Some elegant 5pc dining sets are available for $500: The Versailles, the Waffle, the Summit (high dining set) and the Alexandria

Jam-packed bedroom set, theSan Paolo is a queen bedroom set plus free mirror ($200 value), and free TV card ($250 value). The set includes a queen bed, dresser and nightstand. The bed alone is $400.

San Remo queen bedroom set with free mirror is $1000. San Remo queen or king bed is $200

Russell Furniture Savings up to 70% in every department. This is their end of year inventory reduction sale. Some of their sale items: Painted Treasure $400, Valley vineyard table and six chairs $700, Skyline bedroom collection $2000 for the complete set, Bermuda casual convertible $200, Aruba casual convertible $300, Roxbury storage convertible $400. Free recliner with purchase of sofa and loveseat. Also super-sized 14pc package for $1000 that includes a sofa and loveseat, 2 end tables, one glass cocktail table, 2 lamps, 1 chenille throw, 5pc accessory pack and an area rug!


JC Penney!

In addition to the two coupons for Saturday that we mentioned earlier, there's a lot more advertised in the Friday paper circular by JC Penney. Here are a few items of interest. The ad is very long!

No interest for 80 days on purchases of $150 or more on your JC Penney card from 8/15/07 to 8/18/07. Minimum monthly payment required. Read fineprint.

An 8-page pullout section features Kids Back to School sale, with Buy 1 Get 1 for $1 items for boys and girls tops and bottoms, along with Izod School Uniforms... "We have your size or its free" in store guarantee for the advertised/listed sizes... 40% off educational games and books... Shoes on sale: Arizona Jeans Outlaw, Tommy, Nathan, Elliot, Fallon, Cassidy, Hadley, Becky, Transformers, Princess, Amazing Spider-man and Cars... Athletic shoes on sale: Cahse, Frontier Rim, Run/Climb/Go, D-Run Alt, Mogan, Metrum, Honey, Casey, Allison, Racer, Bikers Unicorn, and Attest VIII. (Who comes up with these shoe names???)

Saturday 7am to 1pm Doorbusters Boys Levis 569, 550 and painter jeans $19, backpacks $12, 60% off young men's Levis, Lee, Unionbay and Southpole shorts, 50% off bras, fall dresses, sheets, and sheet sets. Also $30 adult athletic shoes: Reebok Classic Ace, and Classic Conquest II, Converse Envoy III, Avia 2175, Adidas Smith millenium and Overplay.

Doorbusters continue with 50% off St John Bay casual pants, Towncraft, Dockers and Stafford underwear, men's belts, wallets and accessories, 60% Big & Tall by Van Heusen and St Johns Bay, J. Ferrar suits, suit separates and dress trousers, short-sleeve and kint tops from Van Heusen, Dockers and Haggar... Also young men's 2pc sets from Avirex, Point Zero and Arizona for $15 per set... Southpole, Brooklyn Express tops $18 each... The Bigger Towel $3.33... 50% off accent and area rugs, Jc Penney home collection solid-color drapery panels, entire stock of lamps, Memory foam therapeutic pillows, minibags, Rosetti and Relic handbags... Also 50% off maternity sportswear, Alfred Dunner collections, Sag Harbor, Briggs, Bisou Bisou, MixIt, nicole by Nicole Miller, Tint sportswear and dressy separates...

Doorbusters Buy 1 Get 1 at $1 on a variety of items from Big & Tall, young men's jeans and pants, juniors fleece and activewaer, SJB active separates, stafford long sleeve dress shirts, Simply for Sports, St John's Bay, bed pillows, blankets, towels, fashion jewerly and tons more!

The above were just some of the doorbuster sales (7am to 1pm on Saturday)

And now to the all-day Saturday sale, featuring a.n.a casual separates, Lee relaxed denim jeans for$22, Dockers metro pants $30, Levis 515 bootcut $30, 20% Adidas activeware for her, a page full of accessory, jewelry and ladywear including Bali, Ambrielle, Vanity Fair, Playtex, Warner's, Maidenform, Underscore, Lily of France, Lilyette, Barely There and more

Big shoe sale: LA Gear Shaq, Ridell Rossi, Ridell Ellie, and LA Gear Honey $20 each

New Balance 475, Adidas Scramble TR II, Adidas DArt V, New Balance 470 for $40 each

Adidas Metrum, Nike Banger, Nike AirZoom Commence, Nike Air N'Sight II for $50 each pair

Skate shoes: Sneaux Dude Deux and Dude Deux Watusi, Vans Adder and Vanns Widow Packed $50 each.. Sketchers Straightaway, Whte Hot $45 each. Skechers Premium LTT and Millenium $40 each pair.

More shoes: Mudd Andreas, Chilly, Blaire, Harley, Sketchers E2 Electro, and Tredds, $30 each pair

Sperry authentic original, Stafford Braedon, Streetcars Scottsdale, Nunn Bush Manning $50 per pair

St John's Bay Cayman, Lauren, Kenzie, and Muffy $30 each pair

Men's brands on sale 20-60% off: Concepts by Claiborne, J. Ferrar sportswear, Dockers, Van Heusen, St John's Bay, Haggar, Nike, Adidas, Pierre Cardin, Stafford, Gold Toe, Jockey.

$35 khakis: Dockers Tribute, Haggar Work-to-wekeend

Bristol 89" all leather sofa $800

No payments, no interest until Sept 1 2008 on furniture and mattress purchases of $500 or more using the JC Penney card. Read fineprint for details

Philippe richard 17pc non-stick cookware set $25 after mail-in rebate of $30

16pc ColorSTrokes dinnerwaer set (serves 4), $30, looks very sleek and modern at a great price!

Lots of other home, household and interior design items on sale or discounted!