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 wins this week's prize (chosen at random): a $25 gift certificate to in Malden. Be sure to enter again next Monday for a chance to win another $25 gift certificate.

Here are some of the great tips we got this week:

SPECIFIC STORE DEALS:

1.)  on Charles Street on Beacon Hill is offering a special deal for the 12 days of Christmas. Example: Last Tuesday you got a free pair of freshwater pearl earrings with the purchase of a women's sweater. --

2.) Brother's Roast Beef in Malden: 2 large cheese pizzas, 1 order of wings and a 2 liter soda for $19.99. -- 

3.) in Melrose has great customer service, wrote . She also recommended the frame shop in Melrose where she bought a library ornament.

4.) LA Burdick, a new gourmet chocolatier in the Back Bay, has some great gift boxes. -- 

5.) Restaurant.com has discounts for local restaurants. Use the code, STOCKINGS, and get a $25 coupon for $2 (make sure you read the  rules for each restaurant). --  and  (both offered same tip)

6.) Buy the Reading Girl Scouts "Sights of Reading" calendar. It's a gift that last 12 months and it helps the scouts with community service projects. -- 

7.) Go visit the in Malden Square for great inexpensive homemade treats, wrote . 

8.) CW Price in Somerville has candles for $3.99. A good stocking stuffer. -- 

9.) Check out in Malden Square. "Nice people, everything from holiday shirts, scarves, womens/mens/kids items, lots of stocking stuffers, very reasonable prices." -- 

10.) Phillips 66, corner of Main and Clifton streets in Malden: 1 gallon of 2 percent milk for $2.99 for all of December. --

11.) Dockside Restaurant in Malden. Buy $25 gift certificates and get a $10 bonus. -- 

12.) Whole Foods Market: Each register has a keychain ring of coupons. Ask the cashier if they have any coupons for any of the items you're buying. --

General Tips:

13.) Try online sites, Groupon, Buy With Me, Living Social, Yelp Local and Rue La La. They have some great local deals. --

14.) Before you go to a store, check to see if they have any online coupons. Sometimes you get lucky. -- 

15.) You can save money at museums, restaurants, etc by just showing your Charlie Card http://www.mbta.com/riding_the_t/CharlieCard_Discount_Book/. -- 

16.) Find coupons in the Sunday paper. Example, Near East Rice Pilaf for $1 off. Then look for ads saying "10 for a dollar." That makes it free. "And if you get multiple coupons you will never run out of rice again. LOL." --