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Skybus will sell thousands of fares on all its routes for $20.08 one way between Jan. 9 and Feb. 29.

They're available only online at Skybus' Web site.

Sale began today and ends midnight Saturday.

A sampling of grocery store deals in the Triad this week:

Food Lion: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: Dole salads, 16-ounce bags of raw, large shrimp, Food Lion bags of frozen split chicken breasts, Honey Nut Cheerios, Texas Toast.

Harris Teeter: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: fresh boneless chicken breasts, grape tomatoes, Kellogg's Special K cereal, cases of Spring! water, 32-ounce Gatorade.

Harris Teeter is also tripling manufacturers' coupons (up to 99 cents, limit 20 coupons) Thursday through Saturday.

Some local YMCA branches have once again got you covered as far as membership dues go.

Just donate what the YMCA describes as a "gently used" blanket by Jan. 31 and they'll waive the membership fee, which can cost up to $100 a person.

Those participating are: Bryan Family YMCA, Hayes-Taylor Memorial YMCA, Ragsdale Family YMCA, Reidsville Family YMCA, Stoney Creek Express YMCA and Spears Family YMCA.

I'll pass along any other local gym/fitness club bargains when I come across 'em, but feel free to share.

Looking for more games to play during the writer's strike?

Circuit City is holding a clearance event on hundreds of video games for $8.96 a pop (limit three).

While supplies last.

While you're grabbing some heavily discounted video games, get yourself some cheap movies, too, for $4.99 at Circuit City.

Surprisingly, there are some good films in the mix for that price, so says Bargain Jack.

Among the good ones Bargain Jack mentions, which I agree are worth watching, include "Road to Perdition," "American Beauty" and "True Lies".

A sampling of grocery store deals in the Triad this week:

Food Lion: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: one pound of Hormel cooked ham, Food Lion bags of frozen split chicken breasts or chicken tenders, Keebler cookies, Lucky Charms cereal, Eggo waffles, 16-ounce bags of Food Lion medium cooked shrimp.

Harris Teeter: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: boneless roast, boneless pork tenderloin, 4.4-ounce packages of blueberries, blackberries and strawberries, 10-pack of Capri Sun drinks, 6-packs of Coke, Arm & Hammer detergent, Healthy Choice frozen dinners, Purina Dog Chow, Marie Callender's frozen dinners.

A company in India today unveiled a car that sells for $2,500.

Tata Motors makes the tiny four-door subcompact, which gets about 50 mpg. The company claims it can fit five people if they squeeze in, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Amenities are bare bones, too: no radio, no passenger-side mirror and only one windshield wiper. Oh, and A/C is extra.

It's only sold in India for now. The company hopes to export it.

Mustafa Quraishi/The Associated Press

Pick up today's News & Record for 50 cents and get a $1 off coupon toward the North Carolina RV Camping Show.

Event takes place at the Greensboro Coliseum today through Sunday.

Admission is $7; kids 7-12, $1. Children 6 and under free.

Now's the time to grab one of those "Attractions Dining & Value Guide" books, which feature hundreds of coupons toward Triad area restaurants, stores, entertainment and green fees.

We broke it in Saturday at US Sushi at the Friendly Center. Saved $12. That's about half the cost of the $25 book, which is sold by area groups including nonprofits and churches for fundraisers.

Other restaurants in the book include Solaris, Steak Street, Laddie & Duke's and Giovanni's.

"One thing is true of all governments - their most reliable records are tax records."
- Inspector Finch in V for Vendetta

Yes, kids, it's that time of year when we prepare our tax returns or pay others to do it for us. For you do-it-yourselfers, 'tis the season for discounts on tax return software. Highlights:

Staples has TurboTax Deluxe (federal and state) for $40 (regular $45). Get Quicken Deluxe 2008 with rebates with the purchase of select TurboTax software. You can also get nine software titles for free and nine other titles for $10 each with any tax software purchase.

At Office Depot, H&R Block Tax Cut (federal and state) is $40. Plus you get a $10 Office Depot gift card by mail.

The odds-on favorite to be crowned the heavyweight hi-def video champion of the world is the Sony-backed Blu-ray DVD format.

What some industry experts believe is the final blow to the HD DVD format comes recent news Warner Bros. Entertainment said it would stop publishing movies on HD DVD in May.

We'll see. But Toshiba's not going down without a fight. The company this week is hoping cutting prices on its HD DVD players will help keep it from being KO'd by Sony. Prices on Toshiba's players are now as low as $149.99, unheard of less than a year ago.

A sampling of grocery store deals in the Triad this week:

Food Lion: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: Carolina fried turkey breasts, peel and eat shrimp, Tombstone frozen pizza, Doritos, Mrs. Smith's cobblers and Pepperidge Farm cakes.

Harris Teeter: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: T-bone or porterhouse steak, Breyers ice cream, and frozen and fresh organic foods by Amy's and other brands.

Today's Live! section of the News & Record mentions a pretty cool gadget that gets your cell phone working pronto when it goes dead.

The battery-operated TC2 Turbo Charge ($24.95) gets your phone working again in minutes.

"That's right - minutes," Live! says.

The gizmo includes one set of AA batteries, which can last through three charges.

Be one of the first 100 people through the doors of a newly renovated McDonald's at 2738 South Main St. in High Point and score yourself free Big Macs for a year.

Here's the deal: The first 100 in-store customers will receive vouchers for free Big Macs for a year. Customers can line up in advance starting Tuesday at 10 p.m. Doors will open Wednesday at 6 a.m.

Get a photo viewer keychain (holds up to 56 images for $10 (regular $20), according to Bargain Jack.

A sampling of grocery store deals in the Triad this week:

Food Lion: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: Breyers ice cream, 16-oz. bags of Food Lion brand raw shrimp, Food Lion bags of frozen boneless chicken breasts, Healthy Choice frozen dinners. Also featuring 10 for $10 deals on stuff including 32-oz. Gatorade, 2-liter Coke and Michelina's frozen dinners.

Harris Teeter: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: 2-pound packages of ground chuck, Campbell's soup, and 2.5-pound packages of boneless chicken breast.

Savvy Shopper guru Lanita Withers passed along this goodie: Get a free original or cinnamon sugar pretzel at Auntie Anne's between 10 and 4 on Feb. 2 as part of its 20th birthday celebration.

Little bit of a trek, though for Triad customers. Looks like the closest of the chain's nine stores in N.C., at least from Greensboro, is in Durham.

Starbucks is selling coffee for a buck. Yes, a buck.

The catch? You'll have to drive 2,799 miles to get it from Greensboro, at least for now.

The coffee shop king announced it's selling 8-ounce cups for $1 with free refills in its hometown amid growing competition from places including Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's.

The suggested retail price for a 12-oz. premium roast at McDonald's is $1.07. At Dunkin' Donuts, it's $1.39 for a 10 oz. cup.

Remember when it costs $60 to buy a then-whopping 1-gigabyte flash drive? Ah, memories.

Flash forward to present day and you'll find you can get something with eight times as much memory for about the same price: Office Depot has a Kingston 8 GB USB drive for $70 (regular $130).

A tough deal to beat on a haircut: $6.99 at Great Clips until Friday.

A sampling of grocery store deals in the Triad this week:

Food Lion: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: Food Lion chicken wings, large cooked shrimp, Canadian maple ham, Cheeze-It crackers, Ritz crackers, Ball Park hot dogs, eggs, Lay's chips, Healthy Choice frozen dinners, crab rangoons.

Harris Teeter: Two-for-one deals on stuff including: Red Baron pizza, Mayfield ice cream, Chex Mix, sliced cheese, 12-packs of Coke.

Something for the ladies: A new, monthly column in the Life section of the News & Record will show you how to save some moola on clothes and accessories.

"Style cents will look at inexpensive ways to dress on-trend and under budget," local designer Beth Sartore writes in her column, which debuts Sunday. "It will show you how to have a low-cost, fabulous wardrobe with clothing and accessories all purchased locally, while keeping the carbon footprint to a minimum."