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Consumer Reports magazine rates the best sunscreens so you won't get burned at the cash register.

Two products in the SPF (sun-protection factor) 45-plus category that were "best buys," according to the magazine, were Walgreens' Continuous Spray Sport SPF 50 ($1.33 per ounce) and Coppertone Water Babies SPF 50 lotion ($1.34 an ounce).

Target's Sport Continuous Spray SPF 30 (87 cents an ounce) was the magazine's top choice in the SPF 30-45 category.

One deal you might want to check out is Coppertone Sport continuous spray SPF 30, which is on sale at Harris Teeter for $7.49 (6-7 ounces) until Tuesday.

The magazine rated it in the top five category in the SPF 30-45 category.

Details in the magazine's June issue.

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Highlights regarding deals at some grocery stores in the Triad this week. Deals end Tuesday, except for Aldi, which end Monday:

* Ten select items for $10 at Lowes Foods including Michelina's frozen dinners, cookies, salad dressings and barbecue sauce.

Lowes is also doubling manufacturers' coupons up to 99 cents (limit 20).

* Buy one pound of Dietz & Watson homestyle turkey breast, get two free at Harris Teeter, which also doubles manufacturers' coupons up to 99 cents (limit 20).

Seniors 60 or older also get a 5 percent discount at Harris Teeter on Thursday.

* Pints of blueberries are $1.99 at Aldi.

* Snow crab clusters are $3.99 a pound at Food Lion.

* Buy one pound of London broil at Lowes Foods, get one free.

* Half or full sheet cakes are $10 off at Food Lion.

* Buy one Breyers ice cream, get one free at Harris Teeter.

* Dozen eggs are 79 cents at Aldi.

* 12-packs of Coors Light are $6.99 at Food Lion.

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For all you weekend bargain hunters out there, a reminder to check out my blog, Bargain Blog, to view a Google locator map regarding yard sales advertised in today's News & Record. It's posted by 9 a.m. Friday on my blog.

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Get on the bus for free Thursday.

That's when the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation and other public transit groups across the country will participate in the fourth annual "Dump the Pump Day."

A link to the coupon that lets you ride for free can be found on my blog.

Organizers hope it will encourage more people to take public transportation, arguing it saves time and money.

But how much do you really save?

News & Record reporter Taft Wireback put that to the test, writing in September about his experiences using public transit in Greensboro. A link to his story is also on my blog.

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Do you have retail news or shopping tips for Savvy Shopper? Contact Mike Fuchs at 373-3465 or michael.fuchs@news-recordcom