Our government wants us to go out and shop with out stimulus checks, so if you’re planning to do that, why not squeeze a little bit more out of your money?  Several retailers are offering bonus deals if you spend your check with them.

Here are some of the deals you can get with your check from Uncle Sam:

Safeway
All Safeway stores will cash your government stimulus check for free and give Club Card customers a 10% off gift card. Deal applies at all Safeway-owned stores including Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Dominick’s, Genuardi’s, and Pak ‘n Save.  Gift card expires 2 days after being issued.

RadioShack
Use your stimulus check or IRS tax refund on any $50 or more purchase at RadioShack and get 10% off that purchase. Unspent portion of your check is turned into a prepaid Vision Silver MasterCard that can be used at any store. There is a $2,500 maximum redemption per refund check.

Sears / Kmart
Purchase a Sears or Kmart gift card with your government check and receive a 10% bonus added to the total value of your gift card.  To qualify you must convert the full value of your stimulus check into a Sears, Kmart, or Lands’ End gift card. The gift cards have no expirations dates or fees and at the time of this writing can only be purchased with a hard copy of your government check.

Expiration Date: 7/19/2008