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Nothing makes me happier than a well timed freebie!!! This next week I am heading off to Blissdom. So I was stoked to come upon this freebie for a free travel size product! It is only good in stores and until February 20. 2012 so hurry and redeem it!!!
As for me, I am picking mine up tomorrow and it is going right in my suitcase!
If you are here today from Central Valley Today welcome!
Let us take a moment to look smart buying strategies.
1)Take life into account by looking at was important for people to do before the holiday. Which means that it is probably a great deal now. Use that to help you find the deals!
2)List making! It isn’t saving money if you buy a bunch of things you don’t actually need!
3)Coupon Sites are great! There are so many though and if that overwhelms you just let me know what you are looking for and I will try to find it. To kick off your coupon hunt here are a couple great ones:
Use Code SMS9999 to Take 20% Off Your Order at Kohls.com! Valid Through 1/21/12. and Take 20% Off Liz Lange Apparel When You Use Code TGTRHWW4 at Target.com. Valid for a Limited Time Only.
4)Shopping Portals are another great tool for shopping online. The actually give you a percentage of your bill back in cash! And this is in addition to any great coupons you use! I love Ebates (which I have belonged to since 2000) and ShopAtHome.com. Just make sure that you place orders using the same email that you sign up with. They don’t have any other personal order info!
Great time to buy:
1)Gift Cards: unwanted holiday gifts, venues like Plastic Jungle (where you can get 1% back using either shopping portal)
2) Holiday Materials
3) Wedding Materials: People usually get married in the spring and summer so now is a great deal on venues and supplies.
4) Carpet: according to CarpetSuperSite the slow season is until tax rebates start so the deals end about Feb. 15th.
5) Linens and Bedding: there will be white sales galore but beyond that color choices will influence deals.
6) Home Theater Equipment (tv’s, speakers, etc): Between Super Bowl promo’, CES and March being the end of the Japanese fiscal year. Now through April you can get great deals.
7) Air Conditioners: Off season and you might get a great deal on the installation too if the person you ask is slow!
Calendars: This is the perfect time to get organized! Great deals at stores as well as sites! MomAgenda is 35-50% off right now!
What I scored this week!
Ok, I am not a huge Macy’s shopper usually. They have cute things but often the price point is just a little higher than I think they are worth. But honey, when they have a good sale! Buckle up because it is good!
My niece is getting married in a couple of weeks and is registered there so I was looking around at what I was getting her. I saw that they were having a blowout bedding sale and I have been looking for a set that was both a price I was willing to pay and something I love;).
The set in this picture I picked up for $39.99 plus tax! It is a reversible 8 piece set for a California King bed!!!! Such a deal.
And if you are looking for cookware!!! Bunches of the Tools of the Trade line is on clearance. Why you might ask? Because they are changing the color of the box. They have decided to take the packaging orange again. That is what the sales person told me;).
So I picked up these 5 quart skillets with 2 handles for $19.99. Well actually, I got an extra 15% off too;). And yes, my niece had the fore site to register for this!!
So go! Look at the Macy’s site and make sure that you go through ShopatHome.com so that you can get 3% back in cash and get some fab coupons to go with it!!!
I have never heard of this happening before but Babies R Us is doing at trade in event. Take in an old car seat, stroller, travel system, high chair, play yard, bassinet, walker, swing, bouncer, entertainer, crib or kid’s bed and you will recieve 25% off a new one! And there isn’t a limit to how many you can trade in!
As someone who had 4 kids and actually wore somethings out and had to replace them for #4, let me just say this is fabulous!!! We had to buy a swing just for NerdPud and it was very annoying;).
The event end September 18th so don’t delay!
Labor Day sales are very traditional and it is great that Children’s Place has come through with a great one this year! There are some steps to take to get the absolute best deal!
First step, go to CVS and buy 2 $25 Children’s Place gift certificates and you will receive $5 in Extra Care Bucks.
Then you have a choice: shop online or in store. I recommend shopping online because you can go through Shop At Home and receive 10% back! Also they have free shipping tomorrow! And an online coupon for 15% off!
If you want to go in to the store make sure you still go by Shop At Home because the link to the 15% off coupon is also printable! So print it and take it in with you!
Look what I found at my Dollar Tree store this morning!!! I always go down the basket aisle at the Dollar Tree because they can be hit and miss. But can you believe that these were only $1???
The kids loved the bright colors and all said that they wanted some. So I told them that we couldn’t get them if we didn’t know what would be in them. So they listed something like 10 things that could be store in them. Everything from small stuffed animals to little people figurines and that isn’t counting any of my ideas. So I figured that buying these 4 would be a great investment. Once they are deployed, I am sure that I will be going back to get some more!
I love a good shoe deal and I get a lot of those at
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Yes, I am bragging but bear with me;). I had a $15 off $15 for Lane Bryant and this is what I got. But it gets better;). Bot pieces were on clearance so I only paid $3.25!
