Sometimes you just have to jog down a different path and instead of looking for the bargains start looking for all the "freebies" out there. Case in point, my gal pal and I did just that by going to a local business expo. Talk about the wealth of free things that the exhibitors want you to take. So we helped ourself to just about everything and I decided to take a tally of some of the good stuff I got and share it on this blog. (This will not include the magnets, chip clips, rulers, nail files, etc.)
My best take of "freebies" was 40 pens which will go straight to my desk at work because pens grow legs somehow on my desk. 70 pieces of candy which will go right to my candy dish at work because it is always empty. 6 pads of paper which is great for phone messages...yes, at work. 2 big bags of micro wave popcorn...hubby was happy. 2 anti bacterial hand sprays, one for the car and one for my purse. 1 car air freshener which smells like yummy vanilla and saving the best for last is the...Harley Davidson temporary tattoo which hubby and I will be fighting over!
Now where else can you have this much fun with your girlfriend, spend no money and walk out with a very very heavy bag full of junk!!!!!!!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Gotta See It..Gotta Touch It..Gotta Get That Feeling
A venue not quite explored by this fashionista is online shopping. I have to admit that I am a "touchy" "feely" kind of shopper...I just gotta see it, touch it and get a feel for it before I consider the buy. So now coming your way I will share a great gem of a bargain from my "nurse" friend found online...and she would agree that waiting it out was well worth the wait!!!
Spotted at Kohl's online store was a gorgeous Seiko mother of pearl face and diamond bezel watch with a chain link band. This watch was marked at $525.00. Eventually it was marked down to half price...SCORE!!! Then she had a coupon for 30% off, plus a $100.00 gift card...(still not done) and every $50.00 you spend, you get $10.00 Kohl's cash... knock off another $30.00 which brought this watch down to $54.00 plus tax and the shipping was free...OMG...you should be glowing every time you check the time!!! Way to go and do it proud and rock the house girlfriend because as Kohl's says..."EXPECT GREAT THINGS".
Spotted at Kohl's online store was a gorgeous Seiko mother of pearl face and diamond bezel watch with a chain link band. This watch was marked at $525.00. Eventually it was marked down to half price...SCORE!!! Then she had a coupon for 30% off, plus a $100.00 gift card...(still not done) and every $50.00 you spend, you get $10.00 Kohl's cash... knock off another $30.00 which brought this watch down to $54.00 plus tax and the shipping was free...OMG...you should be glowing every time you check the time!!! Way to go and do it proud and rock the house girlfriend because as Kohl's says..."EXPECT GREAT THINGS".
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Rockin' and Rollin' With Our Arm Charms
It's been said that seeing is believing and once you see a bargain you just gotta believe that it's for real and jump on it. One of my "peeps" shared this nugget with me and of course it gets blogged in my column to share with everyone else. At Elder-Beerman she spotted a good-looking Nine West purse marked at regular price for $100...it was then 60% off and if you brought in an item for their goodwill sale (which I blogged about) you got another 20% off. So that very pricey purse now becomes a very affordable $30 item that is going to find a really nice home on my girlfriends arm. Yeah for you girlfriend for your great gem of a buy and for sharing your good fortune with us.
Another great place for bargain shopping and browsing are craft shows. I am truly a craft show junkie...come spring and summer my weekends revolve around these venues. Today my "gal pal "and I hit a local craft show and the bargains came to us. I walked out with a great arm charm and yes it was a steal. Its a beautiful bracelet with squares of polymer clay painted purples, blue and black with crystal beads in between topped off with a beautiful sun and moon toggle. It was priced $15 and the lady said she would knock off $5 because she wanted it to have a good home. Well guess what...I walked out with a big smile on my face, it looks like I bought it in a very "high end art studio" and you can bet it will have a lovely home. These gals rocked it out today!!!
Another great place for bargain shopping and browsing are craft shows. I am truly a craft show junkie...come spring and summer my weekends revolve around these venues. Today my "gal pal "and I hit a local craft show and the bargains came to us. I walked out with a great arm charm and yes it was a steal. Its a beautiful bracelet with squares of polymer clay painted purples, blue and black with crystal beads in between topped off with a beautiful sun and moon toggle. It was priced $15 and the lady said she would knock off $5 because she wanted it to have a good home. Well guess what...I walked out with a big smile on my face, it looks like I bought it in a very "high end art studio" and you can bet it will have a lovely home. These gals rocked it out today!!!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
The Good News Keeps Flowing
So here is the good news in the world of bargains, sales and really "goodwill" towards man. And of course this blog would not be complete without an update on a really good "gem" that I stumbled upon. Okay...on to the sales...Christopher and Banks and CJ Banks will be having their Friends and Family Event. It's really good...40% off the entire store or online. Even on new spring clothes!!! A really nice sales gal told me that ladies will be lined up all over the store to check out their items. The sale starts this Friday, March 18 through Sunday March 20. Hurry out there before their shelves are bare!!!
Here is more good news from Elder-Beerman. They are having their "Goodwill Sale" now until Wednesday March 23rd. And the scoop is...each apparel or home textile item you donate in-store earns you a 20% off coupon that is good on regular and sale items, apparel, accessories, shoes and fine jewelry. Put this one on your list of places to go.
And now for my golden nugget of a bargain... Christopher and Banks was having a 70% off sale on just 2 racks...got a $30 spring top marked down to $19.99 and, yes you guessed right, 70% off of that brought it down to a whopping $5...scored big on that one!!! I walked into the right store at the right time!!!
Here is more good news from Elder-Beerman. They are having their "Goodwill Sale" now until Wednesday March 23rd. And the scoop is...each apparel or home textile item you donate in-store earns you a 20% off coupon that is good on regular and sale items, apparel, accessories, shoes and fine jewelry. Put this one on your list of places to go.
And now for my golden nugget of a bargain... Christopher and Banks was having a 70% off sale on just 2 racks...got a $30 spring top marked down to $19.99 and, yes you guessed right, 70% off of that brought it down to a whopping $5...scored big on that one!!! I walked into the right store at the right time!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thanks for sharing your bargain... and my confession!
Finding an awesome bargain makes you feel good from head to toe and then sharing your good fortune with "gal pals" is your cherry on top! Perusing the fabulous jewelry at the TJ Maxx counter, (in my mind they have one of the best selections of costume jewelry,and priced extremely well, bar none), one of my pals spotted a great pair of earrings. They were marked from $60 down to $29.99 and then again marked down to $10. Cha-ching!...this is a bargain that you can't walk away from and yes these earrings found a nice home. They even had a beautiful crystal bead...this bargain fashionista thanks you for sharing your incredible jewel of a find.
This is probably the best time to admit that I have a great love of jewelry and have lots of it!!! At last count, I have over 200 necklaces and pretty close to 100 bracelets, about 50 rings and approximately 80 pairs of earrings. I know it's crazy but my outfit is not complete without that final touch of sterling silver around my neck. Hunting for the perfect arm charm or neck bauble gets my blood pumping. And yes, one could say that I am a jewelry "junkie" and you would be 100% correct...thanks for listening to my confession!!!
This is probably the best time to admit that I have a great love of jewelry and have lots of it!!! At last count, I have over 200 necklaces and pretty close to 100 bracelets, about 50 rings and approximately 80 pairs of earrings. I know it's crazy but my outfit is not complete without that final touch of sterling silver around my neck. Hunting for the perfect arm charm or neck bauble gets my blood pumping. And yes, one could say that I am a jewelry "junkie" and you would be 100% correct...thanks for listening to my confession!!!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
You Should Be Running to Old Navy and Speaking About Being Grateful...
Spotted at Old Navy today were t-shirts for both men and women for $5 bucks. Lots of bright spring colors and lots of sizes. This fashionista bought a hot pink and melon "t" and the hubby treated himself to a white "t". I'm into the layered look and i just might make a few more trips back to complete my spring and summer wardrobe. Just love this deal! You can't go wrong...for 10 bucks walk out with 2 new 't's"...awesome!!!
Many thanks to my friend who gave me such a beautiful card yesterday...which went like this..."I'm grateful for so many things-clearance sales, 2-for-1 sales, half -off sales, end-of-year sales, holiday sales, but, most of all, I'm grateful for you...because it's no fun shopping alone!" Shopping is good therapy and shopping with a girl friend is really good therapy and shopping with a girlfriend and finding bargains is like winning the lottery!!!
Many thanks to my friend who gave me such a beautiful card yesterday...which went like this..."I'm grateful for so many things-clearance sales, 2-for-1 sales, half -off sales, end-of-year sales, holiday sales, but, most of all, I'm grateful for you...because it's no fun shopping alone!" Shopping is good therapy and shopping with a girl friend is really good therapy and shopping with a girlfriend and finding bargains is like winning the lottery!!!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
There is a jewel in Lambertville
This jewel has been found in Lambertville, Michigan. You will never guess that it is a dollar store appropriately called..."Go Dollar". Located on West Sterns Rd. and Secor I stumbled upon this purely by accident. I was totally surprised by the inventory and the stock they had. An enormous amount of party goods, lots of office supply stuff for your desk, funky kinds of paper clips and OMG rows full of fish lures. They had some nice looking cards advertised as hand made. Here is the best deal there in my opinion...knock off Pandora beads that look like the real thing for, but of course, a dollar. Apparently they sell these beads like CRAZY!!!! I was also impressed by the fact that they are a drop off point for southeast Michigan for Hannah's Socks. This is a "must stop and visit place" and of course bring lots of dollars. Say hi to the owners...they were so nice and friendly and of course tell them you read about their jewel on my blog...Go Dollar!!!!
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