My hubby and I dropped by the local antique/furniture/junk store this week.  We just never know what we’ll find.  I have been dropping in there frequently lately because I was looking for something for my tv to sit on.  I found a beautiful big dresser but it was $350.  Ouch.  I even considered it.  After all, it would be a lifelong beautiful piece.  Thankfully, we went back a few days later and found this entertainment center.  We paid only $45 for it!  I’m so excited!

The cabinet also has room underneath for our dvds and such.  We plan to keep that television for only another year or two, so it’s best that we didn’t pay much for a tv cabinet.  After we get a flatscreen for the wall, we can move this entertainment center to our bedroom to use as an armoire (since it has doors) or to one of the kid’s rooms.

What deals have you found lately?

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Get 3x the points in the Pampers Gifts to Grow program with your Pampers wipes purchases.  This offer is good through 11/5/09.

Mommy Snacks has a free Pampers Gifts to Grow code for you to use.  This will give you one point in the Gifts to Grow program.

Save 20% on Christmas cards at Dayspring.  Use the coupon code PREVIEW20 at the checkout.  Also they offer free shipping on orders of $50 or more.  This is the final week to save.

Get a free tote at Avenue stores with a purchase of $60 or more.  Click here for the coupon.  Online shoppers can use the code AV91135.  This offer ends Sunday, 10/24/09.

My son wanted to be a Ninja for Halloween.  I told him I wasn’t spending $20 on a costume.  I was happy to find this easy DIY solution.

Save 70% at Restaurant.com plus get a free gift.  Get $25 gift certificates for only $3.  Use the code PUMPKIN at the checkout and hit “apply”.  This sale ends Sunday, 10/25/09.

Do you have any sales or links to share?

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Free pourable glue

OD Clear Pencil Pouch – 5 cents

TUG Pencil Sharpener – 10 cents

10 count pencils – 25 cents

Enjoy the savings!

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• Crayola 8-count washable markers $2.50
• Crayola 24-count washable crayons $2
• Crayola 8-count washable watercolors $2
• Crayola 24-count twistables crayons $4.50
• Kleenex 3-pack facial tissues $3.97
• Expo 4-pack low odor dry erase markers $3.50
• Sharpie 2-pack fine markers $1.50
• Bic 10-pack mechanical pencils $1.50
• Bic 5-pack Brite Liner highlighters $1.50
• Texas Instruments TI-84 plus silver edition calculator $99
• Clorox disinfecting wipes $1.97
• Wet Ones antibacterial hand and face wipes $1.97
• Purrell hand sanitizer $1.97
• Great Value storage bags $1.97

Wal-Mart also has some supplies that are made of recycled products:

• Sasquatch 2-pocket folder $.97
• Sasquatch composition notebook $1.97
• Sasquatch 1-subject notebook $2.47
• 1-subject recycled notebook $1
• Georgia-Pacific recycled copy and print paper $3.50
• Greenroom 1″ recycled binder $3.50

Wal-Mart also has various dorm and college supplies on sale.  See their online ad for more details. 

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Some of their deals include:

• 2-pocket basic or prong folders $.01 each
• 12″ wood rules $.01 each
• OfficeMax 12-pack pencils $.10
• OfficeMax wide or college-ruled filler paper $.10
• marble composition notebook, wide or college-ruled, 100 sheet $.50
• BIC Cristal ball pens, black or blue, 10-pack, buy 1 get the 2nd for $.01
• Uni-Ball Jetstream pen 3-pack, get 1 get 1 for $.01
• Expo click dry erase marker 3-pack, buy 1 get 1 for $.01
• OfficeMax slim jewel case 50-pack, buy 1 get 1 for $.01

The list below is on sale for buy 2 get the 3rd for $.01:

• OfficeMax self-stick notes or binder clips
• all Post-It label pads
• all Post-It flag + single pens or highlighters
• all laminate or two-tone two-pocket folders
• all Book Sox, jumbo scented, extreme, and 3D book covers
• all Purell hand sanitizer
• all Iris plastic file storage
• all Fellowes bankers box storage boxes

Now is the time to stock up on items you will need during the upcoming year.  Enjoy the savings.

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I went shopping yesterday with a 3 and 5-year-old. Yay, me!  I made it out alive and with some bargains as well.  I hope to make it back in before the sale goes off, but here’s what I got today:

Starbucks 4 pk Frappuccinos (mommy’s splurge item)
7.19 reg price, 6.49 sale price
$1 coupon
$4.49 final

Hefty one zip bags
2.99 reg price, 2.50 sale price
$1 coupon
$.50 final

Kraft dressing
$2.82 regular price, $2.50 sale price
$1 coupon
$.50 final

100 calorie packs
$2.29 reg price, $2 sale price
$.55 coupon
$.90 final

Ocean Spray Cranberry Grape juice (bought 2)
$3.19 regular, buy 1 get 1 free sale
$.55 coupon (only had 1 coupon)
$2.09 final for 2

Smart Balance peanut butter
$3.29 reg
$1 coupon
$1.29 final

Pringles canister (bought 2)
$2.15 each reg
$1 coupon off 2
$2.30 for 2

French’s Mustard (specialty mustard)
$3.29 reg, $3 sale
$1 coupon
$1 final

Beechnut DHA baby cereal, 7 oz (bought 2)
$3.29 each reg
$1 coupon on each
$1.29 each final

Dr Pepper ice cream topping
$2.99 reg, $2 sale
$1 coupon
FREE

Gold Bond baby powder
$3.49 reg, $2.49 sale
$1 coupon
$.49 final

Suave lotion
$2.97 reg
$1 coupon
$.97 final

Vaseline lotion
$3.49 reg
$1.25 coupon
$.99 final

Activia 4 pk yogurt (bought 2, had 2 coupons)
$2.50 reg, $2 sale
$1 coupon
FREE x2

Bayer Caplets
$7.59 reg, bogo sale for $3.80 (bought 1)
$1 coupon
$1.80 final (for 1)

I got all of these groceries for around $20. It would have been less, but I was supposed to get the 4 oz baby cereals. I don’t need them, but was anticipating buying them for $.39 and donating them to the church food bank. They were stocked in the wrong place. This could have happened with several other items, but I noticed it myself. It seems the people that stock the shelves put things in other areas when they run out of room. It is annoying, but seems to happen at every store, so be careful.

I’m pleased with my deals, but feel like I could have done better if I wasn’t trying to shop with two children. I hope to share some more bargains with you later in the week.

Have you been to Harris Teeter for their super double coupon sale? What kind of bargains did you find?

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1st stop: Almost everything I found was $.25.  Wowwee!  As you can see here, I got some nice books for only 25 cents.  The pink books are some pre-k/kindergarten books.  He let me have all of them for $.25.  Those will come in handy with Cuddlebug over the next two years.  I also picked up a pink fuzzy purse for Alligator girl.  It was only $.25 too.  Somehow the purse didn’t make it in the picture.

Stop 2:  I found these Ty stuffed animals for only $.25.  My kids don’t really need any stuffed animals, but these were so cute.  I threw them in the washing machine (on gentle) and they’re good as new.  I also found two wallets/small purses for Alligator girl for $.25 and a few clothing items for her for $.50-.75.

Stop 3:  The lady at this yard sale had two boys, so I was able to pick up a few things for the boys.  A large floor size Thomas the Train puzzle was $1.  Other things I bought: alligator toy $.50, Premiere gold earrings (new) $1, Buzz Light Year figurine $.50, Rollerblade brand rollerblades (adjustable) $2, Franklin VHS tape $1, Toy Story book $.25.

I think we did pretty well and the kids are happy with their new things. 

Have you been to any yard sales this summer?

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As with all promotions, I recommend calling your local store to see if they are participating.

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We’ve had some beautiful weather lately and the yard sales are starting.  I love the thrill of a bargain and finding great stuff for a great price.

Saturday we were on our way out of town and I spotted a yard sale.  Trust me, it wasn’t because of their signs.  Anyway, they had books, toys, children’s clothes, and more.

I was able to get Alligator girl four pairs for $1 each and she needed the pants.  I also picked up a Mrs. Spider’s Sunny Patch cd for $1, a Dora dvd for $2, some magnetic alphabet letters for $.50, and a few other things that I can’t remember right now.

I also spotted a box of books geared for preschool though second grade.  There were many early reader books in there and most of them were by Scholastic.  I asked how much the books were and they said $.50 each, which was a good price.  After looking in the box and seeing that I would like to have a majority of the books, I asked how much for the whole box.  I bought all of the books for $5.  When I returned home, I saw what a bargain I received.  There were over 70 books in the box and several of them hadn’t been read yet.  That means I paid less than $.10 each for the books.

Hooray for saving money!  Have you found any yard sales?

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We stopped at Target tonight to see if their clearanced clothes were an additional 30% off.  (FYI – they weren’t at my Target.)  We also went to check out the clearanced toys.  My kids had some gift cards and Christmas money left over anyway.  There were many toys that were 30-75% off.  Here’s what we got:

vtech Write & Learn Letter Pad $14.99  $3.74
Little Einstein’s Tub Toss Mission $4.99 $2.48
Barbie Advent Calendar $19.99 $4.98
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse figure $5.99 $1.48
Toy Story Toy Box Heroes figurines $6.99 $1.74
small monster truck $1.99 $.48
Woof Street Boutique dog $7.99 $1.98

Puparazzi poseable fashion purse $19.99  $4.98
Hannah Montana and Lola dolls, Target exclusive toy, contains 31 pieces $34.99 $8.74
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! digital game $22.99 $5.74

Some of these items the kids bought with their money and some I purchased for gifts.  Thankfully, hubby was there to push the kids in a cart while I got my bargains.

If you have a little extra cash to spare, it’s worth dropping by Target for the toy deals.  Good luck and let me know what you find.

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