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Half Price Sale at Michaels

Karen Weideman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:53:17 +0000

Michaels is having some great half price sales this week. It’s a great time to get started on your new projects. Remember, please check your local store as sales may be different by location.

50% off entire stock of floral items
50% off entire stock of greenery and trees – includes tabletop arrangements, bushes, and garlands
50% off entire stock of baskets – includes natural storage solutions
50% off entire stock home and portrait collections, collage wall frames and framed art
50% off packaged foam stickers, shapes, and value pack bases, now $1.49
50% off mini ready to paint wooden shapes, now $.12
50% off Cuddlebug and Cuddlekids machines and accessories
50% off collectible and display cases
50% off straight and narrow ribbon
50% off Cricut cartridges
also up to 80% off Christmas merchandise

Happy savings!

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Comparing Prices on School Supplies

Karen Weideman — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:01:28 +0000

I may be alone here, but I am not one of those moms that let’s their kids pick out their own lunchbox. The lunchbox that I buy needs to suit our needs. It needs to hold the items that we use most in the right way. It’s almost like finding the perfect purse.

Yesterday I went to Target and after looking at about 40 or so lunchboxes I finally decided on the Artic Zone lunchbox. It has a bottom chamber with container, which is perfect for keeping sandwiches safe. The top part is tall enough that it will hold a sports bottle upright so that it won’t leak.

Finding the right lunchbox is important to me because I don’t want to waste my money on something that doesn’t work for us. Still, paying $8.99 for a lunchbox made me cringe and complain. After all, I am a clearance shopper.

I bought the lunchbox at Target and then headed Wal-Mart. Imagine my surprise when I found the same lunchbox for $6.34. That’s a savings of $2.65 each!!!! You can see the pictures here. Compare the two Artic Zone lunchboxes and you’ll see there is very little difference between the two. The one on the left is from Wal-Mart and the one on the right is from Target.

I purchased the lunchboxes at Wal-Mart and then returned the other one to Target. I can handle a savings of 30%!

Have you found a big difference in the prices of things between Target and Wal-Mart?

image by Karen

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Back to School Sale at Wal-Mart

Karen Weideman — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:44:03 +0000

I know it’s hard to believe, but school is just around the corner. Stores are already starting their back to school sales. Here are the specials that Wal-Mart is offering:

Bic 10-pack mechanical pencils 1.82
twin-pocket portfolio with prongs .15
Elmer’s 4-ounce glue or 2-pack glue sticks .22
Bic Cristal 10-pack blue pens .88
70-sheet spiral notebook .05
Crayola 24-pack crayons .22
Georgia-Pacific copy & print paper 3.00
Pilot 4-pack G2 pens 3.50

Stock up now so that you don’t have to pay regular price later. I’m sure you all have seen some great sales on school supplies. Please share them.

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