• Hitch
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Charlotte’s Web (older and newer version)
• Batman Begins
• Good Fellas
• Shawshank Redemption
• In the Name of the King
• Anchorman
• Top Gun
• Underworld
• Shark Tale
• Antz

My Target was out of many of the movies, but they had easy tear off stubs that you can take to the register for a raincheck.  This sale ends Saturday.

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• Pet Shop figures
• Pet Shop play sets
• animal backpacks
• baby dolls
• board games (Partini and a few others)
• WordWorld toys
• dog clothing and dog carrier (for the dog stuffed animals)
• MagNext sets (select ones)
• baby/toddler toys (including one by Parents)
• bath toys

J had a gift card left from his birthday and so he purchased the MagNext Drawer Case.  They were normally $24.99, but he got them for $11.99.  I also picked up another set for the same price to use as a gift for him (probably for Christmas).  It helps to shop ahead, if you know that your child will like the item later on.

Target also has a nice selection of clearanced toys online.  For some reason, the MagNext that we purchased are not on clearance on their site.

Good luck and let me know what you find.

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Here are some of the sale items that caught my eye:

• Fisher-Price sand tools $3.49
• Wigglin’ Water Sprinkler $8.99
• Cootie Games $4.99
• Primary Journal (room for writing and drawing on each page) $2.99
• No-Spill Mini Bubble Bucket $4.99
• No-Spill Bubble Blitzer (blows up to 3,000 bubbles a minute without re-dipping) $4.99
• Crayola 3-D Sidewalk Chalk $4.99, $3.99 after $1 coupon in catalog
• Littlest Pet Shop Band-Aids $1.89, $.89 afte $1 coupon in catalog
• Mega Blocks Dora Big Backyard Adventures $9.99

This sale ends June 1, 2009. Enjoy!

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Egglands Best eggs are $1.47/dozen.  This is a great price, as regular large eggs cost more than this sale price.  I bought 3 dozen!

Jones All Natural Sausage are on sale for $1.25 per package of 10 links.  Then, there is a coupon on the box to save $1 on 2 boxes.

Kraft shredded cheese is $2 per 8 oz package.  And if you can find a coupon, even better.

Top round steak is $1.99/lb.  These kinds of steaks are great for stir fry and fajitas, which is a fave around here.  I bought 4 packages.

Pork roast is $2.19/lb.  I bought a 2-3 lb roast and will use this to make Mexican taquitos one meal and chilie verde (new recipe) for church.

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Some things we got:

ping pong set – includes paddles, balls, net, and post $12.99 $6.48
Black & Decker 24v cordless drill $49.99 $24.98  Hubby has been wanting a new drill because his old one doesn’t keep a charge. Glad we waited for a deal!
Littlest Pet Shop digital pet $12.99  $3.24 – I got 2 of these and will certainly use them for gifts.
Woof Street Boutique clothes $12.99 $3.24 – This will go great with the Woof Street pup I got on clearance last week. I think I’ll save this set for Alligator’s birthday.
John Deere Johnny Tractor & Friends 60 pc puzzle $3.99 $.98

I also picked up a few 75% off clothing items for the kids.  These were $1.25-$2.48 each.  And I know this wasn’t on sale, but I got a 2 pack of Holly Hobbie dvds for $9.99.  The reason I got them is because Alligator likes Holly Hobbie and doesn’t have any of the dvds.  They’re usually $9.99 each, so this was a good deal.  These will be a gift for later.

Have you found any deals at Target?

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I’m headed out to the big city (grin) tonight.  I hope we can make it to Target to check out the sales.  This is the time of year when I try to purchase toys on clearance too.

You may want to call your local Target to see if they are having this sale.  Also, remember, it’s not a deal if you have to charge it on your credit card and pay interest fees.

Good luck everyone!  Let me know what you find.

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We headed out and our first stop was Wal-Mart.  I had no circular for Wal-Mart so I had no clue what was on sale.  There were palettes of sweatshirts and pajamas.  People were digging through them like crazy.  It was tempting to get Alligator girl a set of pajamas, but seriously she does not need any and truthfully, they looked really cheap.  I did settle on a hooded fleece Lightning McQueen sweatshirt for Cuddlebug.  It was $4.  While at Wal-Mart, we also picked up some of the dvds that were $2-3.  I was pleased that I got a coat for Cuddlebug for $8.  His old coat from last year is a size 2T-3T and it isn’t oversized like most coats.

When we first arrived at Wal-Mart, it was pretty quiet.  It was about 4:50 am and many people were just standing in the aisles with their carts and waiting.  I had no clue what they were lined up for, but at 5 am it got really loud and then I saw people grabbing tvs like crazy.  Their tvs were at an awesomely low price.  Too bad I didn’t have the extra money.  Maybe next year.

Next, we headed to Target.  They didn’t open until 6 am and it was insane!  People were lined up down the sidewalk for quite a ways.  The line even stretched up to the next largest store in the plaza.  There were hundreds of people in line.  The Target associates were outside passing out maps of the key items they had on sale.  I head an associate say that there were only a few navigation systems and a limited amount of Guitar Hero games. 

We waited in line for 15 minutes, but it seemed like a lot longer.  Then people started smoking.  Ahhhh!  (Warning: rant) Do you really need a cigarette at 6 am and no matter if you’re smoking outside or not, the people around you are still affected by it.  Goodness, don’t get me started.  It just burns me up! 

Finally, at 6 am they opened the doors.  The line moved into the store rather quickly.  Before I got into the store, some people from the parking lot starting walking up to the entrance, as if there wer going to cut in front of people that had been standing out there waiting.  Not smart, people.  Whew!  There could have been a serious  fight out there.  Thankfully, we made it in safely.  By the time I got into the store, some people were already in line paying for their purchases. 

The first thing we grabbed was hubby’s House dvds.  We got all 3 seasons.  Hooray!  Then we walked around and got some other dvd deals.  This is the time of year when I buy dvds for myself.  I just can’t stomach paying full price for them.  I got P.S. I Love You and a few others.  I also got a pair of Black & Decker rechargeable scissors for my dad.  I got a pair of them as a gift a few years ago and they are wonderful!  I thought my dad could use a pair too.  They were on sale for $15.  I got dad a few dvds too.  Oh, I got Happy Feet for the kids.  I think it was $3.98, or something like that.

We got in line at Target and some lady in front of us said that the people in the parking lot tried to come in while the others from the line were walking in.  She said that some man shoved a lady for trying to cut in and then she shoved him back.  My goodness.  People get crazy acting about this stuff.

Our third stop was Shoe Carnival.  They had their Clarks clogs on sale for $30.  I’ve had mine for about 5 years and they have been the best shoes.  It was certainly time for another pair.  I got an additional $5 off with the coupon from the flyer.  I also got my grandma’s flyer and used the other $5 coupon to get my mom a pair of the Clarks for Christmas.  Such a great deal!

Last, we headed to Sam’s Club.  I didn’t really care to go because they didn’t have anything I wanted, but I went with hubby.  Then as we were walking in, I remembered that they were serving free breakfast.  Hooray!  They had Jimmy Dean sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits, danish, cinnamon rolls, bagels and cream cheese, fruit, yogurt, coffee, juice, and water.  It was a pretty nice treat, especially for the price.

And that’s how my Black Friday shopping went.  I haven’t figured up how much I saved, but I did spend less than $200 and I got some great deals.

How’d you do?

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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?

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I got there just in time.  There were three ladies working on marking down the children’s clothing.  How does ninety-eight cents sound for shirts and shorts?  Here’s what I got:

• girls’ strawberry shirt .98
• boys’ soccer t-shirt .98
• 2 pairs boys’ camouflage shorts .98 (I got one pair for this year and one for next year.)
• boys’ striped shirt .98

They also had their 4th of July clothing for half price.  I found a solid navy skort for Alligator for $2.  Gotta love a deal! 

Alligator got her Barbie clothes and as we were getting ready to leave, we saw a lady from church.  She always gives the kids in the church $5 for their birthdays, so she gave the kids each $5 (Cuddlebug’s birthday is this month too).  They were excited.

We traveled back to the toy section and I thought Alligator would get another Barbie outfit or one of their $5 Barbies.  Instead, she chose this Princess jewelry set.  We got it home and I opened it for her.  As I was taking it out of the package, the bracelet fell to pieces all over the floor.  To top that off, the earrings wouldn’t even stay on her ears.  I tried them on mine too to see if her earlobes were just thin and they wouldn’t stay on mine either.  I was so disappointed with this set!  Last night I strung the bracelet back together and this piece of junk is going back to Target.  Thankfully, she’s five and is able to understand that she’ll have to wait to get something else.  I’m glad I still have my receipt.  Oh well.   

I’m pleased with our clothing deals.  Have you found any deals lately?

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