<p>Went to Old Navy & purchased a tank top with sweetheart neckline for $3.49 - 30%; also purchased a fleece v-neck pullover for $7 and 2 pairs of tank tops for $7. We also got D 20 panties for $37 - 30%. The total was supposed to be about $66 but with the 30% discount it was about $45.</p>
<p>For her birthday, her dad made a smoked turkey dinner last night so tonight we splurged & went out to a very nice restaurant to celebrate. They were having a special for the week - $32 for a 3-course meal. Hubby & I ordered the special & let D order what she wanted to. They gave her a free birthday dessert. The total for the 3 of us including drinks, coffee, appetizers & dessert was under $135. (Normally, it is $35 just for one entre at this restaurant.)</p>
<p>I saved $13.50 in Publix. Just by luck, everything I needed was on sale and I got a ābuy one get one freeā olive oil. I felt so smug leaving the store.</p>
<p>Oh yea, forgot to mention, the turkey was āfreeā with two frequent shopper coupons that you earned for every $250 you spent at their story. We have earned 5 of those coupons, so we can get one more āfreeā turkey as well, if we can figure out where to store it.</p>
<p>Before you buy books, always look for printable coupons on B&N and Borders. You can usually find a 15% or better coupon. Look at couponcabin for printable coupons as well. Youāll see some 20%, 30% deals that you can get just for printing out those coupons. Christmas Tree SHop and Old Navy & like had friends and family coupons. I never buy from BB&B without a coupon. Itās good to do a search for coupons anytime you are planning to buy. Never hurts and it takes just a minute.</p>
<p>I went to the Salvation Army down the road from my office last week to drop off a donation, I had some time so I went into the thrift store to look around, and found a J Crew cashmere turtleneck from last yearās holiday catalog, with the TAG STILL ON! Thanked my guardian angel for that one!</p>
<p>I went to a cat shelter to drop off a donation, and walked out with a kitten. She was a real bargain - $100 adoption fee covered her testing, shots, microchipping, spaying and a coupon for a free vet checkup which happened to include our regular vet clinic!</p>
<p>Looks like Target will have some serious discounts soon:</p>
<p>I was on the West Coast recently for a weddingā¦ and went to the local Safeway to pick up some snacks/drinks for the weekendā¦ I was quite surprised to see the prices for some of the wineā¦$6 a bottle for Blackstoneā¦which is usually anywhere between $10 and $12 here in New Englandā¦ but the price was only good for Safeway card holders. I asked at the front desk if they had a spare card I could borrow since I was from out of townā¦and the net is that they didā¦basically, one of the register guys gave me a form with a card, told me to return the form āat some pointā and I was good to shop. Overall, I saved about $25 on things I was buying anywayā¦so, I was glad I asked and glad that there was empathy behind the counter!! </p>
<p>I recently was at my local supermarket without my Shaws cardā¦and they would not honor their ācardā prices for meā¦and I have been shopping there for 24 yrsā¦ they told me to bring the receipt in next time with my card and I would be made wholeā¦ definitely aliented me ā¦ wishing we had a Safeway hereā¦</p>
<p>I was dropping off some old stereo equipment at Goodwill or Salvation Army & found the most gorgeous washable velour dress for my daughterājust her sizeāfor $4 in mint condition. It was her very favorite dress for many years.</p>
<p>Well, I felt pretty proud of myself today. D1 has picked out a futon cover at BB&B for a futon she is inheriting from us. Since I had a 20% coupon, I told her not to order it online. I started to call around stores around here and found they donāt stock queen-sized covers, only full. So to get the discount, I would have to go in the store, with the coupon, and place the order. I went into the store to order it, and was told there would be a shipping charge. I challenged the manager on this, asking why they would charge shipping on an item that no store stocks. She said they offer more items than can fit into a store (who would have thought there are MORE?), but they have to offer these items online. I kind of shook my head, but a couple of minutes later when she was ringing up my order, she gave me both the 20% discount and waived the $8 shipping fee, and the item is being shipped to my house. She also said in the future, if I order online and have a coupon, I can always bring the sales receipt into a store after I get the item in the mail, with the coupon, and they will refund the difference.</p>
<p>I love hearing about these bargains, esp. Goodwill, etc.</p>
<p>My best buyāa young woman was selling a ton of her āoldā (read: 6 months-2 yrs old) clothes at a yard sale. I bought a pair of distressed Hollister jeans that fit perfectly ā then found $2 in the pocket! Although, the diamond earring in the purse story beats thatā¦!</p>
<p>Yay!! another deals and bargains thread!! Here are links to previous threads on this topic:
web mail order with no shipping fees
Bargain Shoppers- Discounts, deals and coupons
How frugal are you?</p>
<p>My H had to go to Vegas today for a conference and he neglected to book the hotel. The meeting is at the Mirage. I got him a room at the Mirage for $80. If he had told me sooner I could have gotten it for $71. Hrmmmph.</p>
<p>Two long sleeve 100% cotton shirts for kids for 60 cents each-90% off at Target after Halloween sale. The shirts are actually light grey and can be worn any day.</p>