As I walk into stores lately, I am reminded that back-to-school season is upon us yet again. It is crazy how fast the merchandise creeps in the stores. Seeing all the clothing placed ever so brilliantly at eye level, I can't help but notice the plethora of colors and designs. Instantly I start to get excited to look around. Upon looking closely I am reminded how expensive new clothes are! hahaha When you are an avid bargain shopper like myself, seeing standard retail prices sure can shock you back into reality.
A couple weekends ago Epic was having their sale at 50 percent off everything in the store. I scored some amazing, name brand clothing for my kids. $2 - $2.50 for nice sun dresses for my daughter, $2.50 for a Vans hoodie, and numerous other finds. Some items looked like they had never been touched. In fact I scored some with tags still attached from Children's Place. Imagine seeing a tag telling you $10.00 for a shirt and you walk away only paying $1.00! Who can beat that?
Just a plain ol' hoodie at a standard store runs about $20-$25.00 (obviously not name brand or anything like that). I cannot imagine paying retail prices after having such great success at thrift stores like Epic. I love how I have a choice where and how to spend my money when it comes to shopping for my kids' back-to-school clothing. I obviously am able to get a lot more clothes this way than if I was purchasing them at places such as Target, Walmart, Old Navy or any other store.
When you are only paying $1.00- $2.50 for an item and they are really cute, you are able to score them all and not feel guilty. I remember growing up when I was young, we had a family we were friends with and they purchased their clothes at thrift stores. I hate to admit it but you could definitely tell that their clothes were all worn and used prior to their possession. I was not a snob by all means! But I remember my dad taking me to the store once just to look and I was mortified at what was in there. Faded, worn clothing that I wouldn't have left the house in. I think I had to be about 9 years old.
When I was about 14-15 my friends and I wanted our own style and started hitting up thrift stores with GREAT success. Suddenly I was onto something. My first job just happened to be at a thrift store. Who could beat getting a 25 percent discount? I remember girls in class asking me all the time where I got my clothes cause they loved my pants and whatnot. I remember one of them spending money on designer pants at the mall and they were over $100 for ONE pair. Imagine me thinking how insane she was since I had only spent $3.75 for each of my pairs of pants. (They were $5.00 each plus my discount.) The funniest part is she liked my pants so much more than hers. I never told her where I got them either. hahahah I was way too ashamed to admit that after she was spending so much on clothing at the malls.
Thrift stores have come such a long way since then. I honestly love them! This back-to-school season please remember that you have a choice where to spend your money. My kids are not ashamed at all of the clothing I get them. They love them! I obviously make sure they aren't all worn out and stained.
Keep a good eye on your finds. Check the items to make sure they fit. Also, make sure there are no tears. Don't take off the tags without making sure you or your child will wear them. Typically thrift stores will take the items back within 7 days as long as the tags are still attached and you have the receipt.
If any of you reside in Las Vegas, I think I should tell you some great news! Epic is having another 50 percent off sale this weekend. I suggest checking it out.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
Epic Sale Weekend
Epic Thrift Store, which I reviewed before, is having an awesome sale this weekend!
They are having a store-wide 50 percent off sale. Everything in the store will be half off tomorrow. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, they have a fantastic selection as far as clothing goes. Everything is nice and organized. Who doesn't love a color-corrdinated thrift store at great price? With the new school year around the corner, you might want to check this out and stock up on clothing for your sweet kiddos. At half off, there are bound to be some killer deals!
I love the great selection this store has and the prices are amazing.
For any die hard thrift store shoppers, you might want to check it out! :) Happy Shopping!
They are having a store-wide 50 percent off sale. Everything in the store will be half off tomorrow. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, they have a fantastic selection as far as clothing goes. Everything is nice and organized. Who doesn't love a color-corrdinated thrift store at great price? With the new school year around the corner, you might want to check this out and stock up on clothing for your sweet kiddos. At half off, there are bound to be some killer deals!
I love the great selection this store has and the prices are amazing.
For any die hard thrift store shoppers, you might want to check it out! :) Happy Shopping!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Summer Joy
I know I am a total slacker. Been gone for a bit. So many changes and things going on.
You know me and my love of yard sales, thrift stores and great deals. Well that season is totally here and I am loving it. I have been scoring some awesome deals at yard sales. The past few weekends I have scored a substantial amount of clothing for 25 cents each. Who can beat that? Much better than any thrift store prices. I have even found some things for myself. I have been so thrilled with what great things I have managed to score.
I am thinking of starting a little side business like I see people do selling on craigslist and ebay. With my negotiating skills when it comes to yard sales, I think I could manage some great deals and in turn sell them online. I have heard many people talk about doing this, in addition to seeing some awesome blogs such as this one which I totally love following. Do any of you do this? If so, do you have any pointers? I have heard of people making a pretty good profit and it sure wouldn't hurt to partake in the profits of that kind of side business.
News in my life- in a relationship and it is going amazing. I couldn't be happier. He is great with my kids and I completely love and adore his. I never thought I would date anyone with kids, considering what I went through as a child of a blended family. It just never seemed like my cup of tea ever. Sure enough here I am and I would never change it for anything. Between the two of us there are 5 kids! That is a lot of kids but they sure are all worth it.
You know me and my love of yard sales, thrift stores and great deals. Well that season is totally here and I am loving it. I have been scoring some awesome deals at yard sales. The past few weekends I have scored a substantial amount of clothing for 25 cents each. Who can beat that? Much better than any thrift store prices. I have even found some things for myself. I have been so thrilled with what great things I have managed to score.
I am thinking of starting a little side business like I see people do selling on craigslist and ebay. With my negotiating skills when it comes to yard sales, I think I could manage some great deals and in turn sell them online. I have heard many people talk about doing this, in addition to seeing some awesome blogs such as this one which I totally love following. Do any of you do this? If so, do you have any pointers? I have heard of people making a pretty good profit and it sure wouldn't hurt to partake in the profits of that kind of side business.
News in my life- in a relationship and it is going amazing. I couldn't be happier. He is great with my kids and I completely love and adore his. I never thought I would date anyone with kids, considering what I went through as a child of a blended family. It just never seemed like my cup of tea ever. Sure enough here I am and I would never change it for anything. Between the two of us there are 5 kids! That is a lot of kids but they sure are all worth it.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Yard Sale Love
This weekend I decided to go yard sale hunting again. I am so extremely thrilled with the amazing finds that I scored. I went back to that same area I went last week and had such great luck.
There were so many yard sales and a great amount of Community Sales. From my experience, Community Sales present a great experience for me because there are so many people who get together to get rid of things, and then I come in and get to buy things at super low prices.
This summer my daughter will be having her birthday. I decided that it would be fun to throw her a surprise tea party. I have been looking around for ideas and found some great pictures of nicely decorated tables with real china sets and glassware full of sweets and treats. I decided that would be the perfect thing for her party. In looking around at prices for china and glassware, I have had a bit of sticker shock. Typically I can find great deals at thrift stores. Unfortunately, $3.00 for one plate doesn't sound like a great price in my humble opinion. I have looked high and low at thrift stores with not the greatest luck.
Thankfully this weekend I found a great old china set! It was in a cardboard box and the lady said $10.00!! I couldn't believe my luck. Imagine my surprise in myself when I negotiated her down to $8.00. Yes, $8.00 is a much better deal than purchasing everything separately at thrift stores and such. I also found clear glass dishes and platters for the party. I couldn't believe the great luck. There was such a great selection for these items and I happily scored. I found a white glass pitcher that matches my dish set at home for only 50 cents!!!
My son likes Imaginext toys and has been wanting this pirate ship for a while now. He looks at the stores and excitedly exclaims how much he wants it. At about $50 - $60 there is no way this mama wants to spend that much. Well, imagine my surprise when I found the complete set for only $5.00 at a yard sale. Jack spent his own money on it and was so excited about buying it. Score!!! He also found a space ship shooter thing for $1.00. (When we got home we cleaned up his toys and he played with them on his own for hours. Definitely worth the money spent.)
My daughter found this Pucci pup for only $1.00 which was paid with her own money. She has been wanting another one to go with the one she has that Santa purchased for $2.00. Another score!
I found a nice JC Penney queen size comforter for only $2.00! The lady said she purchased it new at JC Penny for $80.00. No worries for me. I will happily use it.
We had a birthday party to go to that evening, and I found a brand new Baby Phat purse with the tags and everything on it for $7.00, with the birthday girl in mind. I tried to talk them down to $5.00 but they wouldn't budge. For $7.00 I figured I couldn't go wrong. The birthday girl is into fashion and purses so why not? Much cheaper than spending a lot more at the store like I was planning to do.
I found a vintage Disney blanket for a dollar that I talked her down to only 50 cents.
I had my sister with me as well and she bought a bunch of nice things for herself. Needless to say, I sure love yard sales.
There were so many yard sales and a great amount of Community Sales. From my experience, Community Sales present a great experience for me because there are so many people who get together to get rid of things, and then I come in and get to buy things at super low prices.
This summer my daughter will be having her birthday. I decided that it would be fun to throw her a surprise tea party. I have been looking around for ideas and found some great pictures of nicely decorated tables with real china sets and glassware full of sweets and treats. I decided that would be the perfect thing for her party. In looking around at prices for china and glassware, I have had a bit of sticker shock. Typically I can find great deals at thrift stores. Unfortunately, $3.00 for one plate doesn't sound like a great price in my humble opinion. I have looked high and low at thrift stores with not the greatest luck.
Thankfully this weekend I found a great old china set! It was in a cardboard box and the lady said $10.00!! I couldn't believe my luck. Imagine my surprise in myself when I negotiated her down to $8.00. Yes, $8.00 is a much better deal than purchasing everything separately at thrift stores and such. I also found clear glass dishes and platters for the party. I couldn't believe the great luck. There was such a great selection for these items and I happily scored. I found a white glass pitcher that matches my dish set at home for only 50 cents!!!
My son likes Imaginext toys and has been wanting this pirate ship for a while now. He looks at the stores and excitedly exclaims how much he wants it. At about $50 - $60 there is no way this mama wants to spend that much. Well, imagine my surprise when I found the complete set for only $5.00 at a yard sale. Jack spent his own money on it and was so excited about buying it. Score!!! He also found a space ship shooter thing for $1.00. (When we got home we cleaned up his toys and he played with them on his own for hours. Definitely worth the money spent.)
My daughter found this Pucci pup for only $1.00 which was paid with her own money. She has been wanting another one to go with the one she has that Santa purchased for $2.00. Another score!
I found a nice JC Penney queen size comforter for only $2.00! The lady said she purchased it new at JC Penny for $80.00. No worries for me. I will happily use it.
We had a birthday party to go to that evening, and I found a brand new Baby Phat purse with the tags and everything on it for $7.00, with the birthday girl in mind. I tried to talk them down to $5.00 but they wouldn't budge. For $7.00 I figured I couldn't go wrong. The birthday girl is into fashion and purses so why not? Much cheaper than spending a lot more at the store like I was planning to do.
I found a vintage Disney blanket for a dollar that I talked her down to only 50 cents.
I had my sister with me as well and she bought a bunch of nice things for herself. Needless to say, I sure love yard sales.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Yard Sale Season Is Upon Us
You all know that I love yard sale season. This past weekend our neighbor mentioned how she had been at her sister's house the night before and had seen a substantial amount of yard sale signs being put up. She hinted at going in that area to check out the sales. I happily acted upon her hinting and off we went. I had never been in that area before and was so happy in my experience.
Let me tell you how thoroughly excited I am about the amazing finds we stumbled upon.
I found a number of items of clothing in different price ranges. The best just so happened to be a jacket for 25 cents. Yes, you read that correctly. 25 cents!
My neighbor found so many clothes that her and her family will wear. She found toys and an awesome oil painting for $10.00 which is really big. Needlesss to say in my little car with three kids and two grown ups plus all our finds, we were squished.
The greatest find of all though was the amazing bicycle I found for my daughter. It was in great condition in a nice light blue color for only TEN BUCKS!!!!! I was so excited because I have been keeping my eyes out for a bike for her. I have seen plenty of them but in pretty bad condition. When I say bad, I am talking about completely rusty and sellers still asking for about $10-$15!! I was mightily excited for this find, as was Bug as well. My camera isn't working the greatest or I would take pictures of it to share with all of you.
Tonight as I was driving home, I saw a church yard sale sign up and a parking lot of things. From my experience in yard sales, I tend to have pretty good success at church sales, so I decided to stop and have a little look. I ended up finding some really nice clothes for my daughter for 6 dollars total. Two were cute t-shirts for fifty cents each, two were nice light long sleeved shirts, one nice Arizona jean company sweater and One was an H&M brand Hello Kitty red shirt with black sequins. These will be for Bug to help dress her for next school year. (Yes, I am already thinking of next school year as I shop in advance in hopes to spend a lot less on clothing while I can find the great deals.)
The weekend is almost here and most people think happily of relaxing and lounging. Me? Heck no! I am thinking of yard sales. A thrifty, sassy, mama life for me :)! I love being able to save money by hitting up yard sales.
Have you been yard sale shopping lately? What finds have you found?
Let me tell you how thoroughly excited I am about the amazing finds we stumbled upon.
I found a number of items of clothing in different price ranges. The best just so happened to be a jacket for 25 cents. Yes, you read that correctly. 25 cents!
My neighbor found so many clothes that her and her family will wear. She found toys and an awesome oil painting for $10.00 which is really big. Needlesss to say in my little car with three kids and two grown ups plus all our finds, we were squished.
The greatest find of all though was the amazing bicycle I found for my daughter. It was in great condition in a nice light blue color for only TEN BUCKS!!!!! I was so excited because I have been keeping my eyes out for a bike for her. I have seen plenty of them but in pretty bad condition. When I say bad, I am talking about completely rusty and sellers still asking for about $10-$15!! I was mightily excited for this find, as was Bug as well. My camera isn't working the greatest or I would take pictures of it to share with all of you.
Tonight as I was driving home, I saw a church yard sale sign up and a parking lot of things. From my experience in yard sales, I tend to have pretty good success at church sales, so I decided to stop and have a little look. I ended up finding some really nice clothes for my daughter for 6 dollars total. Two were cute t-shirts for fifty cents each, two were nice light long sleeved shirts, one nice Arizona jean company sweater and One was an H&M brand Hello Kitty red shirt with black sequins. These will be for Bug to help dress her for next school year. (Yes, I am already thinking of next school year as I shop in advance in hopes to spend a lot less on clothing while I can find the great deals.)
The weekend is almost here and most people think happily of relaxing and lounging. Me? Heck no! I am thinking of yard sales. A thrifty, sassy, mama life for me :)! I love being able to save money by hitting up yard sales.
Have you been yard sale shopping lately? What finds have you found?
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Any Toy Story Fans Out There???
Are there any cool Toy Story fans out there? If you head here to Go Graham Go, you will see a great giveaway for an RC set giveaway. I loved watching the video The Great RC Rescue. I know in our house, I have some fun Toy Story fanatics. Get over there and enter right away! :)
Friday, April 13, 2012
Mom Spotted Is at it Again
I think this set would definitely give children the opportunity to keep their hands busy and fascinated. Happy entering!
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