DD's big find this holiday season

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DD (16 YO) was shopping with a friend yesterday. Found a dress for $30 for their school's turn-about dance. She really liked it. Dress was half price. DD thought it was a door buster, but wasn't quite sure. Whatever...she came home yesterday without it.

I explained to DD - whenever an opportunity like that comes up - always find out the return policy. (This store has a great return policy -so there wouldn't have been any issues.)

DH and I were out running errands today, got home about 12:20. DD still kicking herself about not buying the dress yesterday. This store had a Saturday coupon only good until 1:00. We were in the car about 3 minutes later, and got to the store about 2 minutes to one. Yesterday, the dress was on a doorbuster until 1pm for 1/2 off. Today, the dresses were just 50% off (no doorbuster) so we got to use the $10 off a $25 purchase. Final cost of the dress was just under $20 including tax.

I'm glad DD mentioned something again today about wanting the dress. I would much rather spend $20 than $60 for something they ONLY can wear 1 time.

She "beat" the cost of her homecoming dress from 2009 by about $0.50.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Don't you love that?

My dd several yrs ago had a band banquet and we found a very pretty dress that suited her for 15.00. It was one of those clearance prom dresses.

She looked so good in it she wore it a few more times. The other dresses I paid more for did not get much use as that one.

 

[redlight]

Excellent deal!

 

[DVCLiz]

haha - DD's "vintage" pink prom dress for $15 saw more action in high school than it had 30 years previously when it was new. She wore it and so did several of her friends - then her younger sister wore it and it ended up as a costume at the high school drama department.

The $180 black dress I bought because "I will wear it every time I have a dance!" was worn ONCE and I hope my younger dugther will wear it some just to get the cost per wearing down a little!!