Heads up! Sales!!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

When will Target & Wal-Mart put their Christmas stuff at 75% off? I don't really need much, but I like to stock up a little for the next year.

Now. I just came back from Target and it is all 75% off. I got 8 rolls of wrapping paper to put away for next year, but that was all I really saw that I was interested in. What I found odd was HOW MUCH stuff was left. Aisles and aisles of Christmas stuff - candy, decorations, gift sets, trees (which I have NEVER seen before), yard decorations, wrap, cards, etc. Their stock levels are incredibly heavy. They haven't been able to condense any of it down, which absolutely boggles my mind.

We went to 3 malls the day after Christmas. I got a $30 price adjustment on a jacket I bought for DH at Gap, and we bought a bunch of Hallmark ornaments. We really didn't see anything else that we wanted to buy. We went to a 4th mall on Saturday and bought some Christmas clearance stuff at Macy's. The vast majority of our after-Christmas purchases have been actual Christmas merchandise that was anywhere from 40 - 75% off.

 

[Terry36]

Walgreens is 75% now!

 

[tchrrx]

Walgreens is 75% now!

Ah man! I just went to our K-Mart & it was still only 50%. I thought about going to Walgreens, but didn't know what type of stuff they carried. (I never go there.) Was there anything worth going for?

 

[Terry36]

candy, pencils, pins, table ware, christmas CD's (i scored Luther Vandross).

 

[Terry36]

double post

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Our newstation was at our local mall, and I really didn't see any HUGE sales that were any different from the normal after Christmas discounts.
I think the media/retailers are hyping this to get people to shop.
They also said to wait until after January 5th as the biggest discounts will come then.

Wise words indeed. The media seem to be eager to help move consumers off the sofa whether there's any substance to the price cuts or not.