I have been shopping for days. My baby shower was a bit of a bust, I got less than 1/4 of the items on my registry so I had a lot to still pick up. I am taking advantage of ebates increased % and giftcards that we still had from our wedding/bridal shower last year to try to keep costs down.
macys- crib mattress with GCs and got 10% back plus a $5 bonus
Babies r us- 15% off full priced items as part of their early black friday sale so I ordered a bunch of random items off my registry that never seem to be on sale (boppy, changing table pad, diaper bag which was on clearance but they still applied the code to, and mattress pad) using a few GCs.
Target- 25% off beauty deal the other day and stacked coupons, some of the items came to about 75% off retail with high value coupons
walgreens- had the bonus 5,000 points earlier this week with a $30 purchase, I got over 15,000 points on that trip so I now have $50 credit there. may roll the credit into buying chocolate gifts there instead of at Target where I normally get them.
Carter's- the best deal. I took advantage of their sale plus the ebates 10% back and a coupon code to order receiving blankets, burp clothes, bibs, and some clothes in larger sizes that I didn't get at the shower. It was a total of 27 items (most multi-packs) for $77 which also gives me a $10 reward to use at the store at a later date.
amazon- my husband found running gear he needed on sale and also finally got himself a kindle after debating it for months
What's left: Ticket to Ride expansion pack on sale in the next few days as a gift for someone (I think I saw on a blog Target will have them on sale in the next few days). I need a glider so we are going to look around this weekend as a lot of furniture stores are having sales. I want the black and decker handheld vacuum from Target and may get a few DVDs depending on what they have left when I drive over later today. Also baby einstein items I believe are on sale at Target so I might grab a few toys for 50% since I need to order a Rock & Play online today.
Oddly enough I start shopping for Xmas during the year and then when we get closer I fill in what I need with other sales so gifts will most likely be bought in the next few weeks once we finalize our list and double check with who we will be seeing this season. I think we are doing a secret santa on my in-laws side so that will be a huge help but the logistics are fuzzy so I can't do much until we sort that out.