Bath and Body Works!

Paid $24.11
All Regular Price would have been $65.50!
Saved $41.39!

OK, so we never buy stuff regular price at BBW, but even so, this was a good deal.  It would have been sweeter if I had brought one of the coupons floating around out there, but it was an unplanned trip so I didn't.  This was the last day of the "Hello Yellow" Sale, and everything here was 50-75% off!  Woot!

80% off Clearance at Old Navy! 1/14-1/17

Woo!  I bet you can find something cute for almost free!  But go as soon as you can, you know the good stuff is going to go first.  I guess it is actually 40% off clearance prices, not 80% off the clearance price, but the 40% plus the clearance price makes it up to 80% off.  Still good!

Cute shoes for $1.98?? SCORE!

OK, I totally got lucky on this one.  My good friend Jen ( Hey Jen!!) texted me today that she had a $10 DSW rewards certificate expiring today, and I could have it if I came and got it.  Sweet!  So I dashed over there and then dashed to DSW, making a beeline for the clearance section.  After some perusing, I found some adorable Madden Girl heels marked down to $39.98 with an additional 70% off!  So only $11.98!  After the $10 rewards certificate it was only $1.98 oop.  That's about as close to shoe heaven a you can get!!  Thanks Jen!

Get your holiday decor el cheapo!

Just because we're broke doesn't mean we can't have cute stuff!  I scored some awesome deals at Cost Plus World Market the other day.  Their Christmas stuff is still mostly 50% off, I'm waiting for it to go at least 75% since there is nothing there that I am super excited about.  BUT, they still have some fall/harvest stuff left, and it just went 90%!  Practically free, I tell you.  I scored $80.00 for $8 bucks!  My family is planning a big Thanksgiving next year, so these will work perfectly!  I kind of am in love with the kitschy little turkey candles, but I wasn't willing to pay $4 and $6 bucks a pop for them.  Instead I got 10 little ones for $4.00 ( the original price of 1!) and 3 big ones for $1.80 (originally $5.99 each).  I also got a few pumpkin candles and a cute little turkey serving dish.

Keep your eyes peeled for dome great deals on holiday decor!  You may not be thinking about Thanksgiving and Christmas right now, but next year when you unpack your holiday boxes you will be so glad you did!

Retail Therapy

Sometimes a girl just has to shop.  Coming up on my one year anniversary of extreme brokeness, and not being able to go shopping just isn't funny anymore (nor was it ever funny, actually).  So, I gathered up my coupons and special deals, and headed to the mall.  What did I get?

1 Pair of Gap 1969 Jeans (reg $69.50 - paid $41.70!)
1 Pair Victorias Secret Cotton Hip Huggers (reg $8.50, paid $0.00!
1 Travel Size Bath and Body Works Lotion (Reg $3.50, paid $1.00!)
1 Bath and Body Works Lip Gloss (reg $8.00, paid $0.00!)

Total would be: $89.50
PAID $42.70
SAVED $46.80!  A savings of 52%.  Not bad for retail

What I used:  Gap has a promotion called recycle your blues - if you bring in an old pair of jeans, you can get 30% off a new pair of 1969 jeans.  Then there is a facebook promo to add an extra 10% if you like them on facebook.  When i got to the store, the jeans were 40% off anyway, so the coupons didn't really matter.

The VS hip huggers were free because of a coupon I got in the mail - no purchase neccesary!

Lastly, I used the Bath and Body Works coupon to get a free lip product with ANY purchase.  So I purchased the new Secret Wonderland Lotion in the travel size which is on promotion for a $1.  Go HERE for that guy.