Since today is the day after Valentine's Day, I thought it would be a good idea to do round 2 of the "shopping ahead" series that I promised.A great way to save some money is to shop sales at stores right after the holiday has passed. I always try to shop for next years items during this time. Stores will start drastically discounting holiday merchandise to get rid of it and make room for the new stuff.
Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Michael's and many other stores do this frequently. It is best to get in as soon as you can after the holiday for best selection of items. Usually items are at about 50% off right after the holiday and go into deeper discounts further out, but the selection dwindles.
Stores not only mark decorations, candy and other items that are obviously holiday related, but they also sometimes have items like napkins and tissues that are not necessarily with the holiday stuff, but that have holiday themed prints on them too! If your store has a price scanner, use it - it will be your friend when trying to figure out what is on sale and what isn't.
Just an example of some after the holiday shopping I did last year. I was able to get a $280 pre-lit 8 ft. tall Christmas tree from Target after Christmas for 90% off, I spent $28 for a $280 tree! I also got my kids tons of Halloween costumes to use for dress up play after Halloween for 75 - 90% off. It truly pays to shop ahead during the after holiday clearance events.
If you score any great deals on Valentine's goodies, let us know what you got in the comment section!
Did you miss Part One of the Shopping Ahead series? If so, go here to catch up.
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