(From top left to bottom right): TJ Maxx 1-5, Target 6, Salvation Army 7
1. Pink make-up sponge applicator: I own another one of these, but from Target and in a blue color but the pink one was a steal and an impulse buy. (Those shelves they have that form the check-out line are the DEVIL! I ALWAYS manage to find something I don't need. The people who do consumer spending research and store planning REALLY know their stuff. $4.99
2. NOW Ginger Molasses Cookies: I've had these before but when I saw them again, I couldn't pass up the chewy goodness inside. I LOVE TJ Maxx for yummy food finds. $?
3. Mama Tina's Organic Quinoa Flour: Dr. J got me a "Baking with Whole Grains" cookbook for Christmas this year and while I've used whole wheat flour and spelt flour before, I couldn't pass up quinoa flour. $3.99
4. Co-Lab Wallet: Oh this pretty baby just jumped out at me! I must say I am a TOTAL sucker for anything turquoise/cerulean/ocean colored. This wallet is not real leather (doesn't smell like it) but it is SOOOOFT. I didn't really need a new wallet but I knew for the color alone, it was a must have or I'd regret it. $12.99
5. Baggallini Special Edition New Yorker Bagg: This crossbody bag is not usually something I buy. It's not my style. But we are taking a family trip to Disneyland in the near future and I wanted a small but roomy bag i could wear across by body and carry essentials for the park. I had my mind set on this beauty from Fossil, I really could justify the $178 leather bag purchase for an amusement park. Plus, is leather really practical for carry crap that could ruin it or worse yet, get ruined on a ride? (it would be just my luck, no doubt for it to get TRASHED at DLand.) I searched everywhere online for the perfect replica of the Fossil, just not a leather one. And the Maxx saved me. It's roomy enough to fit a small wallet, tissues, hand sanitizer, small package of baby wipes, chapstick, small tueb of sunblock, etc that I had to nab it. When was my luck going to go my way again? Thank you, thank you TJ Maxx for sparing my bank account.... for the time being. $29.99
6. Navajo Print Belt: Oh Target. How I hate to love you. I normally drop serious cash without even blinking an eye the second I walk in that holy hell hole but I have been trying to be more of a friend to my budget than normal with baby 3 on the way. So, I scour the clearance racks first. Then hit the normal priced stuff. I am a real sucker for the RED clearance tag tell me how much the item used to cost and how much it costs me NOW. Sometimes, the deal is crap and other times, it's not worth missing. This belt was it. Normally priced at $12.99, it was so dirt cheap I had to restrain myself from buying all of them. Just because. The print is a fun one for spring and I've been rocking it over my baby bump to brighten my very dreary winter. $3.47
7. Red Mirror: I went overboard the other day and bought EJune like 10 sets of hair bows and clips from F21. (How can you resist their adorable yet INEXPENSIVE hair accessories?!) From $1.80-$2.80 for a set of 2 hair clips with flowers or bows or different colors, prints and textures, I'm like a kid in a candy store. They stay really well in EJ's thin hair and they are not completely overwhelming that sometimes we but two, side by side in her hair. Ok, so onto the mirror. I saw a fun tutorial on Pinterest for displaying and organizing your little girl's hair clips. Some are BUTT U-G-L-Y so I searched til I found the perfect one. (I lost the link to the tutorial but it's simple enough and I'll post my own). I knew the exact frame I wanted and the one time I walk into the Salvation Army, I find it. It was $1.39 but then that day was an extra % off so I paid $1.09 with tax! Can't beat that!
I hope bargain hunting is in your near future and luck on your side when you do go. I think I'm a fan for life.
Good for you. I love a good deal, but with all my kids in tow almost all the time, I don't often have time to go hunting for them. I have a special hatred for Salvation Army, because I think they are usually way overpriced (at least the ones here are). I like the idea of garage sales in terms of deals, but whenever I think of rummaging through other people's old junk and being tempted to buy a bunch of crap that I don't need, I get all anxious inside and just scrap the whole idea. I've gone to a few, but it's not a regular thing.
ReplyDeleteAnd did you say you are "belting the bump"? Didn't you tell me that you thought that was ugly and stupid looking a year ago when I was preggo? (not that I ever tried to sport it in public. I tried at home once and it looked TERRIBLE on me). Shame on you, Trixie. Shame, shame. Well, okay, I guess a girl's entitled to change her mind... ;)