How To Find The Best Post Holiday Shopping Deals
From Black Friday and right up until the Christmas Holiday, we scour the newspaper ads and the Internet shopping ads looking for the best pre-holiday shopping deals. Now that the Christmas Holiday is over, its time to grab some post-holiday shopping deals and pack them away for next year.
I like to go out and hit the retail stores the first few days after the holiday and once I am in the store, I immediately head to their seasonal section and snatch up gift wrap, gift bags, to and from tags, ribbons, bows and other gift wrapping essentials. At most retail stores, you can now purchase these items for 70% to 90% off. This is also the best time to snatch up your holiday greeting cards for next year!
If you are like me, I love buying tree ornaments and using them in gift baskets or as package toppers. You will want to hit the trim-the-tree section next and snatch up some Christmas Tree ornaments to pack away for next year. When I am purchasing the ornaments, I look for ones that have no year or date on them…no one likes getting an ornament that is dated 2009 when you are giving it in 2010.
After I am done in the seasonal section of the store, I head to the holiday gift section and look for pre-packaged gift sets. I specifically look for bath and bath gift sets and foodie gifts. You can give them as a gift next year or break them down into smaller individual gifts or stocking stuffers.
Example: When I was out earlier today, I purchased 5 bath and body gift sets and each one was marked down to $3.50 per set (originally priced at $15.00 to $18.00 per set) and contained 5-6 products in each set. You can take the gift sets apart and break them down into smaller frugal gifts.
If you received any gift cards this year from Santa, now is the time to redeem them. Yes…I know the stores are busy with everyone trying to get their post-holiday sale items…but in reality….you can get a lot more with your gift card if you redeem it now because all of the retail stores are having big after the holiday clearance sales.
Now you might be saying to yourself…where am I going to store all of my post-holiday bargains? That is easy….head on over to the house wares department and purchase some plastic under-the-bed storage containers. Last year I found some on clearance for $3.00 each and I have 8 of them laying under my queen-sized bed. These are also handy for any little gifts that you might pick up during the year to use next holiday season.
The best time to go out and snatch up the post-holiday season shopping deals is the first 3-4 days after the holiday is over. Be prepared to stand in long lines, have a hard time finding close parking spaces etc. However, going out early in the morning and taking your patience and good cheer with you…will help you get through the shopping day.
Happy Shopping!
~ Shelly ~
