Jump to content

kardomr

GDers
  • Posts

    199
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by kardomr

  1. hi.

    just to pose the opposite side--30+ negatives in a month seems high. there are plenty of powersellers without negatives.

    you should be able to read the sellers response to each of the negatives to hear his/her side.

     

    but, if you do buy, paypal offers you some progection. or, if you use your own credit card, and the purchase amount is within their protection, that may be another option if you need it. course if you aren't in a hurry, you can wait for another to appear.

     

    good luck.

  2. Any Baby deals right now? My friend just found out at age 33 she is pregnant with twin boys! They aren't in the greatest of financial situations right now so want to help out. I now in the past there has been great baby deals, but never needed to go in that section until now!

    i second the post recommending consignment sales. some have 50% off final days. good for perfectly good clothes. but if you want special outfits or "stuff," shop earlier.

    http://www.kidsconsignmentsales.com/ lists consignment sales by state.

    you may also want to try kohls. (and they're having a sale now; it's listed on the home page.) especially their clearance section.

    also helps to buy a season ahead--so, buying spring/summer on sale now for size kids will wear next year. it works once kids growth stabilizes--after the first year.

  3. i've been reading all of your amazing finds the past few months and i'm in awe.

    (i limit myself to once a week, mostly for groceries.)

     

    so, i'm wondering...

    how do you find all the deals?

    are they just on the endcaps labeled "clearance"?

    are they ever on the normal shelves?

    or sometimes somewhere else?

     

    really, i'm most psyched about the toy clearance. :) but it's so many months away.

     

    thanks!

  4. a few ideas i remember from previous years:

     

    not sure how old your child is but i remember students hosting a luncheon. the school/pta paid for the food to be catered but the kids set the tables, served, cleaned up.

    if the staff is small enough, students can present mock awards to teachers.

     

    personalized mugs

    or, you can design/order personalized READ posters from ala (american library association.) (also a cool reward for kids. they'd become famous!)

     

    gift certificates or goody bags of office supplies. we spend oodles of money on school supplies each year. you can find out at school what is in the supply closet (so what the teachers get for free at school) and what's not. things i loved: stickers, colored chalk/dry erase/overhead markers, colored paper, electric sharpeners, good hole punch machines.

    there might also be a teacher supply store in town...though those are better for elementary school teachers who can use their cool things more often.

     

    and, yes, gift certificates to food (someone mentioned panera), bookstores is always a nice treat.

     

     

    :)rachel

×
×
  • Create New...