sabbie

Summer clearance was at 50% here today, only thing I bought was the Yonanas dessert maker which I have really been wanting all summer for the kids. Snce they only had 2 I didn't want to wait until 70%. It did ring up full price but there were 50% signs everywhere so they honored it without any major argument. Going to head back tomorrow to look at what gets marked down in toys, this store has just about 1 or 2 of all the different Lalaloospy toys that are clearanced (playhouse, travel playhouse, carousel, and bus) will have to buy them at 50% if they go to that tomorrow. My girl would LOVE them for Christmas.

I was at the target on University and the one on Fruitville in Sarasota and nothing changed but them moving things around when I was there. I'll be heading out right away tomorrow because I want the Imaginext stuff they have on sale. If you want to pm me your cell I can text you what I see at the Fruitville store since that's where I will start in the morning. I have a few friends that I'm texting when I get there so I can add you to the list if you want.

Yikes, the pictures are really big!! Sorry about that, I have tried to resize them but it doesn't work. Well you can see in life size what I got I guess.

I think most of the things I got have been listed so here is just a picture of my haul. I spent around $300 and saved $900. http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z370/sabbie4/493.jpg http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z370/sabbie4/498.jpg

I felt so bad for your little boy that I scored a second Star Wars set today just in case you wanted it! My son already opened his up and they are divided into 3 smaller boxes of 3 figures, it would cost a bit to ship and would have to be done in the 3 boxes instead of the long one but if you want it I can find out how much it would be. If not no big deal just grabbed it in case for you.

All 3 stores I hit this morning in Sarasota/Bradenton FL were ringing up 50% off still. Two of them were decimated and the other still had a decent selection of basics but nothing like I have seen in the past. Also walked around the consolidated toy clearance isles in one store and it was pretty sad too, not much clearanced and only a few of each item if that.

Me too! So excited for this, they jumped from 30% off to 75% so I was shocked to find that gem this morning. Since we are in FL we still have lots of outdoor time left before it gets to cold to use. Someone mentioned the margarita machine, I haven't seen them on clearance around here anyone else? I'm assuming it's a Margaritaville one, would love it to go with the Margaritaville tailgater grill (marked down to $150!) I just got at HomeGoods the other day for football season.

The touch and pocket are both clearance at 50% at my stores. The pocket was $74 and the touch was $84 but today they have signs up advertising the clearance price so I doubt they will be around at 75% off now.

Has anyone seen the Sony Reader (like the Kindles) marked down to 75% yet, my store had 3 at 50% off but am having a hard time being patient. Stalking so many things right now!

75% off toys at 1 of the 3 stores I hit this morning in Sarasota FL. Haven't unpacked car yet but wanted to post as soon as possible for those wanting to know if any stores had marked down today.

Valentines 90% here in Sarasota.

Found a few things in baby 75% off, got the Tiddlewinks mod sport bumper set for $17.xx, a bottle drying rack for $3.xx, and a boppy slipcover for $3.74. Other then that most was still at 50%at the 1st store I was at. The 2nd store I hit I couldn't find anything other then the 2 pack Gerber sleepers and tons of the Graco travel systems at 50%. No idea where everything went to, it was 8:45 in the morning! I was there at 6pm on Friday so I know they didn't markdown on Friday and they had lots of stuff but this morning just empty shelves. Not even the random thing at 30% or 50%, it was just all gone. I asked a sales associate and she just said it must of all just sold already or something. So disappointed, there was a couple of things I wanted there like the steam sterilizer and extra sheets. The 3rd store I hit looked like it went on Friday, most was picked over and odds and ends left. Of course the Eddie Bauer bassinet I have stalking is stilll at 30% after 4 weeks so skipped on that. In toys I found a couple of good returns, the Circo Train Table for $21.xx (got one last year at 75% off and wanted an extra one for upstairs for his Imaginext toys) and a Smart Cycle Bob the Builder game (only one I didn't find earlier on clearance). Made up for the lackluster baby 75% off stuff today.

If you missed out on most of the toys at 75% off take a look at Kohls right now. Today I found a few items that were cheaper then what I bought at Target. Not a large selection but most of the VTech toys were 70% off and using the $5 coupon you get for signing up for their email list I was able to get the Vtech Move and Crawl Ball for $.42, Vtech Light Up Learning Camera for $.42, and the Baby Alive Real Suprises with bonus food and diapers for $12.00 (reg $55 I think). Each seperate transactions and used 1 $5 coupon on each. Now I can return over $24 worth of stuff to Target. Hope that helps.

My son is 2 and last year we went to 11 birthday parties so most of what I buy is for his birthday, Christmas, and for his friends birthday parties. Heck he isn't even in daycare that's just his friends from playgroup and our neighborhood. We are expecting #2 in June so I did buy lots of toys for Christmas gifts for the baby too. I also have 4 nieces and nephews under 10 that I still buy present for (over 10 we don't do it anymore, I have an additional 7 above 10 and you have to cut it off somewhere. That's what happens when you are the youngest of 6 siblings, they all have kids and pretty soon you have a large group to buy for.) I spent a bit over $500 and none of it is for resale. If I can find $30-$40 toys that I can get at 75% off I am happy to give them as gifts and not feel like a cheapskate at a party when they open it! Most of our friends spend in that range for a gift and I always want to give a gift that would have cost similar at full price. Last year I did buy some to resell but the selection was larger and there were more of each item so I didn't mind buy 2 of some things and selling 1 on Craiglist to offset the cost of the one I was keeping. I spent around $1000 last year and sold $200 worth (bought at 75% off and sold them at 50% off retail) made $200 on the ones I sold so I ended up paying $600 for $3200 worth of toys. What I still had in my toy closet before Christmas that I wasn't going to use I donated to Toys for Tots.

Thanks for the heads up on the Old Navy 50% off clearance! I scored a $50 off $100 coupon last night from ONW and can't wait to use it.

My 75% of purchases below. Between yesterday and today I spent $500 but some might go back, I always grab anything I think I might want and decide later if I will keep it or offer it to friends to buy before returning it. One complaint, I had a heaping cart, an additional 4 bags, plus a kitchen and my 2 year old and asked if I could get assistance out and was told she didn't think so since no one was available. Luckily the women behind me was nice enough to put a few of my bags in her car and I pushed the cart and held on to my son (no room in the cart) and left. I was pissed! I saw plenty of employees shopping the toys and working around the store, you couldn't pull one for 5 minutes to help me to my car? ###086021510 Groovy Girls $2.98 (got 3) $2.98 ###086022359 Groovy Girl Scooters (got 3) $6.98 ###086081376 Woof Street Pug Dog $1.98 ###086081349 Woof Street Outfits for Dog (got 3 different) $3.24 ###204041421 Fisher Price 3-in-1 Smart Sports $14.98 ###204100292 Vtech Light Up Learning Camera $3.24 ###204100397 Parents 4 Pack Wooden Puzzles w/ Rack $9.98 ###204100312 Fisher Price Bright Beginnings Dunk and Cheer $5.98 ###204100306 Fisher Price Stack and Roll Cups $2.48 ###204100306 Blizzard Bubbles Bath Blower $5.74 ###204100228 Playskol Activity Ball$3.98 ###204100152 Parents Gumball Toy $4.28 ###204100132 Parents Fun Cube $5.94 ###204040145 Smart Cycle Games Cars and Spongebob ###204032959 Yo Gabba Gabba Dance Mat $6.24 ###087101700 Animal Scramble Game $4.98 ###087060347 Toys Story 3 in 1 Playset $12.48 ###087050522 Lionel Christmas Story Train $34.98 ###087050159 Lionel Train Extension Track $7.48 ###087020096 EyeClops TV Projector $24.98 ###086050412 3 Musketeers Barbie Dress $5.48 ###086040038 Little Mommy Walk and Giggle $17.48 ###086021014 Disney Royal Makeover Doll $7.48 ###086020583 Snow White w. dwarfs $8.52 Step 2 Kitchen $24.xx on a seperate receipt since I bought it for a friend.

Our stores were out of the train table well before Christmas but I did score one last year at 75% off. In fact that's what Santa gave DS this year complete with tons of Thomas the Train stuff that I had been buying up at Michael's for 75% off when they discontinued carrying it. So my rambling story means that they should go 75% off when the other toys do unless they throw a curveball at you. :)

Ok my 75% off finds for today. ###087 10 1643 Handy Mandy Picture Find Game $2.48 ###204 03 3248 Handy Manny Ficker the Flashlight $3.98 ###204 10 0348 Laugh and Learn Shop and Learn Walker $11.24 ###204 10 0027 Fisher Price Little Superstar Jammin' Band Musical Microphone $12.48 ###204 04 0073 Extreme Smart Cycle $22.48 ###204 04 0145 Smart Cycle Games (Hot Wheels, Thomas, Scooby ) $6.24 ###204 03 3247 Handy Manny Tool Bench $22.48 ###204 03 3249 Handy Manny Motorcycle Repair $8.68 ###204 04 1421 Fisher Price 3 in 1 Smart Sport Game $14.98 ###204 04 1561 My Toon TV $9.98 ###204 06 0015 Tabletop Easle $4.98 ###204 10 0076 Parents MD Kit $5.32 ###204 40 0126 Parents Keys $2.48 ###204 09 0443 Fisher Price Animalville Ice Cream Truck Ride On $9.98 ###204 04 0373 Tag Junior Book $2.74 ###204 03 3351 Imaginext Batmobile with guys $7.48 ###087 01 0005 Black & Decker Tools (Target packaging) #3.75 ###087 02 0221 Roborove Robot $17.48 ###087 10 1658 Eric Carle Brown Bear Game $2.48 ###087 10 1700 Animal Scramble Game $4.98 Buzz Lighyear Ultimate Robot $32, don't have ## for my friend grabbed it for me at another Target as we were doing the buddy system on clearance. We were on the phone the whole time checking each others lists and I got her several things she couldn't find at the store she was at but most were duplicates of what I got. Definitely saved time! Did find a few things that stayed 50% off like the Giddy Up and Go Pony and the 3 in 1 Tricycle. Total Spent was $203 on the dot so $800 worth of stuff! Tomorrow I plan on hitting another Target that still has a lot of great stuff left that will hopefully go 75% off in the morning. Still have all of my DS's playgroup friends that are girls to buy birthday presents for and they have a better clearance selection of stuff then the store I was at today.

1 of 4 stores in our area when 75% off today, another was going to do toys later but my friend just had her stuff scanned by a price team member so she didnt' have to go back. Will post my finds in a bit, need to get DS some lunch and settled for a nap. He was a champ today with our marathon shopping trip.

They were on an endcap in Kitchen with a sign above with 30% on it, the tag did say 75% off and they had just gotten done marking them down. They look great.

I'd say it's one of those things where it could be either day for most of us. The price change team member (well 2 because I was talking to both of them) I talked to told me tomorrow. I will be there bright and early again tomorrow and hope she is right.

Still 30%-50% off here too, hit 2 stores my friend hit the other 2. Markdown lady at my closest store was nice enough to scan a few items to check if they were in the system yet but nope. She said they had been told that they would be doing toys on Thursday this week, of course she didn't know what the markdowns would be just that they will be working in that department right away tomorrow morning so it's done before opening. Did score a few great deals in Kitchen that I was happy about. Super excited about the Calphalon Set, my babysitter is getting married in March and had registered for a cheap set so I'm happy I can get her a much better set for less money. #070070400 Kitchen Essentials from Calphalon Stainless Steel 9 Piece Set $49.98 75% off #070053920 6PC Bowl Set $5.37 75% off #070054541 Grater Corn Stripper $2.24 75% off

Here is my list of things I am hoping to get at 75%, these were all marked 30% or 50% off at my local stores Fisher Price 3-in-1 Smart Sports by Fisher Price Imaginext Sub Handy Manny Tool Bench Extreme Smart Cycle games for Extreme Smart Cycle (seen Thomas the Train, Bob the Builder, Scooby Doo, Hot Wheels) Toy Story Collection RC Buggy Fisher Price Kid Tough Walkie Talkies Buzz Lightyear Remote Control guy (should be around $34) Giddy Up & Go Pony Little Tikes Legos Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Barn Fisher Price Little Superstar Jammin' Band Musical Microphone Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Learning Puppy Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Shop and Learn Walker

Also should mention found a couple of things in the baby dept. at 50% and 75% off. Almost all clothes in packages were marked down to 50% off and most of the baby clearance toys and monitors were as well. I think they skipped 30% off completely as none of them had 30% stickers anywhere on them. ###030040050 ItzBeen Baby Care Timer - $12.88 original $24.99 ###030100236 Wall Mounted Mirror and Mobile Elephant $3.74 original $14.96 (great for over the changing table!

Don't forget to check Gerber's website HERE, they have a $5 off $25 coupon you can stack with the Target ones. I bought 6 package (3 to donate) used 6 Target coupons and 1 $5 off $25 so 12 pair for 18.88 or $1.57 each. There is also a $1 off any sleep n' play or gown coupon, you might try to see if they will take if you only want 1 or 2 packages.