queenofshopping

awesome, i gotta go back there!

maybe 50%, but we have amex which is a charge card not credit so the full bill has to be paid once it comes...so anything that's been charged we already have the money for...o & clothes on the old navy card bc you get $5 back for every $100 you spend which really adds up for us around the holidays

yeah now that i heard this im pretty sure i saw it in the weekly paper, so it would be thru saturday

I dunno if you have one near you (it was all new england & ny but now there's a nj one too) but if you're within 50 miles you HAVE to go....everything is so cheap!! they have tons of christmas stuff, incl a ton of ornaments under $1, those village houses for $9.99, small gift bags for $.39, & also a ton of non-xmas stuff...i got a package of 12 sally hansen nail polishes (i think they were on clearance at cvs at one time) for $3.99!!!! they would make awesome stocking stuffers for girls...also since i collect buddha statues i was thrilled to score a 5+ lb, foot tall one for $3.99! tons of nice but cheap glassware, dinnerware, furniture, etc...it's kinda like a dollar store or marshalls but everything seems nicer & cleaner lol for all you north jersey ppl, they just opened a new one next to ikea on 17 in paramus - it's huge! run, run, run!

heck yeah! btw congrats on 100 posts mitchandalisha!

ah that brings back some church-y memories...some of our wording was different tho, but they prob hadnt changed the one we said for like a hundred years...dont worry, once everyone is saying it together it'll just flow

oo the we believe in one god, the father, the almighty, creator of heaven & earth, of all that is seen & unseen...? im rusty, just wanted to test my memory

nope, sorry, just juniors, dunno if that helps (50-60% off SO fashion jeans & casual & corduroy pants)

oo im drooling...

i know we got something in the mail but i believe that was one of those certificates they send out where you get 15% off your purchase on whichever day you choose to use it

oo i love a noodle-scratcher...hmm a few ideas: wine candles necklace or bracelet (kohls is having major % off sales friday & saturday) gift certificate back massager body splash/lotion purse (try marshalls or tj maxx) manicure set photo albums/frames

how does that one start again?

my mom & i think it's so funny that they still call it midnight mass even tho most of them are at like 10 instead....dont go anymore but when we did we always went on christmas morning

so there've been lots of kohls sales but supposedly this is the big one 2 days: friday 12/16 7-midnight & saturday 12/17 6-midnight, night owls 3-midnight fri, early birds 6-1 sat no/eb sales include: 60% off cold weather acces. 10-50% + extra 10% off all kitchen electrics 60% off mens arrow, croft & barrow, sonoma, & dockers sweaters 5.0 mp digital camera $99.99 10-50% + extra 15% off all toys 60% + extra 15% off all diamond, gemstone, & pearl jewelry 65% off sterling silver jewelry 60% + extra 15% off all gold jewelry 50-60% off bath & body misses wool outerwear $58.99 reg $140 misses apt 9 cashmere sweaters $29.99 reg $84 50-60% off purses boys pj pants 2/$12 30% off video games 60% off st nicholas sq ornaments sonoma 3pc luggage set $34.99 reg $119.99 60% off bed pillows ps2 gift set $199.99 includes system, extra controller, & 3 games (ford racing 3, mlb 2k5, & jak daxter) 50-60% off all fall & holiday sweaters & knit tops for misses, petites, women, & jrs 50-60% off womens robes 60% off slippers 60% off girls, boys, & toddlers sweaters 60% off mens winter outerwear there's a ton more stuff, i have the ad right here, ask away if you wanna know if somethings on sale

no kidding...when that happens i roll my eyes as hard as i possibly can & my mom just sits in the corner & scowls, trying not to slug one of my aunts (this is her in-laws)

omg that's the best way to do it! we always did that when i was a kid & i loved the insanity! oh, & a tip: rather than putting gift receipts in boxes, keep them with you & hand them out after the gifts have been opened...this is especially good for kids who may not notice them, bc you can hand them right to their parent who will be sure to hang on to them

maybelline's nail polishes are great, if you've never tried em before give em a shot now!

OMG awesome!!! i have to go to kmart tomorrow anyway so i will def be stocking up...do you remember if there were coupons on any of the mascaras?

i said 'some other way' bc half of my family pretty much opens all at once (at each person's own pace) & the other side, just bc they're crazy i suppose, insists that one gift be opened at a time, & passed around they even made the kids do this when they were toddlers! try explaining to a 2 & 5 yo that they cant touch the big pile of presents in front of them till aunt so & so passes around the bowl they just got...maybe in a smaller family that might work, but there are 20 of us! (this also causes some of the less tactful family members to speculate on where the gift was purchased & how much the giver paid for it)

wow awesome, thanks!

i dont give clothes, but my mom gives lots to her nieces & nephews

dove!

amazon's prices of $80/season & $412/set seem high, but costco has the whole set for $340

my friend wants that stupid bo bice cd...anyone seen it for less than $9.99?

dunno if this is too much $$ but all the kids i knew (including myself), at that age, LOVED those little play kitchens