bradburngirls Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 I am a single mom of 2 wonderful girls and this is my first christmas to provide for them alone. I am looking for great deals and ideas and so on in which I can still have my girls believe in santa on a very low fixed income. If you have any ideas or deals or whatevers please let me know.
wf2afcop Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 I have found great deals at Big Lots before, I am always amazed at what I can find there. Also, I always check the clearance section at Target, I find the best stuff there, sometimes I am shocked at the deals I find there! Hope that helps.
gisellerol Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 WELL SOMEONE JUST POSTED THE GIANT BRAT DOLL ORIGINALLY 109.99 FOR$20 BUCKS ON ETOYS.COM
bradburngirls Posted November 7, 2005 Author Posted November 7, 2005 Thank-you so much for your quick returns. I well check into the bratz doll and also target.
alimfp Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 How old are your girls? Definitely keep an eye on the BF forum here.
bradburngirls Posted November 7, 2005 Author Posted November 7, 2005 my girls are 8 and 10 *on the 4th of Dec.*
treasure60 Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 You can find nice things at the Dollar Tree if there is one near you. I just got my granddaughter a Disney Princess stamper set, hardcover books and those scarves everyone is wearing for her. If you went to anothe store to get these items it would cost you a lot more than a $1. for each item.
eve Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 just watch the hot deals thread and BF thread something should come up again
starshine Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 I would check out the Halloween clearences also. You could put together a big box of dress up stuff for them and at 75% off at Walmart or more it would be dirt cheap.
Guest all2tired Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 You can also checkout the Salvation Army, They have the Toys for Tots stuff there. You'd need to register now though and it may even be too late. The Salvation Army takes into account ALL of your bills when qualifying you. So even if you made 100,000 a year if your total bills left you with little or nothing, you'd qualify. Just a thought and each child gets 3 new gifts
bradburngirls Posted November 7, 2005 Author Posted November 7, 2005 Thank-you so much for the ideas. Yes the dollar store has cool stuff and I have been buying a couple of things there each month to put away for christmas. The salvation army here in town already has a wait list and yes I am on it and praying just like for our thanksgiving day dinner that someone somewhere adopts us off those list. I am not worried about quilifing for any program because my only income is my daughters SSI at 546.00 a month. THANK-YOU so much for all the wonderful ideas and such and I am so new here that I still am trying to read all the current post. I am keeping my eyes open. Does and one know the shipping price of the big bratz doll? I was just wondering? THANK-YOU
Gporter34 Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Good luck and this is the best place to be for single parents. Alot of great deals on here. I have been telling a friend of mine who's hubby just up and left her a couple of weeks ago that she should register here because she is worried about Christmas. There are alot of goodies in the BF ads for your girls' age group. My girls are a little older so they are into more grown up stuff. Radio Shack usually has some good stuff, cheap, for stocking stuffers.
saraczek Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 You may want to check to see if your area has a freecycle gorup. It is a group that you can ask for stuff and get rid of unwanted items rather than throwing them away. It is pretty cool if you have one in your area, check it out.. I think you just go to freecycle.org and look for you in your area.
oldandintheway Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 I would check out the Halloween clearences also. You could put together a big box of dress up stuff for them and at 75% off at Walmart or more it would be dirt cheap.For anyone that's buying Halloween costumes for dress up boxes for Christmas gifts, Target just marked their Halloween down to 90% off today.I was just at one of my Targets a couple of hours ago, and they still had a really good selection of costumes.
elena_398 Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 I was going to say FreeCycle too. I belong to my areas local freecycle and people offer some great items. I find items there, but also help others out.
bradburngirls Posted November 8, 2005 Author Posted November 8, 2005 Thank-you for the great ideas and I live in Bremerton, Washington. I well go check out my target store tomorrow. Thank-you so much
best4less Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 You can also checkout this site and try to sign up. It is run by buyers and sellers on ebay. They are accepting requests for Christmas help right now: http://www.angelfire.com/pro/givingboardangels/GB_Request_Lists_Home.html Good luck!
best4less Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 Does and one know the shipping price of the big bratz doll? I was just wondering? THANK-YOUI believe the shipping if I wanted it shipped to me was $9 and some change. Here is the link: http://www.etoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/2280199/ctid/17/INstock/Y/D/ You can add it to your shopping cart, go through checkout, but before actually having to checkout or enter any credit card info, it will give you the total amount with tax and shipping.
best4less Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 I also wanted to tell you to check out these two threads I posted. You can earn free gift cards to Amazon (can be used at toysrus.com). I already got my gift cards from the insiderpages one, only took a few days as they send the gift card codes via email. I'm waiting for the gift cards from the weekly reader one as those ones I guess they send through the mail. The Weekly Reader one you have to have your kids take some surveys then redeem the points. The insiderpages you just have to write reviews to earn the cards. Takes a little work for both but hey, its free shopping money! Insiderpages:http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=17307 Weekly Reader: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=17479
snakeswiff Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 I ordered the big bratz too....here is the total : Grand Total: $29.33
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