I LOVE saving money, especially when I get to spend it too ;)
SO the kids really didn't need much for school this year, and seeing that the trend is we buy all these school clothes and then come Dec/Jan they have a growth spurt - it can get a wee bit frustrating...
What we did was get them each a three outfits - three pairs of jeans and three shirts (The littlest only got two she didn't need much more). Now with three kids YIKES this all can add up...BUT if you shop well then you can walk away with everything needed, picky kids happy, and even better not much out of pocket!!!!
I have perfected the art of bargain shopping, at least I think I have ;) I geared up keeping an eye out on the typical stores - Old Navy, Children's Place, Gap, Etc... I knew the price for what jeans and Ts are going for and those were the prices to beat.
We started at TJ Maxx, they had NOTHING I mean NOTHING for the eldest. Yeah jeans but they were 13 to 18 dollars each and I knew we could get them for 10 to 12 - so nope...then they had Ts but they were all 10 or better and our target price was under 10....
The middle one however, we did quite well...We found a pair of Gap Jeans for $8, and they fit perfectly and meet her very strict requirements of being skinny jeans that she likes...Then we found a really cute Justice T shirt for $5 and two more Ts for $6 each...we walked out for under $25 YAY!!!!
Then on to the Gap, we found the opposite here, great deals (after lots of digging) for number 1, but not for number 2! We walked away with a pair of jeans and three nice shirts for under $28! YAY AGAIN!!! We were done for the day (The hubby was spent, but content with what was spent!)
SO I get an email from Children's Place Yesterday....Free Shipping no minimum order and an additional 20% off... I missed the 25% boat...Darn. BUT I scored 5 more pairs of jeans (1 for the guy and 2 each for the girls) and two T's for number 3 - for less than $48 SHIPPED!!! WooooHoooo that along with the jeans I scored for 50 cents (brand new with tags) at a flea market for #1!!!!!
Leaves me with 8 pairs of jeans and 8 Ts for about $101 TOTAL - Retail Value over $242
...I am happy, the kids are happy, and so is the, wallet carrying, hubby TRIPLE win!!!!
Pictures to follow, as their first day is Thursday!
PS. They each have a LL Bean Backpack, lifetime warranty, so we only pay when we need to upgrade size wise, and that's just the difference in price from their existing backpack! BEST $25 (per back pack) we EVER spent!!! School supplies are provided at school, and what isn't I have an abundance left from last years home school venture ;) #1 did request mechanical pencils - so that was a whopping 50 cents for 10 ;) Yes, another SUPER BARGAIN find!!!!
