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The DO’s and DON’Ts of Clearance Shopping

If you are like us, you frequently walk into a Walmart or Target and head straight for the clearance aisle. It can be such a tempting place- so many yellow stickers! So many great deals! But it is all too easy to buy just for the sake of a good deal. We’ve learned a lot over the past couple of years and are going to share some of that knowledge with you all. So let’s dive in! DO use the clearance aisle and sale prices to stock up on things you would regularly be purchasing anyway! We’ve scored suntan lotion, makeup products & many other things we would be buying even if they were regular price by checking the clearance aisles. DON’T buy something just because it is cheap if you have no use or purpose in mind for it. We always try to keep in mind what we would […]

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 Wait, You Got That at Walmart?

I was at a birthday party for one of my son’s friends (picture the typical bounce house party location we all frequent on the bday party circuit) and we were talking about how adorable one of the little girls looked in her outfit. One of the women asked where she got it and the mom sheepishly answered ‘Well, you won’t believe this but I actually found it at Walmart’. Tell me you have not found yourself in this situation at some point. This happens ALL.THE.TIME. where it is uncovered that some complimented item is discovered to have been purchased from Walmart. But why? Why are we so surprised that something cute came from there? And why are so many people somewhat embarrassed to admit that they shop there? I get that Target has become the ‘it’ place to shop. I mean many locations have a Starbucks inside and their stores […]

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