Frugal Finds – After Christmas Bargain Deals

I love going out after the holidays and looking for special deals. When I talk about special deals…I’m not talking about 10% or 20% off. Nope, when I go bargain shopping…I’m looking to save at least 50% off the normal retail price.

One of my favorite stores to hit after any holiday is Big Lot’s. I don’t find their food and beverage items to be a bargain because I can pick those things up at my grocery store (with a coupon or on sale) for cheaper or a discount grocery store like Aldi’s for much less. I avoid those items.

However, I love to check out their leftover Christmas home decor, small kitchen appliances, housewares and of course…their toys & games!

I had earned a coupon from Big Lots before the holidays to get $10.00 off any $50.00 or more purchase. I could use this coupon on clearance merchandise which sweetened the deal.

I headed to the store yesterday and I hit the mother load on girl’s craft kits. I’ve seen them in other stores for $19.99 each but Big Lot’s originally had them for $10.00. On top of that, they had marked down each of those craft kits to only $5.00 each!  All of the little girls in my family love arts & crafts (along with jewelry making) so I snagged up all 7 craft kits that they had left for $35.00. Wow…each one would of originally cost me $20.00 a piece and I got 7 of them for $35.00. They will make great Valentine’s Day, Birthday and Easter gifts during the first half of the year.

In addition to those bargains I picked up a plastic tarp for our riding lawn mower for $5.00, a 4-pack of DVD movies for $3.00, battery-operated holiday lights for $2.00, a pack of Huggies baby wipes for $2.00 and a pack of turquoise shiny metallic ribbon for .50 cents.  Not shown in the photo was a pack of turquoise Christmas tree ball ornaments for $2.50.

My total was $50.00 (everything on clearance) and I used my coupon and got another $10.00 off. My total was $40.00 plus tax! If I had paid full retail price for all of this stuff…it would of been over $150.00. Yay! I love bargain and deal shopping!

So, did you go out immediately after the Christmas holiday and snag up any bargains and deals? If so, what did you get?