Fun Frugal Finds: Getting a Jump on Christmas Shopping

Okay I admit, I started my Christmas and holiday shopping in late June of this year! It seems like our family is getting bigger & bigger and I need to start earlier & earlier every year. On top of that, I’ve really gotten into shopping for bargains & deals…so when I see the perfect birthday, holiday or Christmas gift (on sale) I’ll pick it up.

I was at one of my favorite stores for finding bargains & deals, aka. Big Lots and picked up several things. Today, I’m just going to show two of them to you. What’s really cool is that BOTH of these items were marked down on clearance and then I got an additional 20% OFF of that clearance price!

First up…a set of microfiber bed sheets in a twin size for my granddaughter’s bed. They come with a flat sheet, a fitted sheet and a pillowcase. I thought they would be rough & cheap sheets, but let me tell you…these microfiber sheets are super soft! They were regularly $18 for the set (Big Lots price) and they had them on clearance for $10.00. I then got 20% OFF of that price making them $8.00 for the entire set! They are adorable with that owl print!

For my little grandson, I picked up a 6-pack of FILA brand socks for him. I bought them a little bit bigger than what he’s currently wearing right now, since I’m putting the socks back for Christmas. They were marked down to $5.00 for the 6 pairs and I got 20% OFF of that. So, I ended up paying $4.00 for 6 pairs of brand new, name brand socks!  What a deal!

Finally (forgot to take a photo), they had pork hot dogs that were normally priced at $1.50 a pack (for eight hot dogs) that were ON SALE for the weekend for .97 cents per package, limit of 4 packs. On top of that, you got 20% off, so I ended up paying .84 cents per package of hot dogs! Yippeee! My grandchildren love eating grilled hot dogs when they’re visiting.

So, what kind of bargains & deals have you snagged lately? Tell me all about them!