Fun, Frugal, Finds: Haunted Halloween Gingerbread House Kits

How many of you enjoy going out after a holiday to look for bargains? I enjoy going bargain hunting but ONLY go during a weekday after a holiday has concluded. I stay away from the stores on weekends due to being over-crowded. Sure….things get picked through but I can still find some awesome deals!

Halloween fell on a Thursday this year so I headed out to two of my favorite stores on Friday November 1st to look for some deals.

Big Lots was my first stop and I found bargain deals on left-over Halloween candy. I picked up 6 bags of chocolate candy for 75% off. They rang up at .80 per bag! I found a “bat theme” hanging windchime that’s motion activated. When someone walks by the bats swing and make spooky noises. Regular price $19.99 Clearance price $1.96.

Rite Aid was my second stop where I found more clearance deals on Halloween candy and picked up 4 more bags at .99 cents per bag. I’ll be dropping off most of this candy to a local senior’s center down the street. I picked up two Halloween greeting cards (to send next year to my grandchildren) for 60% off, so each one came down to .75 cents. At the end of the one aisle I found these cute Haunted Halloween Gingerbread Houses Kits that were 80% off. I picked up two kits at $1.69 each. Even though Halloween is over we’re going to build them with the grandchildren this coming weekend. Should be fun!

What kind of bargains and deals have you found lately? A lot of times I will go out and hunt down bargains and then donate them to local Senior Centers, Homeless Shelters, Animal Rescue Groups, Veteran Centers, etc. depending on the items that I find. So, don’t forget about picking up a few things and donating them too!