Fun, Frugal, Finds: After Holiday Bargains and Deals

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!

I hit some of the retail stores in January looking for some of those after the Christmas holiday deals. I hit one store and found Holiday Gift Bags on clearance for .40 cents each. These are medium-sized gift bags with cute designs. I picked up a total of 10 for the upcoming Christmas season. I also snagged 2 packs of 100 to & from gift tags for .40 cents a pack and 4 rolls of tape for $1.00. I found a pack of 6 empty shirt boxes for .50 cents and grabbed those too. I packed them away in my Christmas gift wrapping tote for later this year.

One of my favorite craft supply stores is going out of business. Boo-hoo! Sigh. Anyway, I went into their store and found these adorable kid’s Halloween craft kits marked down to .20 cents each. Yes, craft kits that include almost to everything a child needs to complete the project for .20 cents each. I picked up 8 of them and tucked them away for the fall season. I think my grandchildren will enjoy making those fun projects.

While I was in there I picked up 20 bottles of acrylic craft paint (variety of different colors) for .20 cents a bottle, a pack of new paint brushes $1.00, 2 picture frames on clearance for $3.00 each, 2 bottles of kid’s craft glue .25 cents a bottle, a wreath door hanger for .50 cents and a few other things. Everything in the store is currently 30% to 80% off. I hope I can stop in again before they totally shut their doors.

So…what kind of bargains and deals did you find after the holiday season? Grab any good deals last month? Tell us about them in our blog’s comment form below.