The somewhat newly minted husband and I hit the post Christmas sales on December 26th. We were both in need of some winter clothing. I was not even close to prepared for winter living on the east coast, lucky for me the weather has been very mild so I've been able to keep warm.
On to the shopping trips...
We started at Kohl's and their 'door buster' sale, you simply had to be there before 1:00pm and you received an extra 10% off many of the items in the store. Then if you brought in the circular and spent more than $100 you got an extra 20% off. Here is the breakdown...
Mens Sweater ... Originally $65.00, on sale for $19.50, an extra 10% off of that = $17.55
Mens Fleece ... Originally $50.00, on sale for $24.99, an extra 10% off of that = $22.49 (x 2)
Mens Knit Hat ... Originally $12.00, on sale for $4.80 = $4.80
Mens Peacoat ... Originally $225.00, on sale for $90.00 = $90.00
Total = $157.33
20% Discount = $31.47
GRAND TOTAL = $125.86
Total Savings = $276.14
Next was JCPenney, again I walked away with nothing, but my other half did quite well.
Mens Cords ... Originally $50.00, on clearance for $14.99 (x2)
Total = $29.98
$10 off a purchase of $25 or more
GRAND TOTAL = $19.98
Total Savings = $80.02
I hit up New York & Company and their doorbuster event that gave you an extra 20% off everything in the store. I also had a return so it made the money out of my pocket even less!!
Belt ... Originally $22.95, on sale for $6.88 (x2)
Belt ... Originally $19.95, on sale for $5.98
Cardigan ... Originally $49.95, on sale for $19.98 (x2)
Total = $59.70
20% Discount = $47.76
Return amount = ($23.47)
GRAND TOTAL = $24.29
Total Savings = $117.99
Our last stop was Old Navy and we made out with some fantastic deals!!
Mens Three Pack of Socks ... Originally $10.00, 75% off = $2.50
Mens Fleece Sweat Pants ... Originally $24.94, 75% off = $6.23 (x3)
Womens Hooded pull over ... Originally $22.94, 40% off = $13.76 (x2)
Womens Jeans ... Originally $29.50, on sale = $15.00
Mens Vest ... Originally $49.94, 75% off = $12.48
Womens Pleated Top ... Original price unknown, on clearance = $5.99 (x2)
Womens Faux Fur Lined Jacket ... Originally $39.94, 75% off = $9.98
Total = $98.15
Groupon Savings (did two transactions to get max savings!) = ($40.00)
GRAND TOTAL = $58.15 (actually, it's $78.15 since we spent $20 on the groupons to get the $40 off)
Total Savings = approx. $195.00
Total Money Spent = $248.28 (most of which was paid with gift cards and Christmas money!)
Total Money Saved = $669.15
My new favorite thing about New Jersey, NO SALES TAX ON CLOTHING!! Shut the front door! It's toally crazy to me, but it's the truth. Also, since we live in an 'urban' area our tax is a low 3.5% on most items.
I was able to find a few more good deals online. The job that I had in Oklahoma didn't have much of a dress code...okay there wasn't a dress code and I regularly wore yoga pants. So, one of my battles since moving has been to find clothes to wear to work. I'm slowly building a decent closet with clothes that I can wear in different combinations. It's actually been kind of nice to wear decent clothes to work everyday!! I'm still looking for a few sweaters, layer tops, and ballet flats or other comfortable dress shoes.
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