Comments on: Weekend Roundup – Back to School Shopping Edition http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/20/weekend-roundup-back-to-school-shopping-edition/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: pam munro http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/20/weekend-roundup-back-to-school-shopping-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-118942 pam munro Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:09:20 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/20/weekend-roundup-back-to-school-shopping-edition/#comment-118942 P.S. Reporter Leslie Earnest (who interviewed me a couple of months ago) wrote a nice article on frugal back-to-school shopping for the L.A. Times (Sun. Business section) - Should be at latime.com online - P.S. Reporter Leslie Earnest (who interviewed me a couple of months ago) wrote a nice article on frugal back-to-school shopping for the L.A. Times (Sun. Business section) – Should be at latime.com online -

]]> By: pam munro http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/20/weekend-roundup-back-to-school-shopping-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-118941 pam munro Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:07:51 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/20/weekend-roundup-back-to-school-shopping-edition/#comment-118941 My husband loves the men's clothes at Kohl's - so I gave him a $25 gift card for Kohl's for his birthday - which I had earned by my participation in the bzz agent campaigns and some other mypoints activity. He went for the 80% off rack and got 2 pairs of nice slacks and a fancy nautical polo shirt. It would have all cost $100 at reg. prices - but he did pay $5 for tax and such. Somehow the Simi Va. Kohl's isn't crowded when we visit. And I went next door to Michaels for knitting needles and snagged some free patterns and some jewelry pendants on sale. My husband loves the men’s clothes at Kohl’s – so I gave him a $25 gift card for Kohl’s for his birthday – which I had earned by my participation in the bzz agent campaigns and some other mypoints activity.

He went for the 80% off rack and got 2 pairs of nice slacks and a fancy nautical polo shirt. It would have all cost $100 at reg. prices – but he did pay $5 for tax and such. Somehow the Simi Va. Kohl’s isn’t crowded when we visit. And I went next door to Michaels for knitting needles and snagged some free patterns and some jewelry pendants on sale.

]]> By: KC http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/20/weekend-roundup-back-to-school-shopping-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-118936 KC Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:44:45 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/20/weekend-roundup-back-to-school-shopping-edition/#comment-118936 I usually don't hit sells for just that reason - too many people. I don't buy that much anyway so full price isn't going to kill me. But the last few months I've noticed far fewer shoppers in the malls. I've had to make a record 2 trips to the mall this summer (I try to make 0 trips each summer), but both times I've been amazed at how fewer people are out shopping on the weekends. Of course that means a lot fewer people on the roads, too. It's nice. So maybe back-to-school shopping won't be so painful this year. I usually don’t hit sells for just that reason – too many people. I don’t buy that much anyway so full price isn’t going to kill me. But the last few months I’ve noticed far fewer shoppers in the malls. I’ve had to make a record 2 trips to the mall this summer (I try to make 0 trips each summer), but both times I’ve been amazed at how fewer people are out shopping on the weekends. Of course that means a lot fewer people on the roads, too. It’s nice. So maybe back-to-school shopping won’t be so painful this year.

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