Christmas Shoeboxes - Meijers

Today I was at a Meijer's searching for the 3-packs of Ivory soap when I ran across these plastic boxes from Christmas.  They were marked down to $1.74 which is still a little pricey but I grabbed what they had.

Great Finds at JCPenney

Underwear can be expensive to find but today these were on clearance for just $ 1.00 each in the girl's section.

Also at JCPenney's today were these clearance washcloths that were 8 for $4.00.  I think 50 cents for a nice washcloth is GREAT :)

In addition to the clearance price I also had a 15% discount made available to me for completing a survey online after my last purchase there.  It's only good for one day of your choosing and you can only do one a month but I made good use of it today!

Hair Items - Walgreens

Here are a few hair accessories I purchased today for $1.09 each at Walgreens.

 My favorite way to send hair accessories is to separate them into color coordinated small bags containing several different types.  These small bags are from Hobby Lobby found in the jewelry making section.

 

Soap, Blocks & More Trucks

So at Meijers I was able to get some Ivory soap for about .70 per three-pack using a .35 coupon that was doubled.  I was happy with that :)

These gorgeous blocks were in Target's toy clearance section today.  They were $ 4.48 each.  I think they are wood.  I will probably split them up between four boxes.  While I was there I was thrilled to find the little vehicles I mentioned in my last post which had been         $ 7.98 now marked down further to $2.98!  I was able to get 4 boxes.  Ok, I'm not used to Target not having the same prices on items at differing stores.  Today, however, this larger version of the vehicle was $ 1.38  on clearance at one store but regular price of over five at another.  Was happy to get the clearance ones though.  The little taxi was like $ 1.18 in the same section. 

I was also lucky enough to purchase cherry flavored and Jolly Rancher candy canes at a Walgreens today and super great Christmas clearance.  Sometimes Walgreens is just my favorite place to look for deals!

Bears For Huggin & Trucks For Play

Today at Goodwill I found these great bears for the boxes - Two are actually brand new with tags and three of them are like new.  Just need to find a bow for the little white bear.  Got all five for about $2.00!  The big brand new GUND was 64 cents!  The other bears were each 30 cents.  Gotta love 40% off days at Goodwill!

These trucks on the other hand were $5.00 at Biglots for the three.  Not as great a price as the stuffed animals but the best I have seen for these.  I LOVE them for the boys ages 2-4 category because they are safe for 12 months and older and very sturdy.  Target also had these on clearance a few days ago but they were $8.00 for 4.  I think the normal price I was finding them for at Walmart before Christmas was 5 in a package for $10.00 so I will check back at Target to see if they go down further in price.

Target Candy Canes

I think McKenna and I went out Friday evening and found Target's Christmas clearance at 90% off.  That made candy canes about a penny a piece.  We got more than we will need just in case there were broken ones or nibblers (McKenna for one).  I have never included candy canes before because of their shape because I tend to stuff the bags of candy in small spaces in boxes after everything else is packed but this year I plan on using those half size pencil boxes for hygiene items (not the soap) so I think these along with some smarties or lolly pops will fit in nicely.

75% Off Walmart Clearance

I was so happy to find these cups today at Walmart.  Most of the cups ended up being about .10 each except for the Snoopy ones which were about .25 each but I can never resist that cute little beagle!  I think I found about 440 traveling to 3 different stores.