The best post-holiday deals found so far
Retail Dynamo Writer Andrea Walker was out amongst the masses today for a story appearing in tomorrow's paper about post-holiday shopping. She tells me that there were "lots of teenagers with cash and gift cards burning holes in their pockets."
Andrea said the malls were "busy but not anxiety-ridden. People seemed to be enjoying this shopping." See? What did I tell you? Pre-holiday shopping is all about anxiety. Finding the perfect gifts for others. You've got a limited amount of time to shop. You're trying to find nice things and stay within a budget. It's crazy. Post-holiday shopping, though, is all about you finding deals with Christmas money, gift cards you may have received or just your own money set aside to gift yourself. Now, that's my idea of a happy holiday.
Anyhow, for those planning on shopping this week for great deals, Andrea said she saw "lots of Macy's bags, more people spending than returning and exchanging, and just about every store had some kind of sale."
Here's the list of sales Andrea shared with me:
Aldo - up to 70 percent off original price
Express - Clear the Rack 50 percent off, 30 percent off clearance
Ann Taylor Loft -- Additional 30 percent off clearance
Hickory Farms, 40 percent off
Papyrus - 50 percent off Christmas cards
H&M- up to 70 percent off
Banana Republic 40 percent off
Victoria's Secret -- semi-annual sale
Nordstrom -- semi-annual sale
J.Crew -- 20 percent off final sale
bebe -- up to 50 percent off 2007 sale
Godiva Chocolatier -- up to 50 percent off select items
ArdenB -- up to 75 percent off
Anyone else find some really good post-holiday sales out there? If I happen to find an excuse to do some, uh... retail shopping reporting this week, where might I find myself discovering some really hot sales?! Point the way, dear readers! Remember? I went a tad over budget on my Christmas shopping so I'm looking for really, really good sales that won't break the bank... my bank, that is.
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