Take advantage of after-Christmas sales, discounts and deals in stores and online
This year the day after Christmas in 2008 mirrors Black Friday in two ways:
a. Dec. 26 falls on a Friday
b. some stores are offering "doorbuster" specials.
JC Penney will open at 5:30 a.m., for example. Sign up for a JC Penney wake-up call, if you're that kind of shopper, and take advantage of more than 100 specials.
Walmart will be open at 6 a.m. and Target opens from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Mondawmin and Towson (call to confirm the hours of your closest Target location).
Crate and Barrel also sent out a circular advertising Dec. 26 sales, according to SlickDeals.
And just like Black Friday, online retailers are trying to clear out their warehouses, particularly seasonal merchandise. Check out ...
... I found these Macys.com coupon codes to save 15 percent off from Dec. 25 through Dec. 30. The same site had BestBuy.com coupon codes as well.
And Neiman Marcus, is already slashing holiday items by 50 percent online ... but I'm still not in the market for a knit penguin and chocolate, even at the closeout price of $70.
Tony360 recommended www.cybermondaydiscountcodes.com, a list of discounts for coupon codes. Just be sure to check the expiration dates for these deals --- some of them were intended for pre-Christmas sales.
Will these sales and discounts eclipse markdowns and closeouts? We'll have to wait and see. But with the economy putting a damper on what's usually the most wonderful time of the year for retailers, the sales are likely to be fabulous.
UPDATE: Don't see your favorite store listed? Try Googling the name of the store and "coupon" or "discount" to see if it can be located elsewhere --- and come back and share the tip here!
(photo: Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Categories: Budgeting, Consumer Web Site of the Week, Holiday shopping, Shopping
Comments
excellent post! As well as in store deals, I have a seen lots and lots of online offers that are the best of the season! do a search for online coupons and you can find lots of sites that are offereing deals and coupons! Happy Holidays!
Posted by: Adam | December 24, 2008 1:34 PM
I read a cool story in today's HULIQ about using Reizit.com to share cool product with each other. It's a nice concept. The idea is this, if you see a cool product being sold online with a great price, submit the link to www.REIZIT.COM it's FREE. Let other people benefit from your finding too.
Posted by: Bryan | December 25, 2008 8:23 PM