The Bargainista Sale

(Note: This post is from March 10. I lost the card with all of my pictures of the sale and was dawdling hoping I'd find it. I've not yet but hopefully by posting this it will surely turn up. It's that how Murphy's Law works? Anyway I found stock photos for a few items but I know I can't remember them all. I was banking on the pictures to help me!)

My Ladies League has a large rummage sale every year. By large I mean in a 100,000 warehouse. That's large! I love working the event but I love shopping it even more! Oh the goodies I found!





New in package Stila Lipglosses $4. The were for sure brand new because Stila's are twist up and the product comes out the brush so it's visible when it's been used. So ahem!

Rachel Ray cookbook $2. I love RR cookbooks and I actually didn't have this one.

Philosophy Margarita 3 in 1 wash. I LOVE philosophy products. This was a full 20 oz. container and margarita scent is so refreshing. It clings to my hair pretty well. I can catch little sniffs of it all day.

White Pottery Barn Shelf $6. Only $6 can you believe that? So cute!

Banana Republic Sweater (Bargainista Teens is in brown but exact same style) $5.

Striped Polo (Ralph Lauren) shirts $3. BT got a few of these.

White hemstitch linen napkins $3 for set of six.

Two wrough iron nesting patio tables $10 for both. They match our patio furniture and are great side tables to set a beer or your s'mores goodies.

Two urn style vase planters $1 each.

Loads of Closet Maid shelves $12. We are giving BT a new organizing system in his closet and finding these was pure gold! We have far more than we need so now I'm plotting what other closets may needs a little more of something-something. But Shh...don't tell Mr. B.

Game Set in a cherry wood box $3. It includes two decks of cards, three types of dice, and poker chips. It looks SO elegant and classy. It will be great to set out at our next dinner party for a little game.

Balderdash (game) $1.

Wooden Letters $2 each. These are large custom painted letters. I got a few for the house and a few for gifts.

Clark's Wallaby Shoes for BT. Only $8. They were dirty on the bottom but otherwise no signs of use.

BT also got a few random t-shirts he thougth were "cool" for about $1 each.

I know there were more items but they're currently lost on me. Surely the memory card will turn up now that I've posted. I certainly hope so because I had several other pictures on there I needed as well.

Deals from the Outlet

I hit a couple of great oulets last week. It was none other than my own personal Mecca(s) of The Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma!


In addtion to everything being outlet priced it was all on sale for an additional discount (30-75%) and I had a 40% off total order coupon.


SCORE!


First Up: Williams Sonoma


Fresh springy pink and green towels


Towels: $8 for four pack


Washclothes: $6 for four pack








Potholders: $4






Oven Mitts (it actually matches potholder above): $4





Apron: $12 (can't wait to monogram this!)










Cuisineart Rice Cooker: $22











Mini muffin pan: $8






In addtion to the above I also got:




Over the sink mesh collander with cutting board side: $9




(It's the neatest thing! It spreads out to stablize over the sink, a cutting board is clipped on half so I can cut and chop, then slide and rinse. HOW did I live without this?)




Lemon Meyer room spray: $2




Lemon Meyer dish detergent: $2/box (4 boxes!)




Hamburger Seasoning: $3




Magic Dust Meat Seasoning $4




Natural PB: $2/jar (4 jars!)




Assortment of wisks and silicone spatulas: $2-$5 (I bought a handful of these)









I THINK that was it.









Next: Pottery Barn

Remember my dishes? I purchased two complete sets and an extra bowl and mug for around $13. They were a super deal! They are clearancing out the selection so I had to strike while I could!

Colby Watchbox and Charging Station: $13 and $18 respectively. These are for Mr. Bargainista. He has the monogrammed colby valet already and these look nice on the dresser. He loves leather.










Toile Panels: $18/ea (2 of these in lavender)

Lavendar polka dot reversible duvet: $22 (twin sized)

Lavender ric rac pillow cases: $8

Matine Toile Bedskirt and Shams: $24 and $25/set of two. Both in Ink Blue.

Varsity backpack in orange: $8

Fairfax lunchbox in pink: $5

And this is the kicker!

Architect sconce wall lamp. Original price: $179. After all of the mark downs I paid (drum roll please......) $9. Nine dollars!

I also helped my friend Reese score a great 9x12 area rug for a bargain. The original price was $1200. She paid only $278! We finangled it into her little sports car and set it all up to see if her husband noticed when he got home.

Safe to say he did! :)

Basketball Goal

Bargainista Teen needed a basketball goal. We have to have the portable type here because of the way our driveway is made. The normal price is around $300. Mr. Bargainista got to work on craigslist and we brought this home for only $40!

Amazon Gift Card with Magazine Subscription

Get a $5 or $10 gift certificate to amazon.com for an eligible magazine purchase. Go here to choose your magazine. They have great prices in addtion to the gift certificate. I'm getting Self for me, Smart Money for Mr. Bargainista, and Sports Illustrated for Bargainista Teen.

Ipod Accessories

I've found great deals the past few months on ipod accessories.

First, silicone cases. I've found two sets of three for only $3. You can often find such goodies at TJ Maxx and Ross.


I found leather ipod cases at Circuit City while it was going out of business. Regular price $15, our price was $2.70. I got a pink for me, black for Mr. Bargainista, and a silver for Bargainista Teen.


Everyone with an ipod needs an FM transmitter converter, that is if you don't have an axillary jack in your car. This was only $7.99 at Rugged Wearhouse. We have one for both cars and will have to get one for Bargainista Teens truck when he starts driving this summer. On second thought....maybe we should keep him with fewer distractions!

The downside of these is you may have to change stations to find a blank frequency on road trips. However it's worth the small hassle to have your ipod tunes. It will be imperative that my next car have an axillary jack. I simply can't have a car without a sunroof and now I've decided I must have an axillary jack too!



I've saved the best for last! I'd been wanting an under cabinet ihome for the kitchen. I dreamt of all the footloose style dancing I could do while baking brownies. It really is the little things in life you know!

Knowing how expensive they are ($150-$200) I didn't bother looking and thought it could be a birthday present eventually (which is um, November). I was aimlessly shopping with a friend for organizations items and inspiration for HER new bathroom. We were checking out the clearance tables and THERE. IT. WAS!

An under cabinet iHome! I didn't get my hopes up for fear that the price would STILL be out of my range.

But oh no my friends.

It was marked down to $50. Fifty dollars!

Oh wait bargainistas....it gets better.

I had a coupon (of course!) for an extra 20% off.

My total was $37.50 plus tax.

WHAT A DEAL! I was so excited. My husband knew how excited I was and immediately installed this fancy pants little item.

I'm not sure why it was marked down but it was brand new in the box with the styrofoam still all taped up. It can fit any size ipod and even has a little connector on the bottom for shuffles. You can connect your ipod then put the little hang down thingy back inside. Isn't that neat? OH OH OH...and it came with a remote--a magnetic remote control so it sticks on the side of my fridge.

Nifty I tell ya!

Dresses

I found a great sale on dresses at New York and Co.

Regular price was $55. I paid only $10. TEN DOLLARS! I bought a black one and a chocolate brown with a blue and white print on it. They are fantastic with boots, tights, and cardigan in cold weather and peep toed pumps in warm weather.

Ipods

Go! Go now!

The above link is for the Apple Store for REFURBED ipods! (You can get refurbed Macs too) Refurbed apples come with a full one year warranty, new earbuds, and a new battery. ALL for a great price. Our family is completely nano-ed out.

I have the last generation (third?) and I have for a while (the pretty green one). I do love my ipod. It's much more seemless than an MP3 player....or so I think. Probably because everyone else in my house is all ipod-ed out so it's much easier on me and our itunes library.

The only downfall is they can't be engraved.....if that's what you want. You can take it to be engraved on your own though.

You can get shuffles for only $39. (I think I might need one to clip on my for when I run...you think?).

The latest generation 8G nano for only $129 and the 16G for only $169.

First generation itouch for $159 and second for $199.

Classics for only $209. This surely tempts me! I have an 8G and I've not filled it yet....but when I do I think a classic may be in order. I'd like a 160G. A bit over the top I know but I'd love to have ALL my music on that little device and to be able to keep adding.

Oh apple how I love thee!

The TJ Maxx rack up

There is NOTHING like hitting the mother load for a teenagers clothes. We found a few GREAT deals at TJ Maxx.

AE Jeans $15.99

AE Polo $9.99

AE Long Sleeved Shirt $6.99

Where have YOU been?

Well hello there! Where have you been? Oh me? Where have I been? Oh you know, around....

I have an excuse for my absence, not a good excuse, but an excuse none the less.

You see I no longer have an office job. I haven't for some time now, but apparently my best blogging time was on the company and when I'm at home I make a lot less time for the computer. In addition I stay plenty busy running my family as well as my small business. Since I no longer have a corporate salary, shopping has been cut back considerably. Although I find fabulous deals, The Bargainstas are cash shoppers and smart shoppers.

But don't worry you little bargain hunters. I still shop! And I've kept a list of all the good things I've bought and I'll tell you all about them.

Just you wait!

Clinique Bonus Time at Belk

You know I'm a Clinique girl! I'm thinking I may need to go get me some perfume for this fab giveaway! I'm also a Mary Kay girl and have one of the large compact pro's full! I think it might actually fit in this case and would perfect for quick and easy travelling. Hurry! This offer is good though February 22.

For a purchase of $21.50 you get everything shown here.