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.

Clinique Bonus Time at Belk

For a purchase of 21.50 this little goody bag can be yours! Gift includes:
Lipstick,
Duo Eyeshadow
Face Wash
Moisturizer
Compact
Mascara

(Believe it or not Bargainistas.....I'm actually passing on this one.)

Brownies

Brownies were ten for $10 at my Kroger this week. Woohoo! I bought six of them and am wondering why I didn't just go for the ten. Brownies in this house are a staple much like milk and bread.

So where do I keep all these extras since I have no real pantry and my cabinets have to double as that?

In here:

Remember these?

7 Dresses

I'm leaving for the seaside next month and have been craving a new dress. I checked out Target, TJ Maxx, and Ross. I hit the motherload at Ross with three dresses and thus decided to check out another Ross in town where I found four more dresses. I just grabbed them all and brought them home to try on and contemplate. I loathe trying on dresses at stores and like to see them at home with my shoes and accessories.

Mark this down as a day in history because never, everevereverever, has everything I've just picked up actually fit me. However each of these dresses fit me fabulously. The grand total for all of the dresses was only $75 (for seven dresses!!) so for that price I should keep them all. I mostly only wear dresses in warm weather anyway because they're just so pretty and feminine. Of course that's just not practical or feasible as summer is nearly over and some are only fun dresses and cannot be worn for church or work thus making it less appealing. So I'm going to narrow down the selection to just three, um, or maybe four.

I realize these are crappy pictures taken quickly with my phone but you can kinda see them since I got a shot from both angles. I'll be sure to post the ones I decide on in better pictures. Currently I'm thinking the white with purple flowers, the brown with teal and purple, and the turquoise on the end for sure. But the solid white and bright blue and yellow are big contenders as well. The turquoise in the middle and the bright flowered ones are my least faves.

Cute little bin

I got this cute little bin at a garage sale last weekend for a mere fifty cents. Can you believe it? Isn't it darling?

I had several ideas for this little container: it would work in two of the three bathrooms with extra toiletires, toilet paper, wash clothes, etc; it would work in the living area of the great room with cute decorative rattan balls or pinecones, perhaps even a candle; it would work in my sewing room to keep incidentals looking tidy; and it could even work in an offiice space for envelopes and such a few small jars inside for pencils, etc.

However after all that thought I eneded up putting it in the kitchen. Seems te kitchen table is a dumping ground. Mail, school papers, correspondence, camera, receipts, tape from packing an item, etc. Now it can all go in this little bin to keep the "pile" small and manageable.

I've warned my boys that when it gets too full I'll start tossing so they'd better not leave anything "important" in there for too long.

Deals at Target

The cereal gods were smiling on me as I made a quick run to the pharmacy at my local Target. Check this out:

The preschooler in my loves (loves!) Cinnamon Toast Crunch and my boys (and maybe me a little bit) love Lucky Charms. We often by Kroger varieties of these cereals but this is the real mccoy and in a huge double box.

The price?

It's not super clear but that says $2.48. I GOT TWO HUGE BOXES OF TWO BRAND NAME CEREALS FOR ONLY TWO DOLLARS AND FORTY EIGHT CENTS! There were only five left and I bought two of them. I could kick myself for not getting them all, but I suppose I should let this little deal make the day of someone else as it did me.

Then there was this little ditty on an end cap near the pharmacy:

This package includes three venus razors and a small shaving cream. The price?

Four dollars and fifty four cents. Pretty good considering a four pack of the razor cartridges is $9.00. I bought two of these and am currently pondering going to pick up a few more.