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Big Retailers That Offer Big Sales for Families

JeanneSager — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:01:00 GMT

We're continuing our good economic news for families (think of that) today with a look at places families can save a buck . . . or fifty.

Children's clothing and accessories are must-haves, even when we're still wearing the pilled sweater from our high school days. So where can you go for deals on name brands that stand up to everything your kids will put them through, plus the washing machine? We've got the answers:

Barney's Kids: Don't believe us? Their sales rack will suprise. Like the little Democrat outfit up right now that will cost you $11, reduced from $45. Now that's change we can believe in. What to Know: Like most clearance racks, it's hit and miss, but ground shipping within the U.S. is cheap ($5 if you're spending under $50, keeping that Little Democrat outfit under $20) and returns are always accepted with a pre-paid shipping label.

Old Navy: The prices are already vastly lower than their major competitors (including parent company The Gap), but it's the Old Navy sales rack that's worth a real look. Think tank tops for $0.97 and jeans for under $10. What to Know: You can now combine shipping with orders from The Gap, PiperLime and Banana Republic to save money, and the Old Navy Weekly offers online coupons for in-store deals.

Children's Wear Outlet: Although its big focus is school uniforms, the outlet is home to some great prices. A B.T. Kids set of jeans, tee and sunglasses for a little girl is $12; a newborn boy's set of overalls, tee and three toys is $8. What to Know: The prices are already cut rate, but a sales section of the site reduces things even more. Returns are permitted within thirty days.

Target: More of an in-store savings site than online, the discount store has a seventy-five percent off rack every day that knocks kids clothes down to almost nothing. Stock up on the sizes your kids have yet to grow into, because a lot of seasonal ware covers these shelves. What to Know: The site often offers free shipping deals that extends to its clearance section, and returns can be made at any Target store.

Pottery Barn Kids: Another surprise for some who give the place a wide berth, PBKids has a sale section that's worth looking into for the whole family. Think sailcloth curtains in basic blue that could work just as well in a living room as the nursery. Like Barney's, the clothing is still hit and miss, but look carefully, there are finds to be found. What to Know: Click on sale, but also check out the additional seventy-five percent off section for additional savings.Final sale items (anything ending in $0.99) cannot be returned.

A big thanks to my colleague Sunny Chanel for some of these tips - check out her great shopping finds over at Droolicious!

Image: AllShadow

KB Toys Going Out of Business

SunnyChanel — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:30:00 GMT

I have some good news and some bad news. First the bad news. Toy superstore KB Toys has filed for bankruptcy today and will be laying off all their 4,400 full-time workers and more than 6,500 seasonal workers. What could possibly be the good news in that? Well they’re having a going out of business sale! Yes, I am making light of the sad news of the lay offs, but when you have a big bag of lemons, might as well make some tasty discounted lemonade.

KB toys will be closing 277 of the mall stores, 40 of their Toy Works stores and 114 outlet stores and it will also be selling it’s wholesale business that provides toys and games to retailers like CVS Pharmacy and QVC.

Their going-out of business sales will begin immediately.

Via: Perez Hilton via Playthings.com

Baby Penis Album only five bucks

Brett Singer — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Thanks to Mike's brilliant post linking to the NPR interview with the kid who is nekkid on the cover of Nirvana's breakthrough CD, I will forever think of 'Nevermind' as The Baby Penis Album. (Kids, "albums" were these shiny black things with a hole in the middle… oh well, whatever, never mind.)

If Mike's post made you nostalgic for the nineties (that was a really tough sentence to write), you can do it fairly cheaply: Amazon has the MP3 version of Nevermind on sale for only five dollars. (I'd say something about Amazon being the man who sold the world, but that's a different album.)

I myself did not smell the teen spirit when Kurt Cobain's magnum opus took the world by storm in 1991, but at these prices, maybe I'll check it out. Who says I'm not hip?

image: Amazon.com

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Sale alert: NettoCollection Spring Sample Sale

Brett Singer — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:00 GMT

I have about as much fashion sense as a piece of lint with a perm (there's an image for you) and this extends to furniture. But even I can tell that the child furniture from NettoCollection, such as this super-stylish crib, is way cool.

If you want to upsize your baby's style quotient without breaking the bank, check out NettoCollection's annual sample sale. Baby furniture floor samples and accessories are 60% off (check the store for specifics, or click here for the official flier). The sale is going on today, May 2nd, from 11am - 4pm, May 3rd from 12pm - 4pm, and May 5th & 6th from 11am - 4pm. Go to the NettoCollection Showroom at 270 Lafayette Street (@ Prince St.) Suite 1204 New York, NY 10012 (click here for a map, which you shouldn't be embarrassed to use -- I've lived in New York all my life and I seem to get lost in Soho all the time.)

Here are two more images to whet your furniture appetite:

Also worth noting: CUB by NettoCollection is having a drawing for a free CUB Station in White. Visit cubkids.com, and click on "Spring Promotion" for details.

image: NettoCollection.com

Girl Scout Robbed, Gets Crime Victim Badge

Kelly Mills — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:39:00 GMT

I love those stories about heists and capers gone wrong because the thief tried to rob the 7-11 where everyone knew him or attempted to deposit a check with his home address while pointing a gun at the bank teller and demanding the contents of the safe. And this story--of a Girl Scout getting robbed--has elements of that. Now, who would rob a girl scout and take her cookie money? Isn't that right up there with punching a nun or something?

I'll tell you who: a twelve-year-old kid. Nicole Grant, a ten-year-old Girl Scout, took an order from a kid on a bike, who then swiped the ziplock bag containing all $28 of Nicole's cookie cash stash and made her escape on a bike. Police tracked the suspect to her home, because she had put her address on the cookie order form. Um, duh. Now, Girl Scouts are supposed to be accompanied by adults at all times during the cookie sales, but I guess Nicole went solo entrepreneur without the knowledge of her parents. Her dad said, "But you learn from your mistakes, and she understands that now." I bet. She holds the distinction of being the first GS robbed in Savannah, the founding place of the Girl Scouts. Maybe she'll get a badge for that.