Full price - $38.00
Sales price - $14.39
Discount of 62%
This store had little over half a circular rack full of snow pants. They also had winter coats on sale. We decided to buy size 5 pants, which look huge, so that they can wear them not only next year but the year after that.
Rich found bins of winter hats while I was checking out.
Full price - $16.00
Sales price - $2.49
Discount of 84%
I decided to not buy anything else even though I saw other sale items that could have been purchased for next year. I still have mixed feelings on the whole buying ahead thing. It worked well when the girls were babies and growing so fast. But now, pick up an a skirt in size 4 and compare it to a size 5 - there's not much difference. They've been able to wear most items for two years.
Okay, so I was a bit irked with OshKosh and their couponing. I had one of those "15% off your ENTIRE purchase" coupons. Of course, the fine print excludes this and that and this and that. Whatever. I handed it over and asked if I could use it. "No, sorry. It excludes clearance items."
The rack with the snow pants on it had a "take an additional 20% off the lowest price" sign but it didn't say "clearance." The receipt shows that 20% off as "clearance." I can't stand when stores do this. Make. It. Clear. Clearly that 15% off wasn't on my ENTIRE purchase.
4 comments:
Glad to hear you say that your girls have gotten a couple of years' wear out of some things as they've gotten older. That only makes sense to me. I've been buying tops, in particular, so they're a little big, hoping our girls can get two years out of them.
Man, I wish we had outlets nearby! We got M&L size 5 snowpants for this year- the 4t was too short, but the 5 is HUGE. Sigh. They don't even have adjustable straps. Cruddy Wal-Mart snowpants!
I bought a pair of snow bibs and a jacket regularly $80 for $20 through Osh Kosh's website.. and my baby isn't due to May! Couldn't pass it up!
We had the same issue at Carter's yesterday with a coupon and clearance. Of course the sign didn't say clearance and the woman working there kept pushing us to $40 so we could use our coupon. Apparently all but 2 items were "clearance" so we only saved $2. If I didn't really like the stuff we were buying, I would have put it back..for principal.
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