CHEAPER THAN A RESALE SHOP!

Wow, I was out shopping this morning with my sister and we came across a great sales rack at JC Penney's at St. Clair Square.  They had $2.97 racks scattered throughout the women's clothing department.  We pilfered through the one in petites and each came up with a few scores.  I found 3 Liz Claiborne short sleeve tops in color ways that work well into fall.  Two of them will also look great going into winter with a brown or black sweater cardigan or jacket over them.  And the blue one will look great with a jean jacket this fall!  With these 80 degree fall days, short sleeve tops are all you need.  You can't pick up a second hand top at the Goodwill regular price for $2.97!  Take a look at my finds for yourself!

Buy, Buy!

Shop till you drop - tomorrow!  The Big 3 and Kohl's are all having fabulous sales tomorrow.  Dillard's is taking an additional 40% off the marked down price, the only way it gets better is when they do an additional 50% off, but that only happens once or twice a year.  You have to be a credit cardholder to get the additional discount tomorrow, for non credit cardholders the sale begins Thursday.  If you're a Penney's credit cardholder, you should have gotten a sale catalog in the mail this week with a surprise discount of 10, 20 or 30%.  I got a 30% discount in mine, so I'll be heading there too tomorrow.  Kohl's also has a similar discount offer to credit cardholders and I, again, received a 30% off discount there tomorrow through October 5th.  In addition you get $10 Kohl's cash for every $50 you spend.  While I don't have the details, I know Macy's is also having large sale tomorrow.  It's a great time to shop one last time the summer clearance and put your finds away till next spring and to shop the new fall looks and get them on a discount.  If I have any luck, I'll post my finds in the next couple days!  And if you don't have time to make it into the store in person, try shopping online.  The discounts are good on their websites as well as in person and some stores are also offering specials on shipping.  I know Kohl's is currently offering 99 cent shipping per item and Macy's offers free shipping on purchases that total $99 or more, otherwise, shipping still only costs a flat-fee $8 per order.  I don't know if I'm going to be able to sleep tonight, I'm going to have visions of bargains dancing in my head!  I'll be shopping in Fairview Heights tomorrow morning as soon as the stores open so look for me.  Where will you be shopping?  If you make it out and snag a great buy, remember to share with me here!

Dillard's 40% off Sale

Dillard's is taking an additional 40% off the marked down price today for Credit Cardholders.

ITS HOT AT COLDWATER CREEK

Wow! I ran in to a great sale at Coldwater Creek in Fairview Heights today! First off, they had reversible sweater/wraps/shawls for just $10.99 each. I bought two! One that reversed from black to gray and one that reversed from chocolate brown to tan. Then I got an awesome purple jacket/blazer with stand up collar and great black buttons for just $14.99. With those great buys I was able to splurge on a great long-sleeved paisley tee with sheer sleeves for $28.99. I got all four pieces for under $70, less than the regular price of one of them! SCORE!! They just had a LOT on sale already for this time in the season. This was FALL clothes girls, not summer clearance. Check it out if you get a chance, but hurry, sizes are limited but wide ranging from petites to plus sizes!

LIMITED TIME AT DILLARD'S

For a limited time only (I can't believe their ad in the B'ville News Democrat didn't specify) Dillard's is taking an additional 40% off the entire stock of permanently reduced merchandise in Ladies', Juniors', Men's, Children's, Accessories, Lingerie, Shoes and Home.  That's a GREAT Sale!

DETAILS ON PAINTED HORSE SALE

I told you yesterday about a sale at The Painted Horse in Freeburg (scroll down to find it or click on the title of the original article to find it).  Anyway, I've found out some more details on it.  The sale's hours are Thurs. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.  It's their Dog Days of Summer Sale, their biggest Sale of the Year!  Outside, on the parking lot, is their 8th Annual (Cash & Check Only) Huge Parking Lot Sale with items starting at 25 cents.  For more info call the store at 539-0146.

ULTA OPEN IN FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

The new Ulta Beauty store is now open in Fairview Heights, next to The Bed Bath & Beyond on Route 159.  Their grand opening sale is going on through Saturday, August 1st.  Their sales flyer, which has been in the Belleville News Democrat, has a coupon for $3.50 off a $10 or more purchase.  In make up they are carrying such brands as Cargo, Smashbox, Benefit, Lorac, Urban Decay, bareMinerals, L'Oreal, Cover Girl and Revlon.  You'll also find Ulta's own store brand.  In hair products they carry such brands as Graham Webb, bigsexyhair, Paul Mitchell, Catwalk, Joico, Nioxin, Redken and more.  You'll also find facial products, hair dryers, flat irons, curling irons, razors and more.  Salon services are also available.  Visit their website at www.ulta.com for all the details.  

SHOPPING IN WATERLOO

A Retirement Celebration Sale is currently going on through August 1^st at Back on the Rack in Waterloo.  Christine is retiring and thanking her customers with a 50% off sale.

A World of Difference, A Healthy Food Store, in Waterloo has new summer hours.  They are currently open Mondays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 9:00 to 6:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Take advantage of this great barbecuing weather and head to Schneider’s Quality Meats in Waterloo to pick up some of their award-winning Brats for the grill.  They make a large selection of specialty brats, the best brats you’ll ever eat!

Immanuel Lutheran Church is hosting a Rummage Sale this Saturday, August 1^st from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  All proceeds go to Immanuel’s School.  Currently, the school has openings in the 4 year-old preschool class for the 2009-2010 school year.  Immanuel also plans to begin a Christian kindergarten in the fall of 2010.  Please contact Immanuel’s church office at 939-6480 for more information about the Rummage Sale or the School.

SHOP THE SCHOLARSHOP!

I wrote last week about Sweet Charity and The Exchange having a parking lot sale last weekend.  A friend replied to me that she knew of another second hand shop that is also having an end of summer sale.  The Scholarshop has two St. Louis locations.  The location the location in Clayton across Clayton Road from the Galleria started a 50% off summer merchandise sale on Monday.  The Webster Groves location is starting a 75% off sale this Friday and some sort of "fill the shopping bag" sale next Monday.  They carry everything from clothing for the entire family to home decor and housewares.  Check it out and let me know how you make out!

BIG SALE THE PAINTED HORSE

OK, I haven't been there yet, but I've always heard good things and I'm hoping to check it out myself this weekend.  It's the Painted Horse in Freeburg, IL.  They are located at 810 South State Street in Freeburg and according to a friend they are having a huge SALE event this weekend.  The sale runs Thursday through Sunday and I believe they have extended hours during this event.  Call the store at 539-0146 before you head out.  I believe they are going to be discounting everything in the store from 10 to 75%.  And there is also going to be an extensive parking lot sale going on at the same time.  It sounds like a cross between a yard sale and a flea market, I'm not sure, but it sounds well worth checking out!

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SALE

The Exchange Women's consignment shop on Gravois in St. Louis is having a sale in honor of Memorial Day Weekend.  Mention this ad (I received it via email but it is also mentioned on facebook and myspace pages) and receive 25% off your first item and 10% on additional purchases.  The offer is good Wednesday the 20t through Saturday the 23rd.

Boutique Shopping

Has anyone been to the new boutique in Columbia at Vida Verde Spa and Salon?  I haven't been able to make it in there yet.  But I did see that they are taking 30% off everything in the shop through March 5th (that's the boutique not the salon).  They are located at 127 N. Main and their phone number is 281.6767.

SALE ALERT

My sister called me at 7:50 a.m. this morning:  "Dillard's is taking an additional 40% off the marked down price on just about everything (if not everything) in the store!"  The sale started today and I believe runs at least through Saturday or Sunday.  I made a quick run over to South County this morning to check it out!  In just over an hour I walked out with 3 pair of shoes for under $40 total, 2 belts for under $15 total (both leather, one a Fossil brand that was orig. $48) and 3 tops for about $30 total (one Ralph Lauren, one Nygard and one store brand).  I called a friend in O'Fallon about the sale, she ran to St. Clair Mall and came out with 3 pair of shoes for her husband (Cole Haan and Johnston & Murphey) and 6 pairs for herself (a fair and equitable share, it was her time afterall :)  NOW GO SHOP!!!

Going out of Business Sale

A reader emailed me to let me know that Accents, Decor & More with JC will be holding a going out of business sale on Sat., Feb. 21st.  They are located at 424 W. 4th Street in Waterloo, that's the blue building that you can see from the Rt. 3 bypass on the left just south of the Illinois Street turn off.  The "JC" stands for the owners name, Jo Carol Goff.  For more info call the shop at 618.939.5832.

Yet Another Sale

A reader has informed me that Don Rodgers Ltd. in Belleville is having a great sale.  Currently all holiday and winter women's apparel is 50% off and then take an additional 20% off that price. She had great luck and walked out with quite a few finds.  They are located at 6727 West Main in Belleville.  Phone number is 618.398.2421.  Their hours are M - F 9:30 to 5:30 and Sat. 9:30 to 4:30.  They carry lifestyle apparel for men and women.  For more info click on their name above and it will link you to their website.