JC Penney Exclusive Online Sale!

Right now, JC Penney is running an exclusive online sale!! This is a great chance to stock up on brands like OshKosh, Arizona, Okie-Dokie, etc!

You can get some great deals here, with prices on apparel are starting at $3.99! AWESOME! Take advantage of this opportunity to stock up on next summer's clothing or grab a few items for back-to-school!

Make sure that you use one of these promo codes at checkout for even MORE savings!!

• If you make a $75 purchase, shipping is FREE with this promo code: 75DAZE

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• If you spend $50 get $10 OFF, or spend $75 to get $15 OFF with this promo code: SUNNY4U

AND, don't forget about the Cash Back Bonus SAVINGS!!

Bank of America "Add it Up" participants can earn an additional 4% cash back on this purchase right now!

UPromise participants can earn an additional 3% in cash back!

Happy Saving!!

Black Friday! In July!?

I have two for you this evening, saw both of these listed over at the Budget Mommy site and had to share with the rest of my friends and family.

THIS FRIDAY, July 23rd, Target.com is going to be hosting it's own exclusive "Black Friday" sale for one day only. Check out the preview HERE; and make sure that you bookmark it in order to access it on Friday! (BOGO deals, deep discounts, etc!!)

Don't forget, a $50 purchase = free shipping!

*Use your Upromise Program to receive an additional 2% cash back! OR use your
Bank of America Add-it-Up program to receive an additional 4% cash back!

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ALSO, Hanes is running an entire site-wide 20% OFF sale right now! There is no coupon needed, all merchandise is marked down. If you go to the clearance section you will find some children's shorts/tees listed as low as $1.99!! There's also some boys pullover hooded sweatshirts in there for $3.99! Get 'em while supplies last, because inventory will be running out VERY quickly!

If you score some items off the clearance sections, head on over to the undergarments/socks and take advantage of the 20% discount to stock up on those much-needed necessities! (Not sure about you all, but I know that MY husband goes through socks like CRAZY!)

Remember, orders of at least $55 receive free shipping, too!

*Use your Upromise Program to receive an additional 4% cash back! OR use your
Bank of America Add-it-Up program to receive an additional 6% cash back!

Happy Saving!

Summer Closeouts

With new lines of fall and "back to school" clothing due to hit the shelves in a couple weeks, many stores will be marking down their summer apparel in an attempt to make room for the new goods. Take full advantage of these markdowns, and use them to stock up for next year!

It's a pretty reasonable rule of thumb to assume that your kids are going to be at the next size up for the following year. So, if your child is in a 4T right now, I would gather together size 5T's for next summer.

Here's an example of how I made out last week on some of those "Summer Closeouts" at Kohls.com (just to name a few samples):

• JumpingBeans CottonShorts: Original($12.00); MY COST ($3.24)
• JumpingBeans CargoShorts: Original($12.00); MY COST ($2.16)
• JumpingBeans Tees: Original($12.00); MY COST($2.16)
• UrbanPipeline Polos: Original($20.00); MY COST ($5.10)
• MUDD Jeans Co. Tee: Original($22.00); MY COST ($3.74)

I did purchase multiples of these items whenever a different color option was offered. Some of the tops will be worn this fall for back-to-school, and some are the next size up so that the kids can wear them next summer. ALL of these items were found in the "Clearance" section!

In addition to the markdowns, I put in a coupon code (sorry, didn't write it down!) which discounted my shopping cart by an additional 15% -- this discount is reflected in "MY COST" above.

TOTAL SAVINGS: 82%!!

And of course, through the Bank of America Add-it-Up program I received an additional 4% cash back from this transaction!

Tomorrow morning the Sunday ads come out, and I'm sure a few more stores will be starting their summer blow-out sales! Check the circulars, and rummage through those clearance sections!

Back-to-school SHOES

If you are a Bank of America card holder (both credit AND debit cards qualify for this), have you signed up for their Add It Up program? If not, you SHOULD!

Right now, Bank of America cardholders are eligible to earn 15% CASH BACK on purchases made at Shoes.com -- no that's not a type-o, that really says 15%!

When you couple the 15% cash back, with the 20% off promo code (SHOEDEAL), that leads to a pretty awesome net discount on all regular, sale, and clearance items! OH -- did I mention, they have FREE SHIPPING?

Here's the deal that I got today:

• I purchased 3 pairs of good athletic shoes totaling $ 115.59 (before discounts).
• Using coupon code (SHOEDEAL) to take 20% off, brought the new total to $92.47 (savings of $23.12).
• THEN, factor in the 15% Bank of America cash back and the new total is: $78.60

That's a net cost of $26.20 for brand-new, high quality athletic shoes. AWESOME!

For approximately the same amount of money that I would have spent at Target buying cheapo rinky-dink shoes that the kids will destroy quickly (don't get me wrong, I LOVE Target, but their children's shoes just do not wear well), I was able to get a couple pairs of nicer, longer lasting and more durable shoes. Hello?????

Oh, did I mention -- FREE SHIPPING?

(AND remember, if your kids grow out of a GOOD pair of shoes quickly, you can always consign them and make another couple extra bucks!)

That's all for now, happy saving!!!