I totally pride myself on being the Queen of Clearance. Yes, that is a Country & Yes, I am the Queen...in my own little world. My Country...Clearance...has Sale Racks on every corner & Coupons that NEVER expire. Oh isn't that a dream come true?
That being said, I can find a Clearance rack with my eyes closed. I know when the stores have their extra % off sales & I make sure I am there. I even carry along my coupons to use with the sale. CHA CHING! Double Bonus! I am proud of my shopping accomplishments...most days.
But there are days my Crown looks a little crooked.
My wise husband helps adjust my crown after a day of shopping with his thought provoking questions "Did you really need it? or was it just a Clearance sale?" OUCH! Ladies, why does he always take those cheap shots? (I know, because he wouldn't take expensive shots because that would be wasting money!) Doesn't he realize the money I saved? I almost went to jail over that deal it was such a steal!
Are you with me?
You know the deal I am talking about...that $1.99 picture frame (Retail Price $29.99) that you just knew you were gonna use & it is still in the box buried in some closet...Guilty right here!
The truth hurts my people of Clearanceville...how did we go from a county to a small town in like 3 paragraphs? Never mind, we must press on!
Oh hear me (I mean hear my husband/Dave Ramsey)...if you don't need it, don't buy it. Even if it is a steal & on Clearance. Again, Clearance is good...(I should know, I am the Queen of it) but only if you need it!
Did I just type that? Boy, I better practice what I preach or give up my crown.
What am I trying to say? Not sure, because I love to shop...I am just preaching to this choir, this shopaholic, this Queen of Clearance. Thanks for listening to the ramblings.
OK, I'm a little depressed after this post...anyone wanna go shopping?
See you at the Mall! You know where you can find me...Clearanceville!
Subliminal message...If you mUst Shop...PAY CASH!
Ooooh, ooooh, oooh, I LOVE clearances!
ReplyDeleteClearances rock my world...Finding a great deal is SO EXCITING...can ya tell :)
ReplyDelete~Elyse
Ha, you can't beat clearance items!
ReplyDeleteAhhh...so guilty...I do NOT still have things in my closet with tags...what? We had a great speaker in our MOPS group who was a master with coupons! She could get so much for nothing...I'm not good at that :( have a great weekend! {which mall are you going to first? LOL!}
ReplyDeleteCan I be your Vice-Queen? Shop on sister!
ReplyDeleteI am SO with you! My husband also refers to me as the Queen of Clearance. I too believe I could find a clearance rack with my eyes closed. Very often, I purchase items simply because they were marked down! How can one refuse an item that has been reduced to 1/10 of it's original price!!?
ReplyDeleteI'll meet ya there :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I am great at coupons, sales, clearance and dumpster diving. {{Don't ask!}} =0)
ReplyDeleteI with you except my vice is clothes, handbags, etc.
ReplyDeleteI only buy on sale. I never pay full price for anything.
You are so fun Mimi, would love to go to the Mall with you!
I love the clearance section....but I am so guilty of buying some things we don't really need!! I'm sure I'll find a use for them someday...and then I can enjoy how cheap they were!!
ReplyDeleteAMEN...recently a friend called me the "queen of good will" and she meant it in a good way. It was meant as a compliment. She said.."you always find the good stuff." Like you...I seem to smell it and I believe GOD honors my obedience to not waste money and try to get a good deal.
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ReplyDeleteI will go broke someday on the clearance rack!
ReplyDeleteI love it when I find shoes on clearance. It's like I won the lottery!
ReplyDeleteI love that you put my husband/Dave Ramsay!!! Same here... I feel ya! I actually have gotten on board with not buying if I don't need it. This causes my SIL's, who I shop with often, to look at me like I'm crazy when I pass up one of those "steals". Great post! I have also been called the queen of clearance... maybe we should start a club!!??!!
ReplyDeleteI WOULD love to go to the mall with you, HOWEVER Ryan would NOT!!! I have gotten much better at not buying things just becuase they were on sale or clearence! My gifts closets have gotten condsiderably smaller, but that is good, cuz that means I am actaully giving the stuff that I have bought, saved and then forgotten about! I was hoping there would be a pic of you in your crown! I am still waiting on what your childhood nickname was too!!??? hhhhhmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteFive Mom's and a Blog is adorable, check my blog for proof!
ReplyDeleteI love clearance... Hubby tells me that I didn't save money, if I bought something I wasn't going to buy in the first place... grrr... they always ruin our fun, huh?
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until we buy our house... Then, I too, will be shopping like crazy...
I hang out in your town all the time. Clearanceville, USA? If I had to fly to get there half of my trips would be free from frequent flyer miles!
ReplyDeletewow. has he met my husband? I love clearance too! oh, and like the cash part! I don't own a credit card... we use cash only!
ReplyDeleteClearanceville...I shop at fullpriceville...UGHH You are the one that calls and says I got 27 bags of groceries for $1.00 and I am like oh, awesome, I just refinanced the house for 1 bag of groceries!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteLove that you can shop for sure!!!
I SO wish I was like you! I don't like to shop at all. I do like a good deal WHEN I do shop, but it is SO much WORK! I will let you keep your crown, but maybe I could be your subject and just follow you around and you can teach me your secrets...better yet...want to do the shopping for me???
ReplyDeleteI am so there with you. My husband will say the exact same thing to me too. I have had to limit my shopping trips just to help keep the peace. My only setback are not remembering the coupons though.
ReplyDeleteI adore Mimi and will follow her to the ends of the blogosphere. If she is writing here, then count us in. We're following!
ReplyDeleteTell me, where can I find out a bit more about what the five of you are doing here? Is this purely just a collection of posts or will you be focusing more on giveaways? Whenever bloggers get together in the name of colloboration, it is always a good thing.
Great post, Mimi!
-Francesca
Southland? Frenchtown? Laurel Park? Which mall? I will meet you there! LOL
ReplyDeleteO.k. Miss Queen-thang, you just made me realize that I bought a couple of things at Goodwill (gee, such a good deal who could resist) and I haven't taken them out of the bag in two weeks!
ReplyDeleteNow, granted, I have been sick for over a week but that still does account for the first week.
You know, I had such a great plan to use them too......
Loved this post, girlie! I don't shop a lot but I do love getting a good deal!!!!
If my husband only knew how much stuff I get in the clearance/dollar aisles! I think you may have been talking about me :)
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your post this week, you did a great job!
i love clearance racks. i've got clothes for dustin for next summer for next to nothing!! woo hoo!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I just scanned all of the comments looking for a comment from your husband!! This is the kind of post that my husband would have to get a word in!! Great post. Great reminders! (I sure do wish Starbucks would have Latte clearance days. That would be worth it. I guess I will have to wait for your next GC giveaway. Waiting patiently...)
ReplyDeleteHey Mimi. If you're the Queen of Clearance then I must be the Princess. Every time I walk into a store, I immediately start scanning for that BIG beautiful bright orange clearance sign. It's as if it's calling out to me saying I'm over here, I'm over here. And every time, I bypass all the other merchandise because, let's face it, it's gonna find it's way to that beautiful bright orange clearance sign eventually. (It just needs time to find it's way.) So no need to spend more than you have to, right?! But you know what's even better than that BIG beautiful bright orange CLEARANCE sign....A BIG fluorescent poster board that say YARD SALE!!! Ahhhhhh...music to my ears.
ReplyDeleteHUGE dave ramsey fan here :) great article Mimi. i will do my best, i promise!
ReplyDeleteI got a candle that I did not need yesterday from Kohl's for $1.60.
ReplyDeleteI tell you, how could I pass that up.
I was at the mall with a wad of cash...where were you?
:-D
Yes, Erica, that's my new smile.
Only debit here, I don't carry cash. There is too much sting when you spend cash, a littler sting with debit and non with credit. Learned that from Dave Ramsey
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! Let's go!!
ReplyDeleteI am so not a shopper and never shop the clearance because when I do have to shop I just want to find it and get it done...not dig through racks of stuff that probably won't have what I need and if they do won't have it in my size...but my husband and my best friend both LOVE to shop and LOVE to search for clearance deals and although, I am always thrilled when they come up with something great that is on the list...I must admit I am usually in your husband's place raining on the party and saying those all too condemning words..."It's a great deal but did you need it??" Which makes me think of Big Mama because I am the fun police when it comes to shopping.
ReplyDeleteJust to add to your clearnance knowledge..... I found out a couple years ago that there is a trick to shopping at Old Navy's Clearance Rack. I'll share it with you now. When something goes on clearance, they get reduced several times before being removed from the clearance rack. Most of their prices have a .00 at the end of the price when it's regular price. On clearance, it will go to .99 cents, and then it is reduced again to .97 cents. If you see a clearance price that ends with .97 Cents, you know that it's the last chance & the lowest it will get!!!! Happy Shopping!!! From Miti's Sister, Annette
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