Online Deals on Back to School Shopping!

In my last Blog I promised to be back with online deals on Back to School Shopping.  With the summer ending and the schools just about to open, I know most of you must be eager to finish that school supply list. On top of that, kids grow like wild flowers during the summer so I decided to find some online deals on clothing and shoes as well!

A lot of stores like Wal-Mart, Target and Kohl’s are offering deals in store and online. As I discussed in my last Blog, with time crunch, and gas price hike, shopping online has become my new obsession, so I logged on to my favorite website and found some good deals on clothing and school supplies.

First things first I started looking for deals on school supplies. A store that I had never even heard of Discount School Supply is offering 30% off retail price on almost everything. I found Dry Erase Crayola Markers for $4.99 and School Glue for $0.77 just to name a few. Now who cares for the store name if the deal is so good right?

With school supplies list out of my way, my next target was to find bargain prices on clothing. This I thought would be more time consuming. So with my legs stretched on the couch, the laptop on my lap, and a can of Soda on my side I went back to business…

Well when I said it will take a long time, I thought that with school opening soon, it will be hard to find any thing good online. I was so wrong! I did spend a lot time finding what I need, but not because there were no deals available, but because there were way too many for me to decide which one to go for!

With clothes, I like sticking to good brands. My mother’s theory on spending on clothes for children is, “Spend more and you will cry less, spend less and you will cry more…” Well Mom I have changed your words of wisdom to, “spend wisely on brands with good deals online and you won’t shed a tear!”

I started with my daughter’s favorite store, “Justice”, and was luck to find 40% off coupon code. Since my son needs school uniform, finding clothes for him does not take very long. I did find good deal on Sears for school uniform, as they were on 50% off with an additional 15% off with the coupon code I found, in addition to that they were also offering $10 comeback cash (as they call it) on a $50 purchase. We picked and choose what we needed from there and headed to find shoes. Thankfully my son didn’t outgrow his school shoes from last year so we were done with his shopping quickly. My daughter insisted on getting new Crocs. Since her sneakers are still in good condition, and with the awesome deals I have found on other stuff, I had some money left in my budget to spare for that. I can never find Crocs on sale, but I still managed to find 25% off on what my daughter was looking for after using this coupon.

My rule for buying backpacks is getting a good one that you like and use it for two years. Since this was our year off for that, I didn’t really pay attention to the prices for backpacks this year. While browsing, I did come across good deals on books for college students. My kids are still in school but I couldn’t help noticing that Barne’s &Noble is offering up to 90% off used text books. Also if someone is looking for new computers this year, Circuit City is offering really good bargain!

Thanks to www.bestcouponcollection.com, I finished my back to school shopping in a few hours just sitting on my comfortable couch with my favorite CD on, what about you?

My transition from In-store to online shopper…

  I love to shop. There is no way I can deny that. On top of that, I am not just any shopper; I am a “deal hunter”! Yes I am one of those people who would go in a store if it has a “sales” banner on it; even if they are selling they are selling cat food, and I don’t even own a pet!

My best hangout as a teenager was of course at mall. There was a time when I could spend hours and hours in the mall with my girl friends going from store to store picking up random stuff. Oh I so miss the golden old days. But unfortunately I grew up and with age came responsibility… For me responsibility meant spending less time in the mall and more on the desk job I was doing. Well at least I had weekends to pamper myself in familiar surroundings (of a mall). Deal hunting was still my favorite hobby…

More time passed and now on top of a full time job, I have a husband and two kids to take care of. In today’s economy, deal hunting has become more of a survival strategy then a hobby for me. The problem is that I really don’t have time for deal hunting any more…. Yes I still love shopping yes I still love to find deals but after taking care of everything at home and work, I really don’t have the time or energy to shop like I once had…

I am sure a lot of readers would associate with my current situation, and that is exactly why I decided to sit down and type this up on my laptop. Yes Laptop has become my new fixation, my breathing space, my social life and the only “me time” I have after a long day!

Not very long ago, it was on Face book where a friend of mine introduced me a deal hunting website, www.bestcouponcollection.com. I knew a lot of stores have their own websites and I used to check them out every now and then, but finding it all under one roof, was like a dream come true, like going to a virtual mall without having to drive, like finding a parking space without even looking. Clicking on different stores and finding great clearance deals on bestcouponcollection.com I felt like Alice in the wonderland or more like a kid in a candy store.

I am sure most of you have already used online coupons one way or the other, but for me, being new to this part of the shopping world, the biggest issue with an online purchase was what if I don’t like it upon delivery? Well guess what??? Most of the online stores have easy return policy and in most cases we can chose to return the stuff we don’t like either by shipping it back or taking it back to our local store. Now that was easy!

I don’t think I need to mention this here, but finding online deals is my new hobby now, or should I call it my “upgraded” hobby? It is amazing how on websites like bestcouponcollection.com, you can find online coupon and deals from all your favorite stores and imagine all the time and money u can save by using the website.

Just last week, I wanted to buy something special for my daughter, when I asked her what she want, she said a Ruby Necklace, (what can I say she is my daughter!). Together, we clicked on www.bestcouponcollection.com, browsed on the various online jewelry stores in their list, found a good deal on a Ruby Necklace on ice.com used a 20% off coupon on top from bestcouponcollection.com and ended up paying $104 including shipping and taxes for a 22 carat lab created ruby necklace! Now that’s a deal even I couldn’t find in the local mall.

I hope you liked my journey from store to online shopper. My next project is online Back to School shopping. I will make sure to update you with the best deals I find. Till then, CIOA!!!!