Comments on: Super Savings Saturday: The camera-less edition

By: Elisabeth Speitelsbach

Elisabeth Speitelsbach — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:22:43 +0000

The way you phrased that last sentence, I think you’re having a boy. I can’t wait to know for sure!

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:26:10 +0000

Don’t sell Gymboree short! I’ve never bought anything for full price, but I routinely shop the clearance rack, especially at the end of the season. I buy clothes for my oldest daughter a year in advance and can often put together a complete outfit for $10-$12. Gymboree’s clothes are well made and wash well, so my younger 2 daughters can frequently wear their sister’s hand-me-downs.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:43:49 +0000

What a great deal on the pumpkin! I would love to come across that because we eat chocolate chip pumpkin bread all the time.

By: Lucky

Lucky — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:06:39 +0000

Carter’s was having a great sale too this weekend if you have one near you. Their original prices are high, but I always get coupons from them and the put things on clearance really quickly. My 9 mo keeps outgrowing his pants!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:55:36 +0000

Crystal, I had to laugh when I read your post. I recently found pumpkin for $1.00 a can (29 oz.) at Walmart (not as good as your deal, but still good). I, too, bought 24 cans! My husband thought I was nuts!

P.S. I make a double batch of the pumpkin muffins every weekend and found that plain yogurt is a fine substitute for half of the oil. I also don’t double the sugar or the chocolate chips, and they turn out great.

By: marli

marli — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:33:59 +0000

here is once upon a child’s site, you can see if there is one near you! http://www.ouac.com/

By: marli

marli — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:33:09 +0000

For good deals on baby/toddler clothes, we have a SUPER resale shop called Once Upon a Child, and a new one called Kid to Kid. They might be just local stores, but check your area for something similar. They only accept clothes in really good condition. I went yesterday and got my 5 year old 3 pair of shoes. Spiderman sandals were $2.50, dress shoes (Kenneth Cole Reaction) for $6 and some sketchers for $5. Grabbed a few shirts in there as well.

By: IdahoMom

IdahoMom — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:58:11 +0000

Another Gymboree lover here Gymboree always has great deals going on if you know when and how to shop. If you shop online, always request their free layette gift boxes- they often include 20% off coupons in them! My kids are clothed almost exclusively in Gymboree, and we never pay retail price for it. And aside from the quality being great, the resale value is terrific! When you’re done w/ your Gymboree, you can sell it, sometimes for more than you paid, to pay for new clothing!

By: Malinda

Malinda — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:53:29 +0000

I have found the Gymobree outlets to be very reasonable on clothes for my daughter. Althought the outfits may cost a little more than other stores, they wash much better and never seem to wear out. Our Gymboree clothes have been passed down through 5 little girls and they still look brand new.

By: Maopa

Maopa — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:10:21 +0000

I haven’t been out alot lately to any deals.
But this is the one I made it out to at
11 pm. last night and worth it. Love your
blog:)

By: Mrs. Jo

Mrs. Jo — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:02:50 +0000

I had first thought you were having a boy. But now that you write this, I have to wonder, why would you be going through old clothes and looking for newborn outfits if you were truly having a boy? You wouldn’t have really looked in the first place if it was a boy; you would have immediately known that you didn’t have any blue clothes to bring him home in. So, now I’m thinking you may have written this post with this spin to make us all think it’s a girl when it’s not so you could surprise us all. But then again you could be dying to get the secret out so bad that you wrote this post to subtly tell us it’s a girl!
Wishing those camera batteries hadn’t died today so we could see the clothes……

By: Marianne @ TheNewFrugalMom

Marianne @ TheNewFrugalMom — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:00:47 +0000

Oooh, what a great find on pumpkin! I have a copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffin recipe that’s super yum!

Take care!

By: Honey

Honey — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:15:34 +0000

I have recently started making my own bread. I had bread pans on my wish list. This week I found and bought 2 of them them at the dollar tree!!

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:58:17 +0000

I was just wondering if you make any changes to the pumpkin muffins to make them any healther?

Thanks.

By: NsMom

NsMom — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:35:25 +0000

I find wonderful deals at both Gymboree and The Children’s Place. I tend to think it’s sort of like the grocery store that doubles coupons, you’d never want to buy the full priced items but when they have a sale it’s a good one!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:44:19 +0000

We like to put pumpkin in our pancake mix (along with a little nutmeg) to make pumpkin pancakes! Yummy and more healthy! We always add a little something “extra” to our pancakes, either pumpkin, sweet potato puree, or carrot puree, along with some vanilla and cinnamon. We love them this way, and we’re getting a few more vitamins!

By: Amy Moore

Amy Moore — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:11:37 +0000

I buy almost all my baby clothes at gymboree on clearance. Many times they have 20% off clearance, then they send me a 20% coupon I get to stack with it. And then they have Gymbucks: spend 50, get 25 dollars off your next order. And the clothes are great quality – and they have the cutest boy stuff!
I have a closet full for my son up to 3T.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:48:06 +0000

I just wanted to let you know that Wal-Mart has a bunch of Gerber baby onesies and jammies on clearance. I think they were around $4.50, and there were several in each package.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:38:39 +0000

Oh darn, I thought for sure you would give us a glimpse and then I could guess what you are having! You sure are doing well at keeping this a secret!

By: Karen Jarman

Karen Jarman — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:18:43 +0000

For all the coffee lovers out there… you can get a free sample of Dunkin Donuts coffee. Just go to dunkinathome.com, and click the “Taste For Free” button on the right side of the page.