Everyone would have to be living under a rock, or perhaps training too hard, not to notice that every ad on radio, TV and the web is advertising "Better Than Black Friday" specials. While the idea of the sales at this time of the year is gift giving, it is a great time to stock up on items for yourself that you'd buy anyway but can get on sale right now. A couple weeks ago, I ordered a new pair of Asics Nimbus running shoes from Amazon. I love the color and have to admit, they do seem to run faster than my old shoes...at least on the first couple of runs. Next I stocked up on some makeup from QVC while they had Black Friday prices AND free shipping. Then I ordered a sweater for my husband from Duluth Trading Company. He wears Christmas sweaters to school Every. Single. Day. from mid November til New Year's. The sweater was this year's addition to the collection. Well, to get free shipping, you needed to spend $75, so I ordered some pants, too. Next I found a dress from Chico's that I thought might work for my daughter's wedding. It was 50% off, plus another 5% off for being a Passport member. Unfortunately, that didn't work out when it arrived, but certainly worth a try.
In the meantime, I went a little Amazon crazy and ordered up a gift for my dad along with all the socks for our family's gift exchange. We have done PJ's for a few years and decided to try socks this year. I can't comment on what I ordered other than I think they will like what I picked! When I was ordering those, I also saw some cute Bride and Groom socks that will go into the stockings of our two engaged kids and their fiances. Finally, I got an ad from a company I often hear about on the Another Mother Runner podcasts, Skirt Sports. They have running skirts, tights, jackets, etc. As you can probably guess, everything is pretty modest with skirts over the tights--made for real women more than teens. They had a tremendous sale last week with items ranging from $20-40 that were usually $75-110+. The only kicker is that all sales are final. For those prices, I decided to take a chance and ordered up several items that I'll be sure to review when I get them! One of the items was called the Toasty Queen skirt/leggings combo. It advertised that the skirt keeps those places warm that are always cold. Deb and I always say it's the "fat places" that get cold. That probably isn't nice to say, but we all know what that means...inside of the thighs and outside of the butt cheeks are where I tend to freeze up when it gets nasty cold. My new skirt will give me an extra layer there. I took a chance on another company that Stephanie really likes, Grace and Lace, last fall on an All Sales Final sale and loved everything, so hopefully I strike it right again with Skirt Sports. As often as I can, I try to get extra rebates from Rakuten (formerly known as Ebates). It's sometimes hard to remember to log in before I shop, but I get anywhere from 1-6% back and on Cyber Monday, those amounts are often at least double. If you don't use Rukuten, you can sign up using this link, and we will both get rewarded the first time you save on something you were planning to buy anyway. By spring, I might be broke from all these good deals (just kidding!), but if I would stop shopping for a couple days, I'm sure that Capital One would be calling to check on me. Perhaps it is a good safety plan??? Until all my new running clothes arrive, I'll be enjoying our beautiful 35-45 degree weather in my broken-in gear. This week, we are planning our first run to the holiday lights in my town. As long is there isn't a NW wind, we will probably be regulars out there until early January when they go back into storage. A strong wind from the NW means going into a headwind the whole way home which is less enjoyable. Happy running and happy shopping! Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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