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Sales At A Glance: Thursday, August 28, 2008

Posted in: What's On Sale|August 28, 2008

It’s Labor Day Weekend, which is always a big punctuation mark on the end of Summer. Labor Day weekend is typically significantly leveraged by merchants to clear out final summer inventory and to offer one final push on Back-to-School merchandise.

Most stores will have sales this weekend. You’ll find promotions like “additional 20-40% off”, and Back-to-School clearance (40-50% off). If you there are any must-haves you kids need for school, you should be able to find a good deal this weekend. Look for items that are, at a minimum, 40% off — ideally more.

We at Loobalee wish you a Happy Labor Day Weekend! Thanks for visiting us. As always, if you have any suggestions for this bi-weekly post, let us know!

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Current Sales

American Girl

Check out August’s month specials, where you can save 15 – 20% off selected current merchandise.

Abercrombie Kids

Markdowns on website are 40-65% off.

BabyGap & GapKids

Find Labor Day sales at the Gap Outlet: 30 – 40 – 50% off on select styles An Email coupon is circulating from the Gap Outlet – save 20% on your any purchase over $100 (good Sept. 7) For a limited time, add any Piperlime item to your on-line order and receive free shipping on entire order. Tip: Buy your back-to-school shoes at Piperlime and get your Gap Order shipped for Free. Jeans Rule for school on GapKids and Baby Gap, too. Buy one pair, get another pair 50% off. Save 25% on all kids Backpacks and Lunchboxes. Save on Back to School basics at GapKids with “2 for” deals. Register to win a $3,000 collection from BabyGap Home plus $1,000 GapMaternity gift card. This looks like a fun collection, and valued higher than most other concurrently running sweepstakes from BabyGap competitors.

Crazy 8

Labor Day Sale: $5 Tees, $9.99 Ativewear and Denim, and Back-to-School collections 30-50% off. Summer markdowns continue – many items marked at $2.99, $3.99, and $4.99. TIP: If you aren’t getting Crazy 8 coupons in the mail, subscribe here. As a new subscriber you will receive a coupon for $10 off your first purchase of $30 or more.

CrewCuts

The Final sale summer sale -Save up to 75% off on-line. New items are continue to be added and/or marked down. TIP: Shop carefully, all sales are now final – no exchanges or refunds. Side Note: The extravagant $328 Posy Pouf Skirt I’ve been watching is now on sale for $199 (40% off)! Pair it with the Shimmer Sequin Cardigan, regularly $168 on sale for $99 (also ~ 60% off). I love watching this Collection! But, would you buy it? I welcome your comments at the bottom of this blog post. Enter the Set-For-School sweepstakes and win a $2,000 wardrobe that comes with the help of a personal shopper to pull it all together! Daily prizes are also being given away — each day you can play a match-making game to win. Today’s prize is the popular Amagansett Tote (small, with embroidered critter — you pick the critter) Automatically receive a one year subscription to Cookie Magazine with any purchase over $100. TIP: Crewcuts receives their store markdowns each Tuesday after closing. So, Wednesdays are typically the best days to shop.

Garnet Hill

Final days to save 15-20% on Back-to-School sale items — “Pencils Down” on September 2nd. Coupon sites, such as Retail Me Not, usually have codes for $10 off $50, $20 off $100, and $50 off $250. Sale of the Day: Striped Jersey Tunic for Girls ($18.00, 44% off)

Gymboree

Labor Day Weekend Sale – Take an additional 20% all Sale items. On-line prices reflect discount. Remember- it’s a great time to earn Gymbucks when you can pair earnings with another promotion. “Back to School ” Sale. Get $15 Tees, Skorts, and Athletic Pants for a limited time (this sale will usually continue until inventory runs low). Gymbucks Earning period has begun and continues through Sep 28. Redemption begins on October 2. It’s a good idea to plan your Gymboree purchases around these dates and leverage other sales to maximize the value for your “Buck”. Check out these other tips from previous posts:

Using Gymbucks Part 1: The Rules
Using Gymbucks Part 2: The Strategy
Using Gymbucks Part 3: The Madness
Using Gymbucks Part 4: The Rewards

UPCOMING: Baby Sale starts September 3rd. Look for $10 and $20 values. Register to win a $500 Gymboree gift card – just visit gymboree.com/sweeps. 20% off coupons available:

August issue of “Parenting” Magazine has a coupon that is good through September 15th. New Plum Magazine – good through November 30th. Click here to get Plum?

Hanna Andersson

Hurry – the Back to School Clearance just started! Save up to 40% on select items. Shop now for best selection before email campaigns start. The pre-season outerwear sale is in progress. Save 20% on new winter coats, snow pants, snowsuits, hats, and gloves. Backpacks and other back-to-school accessories are now all on sale. All backpacks just $20 (33% savings) TIP: If you love Hanna Andersson, it pays to watch the sight on Sundays and Mondays. Sales are often loaded and/or announced on-line before emails are distributed on Tuesdays. TIP: Have favorites from last season? They are possibly still available on the website, even if they don’t display. Just type in the catalog SKU’s to search.

Janie and Jack

Labor Day Savings – New markdowns up to 50% off. Summer sales are now marked very low – as much as 70 – 75% off. $500 Gift Card Sweepstakes. Enter to win.

Justice – Just for Girls

Labor Day Sale – 20% off all purchases. Plus special pricing on Tops (now $6.99 and up) and Bottoms (now $14.99 and up) Get free shipping on orders over$125. Sign up to receive the Justice catalog and receive two 20% off coupons – valid through September 8. It’s smart to use these to earn Justice Fun Cards. Shop in stores and earn two Justice Fun Cards when you spend over $50. These $15 cards (same as cash in stores) work exactly the same way Limited Too Bucks work. Buy now and redeem August 30 – October 13.

Lands End Kids

New arrivals in Overstocks advertised today – save up to 65% Earn 3% for your school on all purchases for a limited time! Look for your favorite school and register before you purchase! Save$5 on Backpacks and lunchboxes through August 27. Buy tee’s in three’s – 3 for $30 Stock up and Save – Back to School “2 for ” deals, such as Kids Performance Polos 2 for $25 (short sleeve) and 2 for $30 (long sleeve). Save $10 on select Girls and Boys pants when you buy 2 (pair this offer with free shipping for a great deal). A new sale section, the “Blow out Special” has several items for kids, but only marked down to 60% off. There are a few items for kids in here today, mainly swimwear.

There are couple itemsfor kids “On The Counter” today from Summer and last Winter. Remember, these items are size-specific and can sell out fast. Some of the best deals (e.g. 60-85% off) can be found in “Not Quite Perfect” on the website. TIP: Lands End frequently offers short-term free shipping offers to email subscribers, e.g. good for just 1 – 3 days.

Limited Too

“Shop ‘Til You Drop” Sale. Get “Sweet Deals” on many back-to-school items. Redemption for “Too Bucks” starts Saturday, August 30th. (I received a recorded phone call announcement!) It’s “Got to Go” in Clearance. Sale prices now marked down as low as 75% off (although you’ll find 40% off items mixed in too). I wonder what kind of “It’s got to go” clearance might happen during the Limited Too to Justice conversion?

LL Bean Kids

Sale inventory is low. Save up to 55% on some remaining summer inventory and a few Fall/Winter items. Nothing today for kids on the Thursday Morning Markdown.

Mini Boden

It’s Buy 3, Get 4th for $1.00! Remember, the optimal savings on this promotion is 25% — which you can only achieve if you buy 4 identically-priced items. Retail Me Not has coupon codes for 10-15% off plus free shipping and free returns. TIP: Johnnie never offers Free Shipping during the End of Season sales. But when the next season’s merchandise comes out, you can include remaining sale merchandise with your order and receive Free Shipping. TIP: Did you know you can earn up to $20 per month by referring new customers to Boden? For each new customer, they will credit your account $5 — up to 4 referrals per month.

Naartjie

Extended again!….Save 20% off any on-line purchase of $75 or more at the Mix and Match sale. Enter code “molly” at checkout. Labor Day Weekend Sale – save an additional 40% off remaining Summer merchandise. End of Season Final Sale- All Summer merchandise is not $9.99 and under. Varying size selection.

Nordstrom

There is a lot of summer inventory on-line and on sale – 33 – 50% off. Stores also still have quite large racks.

Old Navy

“Fall for You” sale. Lots of knit tops, denim, activewear and more marked at $10. For a limited time, pair a Piperlime order with your Old Navy and/or Gap Order and receive free shipping on your entire order. TIP: Are you signed up for Old Navy e-mail? If not, join the list to receive a $10 of $50 Thank You code.

Pumpkin Patch

“Birthday Sale” – Take 20% off all regularly priced inventory. August 30 and 31 only. New! 30% off on selected Fall inventory. There is still Summer inventory left on-line at the “e-Sale” for up to 60% off. If you’re willing to wait, it should go to 70% off. Already, sizes are limited. Back to School Cool Tees – 2 for $20. Plus Clearance Tees on sale for as low as $5.99. Denim – Buy one get one 1/2 off (in stores only) TIP: Try to get 20% off or $15 off $75 purchase – check for Coupon at Retail Me Not If you haven’t purchased on-line in the past, you will find a 20% off coupon for your first purchase here, too.

Strasburg Children

Mailer coupon is arriving for registered customers. With the coupon, you can get an additional 30% off clearance items starting August 8th. Plus, get either $5 off a $50 purchase and $10 off a $100 purchase. Valid through Sep. 3. On-site clearance priced at 50%-60% off. TIP: Clearance items are not returnable. Be very careful, especially when buying on-line.

Talbots Kids

Well… it’s going. Now get 30% off your entire Kids order on-line – before Talbots Kids is gone. I suspect the % off will keep getting better. Although everything on the site is already on sale, so you’re sure to save at least 50% right now. TIP: Stick with classic Talbots styling to optimize the resale value of your choices. Once the brand is no longer available, the classics should be in demand.

The Children’s Place

Fall Favorites for back-to-school, now $10 and under. Pick up “Place Denim” for school – 2 for $22 Click here for the August Birthday Coupon for 20% off your entire order. We’ll need a new code tomorrow! Sign up to ensure you get the birthday code during your child’s birthday month — and, for a limited time, you can get registered to win a $1,000 Martha Stewart Birthday Party for your child. TIP: 15-20% off and Free shipping codes are regularly available on-line or via mail — look for one before you buy.