When
there are great after holiday
deals on wrapping paper, decorations
and cards, snap them up. Even
if you have enough, you can
create a collection as a gift
for someone else,
These after holiday
goodies are often deeply discounted
at 75%-90% off. If you decide
to replenish your personal
stash, make sure you make
a note on your calendar near
the holiday as a reminder
as to where you “stashed”
your collection so you don’t
end up forgetting your hiding
spot and have to purchase
these items yet again.
After Christmas is also a
good time to snap up any plain
holiday red, green and gold
holiday gift bags that are
75%-90% off as they can double
as gift bags for any occasion.
But the best thing you can
do is use these after holiday
times to create a holiday
collection to be given as
a future gift for someone
else, especially as a wedding
shower or housewarming gift
for newlyweds just establishing
a home. These after holiday
sale items are usually so
inexpensive that you can create
quite the collection for under
$20 including a pretty storage
container! So snap up these
bargains and be prepared for
your next special occasion
when such a gift would be
appropriate.
This
wicker laundry basket was
purchased for $2.50 at a
Goodwill store. Inside the
basket are the following
items purchased at 90% off
the original price:
Wrapping paper: $ .25
Green cloth holiday tablecloth
(originally $9.99) $1.00
4 packs of holiday cards
(48 cards total) $2.80
Holiday gift tags $ .25
2 large bag of bows (50
total bows total) $ .50
2 packages of ornaments
(24 ornaments total) $1.00
2 packages of 150 lights
(300 total) $1.20
Total (inclusive of basket)
$9.50
Total value of holiday
merchandise alone is $69.99
and the basket is worth
about $10. If this holiday
basket is given as a gift,
the recipient gets about
$80 worth of holiday decorations,
cards and wrappings and
the giver spent less than
$10. Now that’s what
we call a diva deal!
This
wicker laundry basket was
purchased for $2.50 at a
Goodwill store. Inside the
basket are the following
items purchased at 90% off
the original price:
