When we were in grade school, my mom would buy toys after christmas and add them to the "birthday present trunk." When my sister or I would get invited to a birthday party for one of our classmates, we would choose a special gift just for them from the box and we would wrap it.
I've been buying personal care gift sets on clearance for well over a decade. Honestly, it allows us to buy better quality products for far less money. I'm happy you are teaching others about this. I'm going to go check out the kitchenware items tomorrow to see if I can score anything for my daughter's college apartment. Thanks! 💜
It's a great time to stock up on personal care to donate to the local schools as well. Many kids don't have access to these items at home, and many teachers and counselors will keep a closet for students that may need it.
I stopped buying holiday wrapping supplies at the 50% off sales. It wasn’t worth the effort to find a place to store it all for an entire year just to save a few bucks
Don't forget to look in all the different areas of the store. Car, pet, fishing/hunting. Anything that looks christmas is on sale! Got a few boxes of treats for my dogs - the same treats they always get but were on sale because the box has snowflakes on it! Also got a few boxes of car cleaning kits.
We just went to Walmart for chili ingredients and ended up buying a ton of bath sets and other Christmas clearance! Happy Birthday kids...ignore the Christmas tree on the package 😂😂
With these hard times I just don't care about that stuff anymore. Summer and Halloween clearance was the candy I put out on Christmas. I could tell other people in our extended family were doing similar. My present was various 2nd hand fall decor bought at a fundraiser. Unfortunately most is absolutely not my style, but I did get a gift!
I didn't go out today but may check a few things out tomorrow. You are right you can get some awesome deals. Between seasons I was able to purchase flannel sleep pants for women $1.
Pre COVID I used to go to aldi at 9am and get so much discounted still dated good meat because the store was closed on the holiday I’d then get so much chicken breast or ground beef so cheap I’d stock up the deep freezer and not hurt the budget.
Your totally correct I went at 6:30 am and a lady cleaned the shelf of all the body bath wash, lotions in 2 buggies from top to bottom. It was so heavy she couldn't move them. I think sometimes we need to have limits on purchases as such.
I'm sure there are great deals to be had but I'm so exhausted the day after Christmas that the last thing I want to do is go shopping. But I love watching Christine do it. 😉😅
As far as personal care goes I don't buy shaving cream anymore... I just use the conditioner that I use for my hair as my shaving cream so it's one less thing for me to buy
I love that you always share about helping the needy. We could absolutely use way more personal care products at our community centre/food bank. We always run out.
Awesome deals! I also really appreciate the suggestion to donate some of the kits. You are absolutely right that hygiene items can make a huge impact for those in need. Food vs. shampoo and body wash? Hygiene products are needed year round.
@@debiwillis9045 you are absolutely right. But, I’ve been a kid without food or shampoo. I’m just encouraging us all to remember that, if we have the opportunity, try to keep hygiene, and the dignity that it brings, in mind as well as food.
I think I remember videos in which she went through a bunch of the hygiene stuff she had bought on clearance at Christmas and culled the ones that her family wasn't especially keen on and boxed them up for donating, and also maybe one in which she bought a bunch on clearance specifically for donating. What almost never goes on sale or clearance is menstrual hygiene items. So many girls and women experience "period poverty," and homeless women are the least able to use resusable products like cups and disks because of the challenge (and near-impossibility) of cleaning and sanitizing them in public washrooms.
Rubbermaid and Aveeno were great deals. Wish I could have been out there this morning. Years ago, day after Christmas shopping was my favorite shopping day of the year. Maybe next year. Loved your shopping trip. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
No gnomes here! I know they are super trendy but I just find them tacky. 🤷🏼♀️ Plus just one more thing to add to the Christmas clutter that I already don't have enough room for. 😆
I went to Walmart after Christmas for the first time this year but was only there for totes. It was a madhouse so I will be going super early next time. Also, I love your idea to gift the better quality shower items. When my mom and sister were going through a hard time after my dad left, that was one thing I noticed they were not able to purchase for themselves. When I would go and visit I'd grab some and leave it there or just outright buy them items they liked. It is the simplest thing but so overlooked when you fall on hard times. Thank you for your awesome content and sharing with us!
I'm not normally a day after Christmas shopper but I watched your video and decided to go in... Totally worth it! (Lord willing) Will DEFINITELY wake up early and go in next year! I got the same shave set and dove... the dove alone 🤯 they would normally be $6 per item, I paid $7.44 for all three! 🥳😅🙌🏼 thank you for this video! High five lady!
Thats how we do it also. figured that out years ago and never stopped. When new hubby went with me and I got a ton of stuff he was impressed and didn't know anyone who did this. It saved us a ton of money thru the year.
I went to Walmart in one town today. I got a bunch of Christmas decorations, wrapping paper and boxes for 50% off. I had my wrapping paper for about 5 years and it finally needs replenished. I got myself a couple of shirts for $11. I want to get a fake tree for next year, but didn't get one yet. I may go to the other Walmart tomorrow after work. Love the sales!
I was never a big gnome fan until this year and now I’ve been loving them. So many great deals - those Rubbermaid containers are awesome to have on hand!
I am not a gnome fan, but they are cute, just not my thing. I am so jealous that you got the Dove sets. I love Dove soap, body washes & body polishs. They smell amazing & my skin feels so good afterward. I used to use the shampoo & conditioner but stopped because they weren't great for my hair. Well done, Christine. I hit up Kohls, TJ Maxx & Kroger after Christmas & found some nice items. Kroger was fairly picked over, but I did see the Axe sets there. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!
I wish I could give you more than 1 thumbs up every video!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Thanks for more great ideas. This year I am trying to buy what I need & see if it can last all year. Never thought of stocking up on gift sets! Love it 🥰
I’m soo jealous.. I couldn’t go this morning because it snowed last night.. I always buy tons of Christmas clearance for next year.. I have around 30 people I HAVE to buy presents for and this saves me soo much money!! ❤️
Hey Christine, Merry Christmas! Just wanted you to know that I love watching your channel and would love it if you do a video on quick snacks that can be DIYed without too much hassle. Thanks in advance!
My family cant use alot of the products in the holiday bundles due to scent allergies but I pick them up when they are super discounted and donate the products to the local family resource centre or roadside community cabinets.
Never thought of stocking up on personal care items like this. Two peeps in our house have very sensitive skin. But the others can use anything!! After Christmas I usually stock up on gift boxes and Christmas cookie tubs
I went to Target today to look at clearance items. I found purse sized Native deodorant and lip smackers for 50% off. I also got Christmas cards for next year as is my annual custom. I love gnomes, but I don't want them everywhere. My friend Carrie bought a house a few years ago and the whole yard was full of them. Her husband put them all in the garden shed because they creeped him out. Lol
I think I got like 20 lbs of chocolate for like $7 at walmart today. I never get the great candy deals, I always miss out on the best stuff so I was very happy to get my favorites this year. so nice.
Yeah, I went to ShopRite with my grocery store today and they had three rolls which was 100 feet of wrapping paper for $1.75 so I bought it. They had some other holiday ones that I wanna get so I’m gonna go back and get those ones to.
I use to love for Christmas clearance today o took my dad they had a ton at the store I was at. I don’t have kids tomorrow after work so I think I might go look for my fav stick up after holidays the baking mixes :)
In Canada the 26th is called Boxing Day, I have no idea why. People go for the Boxing Day sales. It would be like your Black Friday although we have that too.
Bargain shopping got me through tough times as a single Mom when I had to save money without deals, coupons and sales like this we would not have had. I help donate what I don't use to the community hygiene banks.
I went too to stock up on the wrapping paper. I also bought 2 of the dove gift sets. I couldn’t find any gift boxes or name tags this year. Love the after Christmas sales!
We celebrate Christmas on the 24th in Sweden. And I went to dollarstore shopping on clearance on the 24th. 😄 The good part about being single 😁 I guess.
We just got back and were unable to find any Adidas or Dove😥 but we did find axe, bodycology, Bloomfield and Dr. Teals sets which we use a lot of so not bad but was hoping for some Dove, glad you found some!!
I highly recommend Aveeno if you have dry skin, it's amazing. Great deals! Wish I could have gotten to the store in time to find those clearance gift sets. They go quickly.
I was able to get the silicone mats and the cookie scoops, plus a few other things including the red totes for 6.98 each, these will hold my mixes and such as I do not have much pantry space. thanks girl
When we were in grade school, my mom would buy toys after christmas and add them to the "birthday present trunk." When my sister or I would get invited to a birthday party for one of our classmates, we would choose a special gift just for them from the box and we would wrap it.
Lol-Kimberly Whisk cameo!
Yay gift kits! I do the same & we donate to local homeless shelters, our neighborhood churches & hang onto a couple for emergency gifts.
I've been buying personal care gift sets on clearance for well over a decade. Honestly, it allows us to buy better quality products for far less money. I'm happy you are teaching others about this. I'm going to go check out the kitchenware items tomorrow to see if I can score anything for my daughter's college apartment. Thanks! 💜
It's a great time to stock up on personal care to donate to the local schools as well. Many kids don't have access to these items at home, and many teachers and counselors will keep a closet for students that may need it.
We have a “store” for homeless youth in our area and these sets are great for them to have on hand too.
That’s a wonderful idea!
@@debbiedrake2020 yes that's sad, but some people actually can't afford these items to no fault of their own and need help from the village.
I stopped buying holiday wrapping supplies at the 50% off sales. It wasn’t worth the effort to find a place to store it all for an entire year just to save a few bucks
Don't forget to look in all the different areas of the store. Car, pet, fishing/hunting. Anything that looks christmas is on sale! Got a few boxes of treats for my dogs - the same treats they always get but were on sale because the box has snowflakes on it! Also got a few boxes of car cleaning kits.
I go out on the 26 th and I buy the marked down items for birthday gifts for the 2023 birthdays. Or any occasion, valentine gift, anniversary gift.
We just went to Walmart for chili ingredients and ended up buying a ton of bath sets and other Christmas clearance! Happy Birthday kids...ignore the Christmas tree on the package 😂😂
With these hard times I just don't care about that stuff anymore. Summer and Halloween clearance was the candy I put out on Christmas. I could tell other people in our extended family were doing similar. My present was various 2nd hand fall decor bought at a fundraiser. Unfortunately most is absolutely not my style, but I did get a gift!
Oh I SO love the headband. It is gorgeous 😍
Yes, donating items that food stamps cannot buy is so appreciated.
Omgggg love the Kimberly Whisk reference! 😂 you found some great deals!
I didn't go out today but may check a few things out tomorrow. You are right you can get some awesome deals. Between seasons I was able to purchase flannel sleep pants for women $1.
#1 tip for doing these Walmart after Christmas sales, you must go early. Sometimes a few people clear out the best things.
Pre COVID I used to go to aldi at 9am and get so much discounted still dated good meat because the store was closed on the holiday I’d then get so much chicken breast or ground beef so cheap I’d stock up the deep freezer and not hurt the budget.
Your totally correct I went at 6:30 am and a lady cleaned the shelf of all the body bath wash, lotions in 2 buggies from top to bottom. It was so heavy she couldn't move them. I think sometimes we need to have limits on purchases as such.
@@lovebrown83 I agree on certain limits.
You made out like a bandit. Kitchen stuff was a great price. Nice gift. Silicone mat, whisk, cookie scoop and a box of cookie mix. Winner.
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How are you doing today?
My family is so particular about what products they will use!
Lol. I saved a ton too. I stayed home.
I'm sure there are great deals to be had but I'm so exhausted the day after Christmas that the last thing I want to do is go shopping. But I love watching Christine do it. 😉😅
Amen on the elf on the shelf PSA. Gnomes are cute but they aren’t my thing.
My husband and I do the same thing every year. We stock up on personal care items, his junk food and my makeup brush sets. We love it!
Good afternoon Christine. What a haul. Thanks for sharing. Amazing what's still on sale at Walmart.
I’m a matchin pjs person and a chocolate advent calendar.. already have both for next year for all five kids
I spent $199.35 yesterday on gift sets,makeup stuff,holiday decorations at Walmart. Got a good start for next year!!
That Kim reference cracked me up!!! Love y’all’s humor!!!!
Brave person. I didn’t attempt to go out plus I didn’t need anything.
Fun watching you though. Thank you
I love this! We always used to save our Christmas money and shop the sales. You get so much more bang for your buck that way! x
I wholeheartedly agree with you on the Elf situation! So glad my kids were past that age when it became the thing.
Love Kimberly Whisk!
Check those axe boxes for coupons inside
As far as personal care goes I don't buy shaving cream anymore... I just use the conditioner that I use for my hair as my shaving cream so it's one less thing for me to buy
I'm with you on Elf on a Shelf. 😊 Merry Christmas. God bless.
I love that you always share about helping the needy. We could absolutely use way more personal care products at our community centre/food bank. We always run out.
Love going shopping for Christmas Clearance 💕
Our Walmart didn't have much by way of anything. There was plenty of paper and lights and not much else.
I just got some of those containers today too! Wish I would have gotten the silicone mats!
Awesome deals! I also really appreciate the suggestion to donate some of the kits. You are absolutely right that hygiene items can make a huge impact for those in need. Food vs. shampoo and body wash? Hygiene products are needed year round.
I feed the homeless, they need hygiene, but they need food more!
@@debiwillis9045 you are absolutely right. But, I’ve been a kid without food or shampoo. I’m just encouraging us all to remember that, if we have the opportunity, try to keep hygiene, and the dignity that it brings, in mind as well as food.
I think I remember videos in which she went through a bunch of the hygiene stuff she had bought on clearance at Christmas and culled the ones that her family wasn't especially keen on and boxed them up for donating, and also maybe one in which she bought a bunch on clearance specifically for donating. What almost never goes on sale or clearance is menstrual hygiene items. So many girls and women experience "period poverty," and homeless women are the least able to use resusable products like cups and disks because of the challenge (and near-impossibility) of cleaning and sanitizing them in public washrooms.
Rubbermaid and Aveeno were great deals. Wish I could have been out there this morning. Years ago, day after Christmas shopping was my favorite shopping day of the year. Maybe next year. Loved your shopping trip. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
Your dog is so cute. What kind of dog is it?
I went and got my personal care products this morning. I didn't even look at anything else. Might have to go look for food stuff.
No gnomes here! I know they are super trendy but I just find them tacky. 🤷🏼♀️ Plus just one more thing to add to the Christmas clutter that I already don't have enough room for. 😆
I believe those Axe sets have a coupon inside for body wash!
I went to Walmart after Christmas for the first time this year but was only there for totes. It was a madhouse so I will be going super early next time. Also, I love your idea to gift the better quality shower items. When my mom and sister were going through a hard time after my dad left, that was one thing I noticed they were not able to purchase for themselves. When I would go and visit I'd grab some and leave it there or just outright buy them items they liked. It is the simplest thing but so overlooked when you fall on hard times. Thank you for your awesome content and sharing with us!
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I'm not normally a day after Christmas shopper but I watched your video and decided to go in...
Totally worth it! (Lord willing) Will DEFINITELY wake up early and go in next year! I got the same shave set and dove... the dove alone 🤯 they would normally be $6 per item, I paid $7.44 for all three! 🥳😅🙌🏼 thank you for this video! High five lady!
Thats how we do it also. figured that out years ago and never stopped. When new hubby went with me and I got a ton of stuff he was impressed and didn't know anyone who did this. It saved us a ton of money thru the year.
I went to Walmart in one town today. I got a bunch of Christmas decorations, wrapping paper and boxes for 50% off. I had my wrapping paper for about 5 years and it finally needs replenished. I got myself a couple of shirts for $11. I want to get a fake tree for next year, but didn't get one yet. I may go to the other Walmart tomorrow after work. Love the sales!
I was never a big gnome fan until this year and now I’ve been loving them. So many great deals - those Rubbermaid containers are awesome to have on hand!
This is also a good time to buy extra to give to your local shelter
I am not a gnome fan, but they are cute, just not my thing. I am so jealous that you got the Dove sets. I love Dove soap, body washes & body polishs. They smell amazing & my skin feels so good afterward. I used to use the shampoo & conditioner but stopped because they weren't great for my hair. Well done, Christine. I hit up Kohls, TJ Maxx & Kroger after Christmas & found some nice items. Kroger was fairly picked over, but I did see the Axe sets there. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!
I wish I could give you more than 1 thumbs up every video!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Thanks for more great ideas. This year I am trying to buy what I need & see if it can last all year. Never thought of stocking up on gift sets! Love it 🥰
I’m soo jealous.. I couldn’t go this morning because it snowed last night.. I always buy tons of Christmas clearance for next year.. I have around 30 people I HAVE to buy presents for and this saves me soo much money!! ❤️
my teens and myself are going out later this evening to see what we can score. with 9 of us , i need all the deals i can get
Hey Christine, Merry Christmas! Just wanted you to know that I love watching your channel and would love it if you do a video on quick snacks that can be DIYed without too much hassle. Thanks in advance!
My family cant use alot of the products in the holiday bundles due to scent allergies but I pick them up when they are super discounted and donate the products to the local family resource centre or roadside community cabinets.
Almond Roca was always a staple at Christmas in our house . The silicone Matt’s are heart in your bathrooms for your hot hair tools .
I love when you share your after Christmas clearance buys, that's how I found your channel a few years ago
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Those smaller axe gift sets have coupons in them that need to be used by the end of January!
LOOK 👀 for coupons in those body spray boxes!!!
Bless your heart. My alarm was set but I decided to sleep in.
You crack me up, at the same time you make all these good points! Thank you.
Never thought of stocking up on personal care items like this. Two peeps in our house have very sensitive skin. But the others can use anything!!
After Christmas I usually stock up on gift boxes and Christmas cookie tubs
First video of yours that I watched was a Christmas clearance video, years ago.
I totally needed that cookie scoop yesterday as I as rolling out sticky Italian cookie dough.
I went to Target today to look at clearance items. I found purse sized Native deodorant and lip smackers for 50% off. I also got Christmas cards for next year as is my annual custom.
I love gnomes, but I don't want them everywhere. My friend Carrie bought a house a few years ago and the whole yard was full of them. Her husband put them all in the garden shed because they creeped him out. Lol
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I think I got like 20 lbs of chocolate for like $7 at walmart today. I never get the great candy deals, I always miss out on the best stuff so I was very happy to get my favorites this year. so nice.
I just bought a bunch of stuff for my moms bunco at moose lodge. I got enough for at least 3 bunco nights
google says the difference is the consistency great haul! love your channel
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I save and wash cottage cheese bowls and such to send home left overs with people after dinners💕
Lol looooove that you threw my best friend Kimberly Whisk in there
Next year I'll try to do this. Wasn't feeling it this year.
Kitchen stuff for college!!!! What a great time to stock up!
Yeah, I went to ShopRite with my grocery store today and they had three rolls which was 100 feet of wrapping paper for $1.75 so I bought it. They had some other holiday ones that I wanna get so I’m gonna go back and get those ones to.
Hi Christine! Hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you a blessed New Year. Much love from North Carolina! ❤️❤️
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I love the dove body polish
We did holiday decor shopping since I wanted to up my decoration game. All the Hobby Lobby stuff was 75% off. It was awesome!
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You forgot to mention the coupons in the axe box to get free axe item upto $6.50. Some other boxes have coupons too.
Flip the wrapping paper to the white side and let the kids go at it with art supplies and then it doesn't matter what the pattern is ;-)
Don't forget the free coupon on the axe
Happy after Christmas shopping!
gah.. you got such an early start! nice. I didn't have that luck w personal care but got the holiday stuff I was wanting.
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Your eyes look fantastic 💕Thank you for sharing this. God bless you all now and into the New Year
I use to love for Christmas clearance today o took my dad they had a ton at the store I was at. I don’t have kids tomorrow after work so I think I might go look for my fav stick up after holidays the baking mixes :)
My husband decided to watch this video on my phone and all he kept saying was that's such a great idea.
In Canada the 26th is called Boxing Day, I have no idea why. People go for the Boxing Day sales. It would be like your Black Friday although we have that too.
Yeah! Now those are awesome deals! I went to the Shoppers Drugmart, the Canadian equivalent of CVS, and got 60% off all gift sets, too. So good!
Bargain shopping got me through tough times as a single Mom when I had to save money without deals, coupons and sales like this we would not have had. I help donate what I don't use to the community hygiene banks.
Aveeno for Exzcema therapy is the cure for your excema? apply twice a day till it goes away! Works great!
FREE!!! Axe gift sets were a major find. Inside was a coupon for a FREE axe product up to $6.50! Open your boxes to see if you have them inside!
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I'm gonna go tomorrow I think bc there is so much stuff at so many places
I went too to stock up on the wrapping paper. I also bought 2 of the dove gift sets. I couldn’t find any gift boxes or name tags this year. Love the after Christmas sales!
The Axe gift set had a free product coupon inside!
We celebrate Christmas on the 24th in Sweden. And I went to dollarstore shopping on clearance on the 24th. 😄 The good part about being single 😁 I guess.
been here since the beginning 🤣😂 my car went dead from the weather and I missed it 😪 love how you give your honest opinion. thanks for sharing.
I always love seeing Kimberly Whisk in your videos 😂
Having fomo because I wanted to go clearance shopping today as well. My husband was against it because I didn't really "need" anything.
We just got back and were unable to find any Adidas or Dove😥 but we did find axe, bodycology, Bloomfield and Dr. Teals sets which we use a lot of so not bad but was hoping for some Dove, glad you found some!!
I ❤ your generous spirit!
I am all about the Christmas gnomes.
❤ gnomes! And ❤ your ear warmer! Thx for all the great info!
I was there at 6am too :D
I was contemplating going to Walmart today, now I definitely have to go tomorrow 😅
*Great* ideas about the kits!
I highly recommend Aveeno if you have dry skin, it's amazing. Great deals! Wish I could have gotten to the store in time to find those clearance gift sets. They go quickly.
I was able to get the silicone mats and the cookie scoops, plus a few other things including the red totes for 6.98 each, these will hold my mixes and such as I do not have much pantry space. thanks girl