Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

Cruising Commerce

Web Dude and I were cruising around Commerce Thursday, checking in on some outlets we love and visiting new ones. Saw a couple of places I wanted to research in depth and another couple of places that were just so so.

We did however pop into long time BargainsLA fave California Closeouts.

If at First You Don’t Succeed….

Did ya see me this weekend? I was everywhere. This weekend was spent trying to track down some new bargain sources.

Friday, I drove around Santa Monica and into West LA only to find the Bridal place I wanted to research, was closed!

Better than Expected

Last Thursday I got ready to do battle…..

I heard a funny clicking sound coming from the front end of my car. My independent Honda mechanic told me that my 2008 Honda Civic needed a new left axle. We just bought the car from Miller Honda dealership in Fall 2010.

The New Year is Here

The New Year is here! 2012 can be anything from “ a lot better than 2011” or “an average year” or it can be “horrible”. I’m betting it’s gonna be better for most of us than the past couple of years. But I’m not waiting to see what happens. I will do my best to make the year the best I can.

So,  I made some News Years resolutions that I started acting on the minute I made them.

After Christmas Shopping

The day after Christmas is usually the biggest shopping day of the year.  That yearning to spend gift cards and bag a bargain persists in most of us. But the streets around the malls are still a traffic nightmare and the parking lots are filled with ill-mannered parking imbeciles. I try to avoid shopping the day after Christmas, but not this year.

Avoiding Holiday Shopping Stress

The Holidays can be hectic and stressful enough without shopping stress adding to it.
Bargain shopping should be fun with a minimum of hassle. That what BargainsLA.com was born out of… making it easier for you to find a great deal.

Cheap Gift Wrapping Ideas

One of the attributes of being a frugal minded Bargain Shopper is creativity… a talent for reinvention and looking at things from a different angle. Sometimes we need a little prodding to get our creative juices flowing.

So think about these alternatives to using wrapping paper:

A Tale of Two Pies

This year we didn’t want the chaos of baking pies while cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Plus we wanted to support a friend who opened up a new Bakery in Sunland (The Back Door Bakery).

Hubby ordered a pecan pie from them at $20 for us to pick up Thursday morning.

Of course, I didn’t want to spend $20 on another pie, so I walk into my local Marie Calenders and ordered one Apple pie.

Anti Black Friday

Like many of you, I lead a really busy life. Trying to make room for family, friends and family obligations can be a challenge. That’s why Thanksgiving Day and weekend are so precious to me. That’s also one reason I don’t really participate in the Black Friday shenanigans. I’d rather be hanging with family and friends.

That said….

A Bargain Shopping Truth

Not to put a damper on your Holiday bargain shopping…..
But sometimes you’re not going to save 50% or even 30%!
What?

Yeah it’s true… but the small discount you get may be the deepest discount possible. Welcome to unilateral pricing policies and retail market manipulations.