Zannee’s Blog at BargainsLA.com

OY! I broke down and went back to school shopping.
It was great!

I took my daughter and her friend to the Von Dutch Originals Parking Lot Sale this last weekend to hunt for Back to School stuff for her fashionista crew. It was really busy but yielded several really good buys so the girls could look great on their first day back at school.

With prices starting at a dollar and only the couture line at $20 or more… it was like watching girls go crazy in a candy store. My daughter tore thru boxes pulling out shoes @ $15, tops @ $5-$10. Jackets at $10-$20 Skirts at $5-$10.

Such fun, such energy! Watching their editing process alone was worth the visit. I just sat back and giggled as my daughter taught her friend how to bargain shop at a sale.

My daughter, Shae walked away with a styling signature Von Dutch skirt and top, her girlfriend came away with two fashion tops… one blouse and one tee. The grand total $20.

I took them out to lunch to celebrate their frugal savvy shopping!

PS We gave the heads up on this fabulous sale to all the peeps on our mailing list. To join the mailing list and be kept up to date,  click here

With gas prices still hovering at a too high level for me I am using the web more to scan for stellar buys on gifts and sought after designer “ I wanna haves”.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Gomatta Girls site and today I started my Christmas Shopping when I saw they had a great buy on Bed Head PJ’s. Suffice it to say that the pricing was lower than Bed Heads Warehouse sale this last summer.  www.gomattagirls.com

The Bebe.com online sale is fun. Savings average 20%-50% off on some rather fun glam duds for gals.
Good seasonless buys include these neat belts for $27.99 instead of $49.

Regent’s Secret is another online site that carries delectable designer wares for less. They have cool designer brands on sale on a weekly basis like Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, Faith, Antik Denim, Hudson Jeans and recently Tom Ford. Discounts run 35%-80% depending upon brand and sales last a few hours to a few days. Like Ideeli and a couple of other online sample sale sites, they periodically do giveaways. But you have to be a member (Free) and sign up for the opportunity. It actually makes checking your e-mail fun.

www.regentssecret.com

Use your extra time now to cruise around the web and you may get all your shopping done before Thanksgiving.

OY!
The back to school rush is on! If you’re a parent, I feel your pain.  I am in the same chaos. But this year on top of the usual back to school nonsense, I didn’t expect that my daughter was missing one of her shots.

Her pediatrician is over at UCLA. Though we are way over in Glendale now we stuck with the UCLA program cause it’s so good, we love her pediatrician and she was born at UCLA.  We planned ahead for yearly well visits and check ups usually eliminating unnecessary 40 mile round trip to the Westside of town.

We have kept her up on her basic required immunizations and thought we were on top of it. Nope. Somewhere along the line we missed the Hepatitis B. Drat! It’s required for middle school in Glendale. I do not want to drive for 2 hours for a five minute shot.

Today when I was making a quick trip into CVS I saw they had a Minute Clinic and not only a complete list of immunizations for school but also the required Hepatitis B shot. Their menu says it’s $50 shot but it would have cost me just as much or more at UCLA and I am saving both time and the gas … around 6 dollars worth.

The Minute Clinic has nurse practioners on site and you can take care of a variety of little ailments without an appointment. They make it easier to stay healthy.

You can read more here:
http://www.minuteclinic.com/en/USA/