Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

Rewards for Hard Work

Our daughter had had a really stressful, exhausting week with her High School Choir rehearsals & performances along with a slew of other responsibilities. With her full workload she still managed to get A’s in all her classes. It was time to give her a reward for all her hard work. So last Friday I took her out of school, letting her sleep in late and then took her shopping.

Warehouse Sale Shopping Tips

Okay chitlins, the biggest Sample / Warehouse Sale Season of the year has officially started. From mid-October to mid-December more Sample and Warehouse Sales happen that at any other time of year.

To do well and score big at these, you need a plan of action. So with the season officially on, let’s go over some basics….

A Mobile Sample Sale

A designer label I really love, William B kinda reinvented the sample sale with a new concept… the Mobile Sample sale.

This cool line of women’s clothing has showed up a various locations around L.A. with a bright yellow mobile truck Sample Sale.

NBC 4’s Back To School Segment Sources

Yikes, it’s Back to School!
Here they are…. the 3 sources for great buys on Back to School supplies and clothing for kids, teens and more shown on NBC’s Today in LA Weekend on 8/21

Online Sales of Note 6/7/10

When the weather is nice, I have a hard time getting myself into a store or mall. I’d much rather shop off hours online and enjoy the fabulous weather. So here’s a list of some noteworthy sales in cyberspace….

I’m an Organizing Fool

No doubt I made a fool out of myself at the Container Store yesterday. When I found a solution to an odd cabinet problem found in our 1926 home… I got stupid giddy. The dishwasher install took out my best kitchen drawers and a cabinet. Not one deep drawer left in the kitchen. No place for the dough roller, hand mixer or dish towels.

Online Sales for the Thanksgiving Weekend

If you’re like me, you avoid the malls on Thanksgiving Weekends Black Friday.

Shopping online while munching on left overs is one of my faves! Here are some outstanding sales for this uber shopping weekend!


The Advantageous Shop-ortunity Sale

It’s here. The Fall Warehouse/ Sample Sale season has begun. Planning on which sales to hit often has to do with gifts that need to be bought and budget constraints. But there are other factors which should be considered. How common are these sales and how steep are the discounts.

Hot Online Sample Sales This Week

With the holidays coming up quickly, I am starting to look at Online Sample sales for unique quality gifts and holiday dressing.

I found them!
Here are my choices for standout sales this week with savings of 40%-75%!

Online Sample Sale Tips

Online Sample Sales have brought the joys of shopping sample sales to millions of Americans who do not live in major metropolitan areas where these types of sales usually happen. Savings tend to run between 30%-85% off, with most at 50%-70%. Making for serious savings on better quality goods. But like regular brick and mortar sample sales, you gotta have a plan of attack to score at many of these sales.