As much as I love the post-Halloween sales, I triple love post-Christmas clearance sales – especially at Target!
If previous years are any indication, stores will begin marking down Christmas and “seasonal” items by 30 – 50% tomorrow, and then go to 75% the following week. There may be a few stragglers left that actually make it to 90%, but most everything will sell out before then.
Toys, lights (think Sukkah lighting), and Rubbermaid tubs with green or red lids are just a few of my annual favorites. But the post-Christmas clearance is also great for some ‘non-traditional’ finds as well.
Here’s a round-up of what I suggest you keep an eye out for, plus a number of coupons you can use to sweeten your savings. Remember, you can stack Target coupons with manufacturer coupons to save even more!
Be sure to let us know – either on this post or the Facebook wall – what killer deals you find, and when your stores go down to 75% off.
Household Goods & Paper Supplies
Look for paper towels, napkins, paper plates and cups, glad wrap, tinfoil and Ziplock bags with “holiday” themes. This may mean they are red and green, or they may have snowflakes or trees on them. Frankly, if it’s 75% off (+ a coupon) and will cover/store my food, I’m good with a little theme!
Here are some coupons you may want to print and/or clip and bring with you to sweeten your savings:
- $.25/1 Bounty Paper Towels from 11/27/11 P&G insert
- $1/1 Bounty Paper Towels, 6-pk from 11/27/11 P&G insert
- $1/2 Chinet cups or plates 11/20/11 SS insert
- $1/1 Chinet Product (requires sign-in)
- $1/2 Gladware Food Storage items (Target printable coupon)
- $1.25/1 Reynolds Wrap Product, excludes 18, 20, 25 & 30 sq ft (exp 01/10/2012)
- Betty Crocker Cookie Mix AND Ziploc Holiday Food Storage, TARGET coupon $1/2 11/28/2011 Target.com (exp 12/31/2011)
- $1/2 Ziploc Brand Bags, (40 points) Recyclebank 11/11/2011 Rolling
- $1/2 Ziploc Storage Bags 12/04/2011 SS Insert (exp 01/14/2012)
- $1/2 Vanity Fair Napkins or Guest Hand Towels Coupons.com 12/08/2011 (exp 01/02/2012)
- Vanity Fair Napkins $1/2 10/23/2011 RP Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
- Solo Disposable Tabletop Items, TARGET coupon $1/2 11/28/2011 Target.com (exp 12/31/2011)
- $0.75/1 Solo Cups, Plates, or Bowls Solo 12/14/2011 Rolling
- $0.75/1 Solo Cup, Plate or Bowl 12/04/2011 SS Insert (exp 02/29/2012)
Food & Beverage
From candy to baking supplies to coffee, all sorts of groceries can hae holiday ‘themes’ – which means they will go on clearance after said holidays. Here are some coupons that will help you save even more
- Betty Crocker Cake Mixes, TARGET coupon $0.50/3 12/14/2011 Target.com (exp 12/31/2011)
- Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie OR Dessert Bar Mixes $0.75/2 12/03/2011 Target.com (exp 01/05/2012)
- $1/2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes, 17.5 oz+ CouponNetwork.com 12/03/2011 (exp 01/05/2012)
- Betty Crocker Cookie Mix AND Ziploc Holiday Food Storage, TARGET coupon $1/2 11/28/2011 Target.com (exp 12/31/2011)
- $1/2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes, 17.5 oz+ SmartSource.com 12/01/2011 (exp 01/02/2012)
- $0.75/2 Betty Crocker SuperMoist Cake Mix AND Ready to Spread Frosting 12/11/2011 SS Insert (exp 02/04/2012)
- Keebler Cookie Items, excludes single serve, TARGET couopn $1/2 11/30/2011 Target.com (exp 01/07/2012)
- $1/1 Dunkin Donuts Coffee, 11 oz+ Coupons.com 12/01/2011 (exp 01/02/2012)
- $1.50/1 Seattle’s Best Coffee, 12 oz Coupons.com 12/01/2011 (exp 01/02/2012)
- Coffee-mate Creamers, TARGET coupon $1/3 11/30/2011 Target.com (exp 01/07/2012)
- Archer Farms Coffees, 9-12 oz, TARGET coupon $1.50/2 11/28/2011 Target.com (exp 12/31/2011)
- $0.55/1 International Delight Coffee Creamers, Quart or Singles 12/11/2011 SS Insert (exp 01/16/2012)
- $3/2 Starbucks Coffee, 11, 12 or 20 oz 12/04/2011 SS Insert (exp 01/14/2012)
- $1.50/2 Dunkin Donuts Coffee, 11 oz+, not redeemable in restaurants 12/04/2011 RP Insert (exp 02/29/2012)
- $1/1 Dunkin Donuts Coffee, 11 oz+ Dunkin Donuts 11/28/2011 Rolling
- $1/2 Hershey’s Kisses Bags (IE), 7.5 oz+ Bricks 11/25/2011 Rolling
Personal Care & Baby
I can’t be the only one who noticed all those Santa-themed diapers. If you don’t mind putting them on your babe’s bum, there will no doubt be some nice savings this week at Target! Be sure to scope out the rest of the personal care aisles, too – everything from body wash gift sets to tissues to handsoap may be marked down. Look on the end caps, but also check for the red clearance tag on items on the regular shelves.
- $3/1 Huggies Little Movers SLip-On Diapers, 64 ct+ 11/27/2011 Walmart Insert (exp 12/31/2011)
- $2/1 Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers, TARGET coupon Target.com 10/24/2011 Rolling
- $2/1 Huggies Little Movers Slip On Diapers (IE) Bricks 10/24/2011 Rolling
- $0.50/1 Kleenex Oval Tissues, p.118 All You, Dec 2011 (exp 12/31/2011) 11/12/2011
- $3/1 AXE Holdiay Pack 12/11/2011 RP Insert (exp 01/07/2012)
Find more coupons to sweeten your Target clearance savings in my Coupon Database.
My personal strategy this year is going to be to scout out household & paper goods – once they drop down to 75% off. Typically I go right away to grab some of the toys, but we are still well-stocked from the summer deals. And truthfully, I don’t *need* anything (other than some paper towel), so anything I do find will be for stockpiling.
I’m going to try and stock up on those Axe sets! I don’t understand why all men bathe in Axe, but when I can get it cheap, yay!!
I’m going to guess that they probably don’t have X-mas themed toilet paper on clearance?
you can get beautiful shabbos tablecloths for 7.49 in the clearance section – this year’s is a nice leaf pattern! there is also wrapping paper that is more neutral (silver, black andwhite) that is very cheap..
I just got back from Target. Everything was at 50% already and fairly picked over. Although the Target I went to is a smaller one, so maybe the Super Targets still have more stuff. I did pick up some more lights for our Sukkah and a few Hanukah things.