gotta love the sample sale!

Today G and I went to the Min.ne.apo.lis Gif.t Ma.rt. Which is a huge building with hundreds of showrooms that anyone who owns a retail store can attend and order merchandise for their store. Well, once a year, the week before Thanksgiving, they sell all their sample merchandise at cost (wholesale prices), hence the name "the sample sale". I have worked at a retail shop for almost 10 years (on and off part/full-time) so as a benefit my boss got me a pass (which also allows me to bring a guest). It is like a huge garage sale with new merchandise! It is awesome. Since today was the last day of the sale, almost everything was half off the wholesale price! That is 75 percent off retail prices! It was awesome. We got some really great Christmas presents which I am really excited about. It is a great thing to be able to attend when you don't have tons of $$ for gifts.

I got this cute rug, which matches my kitchen and my dishes. The wholesale cost was $21.50. Retail would have been about $45.00 (since most stores double the wholesale cost and add in a little extra to cover the shipping costs). I paid $10.75. Don't look at my UGLY kitchen floor!

I bought these cute snowman tins. The big one was $3 wholesale, I paid half that. The small one was $2 ws and I paid half that!

I bought this green wicker placemat. It was $2 ws, I paid half that. I thought it would look cute on my kitchen table with the little kitchen night light and candle holder (which is currently empty).

I also bought these cute napkins... for $2 each.

This is a outdoor blanket... it rolls up and comes with a little carrier. It was $15 ws and I paid $7.50.

I got E this El.mo raincoat. It also came with a cute little hat. It ws'd for $15, I paid half that!

Then I found this cute pink with purple trim track suit. It is made out of the softest material I've ever felt. At first I thought it was cashmere... but it isn't. It was $10 ws. That is what I paid.
As I was walking out the door of the showroom where I bought the track suit I spotted these shoes on the floor! Too cute! I love them. They were charging $7 ws. That is what I paid.

I also got E a stuffed grey kitty. It is up in bed with her right now so I can't take a picture of it. It looks just like our cat Mae. So imagine her... stuffed.

G found a really nice MN Go.phe.rs sweatshirt for $29. Which easily could have cost $70 in any store. I did find a few other things that I can't show pics of since they may be x-mas gifts for some of my readers! It was a great productive day of shopping!


One more fun thing. I got the coolest new cell phone on Friday. Isnt' it rad?!!! (Did I just say rad?) The face plates are interchangable. I love it!

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Whew, that's a lot of pictures. I am beat after a long day of shopping. I need to get to bed. Night!