Thursday was an unexpected snow day from work. New York City had nearly 20" of snow, no buses were running, schools were closed and the mayor had declared a snow emergency by 5:00 am. Still, by the time I needed to leave for work at 8:00 there was still no word about my offices closing. That notice came in the way of a phone call at 8:40 am: CLOSED...as I was about 5 minutes from work.
After circling block after block and finding that every parking lot was closed due to the depth of the snow, I headed back for the highway and thought about what I could do with a bit of surprise time to myself. G was safely at home with his sitter and surely I could come up with some errands to run. I started off by finding (on the third attempt) an open Starbucks for a leisurely caramel macchiato and bit of reading on my Kindle. Then, made my way toward home stopping for a sorely overdue oil change.
As I was sitting waiting for my car to finish, I remembered the incredible deals I had gotten on clothes for G earlier in the week at the Old Navy clearance sale (with an extra 50% off all clearance prices). I had picked up 4 long sleeve tees, 2 long sleeve polos, 1 Steelers jersey, 1 fleece sweatshirt and 1 fleece jacket plus a playground ball for George, several in size 2T for next fall/winter, all for $19. That day, he was getting impatient and there was no chance of looking for anything for myself. But, with this free time? A quick trip to the mall was in order.
There was so much inventory that it was a bit overwhelming to look though and try to find sizing but, I was able to walk out with two pieces that I really like and for a steal:
And this black, button down tuxedo shirt was $3.45. Can't beat that! Moral of the story, always make time to take advantage of end of season clearance sales.
If you buy the deal, it's good for one year and can even be applied toward shipping and handling. Enjoy :-)
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