DSW/Thrift Store/Marshall's Purchases

Wow, this past week has just sucked. Between the insane amount of schoolwork that I had to make up (I missed a week of school because I had the stomach flu) and the different scholarship/financial aid essays that I had to write, I somehow also managed to catch a cold....just days after I finished recovering from the stomach flu. Awesome. On the other hand, the weather here in the Midwest has been amazing! Last week was freezing cold; I had to wear about 2598273582 layers and a huge puffy down coat to stay warm. These past few days, however, have been wonderful....it feels like spring is already here :)

These are just a few things that I have bought this month. I will post the rest of it as soon as possible!

I bought these heels at DSW for 1 penny. That's right, 1 cent! These Rampage heels were originally priced at $50 but sold at DSW for $40. I found these on the clearance rack with a yellow sticker, which meant that you could take an additional 80% off, bringing the total down to $8. On top of that, I had a $10 off coupon that DSW sent to me (perhaps because I recently signed up for their rewards program?) so I was able to get these shoes for a penny, after taxes! The guy who run up my purchase told me, "Wow, it must be your lucky day...you just bought shoes for a penny!" Haha :)

I bought this crochet vest at a local thrift store that I recently discovered. I saw a couple of crochet vests online but they were all $15+, which I wasn't quite ready to pay. So I'm really happy that I found this vest for $4; I think it'll be perfect over my ever-growing collection of maxi dresses.

My favorite part about the thrift store isn't the clothes though...it's the super cheap magazines and books! I bought these magazines for 50 cents each. These aren't super recent, I believe the Marie Claire magazines and the Elle magazine are 3-4 months old. I love reading magazines though, so I evidently didn't care about the date of the magazines. I also picked up a copy of People magazine, which was surprisingly the one released during the week that I bought it. In the past, I have also purchased a few Chicken Soup for the Soul books for just 50 cents...and they were absolutely brand new!

Finally, a maxi dress from Marshal's. It was on clearance for $7 and I couldn't not buy it! I cannot wait for summer to arrive...

Hope you all are having a much better week than I am! :)

Old Navy, Forever 21, PacSun, and Bath & Body Works Haul

I can't help it. When I see a great bargain, I buy it...and it all adds up :( Why, After Christmas Sales, why?!

Old Navy had a huge sale, where a ton of items were 50-75% off. I bought these earrings for $3.

I also scored these awesome sparkly reindeer pajama pants for only $4!

Sweaters were also 75% off, so I bought this gray sweater for $7. I wish they had it in white, but the only white ones had these pom pom things on them T_T Oh well.

Sparkly tights for $5!

Close up of the tights

 I also recently hung out with my friend Grace. We went to Petland to play with the puppies...but they turned out to be so vicious D: They kept biting our shoelaces and one latched onto Grace's sweater and wouldn't let go for a good few minutes!

One of the super vicious puppies that wouldn't stop biting our shoelaces/Grace's sweater!

We then headed to Goodwill, where I got this leather belt for $1.

Bath & Body Works still had its semi-annual sale, so we stopped by. I got this hand sanitizer for 50 cents, both body mists for $1.25, and the lip balm for $2. Yes, I bought a backup of the Enchanted body mist because I love it so much haha :)

After my job interview on Tuesday, I was stuck at the mall for a good 2 and a half hours because I didn't have the car that day and my mom decided to take my brother to see his physical therapist -_- I stopped by Forever 21, where they surprisingly still had the BOGO Free sale item promotion. I went through the rack quickly,  because I expected that only the Large and X Large sizes were left. So I was more than thrilled when I found a pair of navy high-waisted shorts (something that has been on my To Buy list for a while!) in a size Small for $5!

Plus, the only other thing left in a size small was this pair of gray pajama shorts with red hearts, which was awesome because I actually needed to buy a pair of pajama shorts. So for both items I paid $5.40.

Then, I went to Pacsun. I usually never shop there (with the exception of that one order that I placed online) but I saw that they had this blue dot promotion where if you buy 1 sales item, you get 30% off, if you buy 2 you get 50% off, and if you buy 3 you get 70% off. When I went in, I was surprised to see how many things that I absolutely loved! I will be shopping more often at Pacsun now, which is conveniently located across from NY & C haha!

I found this shirt for $13 and was really surprised to find out at the cash register that it was only $6. Since I bought 2 other items, I got it for 70% off...only $2!

I also got this reindeer sweater in a size M. I was worried that it would be too big but I got it anyway because the sale associate said it was the last one left. When I tried it on at home (I didn't have much time in the store), it was a perfect fit. Not bad for $10 :)

Finally, I got this sequin top for $10.

Oh, and about The Massive Post: Part IV...I can't find the pictures from my birthday D: So I only have pictures of my Christmas presents....ughhh. I don't understand why technology hates me. That will be posted soon....