...that you wish you would have found. I wish I would have found some tissues, Bounty, or the four pack bottles of Coke! But I'm happy for what I did find. ~Lisa

Ha. Nice thread! If you were closer I would spare a pack of Coke! I was really surprised to get them..giving them to my mom - she is obsessed with the glass bottles, reminds her of when she was younger. hmmm I wish I would have found any of the food stuff...not candy, but like Ritz crackers, or Goldfish (was there even a Christmas goldfish??). We go through a lot of "snacks" like this on a daily basis with 3 kids, 4 if you count dh.

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I am very happy with what I found but would have loved to find:
- solo cups, plates, paper towels, dishwasher detergent, dish soap
- Ritz crackers (we go through a ton of these at my house)
- Nick & Nora red dog PJs in sizes to fit my kids
- Nick & Nora pink cat PJs in sizes to fit my nieces to go with the robes I did find.
- white LED rope lights (these were all gone before Chrismas in my area)
- Star Wars Galactic Heros figures (found one but DS#2 would love the other ones -- I didn't even see these before Christmas, otherwise I would have bought them then)

I was pretty obsessed with the hunt for the highly sought-after dishwasing detergent...
Five stores, and nary a one...

Also, I'm disappointed that my beautiful "Blessings" Nativity set is missing the baby Jesus...

I also would have loved for the Method stuff to be put back into the holiday clearance schedule (like 2 years ago) instead of getting "red tagged."

But I found some beautiful things, and I'm happy. I have ideas for what to do with (and who will get) just about everything I bought...the other stuff I'm going to put neatly into my Christmas closet, and figure out uses for them later...I've got all year!

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More of the food items they used to have. And the Method would be nice too-my sister really likes that.

I did not get any dishwasher tabs or Bounty and would have loved to have both. I would have liked to find more than one of the dish soap bundle and more than one Archer Farms coffee. Anything everyday useful is basically what I wanted the most..... but it's all good.

Devinmom - sent you a PM re: baby Jesus. I'll send you mine!

cj/

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GREAT thread......

I wish I had found the D/W tablets, and some bounty. I found a pretty well stocked end cap of the Dawn combos, and really scored on the Solo cups. One pack of the green plates.... guess we'll use those on St. Patty's Day.

I was hoping to get a new tree at 90% off, but, not to be, I guess.....

I think I did pretty well. Now, I have to focus on the toy clearance and get enough gifts for DD to give out next year......

ETA: I was so excited to find the wine set I found for $6.99 (75% off) It was the only one, and I haven't heard or seen anyone else post about this. There was only one left.

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AIA I wish it didn't cost and arm and a leg to ship to you because there must have been 50 or more trees at 90% at my local store! I couldn't believe how many were left...and all varieties.

As for what I didn't get and would like to have:
paper towels
paper or plastic plates and cups
Burt's Bees items
Lip Smackers


I did get 3 or 4 bags of the gel dishwasher packs, but the first time I used one, it turned anything in the dishwasher that was plastic reddiesh orange!! No more problems with the others. Strange!!

That is just wrong!

Yes there were christmas goldfish crackers....i got 7 boxes.They had christmas trees and stocking shapes in the box in addition to the fish.
I wish i could find some christmas doodle pros...i have never seen any at my store. maybe people like them so much they sell out quick.
Bounty would have been nice, also pj's for my little one.

I miss getting the Barbie items at clearance prices. They did not include the dolls this year in the markdowns.

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A deal is not always a deal - Some just make you pay in the end.

I was hoping to find some of the kitchen towels with the polka dots pattern. No such luck, those were sold out a while before Christmas I think.