Gymbucks redemption is advertised to start tomorrow. However, I checked the website this morning, and you can already redeem them on-line — even though it is not yet advertised on the home page. I validated that it works. Note: For those of you wondering, the website is not allowing the use of Promotion codes and …

Do you have Gymbucks? Get ready for Gymbucks Redemption! Redemption starts this Thursday, April 10 — and you should be able to use them at 12:01 a.m. (for you night owls!). If you have Gymbucks, be sure you understand the rules and the strategy for optimizing them in advance, i.e. before Day 1 of the …

As mentioned in Part 1 of this series “Using Gymbucks Part 1: The Rules”, one of my original inspirations for the Loobalee “Dress Your Kids for Virtually Free” philosophy was Gymboree Gymbucks. The key to winning the game is to play it smartly on both the front end — earning Gymbucks, and on the back-end …

Spring clearance and sales are in full swing. We should see some re-stocking and introduction of summer lines soon. Believe it or not, I’ve noticed some spring sell-outs already, such as on popular sandal and flip-flop styles. I live in Michigan, so the whole state is either in Florida, Mexico, or some other warm climate …

One of my original inspirations for the Loobalee “Dress Your Kids for Virtually Free” philosophy was Gymboree Gymbucks. Gymbucks get mixed reviews in on-line conversations, and I think it is because they are frequently misunderstood. RULE #1: Understand the Rules. I encourage every one who is serious about playing the Gymbucks game to read the …

Spring clearance and sales are in full swing. Merchants who introduce summer lines will introduce them soon. By May/June, merchants who introduce new lines and items regularly, such as Gymboree and GapKids, will start to offer “tween”, smaller lines. And, believe it or not….we’ll start to see Fall merchandise in stores no later than July …

It’s post-Easter clearance season, and much earlier this year than usual. Did you know that Easter won’t be this early again for another 137 years? I’ll be comparing this year’s sales to last year’s events, to see what the timing impact is (if any) to the Spring Clearance sales in children’s clothing. Reminder: This week …

It’s post-Easter clearance season, and much earlier this year than usual. Did you know that Easter won’t be this early again for another 137 years? I’ll be comparing this year’s sales to last year’s events, to see what the timing impact is (if any) to the Spring Clearance sales in children’s clothing. Reminder: Today and …

Happy Spring! Finally! The winters are sure long up here in the North. And, though it technically isn’t Winter any longer, you can’t tell by the weather. We are likely to have sporadic winter weather for another 4-6 weeks. But, by April 1, we should see at least some crocus peeking through the ground. I …

For me, Easter is such a happy time of year. I live in a cold, snowy climate, and once we reach Easter and the equinox of Spring, we know flowers and sunshine will soon (finally) be on their way. But, in our northern climate, Easter is always snowy, or at least very muddy and damp. …