Today we both expectedly and unexpectedly found the Talbotskids.com link disabled. It’s been almost 7 months to the day when we originally posted an article on the pending store closings and retirement of the Talbots Kids brand.
And, it is with mixed feelings that our Loobalee team says goodbye to one of the original kids apparel brands. Talbots Kids were successful in the children’s apparel market for almost 20 years and well known in many malls across the country. So, it is sad to see them go.
It’s Baby Sale Time - After an intense 6 weeks of focus on Back-to-School for kids, early September brings annual Baby Sales for several retailers. Check Gymboree, Pumpkin Patch, Old Navy and Crazy8 for 20-30% deals on baby clothing and accessories this weekend.
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Current Sales
- American Girl
- September’s Monthly Specials, where you can save 15 – 20% off selected current merchandise, are newly up on the site.
- Nothing new added to Clearance lately. You can still buy previous season Holiday Outfits for 50-60% off
- Abercrombie Kids
- Markdowns on website are 40-65% off.
- BabyGap & GapKids
- An Email coupon is circulating from the Gap Outlet – save 20% on your any purchase over $100 (good Sept. 7)
- For a limited time, add any Piperlime item to your on-line order and receive free shipping on entire order. Tip: Buy your back-to-school shoes at Piperlime and get your Gap Order shipped for Free.
- Sales sections contains 40 – 70% off deals. Check out this baby girl Rugby Polo Dress for $7.99.
- Save 25% on all kids Backpacks and Lunchboxes.
- Save on Back to School and Uniform basics at GapKids with “2 for” deals.
- Register to win a $3,000 collection from BabyGap Home plus $1,000 GapMaternity gift card. This looks like a fun collection, and valued higher than most other concurrently running sweepstakes from BabyGap competitors.
- Crazy 8
- Baby Sale: Save 20-30% on Teeny Tiny Baby Items.
- Grapic Tees – $7 each when you buy 2 or more
- Summer markdowns continue – many items marked at $2.99 and $4.99
- TIP: If you aren’t getting Crazy 8 coupons in the mail, subscribe here. As a new subscriber you will receive a coupon for $10 off your first purchase of $30 or more.
- CrewCuts
- Did you meet Melanie? Try Crewcuts new specialist in sizes 2-10. Call or email Melanie for personal shopping assistance.
- The Final sale summer sale is in progress — Save up to 75% off on-line. TIP: Shop carefully, all sales are now final – no exchanges or refunds.
- Enter the Set-For-School sweepstakes and win a $2,000 wardrobe that comes with the help of a personal shopper to pull it all together! Daily prizes are also being given away — each day you can play a match-making game to win.
- Automatically get a 1 year’s subscription to Cookie Magazine with any purchase over $100.
- TIP: Crewcuts receives their store markdowns each Tuesday after closing. So, Wednesdays are typically the best days to shop.
- Garnet Hill
- Kids Pre-season outwear sale now in progress – save 10 – 20% on select winter coats and outwear
- Coupon sites, such as Retail Me Not, usually have codes for $10 off $50, $20 off $100, and $50 off $250.
- Sale of the Day: Long-Sleeved Ruby Shirt for little boys ($28, 27% off)
- Gymboree
- Save on new Fall Styles for boys and girls – $10 and $20 values
- Baby Sale now in progress. Look for $10 and $20 values.
- Gymbucks Earning continues through Sep 28. Redemption begins on October 2. It’s a good idea to plan your Gymboree purchases around these dates and leverage other sales to maximize the value for your “Buck”. Check out these other tips from previous posts:
- Register to win a $500 Gymboree gift card – just visit gymboree.com/sweeps.
- 20% off coupons available:
- August issue of “Parenting” Magazine has a coupon that is good through September 15th.
- New Plum Magazine – good through November 30th. Click here to get Plum?
- Hanna Andersson
- Back to School clearance in progress — Save up to 40% on select items.
- The pre-season outerwear sale is in progress. Save 20% on new winter coats, snow pants, snowsuits, hats, and gloves.
- Backpacks and other back-to-school accessories are now all on sale. All backpacks just $20 (33% savings)
- TIP: If you love Hanna Andersson, it pays to watch the sight on Sundays and Mondays. Sales are often loaded and/or announced on-line before emails are distributed on Tuesdays.
- TIP: Have favorites from last season? They are possibly still available on the website, even if they don’t display. Just type in the catalog SKU’s to search.
- Janie and Jack
- Fall Transition lines now 20 – 50% off
- Summer sales are now marked very low – as much as 70 – 75% off.
- $500 Gift Card Sweepstakes. Enter to win.
- Justice – Just for Girls
- Starting Today! Redeem your Fun Cards on-line and in stores through October 13.
- Continue to save 20% on all purchases through September 8
- Get free shipping on orders over$125.
- Sign up to receive the Justice catalog and receive two 20% off coupons – valid through September 8. It’s smart to use these to earn Justice Fun Cards.
- Lands End Kids
- Earn 3% for your school on all purchases for a limited time! Look for your favorite school and register before you purchase!
- Buy tee’s in three’s – 3 for $30
- Stock up and Save – Back to School “2 for ” deals, such as Kids Performance Polos 2 for $25 (short sleeve) and 2 for $30 (long sleeve).
- Save $10 on select Girls and Boys pants when you buy 2 (pair this offer with free shipping for a great deal).
- A new section “Kids Great Deals” has all Overtocks organized in one place for kids.
- The “Blow Out Event” has several items for kids, but I don’t understand the point. The deals aren’t necessarily better than other Overstocks.
- There are couple items for kids “On The Counter” today from Summer and last Winter. Remember, these items are size-specific and can sell out fast.
- Some of the best deals (e.g. 60-85% off) can be found in “Not Quite Perfect” on the website.
- TIP: Lands End frequently offers short-term free shipping offers to email subscribers, e.g. good for just 1 – 3 days.
- Limited Too
- “Shop ‘Til You Drop” Sale. Get “Sweet Deals” on many back-to-school items.
- It’s redemption time for “Too Bucks”. Leverage your Too Bucks on sale items to get the most for your “buck”.
- It’s “Got to Go” in Clearance. Sale prices now marked down as low as 75% off (although you’ll find 40% off items mixed in too).
- I wonder what kind of “It’s got to go” clearance might happen during the Limited Too to Justice transition?
- LL Bean Kids
- Sale inventory is low. Save up to 55% on some remaining summer inventory and a few Fall/Winter items.
- Nothing today for kids on the Thursday Morning Markdown.
- Mini Boden
- It’s Buy 3, Get 4th for $1.00! Remember, the optimal savings on this promotion is 25% — which you can only achieve if you buy 4 identically-priced items.
- Retail Me Not has coupon codes for 10-15% off plus free shipping and free returns.
- TIP: Johnnie never offers Free Shipping during the End of Season sales. But when the next season’s merchandise comes out, you can include remaining sale merchandise with your order and receive Free Shipping.
- TIP: Did you know you can earn up to $20 per month by referring new customers to Boden? For each new customer, they will credit your account $5 — up to 4 referrals per month.
- Naartjie
- Essential Stock Up Sale:
- All online girls’ & boys’ regular price essentials tops & bottoms now $10.00 each. Regular online price $11.00 each. In-store price regular $14.95 each or 2 for $22.00. Valid now through September 17, 2008.
- Essential Stock Up Sale:
- Nordstrom
- Find remaining Anniversary Sale merchandise on-line and in stores at 50% off.
- There is quite a bit of summer inventory on-line and in stores at 33 – 50% off (possibly more in stores).
- Old Navy
- “Fall for You” sale. Lots of knit tops, denim, activewear and more marked at $10.
- UPCOMING: Baby Sale starts tomorrow!
- For a limited time, pair a Piperlime order with your Old Navy and/or Gap Order and receive free shipping on your entire order.
- TIP: Are you signed up for Old Navy e-mail? If not, join the list to receive a $10 of $50 Thank You code.
- Pumpkin Patch
- New! 30% off on selected Fall inventory.
- UPCOMING: Baby Sale starts tomorrow – 30% off
- There is still Summer inventory left on-line at the “e-Sale” for up to 60% off. If you aren’t in a rush, it should go to 70% off.
- TIP: Try to get 20% off or $15 off $75 purchase – check for Coupon at Retail Me Not If you haven’t purchased on-line in the past, you will find a 20% off coupon for your first purchase here, too.
- Strasburg Children
- On-site clearance priced at 40%-60% off.
- TIP: Clearance items are not returnable. Be very careful, especially when buying on-line.
- Talbots Kids
- It’s gone! The Talbotskids.com link does not work (at least not today). I’ll confirm again tomorrow. I thought we’d see some blow-out specials beyond last week’s additional 30% off.
- The Children’s Place
- Fall Favorites for back-to-school, now $10 and under.
- Pick up “Place Denim” for school – 2 for $22
- Click here for the September Birthday Coupon for 20% off your entire order. We’ll need a new code tomorrow! Sign up to ensure you get the birthday code during your child’s birthday month — and, for a limited time, you can get registered to win a $1,000 Martha Stewart Birthday Party for your child.
- TIP: 15-20% off and Free shipping codes are regularly available on-line or via mail — look for one before you buy.
Beware of Piperlime! I ordered one pair of shoes from Piperlime and was shipped the wrong size on three different occasions. They eventually ran out of stock and I never got my shoes! Once is a mistake, twice is an accident, and three times is a pattern. Their excuse? …”it happens.”