Typically, January and February are huge clearance sale months. This year appears to be the same. I was in Peebles today (earlier post) and they are having great clearance deals. I also was in Kmart, CVS and Walgreen’s this week and all of those stores are having clearance deals. So if you have a bit of winter cabin fever, grab your coupons and head out to a store. Poke around the clearance items and see what coupon matchups you can do. Lots of great deals to be had. I got some Vicks throat spray this morning at Kmart (Pike Creek) that actually gave me 1.01 in overage.

As far as apparel, generally most apparel retailers follow the same time line. Stuff is clearanced right after xmas and up until Presidents’ day weekend. As the markdowns and sales get better, the selection gets worse. Timing is everything and you have to enjoy the hunt.

Happy shopping!

There is a Peebles printable, 25% off any one item, at coupons.com. You can print two per computer. I’ve had great luck stacking sales and coupons there, so it may come in handy. Might be nice to stop in during January and treat yourself to a new item to beat the mid-winter blahs.

This is the time of year when manufacturers try to cash in on consumers making New Year’s resolutions. Look for deals on diet, nutrition, health, vitamins and wellness items. Today’s paper is loaded with coupons for all of this stuff. Also, look for these items, as well as cosmetics, to be clearanced. Makes for some great deals when you combine clearance with coupons, and many of the items are clearanced just for new packaging. Walgreen’s and CVS will also be running lots of Register Reward deals and ECB deals on these items in January, if they repeat what they have done in past years.