Shopping for the holidays: a strategy

With Halloween and Thanksgiving over for another year, now is a good time to stalk the sales aisle at your local stores. In a hurry to put out the Christmas decorations, stores are anxious to downsize their stock of plastic pumpkins and decorative horns of plenty baskets. This strategy bodes well after every holiday - pick up next year's Christmas cards and sparkley baubles just before the new year, and stock up on Easter egg decorating kits in the same way. Wait until about two days after a holiday and then go shopping for items you need for next year. The discounts are amazing and shopping this way will save you a bundle.