Alternative locations to sale shopping

I may not be one for going shopping at the mad "before Christmas sales" but I do love the "after" Christmas sales. For some reason, the pressure is off, and I can actually start stocking up for gifts for next Christmas! I also love the offbeat stores where people don't always flock to like they do the big box stores. I have found some of my best Christmas treasures at grocery stores if you can believe that! I have this unbelievable three foot tall metal Santa adorned with big round old fashioned colored lights. I saw him at the local grocery store and watched for him to go on sale after Christmas. And voila! I scored Santa at a huge discount. I also got a set of wonderful fall colored stoneware dishes this way from my local grocery store. Often, chain grocery stores will contract with companies that make home products just for them-such as pillows, throws and dishes. They are my favorite dishes, and I watched them until the price dropped to well over half off.

Enjoy those sales!