Today’s blog post includes a short roundup of some last-minute fun holiday to-dos I have on my list and includes a $350 giveaway toward your last-minute holiday shopping this year. Thank you to RetailMeNot for sponsoring this post!
Can you believe Christmas is a week and a half away? WHAT!? I truly feel like this has been the fastest December of my entire life and there are still quite a few things I have left on my holiday to-do list.
- Go for a drive to look at Christmas lights
- Make homemade hot chocolate with mini-marshmallows
- Decorate a gingerbread house (I found an adorable one for only $7 at ALDI!)
- Watch ELF, Rudolph, Christmas Vacation and Home Alone
- Make Christmas cookies (I’m planning to make Mimi’s sugar cookies with my mom and sister)
Those are the mostly fun to-dos… but I still have some of the obligatory holiday-related to-dos on my list as well, most of which center around finding the perfect gifts for friends and family, wrapping presents and getting all of our travel plans in order. I’ve been sick with the flu and down for the count all week this week (I’ll share more on that tomorrow –ooph!) so I feel incredibly behind on my holiday shopping but since I’m all about online shopping these days anyway, I’m hoping this weekend will put me back on track.
Saving Money on Holiday Shopping
Thankfully I got a jump start on my holiday shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday but now that most of the super deals are over, I’m still on the lookout for savings, especially this time of year.
I’m sure most of you guys have heard of RetailMeNot by now – it’s such a helpful site for finding coupons, deals and e-gift cards – and I’ve been using the site and app for years to help me save money when I shop online. (RetailMeNot also has cashback offers and you can combine these with other offers to claim up to $30 cash back in one click!)
Before I buy anything online, I do a quick visit to RetailMeNot to see if a coupon code or a deal is available to help me save on my purchase.
From time to time I’ll feature some great weekend sales on my blog in my Things I’m Loving Friday roundup posts and RetailMeNot’s Deals Page is a great resource for finding some of these awesome savings.
Here are a few good deal gift ideas I found via RetailMeNot that popped out at me that I think might appeal to some of you out there as well:
- Buy 2, get 2 free beauty and accessories from Victoria’s Secret (great for stocking stuffers – I love their rollerball perfumes)
- Up to 60% off home decor clearance at Target (just take all my money!)
- $15 cash back when you spend $75 at Kohl’s (they have lots of cute holiday pajamas)
- $10 bonus gift card for every $50 gift card purchased at Panera Bread
- Up to 50% off GAP + 20% off site wide
- Free shipping on orders $45+ at Shutterfly
- 27 Stocking Stuffers Under $20 (oh hey $15 Kiehl’s travel set!)
- 24 Gifts for Hard To Buy For People
RetailMeNot actually helped me find out about the 40% and 50% off deals I utilized on Black Friday to shop for pajama, clothing and accessory gifts for my family from Gap and Old Navy and the deals I used to shop at Kohl’s for everyone as well.
Also, if you prefer in-person shopping, definitely check out the RetailMeNot app which alerts you to nearby offers that can be redeemed directly from your phone at checkout!
$350 VISA Gift Card Giveaway
I am so thrilled to be teaming up with RetailMeNot to offer a $350 VISA gift card to one lucky giveaway winner to help with any last-minute holiday shopping. To enter the giveaway, simply click here to check out the RetailMeNot website and then leave a comment below telling me about the deal you’re most excited to use for your holiday shopping this year. I will randomly select a winner first thing tomorrow morning. Good luck!!
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I always make photo calendars for the following year and give them as Christmas gifts, so I’m eyeing that Shutterfly deal! 🙂
Hope you feel better soon!!
I would love to use the Express deal 40% to finally snag some slippers I have wanted since you first had them on your blog years ago! They were fur lined and glitter/sparkle gold (bearpaw I’m pretty sure) and they have been sold out most of the time I check. I finally found a pair that is a bit similar and so excited they are on sale!
Oh wow, I just went to the Christmas Deals tab and Starbucks is BOGO today 2-5! Looks like that’s my deal 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
J Crew Factory 60% off and free shipping!
Hope you feel better.
Amazon $5 off $15 for books. ?
Most excited to check out the deals on Amazon! Thanks for sponsoring the giveaway!
I’m excited about Kohl’s! I love that store!
I am most excited about the Target deals! I love their home items!
I’m going to checkout the 40% off at Express.
Hope you are feeling better!
I love RetailMeNot!! I use it all of the time. Any store I go into I always check for deals. I love that they have Amazon deals too!
Retail Me Not is great! My family and I love Adidas clothes and shoes, so the 20% off your order looks great. There is also a $25 cash back for online orders. Great deal!
Chico’s 40% off sitewide will be great for presents for Mom and Grandma 🙂
Southwest Airlines! You can never go wrong with a ticket gift 🙂
Target deals for sure!!! Hope you are feeling better!
Super excited for up to 60% off at J Crew Factory!
Lots of great deals! I plan to take advantage of the 20 percent off at bath and body works to load up on their foaming handsoaps!
The Walgreens photo card discount. I have been postponing ordering our cards and now I don’t have an excuse!
I’m most excited about 20% off at Ulta to stock up on lipstick : )
I am all about stocking up on closet staples, so the Jcrew one would definitely be my go-to! 🙂
Bed Bath & Beyond 20% off one item in store. I love that it gives me an excuse to go in and browse the store instead of just buying it online like I have done with most of our Christmas purchases.
We live in a small town in Nebraska but we get to go to Omaha to finish our Christmas shopping so going to stores we do not have close to us is a real treat!
All things Old Navy. They have the best little kids clothes.
Since my Amazon prime delivery guy and I are basically best friends for how often he is at my door, 70% off during their 12 days of deals plus cash back is exactly where I will be shopping. 🙂
Toy R Us…I’ve got a little one on the way!
I’m excited about the $20 off $40 at CVS! I need to stock up on my Christmas cards and stocking stuffer items, and CVS is always the place I do that. Thanks! Feel better 🙂
Amazon $10 off Home Decor! Can’t wait to do some redecorating after the holidays and the fact that I don’t have to deal with the post-holiday rush in the stores is fantastic!
I am most excited to buy some products from The Honest Company with the 20% off coupon from Retail me Not. I also saw 70% off select Amazon products which is always appealing!
I have to go with Bath and Body works. Everyone loves their body washes (even my husband) and you can easily find all your stocking stuffers there! I grabbed the coupon! Thanks Julie ??
the up to 60% off at J Crew Factory is awesome!
Cash back at Amazon!! I shop there for just about everything!
$25 cash back for adidas purchases? Yes please!
I would love to buy some new pants using the American Eagle discount!
Target deals and also the 70% off Amazon – I’m all about Amazon 2-day shipping, especially for last minute shopping 🙂 Hope you’re feeling better!!!! Finishing my shopping this weekend!
I am so glad to see you back on here! I am a daily ready of yours and I have always enjoyed your blog SO much. You are so easy for me to relate to! I adore your positive energy and at the same time, I love how you tackle the hard parts of life too without trying to sugarcoat them or overlook them. My father, who I was extremely close to, passed away very suddenly at the end of March and since then my anxiety has been in hyper-drive, so when I didn’t see any posts from you, I started to worry that the worst had happened (and while the flu is not good!) I am so happy that you will be back up and running soon!
And it may sound strange, but I’m a big CVS shopper and I have a lot of my pictures printed there so I will definitely be checking out their $20 off $40+ purchase!
Thanks again for always sharing your life with us!
I am most excited for the 40% off everything at Express! I can buy gifts for the females on my list, as well as some things for me too. 🙂
Target!
I like the Kohl’s deal. I am getting married Saturday and I would love to be able to buy my fiance and my family some great gifts.
30% off at Kohls and 70% off Christmas Cards at Snapfish…love Retail Me Not…so easy and so many coupons…Happy Holidays:)
$10 off Uber Eats bc let’s be honest- delivery pad Thai tastes better when it’s snowing!
I am most excited about the 40% off express deal!! They have the cutest shirts and dresses for the holidays. I know where I am going after work today 🙂
Probably Kohls, they have everything and makes it easy to shop for gifts!
Another great way to save money when you’re shopping online is to install the Honey add-in/add-on(?) When you’re in the checkout of a retailer if will go through any coupon codes on the internet and will try them all to see if any will work for your order! Also – it tracks prices on Amazon and tells you if you have the best price, if another retailer has it for cheaper, or if it’s a higher price than normal. It has saved me a ton of money!
I am most excited about the deals for Panera bread.
I am most excited about the old navy and GAP deals this year!
I didn’t know about the cash back offers! I have some holiday shopping to do at Macy’s and was pleasantly surprised to see $10 cash back for $50+ purchases.
30% off entire purchase at Kohls! I have a gift card there!
Target definitely! Hope you feel better soon!
Carters 25% off. I love their clothes for my kids.
I love express, so I would definitely love to use their 40% off everything online coupon! I hate I missed the sales after Thanksgiving, but between my almost 2 year old and my 2 week old I jjust couldn’t get it together to go out ?
Anything Amazon!
I’m excited about the e-gift cards. I’m getting down to just a few gifts left that include gift cards for my nieces and nephews. I know it’s not exciting but they are early 20’s and hard to buy for.