Giant Tiger Clearance.

Giant Tiger is clearing out.  I found t-shirts for $2.00. 10-14 boys shoes for $2.00 Plus some girls shoes for $2.00.  And the best buy- 10 pack of girls underwear for $3.00.  You need to be very careful with what you buy, as some items are exactly the same, but their code is different and they are not on sale.  I found this in the shoes and underwear.  It's best to ask.

T-shirts on sale at Giant Tiger

1. 4 pack of boys t-shirts size 4- $2.00 and size 6 and up $3.00 for package of 4 at Giant Tiger.
   I was a bit surprised how small the t-shirts are when I opened them up at home. The size 4 looks more like a 2 year old. But they will still work.

Giant Tiger

I stopped by Giant Tiger this week and they had some items which were good value.
10 prs of socks for $5.00.  5 prs of girls underwears for $4.00 or 10 prs ofr $7.00.  They were also clearing out some of their school supplies.  I picked up some duotangs for .05 cents.  I'll put my loose leaf I purchase at back to school into them.

5-9 boy

Underwear .60 cents -Walmart 5 pack for $3.00

Stickers .10 cents - garage sale

Flip flops $1.00 - Old Navy

Cap $1.00 - Walmart

Green shirt $1.94 - Superstore summer clearance

Silly Glasses  Walmart

Stuffed Animal .25 cents- thrift store

Notebook .06 cents - Staples.  4 pack for .25 cents

Loose leaf .04 cents - Staples.  .19 cents divided 5 ways.

Cross necklace free- Made in vbs

Cup .25 cents - Dollarama.  4 for $1.00

Pencil Sharpener .25 cents - Dollarama 4 for $1.00

Eraser .20 cents - Superstore.  5 for $1.00

Flexible bunny .50 cents - Walmart -Easter clearance

Soap .30 - Superstore. 10 pack for $2.99

Washcloth .33 - Giant Tiger. 3 for $1.00

Bouncy Ball .25 cents- Old Navy

Tennis Ball .16 cents - Superstore. 18 pack for $2.99

Plastic Animals .33 cents - Dollarama. 3 pack for $1.00

Puzzle .94 cents - Giant Tiger clearance

Car $1.00

Pencil Crayons .75 cents

Total $10.25

Girl 2-4 Boxes under $10.00

I imagine the innocent of a sweet. little girl.  big eyes, wondering what is inside the box.

Items she may never have seen, or only dreamed about.

Here's what my girls box.

Wash cloth- .33 cents  - Giant Tiger.  3 for $1.00.

Soap - .30 - Superstore pack of 10 for $2.99

Toothbrush-.20 - Dollarama.  Pack of 5 for $1.00

Rings - .25 cents - Walmart Clearance after Valentines Day. 

                             Purchased for .50 cents but will divide between 2 girls.

Stuffed animal- .25 cents- thrift store.

Beads .25 cents - Dollarama 4 for $1.00

T-shirt - $1.94 - Superstore summer clearance.

Hat- .94 cents - Childrens Place clearanace

Flip Flops - $1.25 - Dollarama

Pencil case - free - from pack of underwear

Pencils - .10- Superstore

Pencil with eraser - .15 cents- Easter clearance pack of 5 for .74? 

Sorry can't remember the exact price.

Pencil sharpener- .25 cents - Dollarama 4 for $1.00

Pens -.30- Superstore - Pack of 10 for $1.00

Crayons - 75 cents - Wal-mart

Loose leaf- .06 cents Superstore .19 cents for pack divided 5 ways.

Skipping rope - .25 cents - Target clearance

Ball -50 cents- Dollarama 2 for $1.00

Wooden people and book - $1.00 - Dollarama

Rocking Horse - free - toy from a kids meal.

Total $9.09

Footwear

I've seen this picture a few times.

I think it's a Samaritan's Purse photo.

The photo really gripped me.

At first glance it looks like the heels of the flip flops are covered in dirt.

But they're not.  They are completely gone.

And they're held together with rubber bands.

I imagine this is the persons only source of footwear.

No going to closet, deciding which shoes will match their outfit today.

Instead they'd be wishing hoping and possibly praying for new flip flops.

Why not add a pair of flip flops or shoes to your box.

Flip-flops are on sale everywhere right now.

I know Michaels had great deals, not sure if they have any left.

I've also seen runners on clearance.

Giant Tiger had some great deals on runners.

Remember most of these children walk everywhere.

And as the story below states, often too expensive for their parents to purchase.

Wash Cloths

Wash cloths are a staple in my boxes.  So I'm always on the look out.  Dollarama always has them 2 for $1.00 but I'm always looking to stretch my dollar as far as it will go.  I found these at Giant Tiger.  They were 3 for $1.00.  And the quality is about the same as the Dollarama ones.

We are lucky enough to live close to the border.  So we hit Target and Walmart down there a few times a year.  These I found at Walmart in the States.  And they were 18 for $4.00.  That's the best price I've found yet.  That comes out to .22 cents per cloth.

Anyone else found good deals of wash cloths?

Sewing Kits

I always like packing items which could help the recipient.

I try to include a sewing kit in all my 10-14 boxes.

The top sewing kit I found at Giant Tiger for $4.00.

The scissor seems like really good quality.

The bottom kit I found at walmart.

They are normally $5.00 but at my walmart they are clearing them out for $3.00.

They both have a variety of items: scissor, measuring tape, pin cushion, needles, thread, etc.

I also found a huge bag of buttons on sale at Walmart for $1.50.

I bought that and I added more buttons to each kit.

I will probably have enough buttons for this year and next from this bag.

I am also planning on adding more safety pins to each kit.

As they only came with a few.

And safety pins always come in handy.

Another idea is to take the sewing kits from hotels.

Not all hotels have them. 

But if you happen to luck out, take it along and put it in your box.

I have a few friends who travel often who are

 collecting for our packing party this Christmas season.