This Week in Frugal: Memorial Day Sales

It’s Memorial Day weekend, the time we set aside for remembering those who have given their lives to secure our freedom, and of course … shop. Somehow over the years, like every other holiday, this has turned into a retail opportunity, with stores offering some of their best sales of the season. Here’s a rundown with a few selected sales items from each.

CLOTHING & DEPARTMENT STORES

Kohl’s:
Power Hours: Night Owls 3 p.m.-11 p.m. Friday; Early Birds 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday
• Get $10 Kohl’s cash for every $50 you spend
• 50-60% off swimwear
• $54.99 anti-gravity chairs (orig. $139.99)
• $9.99 polos for men
• $109.99 Nextar GPS
• $4.99 layering camis for juniors
• 55-60% off tops & bottoms for kids and toddlers
• $19.99 Sonoma twin sheet sets

JCPenney:
The sales flyer doesn’t mention anything Memorial Day specific, but it did say new reductions for their storewide clearance (50% off original prices).
• $9.99 women’s & men’s St. John’s Bay shirts; $6.99 Arizona kids’ tops or shorts

Belk:
Preview day Friday; Night Owls and Early Birds hours Friday 4 p.m.-10 p.m. & Saturday 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
• Extra 20% off all sale purchases storewide with coupon, or 15% off non-sale
• Extra 50% off Red Dot Clearance for savings of 75% or more

Macy’s:
• Extra 10% off regular- and sale-priced purchases in the home store with coupon or rewards card
• Extra 10% off furniture, mattresses and area rugs

Lands’ End:
Sale runs through Monday
• 30% off summer
• $13.65 women’s and men’s polos (orig. $19.50)

Stride Rite:
Sale runs through Monday
• $29.99 sneakers

Gymboree:
Sale runs through Monday
• Extra 20% off sale items (for a total savings up to 60%)

Crazy 8:
Sale runs through Monday
• 25% off a $50 purchase
• 15% off a $30 purchase

Anthropologie:
• $49.95 Cracked Peep-Toes shoes by Lucky Penny (orig. 88)
• $29.95 Licury Tank (orig. $58)
Urban Outfitters:
• Items start at $9.99

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Home Depot:
10% Military discount through Wednesday on a single receipt in store purchase ($200 max discount)
• $199 Charmglow gas grill with rotisserie; free propane tank exchange with gas grill purchase of $199 or more
• $5 off 1-gallon cans or $20 off 5-gallon pails of Behr paint
• $99 Andros Isle 5-piece cushioned dining set
• $1.98 gallon perennial (orig. $3.49)
• 6 for $10 red landscape mulch

Ace Hardware:
Sale runs through Monday
• $29 folding wooden Adirondack chair; $9.99 for the matching table
• $24.99 after $15 mail-in rebate for a Black & Decker Auto Feed Electric Trimmer or Black & Decker Hedge Trimmer
• Plus over $140 in other mail-in rebates

Sears:
Sale runs through Tuesday
• 20% off Kenmore gas grills and outdoor furniture
• Friday & Saturday only specials: $27.99 Craftsman electric line trimmer; $599.99 Ty Pennington outdoor set; 50% off large deck box; 50% off Weatherbeater exterior paint; $19.99 DieHard battery charger; 60% off women’s swimwear; $14.99 men’s Canyon River Blues shorts
• Online “e-specials” including $99.99 TomTom; 55% off contractor pack; $149.99 Adirondack chair & ottoman pair

Lowe’s:
Sales runs through Monday
• 10% off wood mulch
• $88 Quickset Gas Grill; free propane exchange with gas grill purchase of $88 or more
• 68 cent beige ceramic tile
• $19.98 Armitage Hugger Ceiling Fan
•$7.97 U.S. Flag Set

ELECTRONICS

Dell:
Email newsletter doesn’t specify, but implies sale is now through Monday.
• $479 Inspiron 15 laptop ($244 off)
• $379 Inspiron 537 desktop; add a 17” monitor for $160

CompUSA:
Sale runs through Monday
• $279 HP Bluetooth Netbook
• $159 Samsung 1080p Blu-ray Player
• $1299 65" 1080p HDTV

MISC

Sports Authority:
Sale runs Friday and Saturday only
• $10 off purchase of $50 with coupon (available for printing or use online) or $25 off purchase of $100 with coupon
• $134.99 Alpine Design 6-piece Patio Set (orig. 179.99)
• $14.99 Alpine Design sleeping bag
• 40% off QUIK Canopies

Restaurant.com:
Sale through Monday
• $25 restaurant gift certificates for $2 (enter discount code SPECIAL at checkout)