Hurry! 90% Off Holiday Clearance at Target: Operation Christmas Child

Grab your sneakers, or your snow boots if you're in my neck of the woods, and hurry to your local Target. My Target has all of their holiday merchandise up to 90% off! I grabbed a bunch of stuff, most of which I'll be putting aside until next December for Operation Christmas Child.

I spent $2.96 total, including about $.17 in tax. I used 2 coupons for $1/2 Pillsbury cake mixes or frostings (there were tear pad coupons my mom gave me awhile back). The frostings were only $.45 each and the coupon took the full $1 off, so I actually "made" $.20 for buying the 4 frostings. Not shown is a box of religious Christmas cards. I bought the same box of 40 cards last week for $1.20 and they were $.40 today, so I returned the new box I bought with my old receipt still in my purse and got $1.28 back! :-) Yes, this is completely legal.

Breakdown
2 felt stockings $.10/ea
2 packages of holiday tattoos $.10/ea
2 packages of holiday erasers $.10/ea
2 packages of snowflake rubber bracelets $.10/ea
Dora loofah $.19
2 packages of holiday themed foam stickers $.50/ea
2 packages of Christmas tree crayons $.29/ea
box of 40 religious Christmas cards (not shown) $.40
4 frostings $.45/ea
-$1/2 frostings x 2
+tax
=$2.96

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

Operation Christmas Child: Join With Me!

In the past, I have participated in Toys for Tots as well as the Giving Tree at our local mall. Since Coupon Mama Massachusetts started, I have read countless posts by other frugal living bloggers about Operation Christmas Child.

Operation Christmas Child is part of "Samaritan's Purse - a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization provided spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ."

Since 1993, over 100 million boys and girls in over 130 countries have been able to enjoy a cheerful Christmas thanks to the power of simple shoebox gifts from Operation Christmas Child.

Even Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty is helping to spread some Christmas cheer!

You can create and fill your own shoebox, include a $7 donation to help with shipping costs and drop it off at a local collection center.

Or you can create a virtual shoebox for a set fee, choosing specific toys to go inside, and volunteers for Operation Christmas Child will put together the physical shoebox for you!

Lucky for me there is a drop off point in Swansea, MA.... a mere 10 minute drive for me.

So join with my family (and good ol' Uncle Si) and pack a box (or two) for Operation Christmas Child.

If you plan to pack a box, feel free to comment and let us know about it! Even take a picture and post it on Coupon Mama Massachusetts's Facebook page! Spread the word and encourage others to jump on board!

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Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts