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Weekend shopper: Gap 30% off, Boden 15% off, Disney sleepwear deals, more

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Aug 112012

Here are some online shopping deals for back-to-school clothing from the big chains. You’ll find more good deals on the NYC on the Cheap Daily Deals Round-Up page.

Gap — 30% off your entire online purchase. Use discount code GAPFRIENDS at check-out.

Lord & Taylor — 15% off regular and sale items, 25% off clearance items with promo code STYLE

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) — 30% to 50% off on sturdy name brand footwear for kids and adults, including Merrell, Addidas, Salomon, Puma. Additional discounts in the Clearance Outlet.

Disney Store — sleepwear for boys and girls is two for $26, and free shipping on orders $75 or more.

Macy’s — take an extra 25% off menswear, with promo code AUGUST.

Johnnie Boden — 15% off and free shipping and returns

Back to school deals on top brand backpacks

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Jul 272012

Back to school deals on backpacks are everywhere this week. It’s a matter of picking color, style, brand and price.

Jansport — Save up to 40% on Jansport backpacks and messenger bags. Shop online at Irv’s Luggage.

Jansport — Get same day shipping from Campmor. Priced from $29.98.

Teton Sports — $19 for Teton Sports backpack ($39.99 List Price). Four styles available.

Puma Slings – $14 for a set of three Puma Sling backpacks ($36 List Price). Multiple Colors Available.

Staples — up to half off all backpacks, including Reebok, High Sierra and Jansport. Selection varies by store.

Back to school dollar deals at Staples, Target, more

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Jul 232012

Yeegads, it isn’t even August yet, and the back to school sales already are underway. Here’s just some of them –

Target — 99 cent deals on folders, composition notebooks, spiral notebooks, packages of colors pensils, glue, and more. There also are $22 deals on Embark backpack and lunchbox combos. For one week only,through July 28, Target is having a special Summer Cyber Week of daily deals. Click here for what’s on sale each day this week at Target.

Staples — $1 deals on 500 sheet paper packs and notepads, 50 cent deals on Sharpie highlighters, and a couple of one cent deals on envelopes and erasors with a $5 purchase.

Campmor — sturdy backpacks and daypacks up to half-off regular price, from $29.98. Campmor has a huge retail store in Ramsay, New Jersey, but does most of its business online. Get FREE shipping on orders $100 or more.

Find more deals for the entire family on the Daily Deals Round-up page, with best buys from Groupon, Living Social, Plum District, Crowd Savings and more.

Back to school deals: up to 75% off Adobe software, $1 & $2 buys at Staples, backpack sale

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Jul 092012

Yeegads, it’s barely the middle of July and already the back-to-school deals are starting.

Software — Get up to 75% off Adobe software for students and teachers, including Adobe Acrobat, Adobe CS6, and more. Click here for the deal.

Staples has a batch of $1 buys this week, including packages of Bic ballpoints, mini staplers, Scotch tape and binder clips. The $2 deals include spiral notebooks, Crayola washable crayons, and packages of highlighter pens. High Sierra backpacks are half off.

Backpacks — Discounts on brand name backpacks, netbook covers and more, with FREE shipping. Click here for the deal.

Register now for NYC public schools, special ed programs

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Sep 032011

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If you haven’t already registered your child or children for NYC public school, including high school or special education programs, there’s no more time to waste. Here’s a list of NYC Dept. of Education registation sites in all five boroughs – three in Manhattan, four in Brooklyn, and one each in Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Registration locations are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, but not on Labor Day. Here’s what’s required for a new, first-time registration –

Child’s birth certificate or passport, and immunization records
Child’s latest report card/transcript (if available)
Child’s Individual Education Program (IEP) and/or 504 Accommodation Plan (if applicable and available)
Proof of Residence – Verified by any two of the following:

A residential utility bill (gas or electric) in the resident’s name issued by National Grid, Con Edison, or the Long Island Power Authority; must be dated within the past 60 days
Documentation or letter on letterhead from a federal, state or local government agency, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), City Housing Authority, Human Resources Administration (HRA), the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), or an ACS subcontractor indicating the resident’s name and address; must be dated within the past 60 days
An original lease agreement, deed or mortgage statement for the residence
A current property tax bill for the residence
A water bill for the residence; must be dated within the past 60 days
Official payroll documentation from an employer such as a form submitted for tax withholding purposes or payroll receipt; a letter on the employer’s letterhead will not be accepted; must be dated within the past 60 days

Discount school supplies: one cent, $1, BOGO deals at Office Depot, Staples, CVS

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Aug 222011

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There’s more to getting ready for the new school year than new jeans and sneakers. Here are some stock-up prices for kids, or the parents who support them –

Office Depot –Packages of school erasers and notebooks for one penny — yes, one penny — are designed to get you into the store and buy other things, too. But there are also discounts on must-haves from Paper Mate pens to hand sanitizers.
CVS — has BOGO deals on batteries for all those electronics, toys, flashlights and other gadgets we can’t live without. There also are BOGO deals this week on Planter’s nuts, for the midnight munchies.
Staples – has a collection of $1 school supplies, including notebooks and binder clips, $2 school supplies including Clorox disinfectant wipes and White Out; plus $4 and $5 deals.
Radio Shack — has 4GB flash drives in kid-friendly colors and patterns for $6.99 and packages of 50 Memorex DVDs or 100 CD-R for $12.00, which is half the regular price.

New stores now open in Manahttan: Marshalls, Uniqlo, Nordstrom

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Aug 192011

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It’s a bonanza for the fashionable and the frugal in NYC this week, with several hot stores newly open, in time for weekend and browsing and back-to-school bargains.

Marshalls Shoes is now open on Broadway and Astor Place. Name brands at discount. And it’s just a few blocks from the even larger DSW discount shoe store on 14th St. and University Place, in the vertical mall that also includes Filene’s Basement, which also has a large shoes and handbags section..

Uniqlo is now open on Broadway and 89th St. It’s a small — for Uniqlo — pop-up store designed to build buzz for the new superstores due to open soon in midtown, at 53rd and Fifth, down the block from the flagship H&M, and on 34th between Fifth and Sixth, down the block from Macy’s, Daffy’s and JCPenney.

Nordstrom has opened a small boutique in Soho with a different name — Treasure & Bond. This is Nordstrom’s concept shop, and it’s a good concept. Designer goods, and all profits go to charity. 100% of the store’s profits are being contributed to NYC charities, including the New York Public Library Programs for Children and Young Adults. Nordstrom’s Treasure & Bond is at 350 West Broadway at Broome St. The only other Nordstrom’s in Manhattan is a Nordstrom Rack, on 14th St. and Union Square.

Denim deals at Gap, Old Navy, Chicos, Boden, for kids and grownups

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Aug 132011

Delicious denim deals and discounts through the weekend, so it’s a good time to stock up for back-to-school and back to cooler temperatures –

Old Navy — all jeans are on sale, both online and in-store. From $12 for kids, from $17 for grown-ups, and from $19.50 for the new flares. Flares? Aren’t these what they use to call bell bottoms the last time around?
Gap –$20 off 1969 jeans through August 24th
Chico’s — They’re calling this the Denim and Diamonds sale. Get 30% off denim, and 50% off jewelry.
Boden — This isn’t specifically a denim deal, but Boden is offering 19% off a different outfit for kids each day, some of which include denim.
Eddie Bauer — Buy one pair of jeans and get second pair 50% off. For men and women.

Super back to school sales at Staples, Office Depot, Radio Shack

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Aug 072011

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How low can you go? Prices for back to school supplies seem to be dropping each week. Take advantage of these good buys –

Staples –

10 cent deal through Wednesday only on folders, with a $5 purchase
50 cents for packages of two Bic White Outs or Sharpies and packages of paper clips
$1 staplers, note pads and notebooks, 12-pack of colored pencils, four-pack of glue sticks, more
$3 plastic stackable plastic bins

Office Depot –