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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: knguyen916 on December 29, 2008,
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What I was able to pick up. Walgreens went 75% off starting 12/28/2009. They will not go any lower then this.
03 x CLEAR 200 ct Heavy Duty Icicles ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
01 x RED/CLEAR 200 ct Heavy Duty Icicles ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
01 x BLUE 200 ct Heavy Duty Icicles ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
23 x RED 200 ct Heavy Duty light set ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
18 x BLUE 200 ct Heavy Duty light set ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
20 x WARM WHITE 50ct C-6 LEDs ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
09 x WARM WHITE 70ct Icicle LEDs ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
03 x BLUE 70ct Icicle LEDs ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
03 x RED/WHITE CANDY CANE 15ft Ropelight ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
03 x RED 15ft Ropelight ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
01 x BLUE 15ft Ropelight ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
03 x Candle Driveway Markers (set of 3) ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
04 x BLUE/WHITE 3D Hanging Star (14in) ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
04 x RED/WHITE 51ct Candycane (3pk) ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
01 x Santa Blowup ($19.99 / Discount Price: $4.99)
05 x 4ft Animated Reindeer ($19.99 / Discount Price: $4.99)
02 x 2Pk Standing Reindeer ($19.99 / Discount Price: $4.99)
03 x 2Pk Reindeer (1 Standing, 1 Laying) ($19.99 / Discount Price: $4.99)
09 x BLUE/WHITE 8ct LED Snowflake (8 Settings) ($19.99 / Discount Price: $4.99)
02 x 6ft Spiral tree ($19.99 / Discount Price: $4.99)
08 x 3pk 24inch Pathway trees (Mini-trees) ($19.99 / Discount Price: $4.99)
Total cost ~$1200
Actual Pay ~$400
Total Savings ~$800
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Bill
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I was looking at the spiral trees when they were 50% off. I will have to go back and see if they still have any at 75% off today.
Nice haul
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Good Job!
RJ
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Now thats how you do your part to stimulate the economy! :D
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Yeah, I am screwed for my lights I was out of town and didnt make any of the sales for lights :( Guess I will have to pay full price for mine
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You should do a quick check of Walmarts close by, mine still had lights as of yesterday at 50% off, probably going to 75% off tomorrow.
Ron
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I think I cleared out that walmart. I filled a large trunk with strings of lights and a back seat with other misc items :). The electric company is going to LOVE me next year.
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You know what's funny about that. I went by my Walmart looking for another case of clear lights about a 2 weeks ago and they had almost nothing available. I went by yesterday and there are clear lights everywhere. I asked and they said they dug out a bunch of new stock recently just in time for 50% off.
Ron
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And 15 Walgreen stores Later....
and...
well...
going to something close to that many Walgreens's sounds like the type of thing i'd be
guilty of doing at 75% off LOL
only found 2 sets of purple-wire 70ct mini's :( but did get some pink 70's and even found
some LEDs :)
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Hobby Lobby went to 90% monday ... if i needed standard C9's i coulda gotten lots
Home Depot marked stuff down cheap yesterday (some items more than 90%)
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if i've known people needed the 70ct i would have picked them all up. When I did my run of 75% off shopping at walgreens they had hundreds of 70ct blue, greens and red. Didn't picked them up because it wasn't part of my plan ;D
And 15 Walgreen stores Later....
and...
well...
going to something close to that many Walgreens's sounds like the type of thing i'd be
guilty of doing at 75% off LOL
only found 2 sets of purple-wire 70ct mini's :( but did get some pink 70's and even found
some LEDs :)
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Hobby Lobby went to 90% monday ... if i needed standard C9's i coulda gotten lots
Home Depot marked stuff down cheap yesterday (some items more than 90%)
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btw did anyone get the home depot 3pack cord deal this year? Last year i picked them up for 1.24 for a 3pk containing 1x6' 1x9' and 1x15'. This year they won't even budge on the price. still at 5.49.
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btw did anyone get the home depot 3pack cord deal this year? Last year i picked them up for 1.24 for a 3pk containing 1x6' 1x9' and 1x15'. This year they won't even budge on the price. still at 5.49.
Price same here in Reno, NV. However, they have a ton of em and it's still early. I'd keep checking back as we move into spring they'll want to get these moving. They may not put a sale price on em at all this year but I'll bet they do something to move these.
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btw did anyone get the home depot 3pack cord deal this year? Last year i picked them up for 1.24 for a 3pk containing 1x6' 1x9' and 1x15'. This year they won't even budge on the price. still at 5.49.
Ken, as a one-time HD slave, I'd scan the cords next time you're there. Often the posted price may be out of date!
Oh darn it all... you really scored on those LED's. If I had thought about it, I'd have imposed on you to pick up a bunch of C6 70's for me :-((
So jealous,
John
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Same deal here in the Atlanta area. $5.49. Made a special trip just for the cords. Didn't see them in the pile of Christmas specials so went looking. Found them in the usual electrical section. Funny thing is that they clearly have "Holiday" in the name but not marked down. I asked for a price check and the CSR shrugged it off and said "well it's still a real good price".
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Home Depot also still had alot of the "Holiday" 3 pk cords, but they weren't 75% off either after the price check.
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if i've known people needed the 70ct i would have picked them all up. When I did my run of 75% off shopping at walgreens they had hundreds of 70ct blue, greens and red. Didn't picked them up because it wasn't part of my plan ;D[/quote]
The stores around here had plenty of red/green/blue/clear(all had green wire)... i was more
interested in the oddball colors LOL (pink/pink wire) (purple/purple wire) (yellow/beige wire) :) those
are harder to find LOL
No sales on 'Holiday' ext cords at the Home Depot's around here either
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Same deal here in the Atlanta area. $5.49. Made a special trip just for the cords. Didn't see them in the pile of Christmas specials so went looking. Found them in the usual electrical section. Funny thing is that they clearly have "Holiday" in the name but not marked down. I asked for a price check and the CSR shrugged it off and said "well it's still a real good price".
I got the same response however, at the time they were still in the holiday section and surrounded by all the 75% off stuff. In fact the sticker was yellow just like everything else giving you the impression that that was the "sale" price. It might still be a good deal as she puts it but I don't like having them try to have me believe that they're on sale when they're not.
I'm not making a fuss though. I just shrugged it off and left. If it's meant to be, I get a deal in the future. Just have to be alert and check back. :)
BTW,... RJ, you're right. Last years $1.24 really was ideal. :D
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What I was able to pick up. Walgreens went 75% off starting 12/28/2009. They will not go any lower then this.
20 x WARM WHITE 50ct C-6 LEDs ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
Hey knguyen916,
Sorry to resurrect this post but I was just curious if the C6 LED's you purchased from Walgreens work with the LE's. They happen to have green C6 LED's this year that I was planning on purchasing, but only if they can be dimmed.
Garrison
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I haven't checked yet. I'll check tonight and get back to you. I believe the C-6 are already listed on the Express Utility (Per Bill). I'm pretty sure Bill picked up the same items last year from Walgreens and had RJ do the curves for them.
What I was able to pick up. Walgreens went 75% off starting 12/28/2009. They will not go any lower then this.
20 x WARM WHITE 50ct C-6 LEDs ($9.99 / Discount Price: $2.49)
Hey knguyen916,
Sorry to resurrect this post but I was just curious if the C6 LED's you purchased from Walgreens work with the LE's. They happen to have green C6 LED's this year that I was planning on purchasing, but only if they can be dimmed.
Garrison
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The C6's from last year can be dimmed (don't know about this year's though they could always be different)
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Thanks knguyen91 and Xmas! If they were dimmable last year, then I would hope that they will work this year as well. It seems like most LED's keep improving each year. I'm planning on outlining my roof line with the green C6's but won't be going animated this year. I just wanted to make sure that my purchase would work with with the LE's as the goal is to have Blinky in 2010.
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I haven't checked yet. I'll check tonight and get back to you. I believe the C-6 are already listed on the Express Utility (Per Bill). I'm pretty sure Bill picked up the same items last year from Walgreens and had RJ do the curves for them.
Knguyen916,
I was wondering how you liked the color of your C6 warm white LEDs. I picked up both blue and green so far and was planning on getting the warm whites as well, but I wasn't too sure about the color. On the display box the lights don't appear to be as "warm" as say the GE warm whites from Lowes. I just thought I'd ask for your impressions of them. I'm hoping to pick them up after Christmas at the same great prices you got last year. There are a ton of Walgreens around here and with several stops, I'm hoping I can pick up what I need for 2010.
Garrison
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They are ok, They are definitely warm as described. I should have gotten cool white. The warm white is not as bright as I had hoped
I haven't checked yet. I'll check tonight and get back to you. I believe the C-6 are already listed on the Express Utility (Per Bill). I'm pretty sure Bill picked up the same items last year from Walgreens and had RJ do the curves for them.
Knguyen916,
I was wondering how you liked the color of your C6 warm white LEDs. I picked up both blue and green so far and was planning on getting the warm whites as well, but I wasn't too sure about the color. On the display box the lights don't appear to be as "warm" as say the GE warm whites from Lowes. I just thought I'd ask for your impressions of them. I'm hoping to pick them up after Christmas at the same great prices you got last year. There are a ton of Walgreens around here and with several stops, I'm hoping I can pick up what I need for 2010.
Garrison
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They are ok, They are definitely warm as described. I should have gotten cool white. The warm white is not as bright as I had hoped
I actually have some C7 cool white lights from two years ago and was wanting to move to warm white in the future. But from what your saying, it doesn't sound like this brand (with this color at least) would suit my needs.
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Well if your planning on buying some stuff from Walgreens make sur eot bring in the $5 off $25 coupon
http://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/5off25.jsp
They are ok, They are definitely warm as described. I should have gotten cool white. The warm white is not as bright as I had hoped
I actually have some C7 cool white lights from two years ago and was wanting to move to warm white in the future. But from what your saying, it doesn't sound like this brand (with this color at least) would suit my needs.
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Color-wize last year's Walgreens WW C6 LEDs are very close to the GE WW (last year as well)
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Yes the C6 LED's I got from Wallgreens last year can be dimmed but they have a bad flicker to them.
And yes they should already be in the curve utility.
Bill
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Well if your planning on buying some stuff from Walgreens make sur eot bring in the $5 off $25 coupon
Thanks for coupon knguyen!
Color-wize last year's Walgreens WW C6 LEDs are very close to the GE WW (last year as well)
Thanks Xmas! That's good to know. I'm planning on using the GE WW for the borders of my driveway so it's good to know that they'll match.
Yes the C6 LED's I got from Wallgreens last year can be dimmed but they have a bad flicker to them.
And yes they should already be in the curve utility.
Now that's something that I didn't want to hear. Do you think this year's batch has improved from last year? If not then I might have to rethink my stategy. I won't be able to assemble my LE's from the last coop until around Jan/Feb so I won't be able to test these lights until then.