Richmond Bargains

“Shop Richmond” weekend is here-
Come to Shop Richmond Weekend’s Kick-off Saturday
March 20, 2010 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Artisan Alley (Headquarters of Curated Culture’s First Fridays Artwalk)
323 W. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220
Have fun and win prizes, all while learning more about your local businesses.
I’ll be there! I’ve only heard of a couple of sales, but [...]

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Welcome to the first edition of Home Grown Deals, highlighting the sales & specials of local businesses!
It’s First Thursdays in Carytown tonight. Shops stay open later, and many offer special discounts. Unfortunately, the Carytown website doesn’t get updated to show businesses doing specials; you have to go store by store. ShopTalk has the report on [...]

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A couple of second-hand sales upcoming: Brandermill Church Children’s Consignment Sale is this Saturday from 8am to 11am (4500 Millridge Parkway Midlothian, Virginia 23112). Bargain Boutique & Giggle Me Green is also having a sale Friday (4-8pm) & Saturday (10am to 2pm). It’s located in Hanover Plaza (7480 Lee Davis Road, Suite 8 Mechanicsville, VA [...]

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A relatively new option for family discount dining in Richmond: KidsDineFree.net
KidsDineFree.net is the fun, affordable way for families to eat out. Simply use the card and receive one free kid’s meal with every purchased full price entrée. The more you eat out, the more you save!
The $19.95 fee gets you a card valid for [...]

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Kate Hall of Richmondmom.com runs a great resource for local mommies, including discounts available with the 2010 Savvy Saver Card. Sign up online and print the page (‘10 cards aren’t printed yet) to get your savings at local retailers, from now until until December 31, 2010.
There are a ton of offers, but here are some [...]

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I adore library book sales. Picking up a book this morning, we happened to run across one at Tuckahoe Library just as it opened:

A box of 25 children’s books for $8.75

The library discards were $.50 and buy two, get one free. They may not look like much, but they’re in pretty good shape [...]

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Children’s Boutique Outlet & Consignment Grand Opening from 5-7pm on Thursday, February 11.
Spend $25, receive $5 off
Spend $50, receive $10 off
Richmond Rocks book giveaways
Wine and refreshments served!
Facebook event page for more details. Become a fan on Facebook and get $10 off a $50 purchase all week.
Children’s Outlet & Consignment
1811 Huguenot Rd Suite 101A
Midlothian, [...]

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It’s the end of first semester. Are you the proud parent of an honor roll student at (fill-in-the-blank) school? That stellar report card is good for more than just bragging rights; it’s worth free stuff for your child at businesses around Richmond!
(Note: I’ve verified the Whole Foods promo, but others are national deals and participation [...]

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Consignment sale season begins anew this weekend!
As always, visit the websites if you’re interested in selling some of your kid stuff, or if you want to volunteer and benefit from the preview shopping hours. Some sales haven’t posted spring details yet; I’ll update when they do.
Kid’s Layne Children’s Upscale Boutique Consignment and Designer Overstock Sale [...]

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Today (Thursday) only, receive a $5 Babies R Us e-gift card when you become a fan on Facebook. Gift card can also be used at Toys R Us.

Friday and Saturday, Old Navy is offering an extra 30% off everything in the store, no coupon needed!
Kid-to-Kid semi-annual sale starts Friday:
The more you buy, the more you [...]

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