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- Hey everyone, I'm Melea, and welcome
to another episode of the Melea Show.
Since January is one of the best months of the entire
year to do your clearance shopping,
I thought it'd be a really good idea
for me to take you guys shopping today.
So we are actually going to show you
where to find the clearance deals,
where they might be hiding in store,
but most importantly, how to know if that clearance price
that says it's 70% off, if it really is that great of a deal
or if you're getting taken, which actually
happens more than you would think.
So let's get started and I'll show you guys how to do it.
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Sometimes stores close, right, and they go
out of business, or they move locations.
When that happens, the entire store goes
on sale or goes on clearance.
Notice how it says up to 70% off.
That does not mean everything in the store is 70% off.
That means that one item could be 70% off
and everything else could be 10% off.
And notice how it says original price,
that's their original price, that's not retailers,
manufacturer price, it's their original price.
And of course, if you look at the bottom,
some exclusions apply.
So obviously you have to be really careful
when you go in for these clearance sales.
So when you see a product you want to buy,
all you have to do is do a quick scan
on a price scanning app like the RedLaser app.
Find the barcode, take a quick scan,
and it will tell you what price other stores
are selling that same exact item for.
Here's one product that's actually a really good deal.
Strand Bands are a popular product
for girls, and it's 50% off.
So I'm just gonna double check the price
so you guys can see what I'm talking about.
If I turn it over and find a barcode, then I can actually
scan it with my RedLaser app and
then show you guys the price.
So you'll see that it's selling for $19.99,
but with 50% off it ends up being $9.99,
so that's a good price for this, it saves me $10,
and it's something I can add to my gift closet.
Here's an example of a clearance sale
that's really not that great of a deal.
It's the Crayola Paint Maker and it's $12.49,
but when I scan it it actually is on sale for $14.99,
regular price, so their regular price is really
not what's regular price right now,
so obviously this isn't something
I would buy at a clearance sale.
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One of the things I get asked all the time
is where in the world are the clearance sections,
where are they hiding, where can I find them in store?
So I'm gonna take you on a quick walk
and show you where they're at.
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The inside end caps are the very, very best
place to find all of your clearance items.
Just think of Target trying to make the store
look clean and pretty, so they're putting all the
stuff that's mismatched on the back aisles.
You can see that all this stuff is 30% off,
but I would recommend that you scan things
in the Target in-store scanners that are all over the place
so you guys can see what they really are marked off as,
because sometimes they're a lot higher than what's marked.
Okay, dork alert right now.
I just found this on clearance for $7.48.
Normally $25.
I wanted this during Christmas time and I just
could not bring myself to buy it,
but now that it's in the clearance section,
totally grabbing it.
And I literally just hit the jackpot.
Look at all this tape that is on clearance for 58 cents,
so guess who's buying a ton of tape right now?
Yahoo!
And the other thing I do when I'm shopping clearance
is I look down each aisle to look
for those red clearance tags.
If there are a bunch down there that I can see,
I'll stop and take a look.
If not, I'll head onto the next aisle.
Okay, and we can't forget clothing clearance,
it's like the best thing ever.
If you do not have the Cartwheel app,
you need to get it, download it and put it on your phone.
Sometimes they'll have extra clearance percentages
that you can add on top of whatever
is on clearance, and it saves you a ton of money.
You can buy for the upcoming season for your kids
or you can just buy some new clothes for you.
Now it's time to do a barcode scan on a product
that isn't at a store that's going out of business.
So this Monopoly game is listed as $11.61
when I scan it at Walmart, and here you can see
it's on clearance for $11.21, so it's really
not that good of a deal to grab, so I'm gonna pass.
Okay, so there you have it, a little bit more
information on how to shop those clearance sales.
You can get some really good deals.
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But more importantly, on the next episode I'm gonna
show you guys some awesome and easy,
super easy Superbowl recipes, 'cause that's coming up,
and I'm actually gonna share one of my all time favorite
appetizer dishes that you guys can use for Superbowl
or any get-together that you have through the entire year.
So make sure to watch the next episode
'cause I think you guys are really gonna like it.
Okay, see you later, bye guys.