Shopping Seasonal Sales Leads to Big Savings

Recently, Faithful Provisions reader K. F. wrote to share her success in shopping seasonal sales and clearance markdowns. Read her story below.

Dear Kelly,

I have been waiting to purchase new cushions for my tired old patio/porch furniture for several years. Since I’ve been following your blog, I can’t bear to pay full price for anything! But when the clearance sales roll around, I never seem to have the cash on hand. So, I’ve been waiting to make this purchase. This season, I had the cash available, so I started looking at patio cushions a couple of weeks ago. I found some I liked at Lowe’s, and they had been marked down to half-price, from $30 to $15. I almost bought them, but I thought, “Kelly would wait.” (LOL)

My husband and I went out to Lowe’s just this past Saturday, and there were the cushions I wanted, still priced at $15. So, figuring they must be as low as they would go, I picked them up and headed to checkout. However, as the clerk began scanning them, they rang up at $7.50 each! All the patio cushions and furniture were marked down to half of the already half-off price–unbelievable! What would have cost me $180 (if I had purchased six new cushions at the beginning of summer) cost me only $45…just because I waited. You’re right, Kelly–patience pays off! Thanks for all you do! (Hope you like the photo!)

I talk a lot about patience, mostly because I am a person who struggles with it. I had to learn to wait when it came to making purchases, for everything from buying groceries to buying a car. Waiting isn’t fun, but when the waiting is over, the celebration begins! Enjoy your new purchase, K. F.!

What about you? Have you made any great money-saving purchases that were worth waiting for? I’d love to hear about it.

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