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TOY SALES!!!!

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I couldnt believe my eyes when i walked into Kmart this morning to try and get a cpl of bargins. People running wild to grab this and grab that, not caring what child was below their feet and who they were getting in the way of. I had Myah in her stroller and trying to dodge toys being knocked off the shelves, the elderly, and mad mothers with their trollys over flowing of toys. It wasnt much of a sale anyways and it was still a 10% deposit layby fee which people didnt seem to notice until they had  served at the counter after waiting for nearly an hr in the layby line, then dumping their trollys and congesting the area!!! When i was leaving an ambulance was entering the car park with lights on, so i guess someone ended up being hurt. IT WAS MAD IN THERE!!!!!!!!


Well so i thought till i went to Big W!!! OMG i couldnt understand how anyone could have the patients and time to stand in the layby line that i was told that was over a 2 hr wait!!! It went from the back end of the store right around the edge to the front of the store
and our store is pretty big! Anyways, i got  a fairy DVD and an Elmo pillow story book for Myah ( i bought these ) andwill putthem away for xmas. At Kmart i got a sand and water play table that had 2 sections in it,one side for water and the other for sand, also has a hard  cover to go on top as well as a big umbrella for shade. It was a bargin as when i worked in Family Day Care they were so expensive and this was half the price! I also got an Aussie monopoly wooden game board. It has Cleudo, chess, domino's, scrabble and the new aussie monopoly game all in one and a nice wooden box to keep it all in. I got that for my 13 yr old daughter who loves monopoly.

Myah woke nearly every hr last night but did wake in a better mood than yesterday so her teeth might be close to breaking through, i wouldnt know as she wont let me near her mouth to check it out. She is down for her nap and im going to have coffee and sit by the fire and relax.......check out my little video clip of Myah in my other blog below this one, i just thought it was funny as. The tv is a little loud in the back ground tho.....Thanks to Thuy for putting it on minti for me!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a great day everyone.........I think i have blogged enough for a day...lol

luv na xxxx

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August88
July 4th | August88
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

I went in yesterday too and couldn't believe the overflowing trolleys. The amount of toys is amazing! Do they need all that? Oh well, lucky kids these days! The layby line was crazy. I thought I would wait to the sales as I had a birthday present to buy for this little girl so I didn't get it last week only to save about $3 if that so BIG DEAL. LOL Have a great weekend, Lynette xx



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alishas-mummy
July 3rd | alishas-mummy
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Hey Na !!!!

Omg, you sound like you had a busy time at the sales. Hope you didn't get stepped on or anything. LOL
I can't believe there was an ambulance there.. that's just insane !!!!!

We all went down to the shops last night too.. to check out the sales..
We didn't look around too long though, we just ate a bit of dinner then shopped then went home..

I swear that K-Mart didn't change much, compared to what it looked like last week. LOL

But anywho, yeah, we're trying to figure out what to get Alisha for Xmas too..
Problem is, I'm worried that if I get Alisha something for Xmas now (and put it on lay-by), then I'll change my mind and want something else before then. lol
Like, what if I find something better and want that ? lol

That's so cool how your daughter Temeka likes monopoly..
I always lose at that game. And just about at any other game. LOL

Anyways, love ya hun
xoxoxox



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      nabutters
July 4th | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

ohh i hear ya Thuy, i dont really know what to get Myah yet either, other than the sand and water table which will be great for outside play...wait for the target sale...its a good one,well i hope its better than the kmart and big w one...

anyways, im gonna get back to talking to u on MSN...LOL

thanks for ur comments sweetie...

kisses for little lilly petal from little rose petal and me!!!

love na xxx



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ellamia
July 3rd | ellamia
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

LOL oh yes i went to the toy sales tonight. Still some what crazy and got what i wanted. I however used to work in layby at kmart for a few years. Drived me crazy at this time. Especially when they had no deposit layby's then after the two weeks no one had put deposits on we were the idiots grabbing down the parcels to go back on the shelves SUCH A PAIN. I feel layby;s pan. Good thing they have 10% deposit. The sales this year i dont think are as good as previous years.



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
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hey i agree that they arent as good, i do feel sry for the layby chickies....they get spoken to rudely too....some women were going off at them for it not being no deposit layby!! its not their fault....they cant change the rules just for them....

so u were a layby chicky huh????? hehee

na xxx



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           ellamia
July 4th | ellamia
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Yeah i feel sorry for them totally. Yeah i went off at one LOL hahaha. I think i just had a crappy day lol.

Yeah i was a layby chick IT SUCKED big time. The people rude and stuff not even toy sale times it was just crazy there. I hope Targets prices are better but i guess my kids are sort of in that age group where there isnt the right toys around for their age and we have heaps of one year old toys and 2 year old stuff but it sort of skips 3 and goes to 4 and 5 year old stuff. I picked up the Tag toy for ella she will be almost three at christmas. And them a clam sandpit. We will just get them some books and clothes unless we see something fantastic come out LOL.



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Amerlinwinga
July 3rd | Amerlinwinga
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Our K mart open at midnight here and it was like a pack of wolves rushing in and my sister and i waited for 4 and half hours in the layby line and we got there right on midnight so we left at 5.30am........ Never again rather get whats left next time.

Hugs Tee



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      Rukia
July 3rd | Rukia
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Huh? Midnight? WOW. our shops here shut at 6 and are closed on Sundays.

stuff midnight. LOL



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           nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

LOL, yer at midnight im here sitting in front of my laptop with minti and a cup of hot Milo before i get into a nice warm bed!!!

 



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                alishas-mummy
July 3rd | alishas-mummy
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

MMMM YUMMY MILO...

Remember.. 4 tablespoons of milo.. and 2 tablespoons of sugar..
with 1 tablespoon of milo as froth on top.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

xoxox



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

awww gawd!!!! thats shocking!!

did u get to sleep today???? i hope u got some bargins after all that shezzzz...lol

na xxx



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cheekymonkey
July 3rd | cheekymonkey
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

Yeah I was crazy too, but only did it because grub was at kindy and I had all day to do it.

Went to bigw and got everything on my list (and more oops) and then lined up for 3hrs in laybe queue wearing my heeled boots...bad choice of shoes. By the time I got out of bigw it was 1.20pm and I was starving.

My original plan was to do both kmart and bigw while he was at kindy as they are in two different suburbs near me....yeah right who was I kidding! So picked him up from kindy then did our usual after kidy stuff. Then decided to brave kmart at kippa ring as it's usually a bit quieter than the rest of them. WOW got there at about 4.40pm and it was like a ghost town and they had everything I wanted as well.

I just feel relieved that it's over as I have grubs birthday and xmas pressies and my nephews xmas pressies all done. Just gotta pay for them now.....I spent $430 between the two stores. mmm me thinks I need to get a job!!!



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

wow!! thats a good buy tho, having xmas all sorted out for that price!!

if my other 3 kids were younger i would have been in there getting all i could to save the money for sure. Ur lucky that there was no one at that store!! ours was a mad house, i couldnt beleive the ppl and how rude so many were to get a bargin...so many kiddies crying and mums getting cranky at the kids, i just dont think that would have been worth the stress....so u did well!!!!!

na xxx



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cathbusymum
July 3rd | cathbusymum
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We braved Big W this afternoon. Its was worth it. We got a trampoline and play gym for the backyard and some board games as well. We must of saved at least $200. It was so packed with ppl I couldn't believe it. The line up for layby was 8 hours this morning and when we went it was still 4 hours. Needless to say we bought what we wanted and got out of there!



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

ohh i so wanted a swing set with the slide that rolls, i really didnt have the time to be there waiting. I think target will have a great sale on. Might wait for that one. Thats great that u saved that much money!!

na xxx



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SteffCharlotte
July 3rd | SteffCharlotte
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I reckon!! It was CrAzY!!... I didnt realise there was a toy sale on hahah silly me... i just thought Man everyones getting in early for xmas as nearly EVERYONE had some kind of toy.. if not 2...or 3...or more hahaah



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
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ohh yes i couldnt beleive how much some ppl were buying, trollys full and over flowing of so many toys!!!!

i only have one to buy toys for now thank goodness!

na xxxx



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nickyjade
July 3rd | nickyjade
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well stupid me went to kmart today of all days! i didnt relise the sale started today! People everywhere, kids everywhere, trollies flowing, husband rolling there eyes. I over heard one woman on her mobile with her friend in Big W. they were buying for each other, nuts. So i grabbed the bubble machine i wanted and bolted out before jade and I were lost in the sea of people! Im just happy we made it out in one piece. NEVER AGAIN



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

ohhh no!!!! LOL

I was in the layby line at kmart and i heard a woman on her mobile doing the same thing!!! Talking to a friend at big w, i think the woman at big w got the worse end of the deal tho, was so much worse there than kmart!!

im glad i only wanted the one thing at big w and ran too......

na xxx



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cazza
July 3rd | cazza
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

I didnt go anywhere near ours for that reason.. My gf said she got out in 45 minutes but i did hear that some waited up to 4 hours...

Thank God for online shopping....

Good you got some bargains...

xx cazza



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

we got out quick too only because it was lunch time and ppl were eating...

was a good bargin getting the sand and water table!!!

na xxxx



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mum2alittleboy
July 3rd | mum2alittleboy
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I went with my sister last year in the morning so I could help her push the trolley and it was crazy!! They had almost NOTHING they advertised because it sold when they opened. We waited in the line for 2 hours!! The stupid staff walked up and down the isle giving out lollypops (because I am sure all the mothers wanted their kids on sugar highs when they had to be strapped in a trolley. Got some really great sales though so it was worth it (I even got all my christmas presents for my nephew and family and saved over a hundred dollars).

So this year I thought I would get my sister to watch my son and head down for the midnight. I dragged a male friend of mine down so he could push the trolley and pick the heavy stuff up tehehe. Lucky I did, I only had a small list of 11 things I wanted and I got them all very fast, was only waiting in layby for 45 minutes, saved so much money!! I was so happy I got my nephew a thomas train set to put together and I saved $240!! On the way out the front of the store was silent because everyone was in layby, and it looked like a tornado had hit. I am glad I went in because I was talking to a friend today and she was so disapointed that they didn't have any of the big sale items left.



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      nabutters
July 3rd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

shezz well u did ok then!!!

it was absolutly mad and it was again in town as we had to go to near by shops, wasnt going to even attempt the car park!!

na xxx



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electrifying02
July 2nd | electrifying02
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

i went last yr at midnight and waited up to 3 hrs in the que for layby . so this yr we will go i a few days and get someone to mind the kids as you said noone cares about your little ones

belxxx



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      nabutters
July 2nd | nabutters
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

awww shezzz bel, 3 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats mad as....well there isnt much on sale so it wasnt worth going to for me other than the sand and water table....was 40 bucks off....yay!!! lol.....

luv na xxx



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Rukia
July 2nd | Rukia
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

thats why i dont go to these sales. I saw a lady who works in the toy dep and she said its so funny cause all it is no deposit till xmas and no actual sale. I think its so silly to do as well. Here in Perth you go and say what it is u want and they write it down, add your details and walk away and wait for a letter to say your bill is $$$$ and please pay and pick up by xmas eve. (well thats what my sister just told me as she was up there this morning getting a Wii)

 



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      nabutters
July 2nd | nabutters
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shezz thats a damn great idea!! Would be better than what i saw this morning...Mothers were leaving their little ones in the prams and walking away from them. I couldnt do that, its an accident waiting to happen im affraid.

Hope  sisters kids enjoy the wii!!!!!

luv na xx



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      cassaustin
July 2nd | cassaustin
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I see it is in your blog below this one. Coolies.



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           cassaustin
July 2nd | cassaustin
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Sorry that went in the wrong spot.



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                nabutters
July 2nd | nabutters
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LOL, ohhh good i am glad it works,i just thought it was cute as......

luv na xxx



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nabutters
July 2nd | nabutters
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I couldnt beleive why ppl would wait for that long,nothing elese better to do i guess as it wasnt as good as the target sale which is coming up soon " excited"....lol...

u cant see the clip??? i dont understand, i can see it on my minti page....i wonder whats up with it??



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cassaustin
July 2nd | cassaustin
Re: TOY SALES!!!!

OMG I KNOW!! I went up to Big W to get my nephews birthday pressent. And thank god i had the money to pay for it there and then. Our layby line was a 2 hour wait also!! OMG this sale goes for 2 weeks - why are people all there today? I guess they just wanted to get in early to make sure they got what they wanted, but seriously!!! I felt sorry for the girls at the layby counter. There were 5 of them and completely run off thier feet!!

I might head in there next week and see if i can still get some bargains to put on layby for christmas pressies.

I cant see the video clip either. There is nothing there.



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