Super-Bargain Shopping

Sep 8, 2008 Author: Maria | Filed under: Places & Spaces

This weekend I went to a Cape Cod wedding (yes, the hurricane did put a literal damper on things). My favorite parts about Cape Cod include: visiting family, the beach at off-times, the sad-influenced flora, the quaint houses, and s’mores.

My next favorite thing is, yes, the Christmas Tree Shop (no, it doesn’t really have anything to do with Christmas trees). The best one is in Hyannis, Massachusetts (the Sagamore shop pulling a close second for its straw roof).

The Tree, as we regulars like to call it, is a chain store full of super-amazing bargains — and I am not one to use the word bargain lightly. The sales flyer, which you can view on the chain’s (albeit, limited) web-site, is the least of The Tree’s bargains. If you scour this store you’ll find name brand make-up for mere dollars and cents (yes, sometimes literally cents), home products, and more, much of which was probably over-ordered by those companies.

Although you may picture such a center of bargain happiness to be like the Playtogs of old (Do you remember that store? Large bins of stuff stuff stuff = a little scary!), The Christmas Trees on Cape Cod are actually quite nice. As I said, my favorite is the Hyannis shop (pictured here), with a pretty outside, bright details, and satisfying displays. Not all Trees are such happy places, but you can expect something above mere bargain bins (but still with bargains!) at most of the Cape Cod locations.

Villains, Pizza, Olympics, Socks

Aug 22, 2008 Author: Maria | Filed under: Other

I think this was a good week in Stickers & Donuts land, with lots of fun posts (well, I had fun at least) and sets. How about a round of applause for Tricia who did two spectacular posts this week? I thought her posts were awesome and from the looks of things, so did you! Anyway, here is another small edition of “Currently Obsessed” for your Friday. Have a spectacular weekend!

I’m currently obsessed with the Olympics, among other things:

  • This “League of Cliche Evil Supervillans” graphic from threadless now comes in a large print version in addition to the T-shirt version.
  • Pizza. Yes, just plain old pizza. It’s so good. I had forgotten.
  • The Christmas Tree Shop (especially the stores on Cape Cod). Cute home goods (and more) for ridiculously cheap. A super-bargain shoppers dreamland!
  • Olympics gymnastics. So dramatic. So much flipping! Aren’t you sad it’s over?
  • I watched all of the Michael Phelps’ Olympic races. EIGHT golds in ONE Olympics?! Close, nail biting races — some of the best Olympic moments I’ve ever seen. (See the now famous “miracle finish” in Phelps’ second to last race.)
  • Yesterday, I bought a five pack of really BRIGHT colored socks for $10. I also bought delightfully opaque, and actually comfortable, tights in purple and in green. They have so much footwear this season (at least at the NYC H&M near Penn Station). If you need to re-wardrobe your feet, this is the place to go.
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