The leaves are falling and the so is the temperature which means it is the perfect time for fall crafts for kids! Get them outside and enjoy the changing of the season. It is educational …
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Shopping for Fall Clothes on a Budget: Stretching $30 Online
You all know that I am a very frugal shopper! I want to get as much as I can for as little as I can! I also insist on finding good quality items for little money. That is exactly what happened recently Two weeks ago a cool front came through Houston! Yes it is fall and you would expect to be in fall clothing already but in Houston that is not the case. Fall comes later, much later. So when the first little cool front came through I decided it was time to get some proper fall clothing for the kids. My son was the most urgent as he had nothing!
Since the kids had been sick I really wanted to do some shopping online. Recently someone suggested CookiesKids.com to me as being very affordable and having name brand clothing. After doing some research I discovered Cookies.com has been around for a long time! How did I not know about this site before? In fact they are celebrating 40 years in business! Check out what else I learned about this company:
In 1972, a young man named Cookie and his brother Marvin went into business together. They rented a 1600 square foot store in Jamaica, Queens, fixed it up, bought inventory and Summer and Fall, and opened a day after Thanksgiving with a full stock of holiday toys. The toys were a success and they put the extra money toward buying children’s clothing for the next season. When that did well, they bought more clothing. The business was on it’s way.
As the brothers Cookie, Marvin and Sonny, who had come in as a third partner in the business, began to open new stores in new locations, inventory expanded. Besides the latest fashions, our customers wanted shoes, toys, backpacks and accessories and we were prepared to deliver.
By the late 1990’s there were six superstores throughout the NYC area, and though they previously had different names, by that time they were all named Cookie’s Kids. Also in the late ’90s came an important addition to Cookie’s Kids’ inventory: school uniforms. It was the steady success in uniform sales that paved the way for founding CookiesKids.com in 2007, which originally sold uniforms and soon after the entire Cookie’s Kids Inventory.
Cookie’s Kids is not just online. They have 7 stores in the NYC area in Bronx, Brooklyn and Jamaica. I can’t wait until they spread to other states including Texas! But for now we can all access their great selection online! So I started shopping. I was really impressed with the website. My favorite thing was narrowing it down by exactly what I wanted. You can narrow by brand, gender, size, style and more! I am not a huge brand name person but was very impressed at the brands that they did offer.
Since my little man has grown so much and all brands are a little different I was thrilled to see that Cookie’s Kids offers a size guide. I noticed a little Alva Kids icon by the size option when I clicked on an article of clothing. That icon allows you to be able to tell what size your child wears in that particular item. How awesome is that? The last thing I want is new clothes arriving too small or too big!
I found so many adorable options for my little man! I found sets, tops, pants, shoes, socks and so much more. I expected a $30 budget would not go far. But when I started digging in I saw they have pieces as low as $.99!!! YES $.99! This is my kids of store! I decided on a USAthlete “League Champs” 3-Piece Set (jacket, sweatshirt and sweatpants), 3 shirts (Sesame Street “Elmo Dance” Slider Shirt, a spongebob shirt for $3.99, Faded Glory Waffle Shirt) and socks and my total was still under $30!
What I love is that Cookie’s Kids is not just affordable, they offer sales, discounts and specials constantly! In fact while I was shopping online I received a discount code through their daily email that I was able to use! SWEET! How did they know I was shopping for my little man at just that moment!
I entered that code and was thrilled to see that shipping was only $5! I expected that it would take a long to arrive. I was so excited to see a beautiful Cookie’s Kids package on my doorstep just a few days later. My little man so excited to learn that this package was ALL for him!
Check out that face! He had trouble deciding what to wear first!
He decided on the sweatsuit and we headed outside!
I am thrilled with the quality, price, and selection offered by Cookie’s Kids! I will be shopping on this site from now on! I am thinking this is a great place to get Christmas gifts on a budget! One more time here is everything that I received for LESS THAN $30 from Cookie’s Kids! I would say that $30 stretched really far! I have enough money left to go buy a coffee for me!
Give it a try! Connect and receive CookiesKids.com coupons and sale alerts just like me. Follow on Facebook and Twitter .To get you started they are offering Living on Love and Cents readers a special coupon code that you can use right now to get 10% off sitewide! Exp 11/30/12 Use this code at checkout: livingonloveandcents
Check out my entire shopping experience here.
I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ andCookiesKids.com #CBias #SocialFabric
Getting Healthy The Right Way: An Update and A Fruit Salad Recipe
WOOHOO! I did it! I stayed on the “get healthy” track for 2 weeks! I wanted to drop in and give you an update. But first here is a little recap. I decided I needed …
Twitter Party Alert: Kidfresh Healthy Meals for Kids #KFHealthyKids {Visa Gift Card Prizes!}
Hey Moms & Dads! Have you heard about the news about frozen meals that are easy, healthy and on the table in minutes? Sound to good to be true? Well it is not! Kidfresh offers exactly that and at an affordable price.
Kidfresh was created out of a father’s desire to have all-natural meal choices for kids. They started in a real kitchen with a top chef and a pediatric nutritionist. They started in NY and have now spread their creations to stores nationwide. Kidfresh offer children’s favorite foods but now they are rich in vegetables and without a single drop of anything artificial. It is all-natural all the way because it is even packaged in green BPA free packaging.
Kidfresh is so confident in their products that they have made a promise that their products are:
I tried out the Kidfresh meals recently on my very picky kids. I got a big stamp of approval from both of them! These are now regular items in our freezer. I am always stocked up with the great variety that my kids love!
We are so excited about Kidfresh that we are having a party and want you to come!
Date: Thursday October 11,2012
Time: 1-2 EST / 12-1 CST
Where: on Twitter using the hashtag #KFHealthyKids or on this custom tweet grid
Who to follow: host @loveandcents co-host @outnumberedmama Sponsor @Kidfreshfoods
Prizes: (2) $25, (2) $50 and (1) $100 Visa Gift Card
How to win prizes: Follow your sponsor @Kidfreshfoods, RSVP below and participate in the Twitter Party on 10/11/12
Legal Rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE TAXED, PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. Subject to Official Rules. Open only to residents of the United States.
Enter by RSVPing for the Twitter party on the link above, be actively participating in the party and are using the hashtag #KFHealthyKids and following the sponsor. To be eligible, entries must be received by 1:55 p.m. EST except that mail in entries must be mailed separately and postmarked by October 7,2012. To enter without purchase, hand write your name, completed address, age and telephone number on a 3”x5” card and mail it to Collective Bias, 205 S. Main Street, Ste. 1, Bentonville, AR 72712.
Prizes will be limited to 2 $25 Visa Gift Cards and 2 $50 Gift cards and will be given away every 15 minutes during the 1 hour duration of the party on October 11,2012. The grand prize of a $100 Visa Gift Card to 1 winner will be given away at the close of the party. All winners will be chosen using random.org from the RSVP link and winners must be present and participating in the party using the hashtag #KFHealthyKids at the time that they are drawn as a winner. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Winner will be notified via Twitter @ message by @outnumberedmama during the party on October 11,2012 and must respond to @outnumberedmama within 5 minutes of being selected to claim their prize. All entries will be eligible for any unclaimed prizes after the close of the Twitter party via random drawing held on October 25,2012 .
To obtain a copy of the Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Collective Bias, 205 S. Main Street, Ste. 1, Bentonville, AR 72712.
SPONSORS: Collective Bias, 205 S. Main Street, Ste. 1, Bentonville, AR 72712
All winners will be chosen using random.org from the RSVP link and winners must be present and participating in the party at the time that they are drawn as a winner. There is a limit of 1 (one) prize per household during the party.