Charlotte, NC

Okay … the Big Day is over for another 365 or so, which (naturally!) means thousands of after-Christmas sales poppin’ up wherever there are products to be sold. Annnnnd there’ll be wall-to-wall Wal-Marters, belt-bustin’ Belkers and penny-pinchin’ Penneysites runnin’ through the aisles, checkin’ for whatever they can find at half-price or better!

But there are some places that are gonna be overlooked … and, readers, these are the spots ya wanna start first! For example: With loads of Santasized gifts bein’ used for the first time around the QC, folks will be unloadin’ their former goods at Goodwill™ stores and consignment shops. You can pick up quality stuff for Penney’s … er, pennies … on the dollar at those places — especially now!

Another way to get the bargains — and this really works at the big shops like Belk — is to shop (a) on “off days” (mostly Monday afternoons), and (b) after lunch. Sometimes, you can get better bargains if you take a coupon or two that the store offers in the Observer. So prepare before ya go, shop sensibly, and be sure you want or need what you’re aiming to buy! It’ll quicken that step of yours, and you’ll show more determination to get what you’re looking for! One more thing: Be as patient as possible, because rushin’ with the crowd can getcha confused … and someone else will snap up that bargain before you!

CHRISTMAS DINNERS MEAN NEW YEAR’S DIETING!

Man, after a plateful of turkey/ham, taters, mama’s green beans, biscuits or (for you citified folks) rolls, and a mess of other goodies, you’re probably lookin’ at about three to five pounds more on the scales, right??
Now it’s time to get those pounds off so you’ll look good goin’ into 2008! I know there are a lot of diet programs out there that claim to help … but lemme clue you in on the one successful program that’s sweeping the country: It’s a patch that you can get through the folks at Lab88 — and, if the stars are any indication (you know how finicky they are about their weight), you know you’ll be slimmer, better-looking-and-feeling in no time!
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