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If you are a savvy corporate sister, you know that one of the best times to shop is NOT before or right at Christmas time, but right after Christmas. The after-Christmas sales are notorious for the incredible deals shoppers can snag, and some of the hottest bargains out there! And as much as the last thing you want to do after all the holiday hustle and bustle of gift buying, gift-wrapping, hosting and putting up with annoying family members, is to go do more shopping, you may want to think about it as an investment…

Rack Up on the Christmas Merchandise! First things first, start with what you can scratch off  next year’s Christmas list. Holiday cards, Christmas tree ornaments, lights, gift wrap and all the holiday shabang is now on sale at rock-bottom prices. And even if your mind is well too fogged up to start remotely thinking about next Christmas, just think about how annoyed you were this year looking for halfway decent holiday cards for your boss two days before Christmas…Just sayin’…

‘Tis the Season to Buy Winter Apparel! That expensive coat from Zara that you could not bring yourself to buy at the beginning of the winter. Well, you can get it now at an incredibly discounted price! Gloves, jackets, boots and other winter apparel also are on sale, so now’s the time to rack up the deals! I personally take advantage of this time of year to get the premium, most expensive winter stuff that I would tend to think about twice ordinarily…And to keep your purchases up to date, invest in classic cuts and shapes instead of trendier items that may just be out of style next year.

Get Your Fitness On! ‘Tis the time to plan on getting fit and fabulous for the New Year (yeah right). So it’a no surprise that fitness retailers put the pressure on by enticing us with sales on fitness equipment! So if you’re really going to use the equipment, and if like myself, you are too busy to hit the gym and are better off hitting the elliptical in the morning, coffee cup in hand and eyes half-open, you know what to do!

And for the electronics aficionados, scour the returns section! I don’t know much about electronics, or shopping for them for that matter! But one thing I know is that at this time of year, you can get “open box” electronics that have been returned for way less than the original cost. And since new models are coming out in the New Year, electronics retailers are eager to get rid of the older models to make room for the new ones, hence your cue to check out that laptop you’ve been eyeing for a while!

Last but not least, get your couponing on! Now is the time to get your scissors out, and get to cutting those coupons! Or for the electronically advanced among us, just print them out of apps like RetailMeNot, or Coupons.com! You can score deals on top of already existing deals, and get stuff for ridiculously low prices this time of year!

Happy After-Christmas Shopping!

Got any after-Christmas sales tips or tricks? Please email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com!

The Corporate Sister