$5 Packers Shirts at The Sports Authority
The Sports Authority stores in Milwaukee are unloading all of their remaining Reebok Green Bay Packers shirts for $5! Reebok lost the contract to supply NFL merchandise to Nike after the 2012 season. Merchandise that may have been previously held over until the next season is now being sold at The Sports Authority for dirt cheap.
I visited the Greenfield store yesterday and there were dozens of clearance shirts available. Both long-sleeved and short-sleeved shirts in a variety of styles were available. The sizes were limited to mostly children’s medium and large, and adult’s small and medium. I picked up a few shirts for my kids to grow into over the next couple of years.
I checked with The Sports Authority stores in Brookfield and Delafield, and they have a similar selection in stock.
7 Useful Websites to Help Find Milwaukee Area Rummage Sales
It’s no secret that shopping rummage sales can save you a lot of money. Rummage season in full swing here in Milwaukee, as evidenced by about 200 rummage sale postings on Craigslist just yesterday. Here are seven helpful websites that can help you identify rummage sales located close to your home:
Yard Sale Treasure Map is a Craigslist/Google Maps mashup that searches for all of the nearby rummage sales on Craigslist and then plots them on a Google map. There are a number of useful functions including the ability to search for specific items in a sale and functionality to plan your route to make sure you hit all of the rummages in your area.
Craigslist – Rummage sales submitted by the public. Images are included on many posts in order to give you an idea of what items will be for sale.
RummageWisconsin.com – Results are displayed in a list format. Advanced searches can be performed to narrow results by keyword, region, county, or city.
BrookfieldYardSales.com – Garage sales submitted by the public. Results include a helpful link to Google Maps.
JSOnline.com/Rummage – Rummage sales in and around Milwaukee County. Features of this resource include the ability to search by keyword, city, day the sale is open, and results can also be seen in a list format.
GarageSaleFinder.com - Local garage sales are displayed on a map, and you can print handy turn-by-turn directions to the garage sale of your choice. A lot of the data shown is from Craigslist, so if you frequently use Craigslist to identify rummage sales in your community, it might be more helpful to view the data on a map. Garage Sale Finder also has a free iPhone app available.
Fox 6 Rummage Tracker – Fox 6 allows people to submit rummage sales on a weekly basis. All rummage sale submissions are displayed on the map immediately. Every Monday the data is cleared out so a new batch of rummage sales can be entered in by users. An advantage of the Fox 6 Rummage Tracker is that it is promoted by Fox 6, which makes it more likely to be used by local residents to submit their garage sale and for bargain hunters to locate rummage sales.
In addition to the websites above, if you are an iPhone or Android user, there are also some useful apps, including the iGarageSale app, that you can use in order to find local rummage sales.
Which resource do you think is most helpful? Are there any other websites or apps we should add to our list? Feel free to leave a comment.
Amazon Prime Members: Read Harry Potter Books Free!
Amazon just announced an exciting upgrade to their Amazon Prime program. Starting June 19, all seven of the Harry Potter books will be available to read for FREE in the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library! This is big news for my family. My son is a huge Harry Potter fan, and loves reading books on my Kindle.
The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library
Amazon Prime
LEGO Store at Mayfair Mall Grand Opening This Weekend
The new LEGO Store at Mayfair Mall will be celebrating their Grand Opening this weekend with special events and giveaways. Although the store actually opened a couple a couple of weeks ago, this weekend will be their official Grand Opening celebration.
As a part of the celebration, a LEGO Master Builder will be on-hand constructing an 8-foot tall SpongeBob SquarePants completely out of LEGO bricks! Visitors to the event can even help with the construction of SpongeBob.
Every day during the Grand Opening, the first 300 people that make a purchase of $35 or more will receive a free gift:
- Friday: Free Limited-Edition LEGO T-Shirt (child sizes only)
- Saturday: Free Exclusive LEGO Store Set
- Sunday: Free Minifigure Set
The LEGO Store is located on the Upper Level of Mayfair. For more details about this weekend’s Grand Opening including pictures of the giveaway items, check out the LEGO Store website.
Milwaukee Marketplace at Miller Park Starts this Weekend
A new outdoor flea market is making its debut in Milwaukee this weekend at Miller Park. The Milwaukee Marketplace will feature over 100 vendors selling a wide variety of merchandise. Sellers will offer everything from crafts and antiques to collectibles and food items. This weekend’s event will be the first of 15 to be held in the Miller Park parking lot this year.
The Milwaukee Marketplace will take place from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sundays while the Brewers are out of town. The 2012 schedule is as follows:
- May 6th and 27th
- June 17th and 24th
- July 8th and 22nd
- August 12th and 26th
- September 9th and 23rd
- October 12th, 21st, and 28th*
- November 4th & 11th
*October dates are subject to change based on Brewers playoff schedule.
Admission to the Milwaukee Marketplace is $2 (children ages 12 and under are free). There is no charge for parking at Miller Park. More information can be found on the Milwaukee Marketplace website.
