Back-to-School Giveaway: $25 Gift Card to TJ Maxx or Marshall’s

by Tara Kuczykowski on August 18, 2009 · 572 comments

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Tune in all week for hot Back-To-School Giveaways. I’ve got some great prizes for the kids, with a couple of special prizes to pamper mom!!! Look for a new 48-hour giveaway each morning and each afternoon, and be sure to check out all of the current giveaways for other great prizes!

Looking for more ways to stretch that back-to-school budget? If so, T.J. Maxx and Marshall's may just be the way to go. With name brands and high quality clothing at bargain prices, both of these stores get you more for your money, which is a huge help when you've got growing kids and changing fashions each season!

Two lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers will each win a $25 gift card – one to T.J. Maxx and one to Marshall's – to help you dress your kids as they head back to school.

To enter, tell me your best tip for getting more out of your kids' back-to-school wardrobes. Do you layer summer tank tops to get more wear? Do you throw capris under summer skirts to take them into fall?

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Share your best tips for stretching your kids' wardrobes and dressing them for less!

2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you've joined or that you're already a registered user!

4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

Prize:
(1) $25 T.J. Maxx gift card
(1) $25 Marshall's gift card

This giveaway ends at noon EST on Thursday, 8/20. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

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1 laurie August 18, 2009 at 9:57 pm: already signed up for the email updates as well!
2 Lissa August 18, 2009 at 9:58 pm: I do the layering thing because summer clothes are too cute to just wear in the summer! :)
3 Lissa August 18, 2009 at 9:59 pm: I'm a registered forum user!
4 Michele August 18, 2009 at 10:01 pm: I always try to match sales and coupons to get extra savings.
5 Michele August 18, 2009 at 10:01 pm: I'm a forum member.
6 Michele August 18, 2009 at 10:02 pm: I'm on the email list.
7 Nina August 18, 2009 at 10:02 pm: It takes patience to go through those sale racks!
8 Nina August 18, 2009 at 10:03 pm: I'm an email subscriber.
9 Bianca August 18, 2009 at 10:06 pm: I have your badge on my blog!!! I would love to win!
10 Bianca August 18, 2009 at 10:06 pm: I LOVE Marshall's!!! I hope I win!
11 Shirley August 18, 2009 at 10:08 pm: My best tip: I started a neighborhood clothes swap. We have a lot of kids all about the same age in my neighborhood so when one child grows out of his/her clothes they get passed on to someone else in the neighborhood.
12 Shirley August 18, 2009 at 10:09 pm: You are on my blogroll.
13 Shirley August 18, 2009 at 10:12 pm: I registered on your forums, I am birdie3008. Cool idea!
14 Jessica C. August 18, 2009 at 10:12 pm: I'm a subscriber and forum member!
15 Shirley August 18, 2009 at 10:12 pm: I subscribe to your feed with google reader.
16 Tricia August 18, 2009 at 10:14 pm: I try to buy a mix of basic and a few special wow itens - like a fancy top over basic solid leggings from a superstore. I also buy a season ahead so i can get sale prices on good quality clothes.
17 Tricia August 18, 2009 at 10:15 pm: I am registered on the forums- great place to network about tips.
18 Tricia August 18, 2009 at 10:15 pm: I I am signed up for email
19 Elena August 18, 2009 at 10:29 pm: My daughter is not in school yet, but I was able to get some good ideas here for when she starts. thanks
20 Erin August 18, 2009 at 10:39 pm: Clearance, clearance, clearance. When you find an excellent deal (say, $2.98 Levis or $1.24 tees at Target), stock up in bigger sizes. Your kid may not wear it tomorrow, but it'll save you money in the long run.
21 Michele August 18, 2009 at 10:40 pm: I love Marshalls. I was just there tonight and could have really used the $25 gift card : ) Thanks for the contest. I try to shop sales throughout the year. Marshalls really does have the best prices on kids' clothes and Children's Place has amazing sales.
22 Sarah August 18, 2009 at 10:40 pm: I throw a jean jacket over a cute summer dress to wear in the fall!
23 Michele August 18, 2009 at 10:41 pm: Your badge is already on my sidebar. Thanks, Michele D.
24 Michele August 18, 2009 at 10:41 pm: I already subscribe via email. LOVE your blog.
25 Telisha August 18, 2009 at 10:48 pm: I shop clearance....Kohl's has some nice things on clearance..some of my kids are still young enough thatI can buy a size or two ahead..

thanks
26 Michele D. August 18, 2009 at 10:53 pm: I've joined the forum : )
27 Diana August 18, 2009 at 11:00 pm: I use some of my daughters dresses for shirts as she grows too tall for them, but they still fit around her stomach. That way, I she gets to wear them longer.
28 Heather August 18, 2009 at 11:01 pm: I buy on clearance for her clothing. I have clothes for this winter that I bought at the start of the year that were way on clearance!!
29 Jennifer August 18, 2009 at 11:01 pm: We layer clothes, and I pick a pallet for each girl, so that they can mix and match themselves, but I know they will always be close to matching.
30 Sara L. August 18, 2009 at 11:05 pm: Yard sales are a great place to snag some great deals!
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31 Sara L. August 18, 2009 at 11:06 pm: I'm a subscriber!
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32 jennyd August 18, 2009 at 11:10 pm: i shop out of season to get the best deals
33 Maria August 18, 2009 at 11:16 pm: clearance, clearance, clearance. I never pay full price for anything. And I also use gift cards from all the survey sites I learned about from various blogs like this one!
34 Maria August 18, 2009 at 11:16 pm: I subscribe via google reader!
thanks
35 Shelby Skrhak August 18, 2009 at 11:24 pm: With a little organization and patience, I shop TJMaxx clearance racks to dress designer for a fraction of the cost:
1. The best prices for clothing are usually found end of season, or off season. Shop for sweaters 75% off in the summer, and snag name-brand collared polo shirts and tees in the winter. So shop now and store for later. Just remember to do the growth and season "math" if you've got little ones that'll outgrow a size by a season.
2. Dig! Have the patience to go through every rack, even the circular rounders that I tend to miss when making my way down the clearance line. Don't forget other size sections, too. I know I'm guilty of nestling a size 6 dress for later in the woman's size 12 section and vice versa.
36 Shelby Skrhak August 18, 2009 at 11:26 pm: I've got Deal Seeking Mom on my blogroll at FatHeadDog.com:

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37 Lindy August 18, 2009 at 11:48 pm: Although my kids love TJMAXX, we've recently started shopping at the new Platos Closet (resale shop for teens). You can not only buy name brand designer clothes, purses, shoes and belts. You can SELL your items too!
38 Rhonda Crocker August 18, 2009 at 11:49 pm: I love to shop the clearance racks ad use the Old Navy Weekly copons for some really inexpensive school clothes.
39 Rhonda Crocker August 18, 2009 at 11:49 pm: I am an email subcriber.
40 jenn mak August 18, 2009 at 11:53 pm: i love you blog, i get it via email, and i visit the site anyway...=) and i have you badge in my myspace page. i love clearence! on buy things on clearence. i put tanks under sweaters, capris under skirts and dresses. and hand me downs! my daughter is 3...but she is in a 5t or 4 in girls...so i am always going though clothes like water! she is very tall with big feet...lol. so winning these cards would mean alot...i am unemployed due to an injury and my husband is disabled...thanks for the chance to win
41 Nat August 19, 2009 at 12:10 am: Long-sleeve t-shirts are cute under t-shirts for boys and girls. Also spaghetti-strap tanks are cute over snug t-shirts and/or long-sleeve t-shirts. This creates creative styles and gets the most out of clothes before children outgrow them!
42 Nat August 19, 2009 at 12:17 am: I subscribed.
43 Carly Carman August 19, 2009 at 12:29 am: I enjoy stretching my clothes budget so much I opened my own consignment store!! I love to "up-cycle" jeans and overalls with appliques and embroidery.
44 Carly Carman August 19, 2009 at 12:30 am: I'm an email subscriber! Love your blog!!
45 Carly August 19, 2009 at 12:36 am: I'm a registered on your forum.
46 Daleene August 19, 2009 at 1:09 am: I always receive gift cards for my birthday to Kohls from my in-laws. This year I didn't really need anything for myself, so I ordered a bunch of stuff for my son in July. I used GC's, free shipping codes and a 30% off code. I got 6 T-shirts and 3 pair of shorts. Then I went in to Kohls to get some nearly free underwear and socks.
47 Daleene August 19, 2009 at 1:09 am: I have your button on my blog.
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49 Ana August 19, 2009 at 1:34 am: Me Please :D
50 Ana August 19, 2009 at 1:35 am: As always , I subscribe to all your emails.