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Posted: Dec 18 2006 at 9:48am | IP Logged Quote teachingmyown
I hate shopping, especially for seven kids at one time. My brain practically explodes!

So, last week I finished my shopping at Hearthsong after weeks of deliberating. This weekend I get a free shipping email from them. I paid over $20 shipping! This morning I get their clearance email. I start looking at the website to find that if I had procrastinated, I could have not only gotten free shipping but saved nearly $100 on my order!

AHHHHH!!!



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Posted: Dec 18 2006 at 9:51am | IP Logged Quote Katie
Oh that is too bad. Molly, I feel your pain. I ordered way back in October as our mail takes up to six weeks to get here and last year I got stung - Santa just did not deliver. I've been getting all those emails too and it's painful, but at least I know they would have done me no good.

At least you're done, right?



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Posted: Dec 18 2006 at 4:44pm | IP Logged Quote Jen L.
I would try contacting them - just tell them what you told us. It's worth a shot, anyway! (Amazon really took care of me last week)

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Posted: Dec 18 2006 at 4:49pm | IP Logged Quote Paula in MN
One thing I did this year and it worked well, except that I didn't do enough! I bought a gift card every month when I was at the store -- major retailer, smaller gift shop, book store -- places I know family members like.

I didn't feel the money pinch as much, and now I can give them all the gifts they want. There are only two people that don't like gift cards, so I use those cards to buy them their gift! Saves time at the store during this hectic season.



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