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Keep Calm and Cyber On…

We no longer fret when Black Friday is over because not only do we have Small Business Saturday now, we of course have Cyber Monday!

But wait- before we talk Cyber Monday, did anyone actually go out Friday? It was C-R-A-Z-Y! Oh yes…your girl Mel was out there. It’s been tradition for my sister and I to go out and bare the cold, the crazies, even after many years of coming home disappointed by the lack of any real deals.  But we can’t remember a time it was so bad!  Now that so many stores open up at midnight its so much easier for peeps to stay awake and dive into the shops, than to go to sleep and wake your butt up at 4am to go shopping.

AND I was pleasantly surprised when I happened to be one of the first 50 people in line to purchase something from Rack Room Shoes and receive a door buster gift. My gift? Drum roll please….

A freakin’ YEAR’s worth of shoes! Can you believe it?! I was in total shock and then immediately went into “Oh shizzle” mode because after my sister pretty much “announced” my winnings to the very crowded, prize demanding mob around us, I did my best to place my voucher back in my purse as inconspicuously as I could before walking back to the car and then prayed we didn’t get jumped!

So you can imagine after that was our first stop in the run, it gave us the energy we needed to forge ahead and scope out the rest of the late night shopping scene.

Our First Christmas Ornament

Okay- back to Cyber Monday! In case you havent been following along, I launched my first “12 Days of Christmas” sale last Friday.  Each day I’m sharing a new deal, discount, and freebies to my new Etsy shop, Oceanside Designs!

This week you may find:

  • Save the Date deals (i.e. buy “x”, get “x” free)
  • Wedding Favor Coasters
  • Wedding Trivet Sets
  • Free “Our First Christmas” or “Engaged” Ornaments

Sales are good for 1 day only until midnight when the new day’s discount begins.  Have an amazing week everyone!

xo,

Mel

 

Spreading Small Business Saturday Love

Let the sale continue ladies & gents! Today on Small Business Saturday, take a minute to stop and visit people like me, the small guys…or girl in my case. =) We love to feel the love too! The 2nd annual Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year.

And what better place to hit up for more holiday shopping deals on this super supportive day than Etsy! It’s a wonderful place to celebrate the creativity and talents of millions of small business owners and I guarantee you’ll find something worth gifting for the holidays! You may even find yourself something nice to spruce up your home, your tree, or for entertaining this holiday season.

Of course I would love for you to stop by my shop to scope out my goods and receive 25% off your entire purchase! But outside of my little Etsy world there are other small businesses that were so awesome and instrumental this year with either my wedding planning or the launching of my own small business, and for that I am thankful to them. So I ask that you shop with the “little people” this weekend and also when you get a sec, check out the fun stuff the following Etsy peeps got going on too…

Some other favs of mine…

So tell me, what small business do you love supporting and/or will you be supporting today?