Do you buy when it first hits stores, or wait for a sale?

I usually wait. I love to use those 40% off coupons. And I have heard that if you have an AARP card you can get another 10% off at Michaels.

I'm a bargain shopper for the most part. But I only buy what I really love, not just because it's a deal. My biggest issue is I have trouble paying $6 for a package of embellishments or $5 for Thickers. It just kind of hurts. I'm trying to beef up my stash of embellishments but also on a scrappy budget. So TM and sales have been great for that!

I do buy new lines when they first come out if I really, really love them. I usually buy those from Scrapbook Generation or ACOT b/c they have good loyalty rewards and those add up nicely.

I find some awesome things at Tuesday Morning (and sometimes TJ Maxx/Marshalls) and after holiday sales at Mike's and Joann's. Like I went to J's on Sunday and totally scored on a pile of Heidi Swapp Christmas stuff 70% off plus an extra 20% off coupon. I think I spent $23 and my bag was packed! Now I have lots of embellishments for my December Daily next year, including numbers to count down. YAY! LavenderLayoutLady we had the same thought on buying for Dec. Daily next year

I also get a kit through Scrapbook Generation every month and that has brand new boy lines in it, so I have been trying to wait on buying those myself since they might come in my kit. The kits have been helping me plow through photos so I can justify the expense I also tend to use my stash of embellishments to jazz them up more or to create a third page using scraps from the kit. That helps too.

I wait until I find a sale or have a coupon. Rarely do I purchase at full-price.

I'm a technology early adopter. Everything else I like to buy on sale. Except the TH crazy birds, I paid full price for those babies.

Ditto..

If it is October Afternoon I pay full price. Everything else can wait for a sale.

I don't have an LSS so if I get to one I buy what I want, new or not.

I never pay full price for anything since I love my crafts and always *need* something. I am terrible and give my tween daughter money and a coupon at Michael's and we both use coupons.

The stuff I like is hard to find in the stores around here and I don't go shopping for scrappy things very often, so if I happen on something I want I usually will just buy it. I do love a good deal though and try not to get too sucked in by the awesome TM enabler threads!

I don't have a lss so if I go I buy what I want however I only go 1 or 2 times per year. Michael's I never pay full price and wait for a coupon. Online stores I try and shop when there is either free shipping or discounts and then I'll grab mostly full price stuff that I can't find anywhere else. But I just found an online store here in Alberta that has probably the best clearance section I've ever seen and has reasonable shipping. I just spent over $70 just for clearance stuff. Like the old Studio Calico lines that were so awesome and that hard to find days of the week stamp set from SC that had the overlapping letters? Found it there for under $8. You can't even find that sucker on eBay! Excited for this shipment!

Yep, I mostly buy on sale, since it is so easy to do these days. I figure I'm making up for the early years when it was so much harder to find discounts and I bought a LOT at full price! I also have a LSS that a coupon for a discount on 1 item and I never buy just 1 item. I don't mind supporting them, especially when I can see and touch the goodies!

This is the biggest thing for me - I buy things I had no intention of ever owning once I see them in person. I have one LSS on my side of the city but they aren't known for getting the latest and greatest and are notorious for getting only the paper with no embellishments (or only a couple of pieces from the collection). I support them when I can but it's mostly at their sales.

I generally buy stuff on sale or clearance unless it is one of those must have items or I am in a LSS browsing. I have found a seller here is Australia that sells odd bits and pieces at really big discounts so I just keep adding stuff to my cart and buy when I have enough for free shipping.

I never pay full price for anything!! I've been wanting prisma color pencils and I bought them with a 55% coupon at AC Moore..I was thrilled! I've also been waiting for a great sale on the Silhouette or Cricut Explore. I ended up with the Explore for a pretty good deal on Black Friday. Thanks to my sister who put the money up for me and I will pay her when our income tax comes in. I never have extra money at Christmas! But I'm so happy I have it I could bust! Now to find time to play with it is another story altogether...LOL