Next to Newsletter- Monday, January 28, 2013

Good Morning!

 

 

It's been a real roller-coaster ride as far as the weather goes. From ice-covered cars to sunny enough to make the dogwoods blossom- all in 48 hours!

Here at N2N, we're ready for ANY eventuality! Need a cozy coat? We have it! Need a short-sleeved top for one of these 70 degree days? Hey, we have that, too!

What's on sale?

Monday- Thursday:

It's been a while since we had a Wild Card Sale, so let's do that.

You'll get 30% off SOMETHING...tops, pants, infant wear, men's wear, shoes...

pick a card to see where your discount will be.

Plus, don't forget:

First Friday Sale!

Storewide Half Price Sale

at Next to New

Friday, February 1 10 AM-6 PM

50% off

original price

unless already priced less

Cash, credit/debit card or check only, please.
You can use your store credit but the discount won't apply

Columns

My husband, Arthur, and I each write twice-a-month columns for The Times here in Gainesville. His deal with computing and technology issues. Mine deal with whatever strikes my fancy.

Arthur's column ran on January 26th. Click here to read "Learn shortcuts or create your own" Click here to go to his blog to read past columns.

I'm taking a break from the column for a few weeks. I plan to be back in February. Here's one of my favorites from a few years ago: "Logged on for life; PC keeps links to the past"

Bookworms online

For those of you who read books using an e-device, whether it's with a Kindle, iPad, laptop or even on your phone, the Hall County Library has a treat for you. Thanks to a generous gift from Friends of the Library, you can now "borrow' books and download them to you reading device! You can borrow up to two books at a time and keep them for 2 weeks. Click here to read more about it and here to find links to get you started.

Rub-a-dub-dub

What's one of the first things we do when the weather stats to warm up? Why, wash our cars, of course! Click here for some simple, cheap, unexpected tips on how to wash your car to keep it cleaner for longer.

A honey of an extension

Many of you probably search for coupons on sites like RetailMeNot when you shop online, but the free extension called Honey takes it to the next level: With one click, it will search for coupon codes for you, and automatically apply any that work to your checkout cart. Honey works with over 100 stores, adding a new button to your checkout page that does all the work for you—searching and applying coupon codes—without you having to lift a finger. What more could you ask for? Click here to see it in action and find links for installing it.

Storytime!

Elachee Nature Science Center is hosting a Preschool Story Hour from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Mondays through March 25. It's geared for ages 3-5. $5 admits one child and one adult. For more info, call or email 770-535-1976, www.elachee.org.


Make it last!

With everyone trying to stretch their dollars further these days, it makes sense to take care of the things we have, rather than simply buy replacements. This goes for clothing as much as anything else we own and use on a daily basis. Click here to see some ways that will help you get more use and life out of the clothes you already have...and to make them good candidates for resale when you clean out your closet!

Whatcha eatin'?

Orange Mango Chicken

Chicken breast, sauteed in olive oil, and accompanied with a silky sauce of spiced orange juice and fresh mango. This is a simple, yet elegant dish. Click here to find the recipe.

Wise Words

Weekly This and That

N2N wants you to like us...on Facebook! Click here to go to our fan page and click "like" to join up. We post great deals when we find them during the week and link to other great frugal sites. We have the Deal of the Day and Hot Flashes...you sure don't want to miss out on that!

Remember to bring in your plastic grocery bags to recycle and register to win a $25.00 store credit. Our latest winner is Kay Qualls. Congratulations, Kay!

Get a $5.00 store credit to you any time you bring us a new shopper. It's easy. Just bring in your friends who've never tried N2N shopping. When they check out at the register, we'll give YOU a $5.00 credit on the spot.

Let's work to get the word out: friends don't let friends shop retail!

...and remember Senior Discount Day- each Monday, everyone 55 and over gets 30% off their cash purchases.

Computer problems?

That's it for now. Remember-email goes both ways...

If you run across any exceptional bargains or impressive new products, let us know. We'll put the word out!


Have a remarkable week!


Teressa and the Next2New Crew

Next to New Resale Boutique
1705 Cleveland Hwy.
Gainesville, GA 30501
770-534-9070

Monday- Saturday 10-6

Sunday 1-6

Next to Newsletter, Wednesday, January 16, 2013

After a several-month hiatus, the Next to Newsletter has resumed publication.

It's so good to be back!

The Coke Lady's Coming!

Great news! Many of you know about the Coke Lady (so nicknamed because of her employer.) She brings gorgeous plus size fashions and size 9-9.5-10 shoes.

She's bringing us a car load of magnificent name brand fashions next Saturday, night. They'll be tagged and ready to go by the time we open on Sunday the 20th. Stop by then to get some wonderful Coke Lady bargains!

Refresher Course

You name it, we'd like to have it. Clean out everybody's closet and come on over. We especially need children's clothes. Also, shoes are a hot seller and I don't need to tell you...we can never have too many shoes.

Here's a refresher on our buying program:

Do the first cut for us. Don't bring anything with problems...spots, stains, smelly, outdated...you know the drill.

We do our store credit buying Monday thru Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm. You don't need an appointment but our buying is on a first come, first served basis so you may have to wait a few minutes. As a rule, we don't buy on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There's often only one employee in the shop and it's impossible to give our customers the attention they deserve if we're up front buying. Thanks for understanding.

We want to buy your clothes. If your schedule prevents you from coming in during normal buying hours, just give me a call (my cell is 770-539-1911) 

and we'll work out a time!

While they were home for the holidays, Molly and Rachel (aka The Resale Sisters) put together a jingle telling you all about N2N buying- click here to hear it!

Latest Columns!

My husband, Arthur, and I each write twice-a-month columns for The Times here in Gainesville. His deal with computing and technology issues. Mine deal with whatever strikes my fancy.

My latest column was published on December 28th. Click here to read "What if someone had taken his keys?"

 It's the story of losing my mother to a drunken driver.

Arthur's column ran on January 12th. Click here to read " Know your error messages, real and phony." Click here to go to his blog to read past columns.

Bargain Books

 

With the new semester beginning, here's a great resource for all you college students...and parents of college students:

Bigwords.com is a price comparison engine for textbooks, books, DVDs, games, music and school supplies. Unlike normal textbook stores, Bigwords doesn't sell a thing. They scour all of the best stores, compare prices, and show you where to buy your books to save the most money. On average, they save customers $225.

Instead of finding one price for one item at a time, Bigwords takes all of your items, runs every combination of those items at every store, automatically calculates coupons, promotions, and shipping, and shows you the best possible combination of stores to save you the most money.

Extra Savings

When you place an online order, there’s always that little coupon code box towards the end, beckoning you to enter a promotional code or gift certificate number to reduce your total. You know the box I’m talking about, right? Do you ever leave it blank? If you do, then you’re paying too much.

Click here to see how to make sure you never leave that box blank again, along with some tips to maximize your online coupon usage.

Video Contest

The Drug Free Coalition of Hall County has announced  the second annual Faceit Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Video Contest. It's open to middle and high school aged kids in Gainesville/ Hall County. All they do is create a video to show why their peers  should live drug-free. It's then uploaded to YouTube and the voting begins. There are lots of great prizes! For more details go to http://www.faceitpeople.org/

Eyes of Love

If only everyone saw us the way our dogs do.

Click here to see the best pet rescue video ever.

Telescope help!

Have a telescope gathering dust in the garage? I know we do! Dig them out- Telescope Help is available from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 19. at the University of North Georgia, 82 College Circle in Dahlonega and from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 20, UNG’s Gainesville campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood. If you have a new telescope or if you have an old telescope  and need some help setting it up, the telescope help sessions are for you and they're free. For more info, email telescopehelp2013@gmail.com

Whatcha eatin'?

 If you love Nutella, raise your hand. Good- it looks like we have a consensus. So here's an amazing recipe, using only TWO ingredients, that creates a decadent, rich cake that's beyond imagining. BTW, Aldi has a chocolate-hazelnut spread that works just as well and costs MUCH less. So, click here to find your next go-to recipe for Valentine's day of when company's coming and your really want to make an impression...

Wise Words

Weekly This and That

N2N wants you to like us...on Facebook! Click here to go to our fan page and click "like" to join up. We post great deals when we find them during the week and link to other great frugal sites. We have the Deal of the Day and Hot Flashes...you sure don't want to miss out on that!

Remember to bring in your plastic grocery bags to recycle and register to win a $25.00 store credit. Our latest winner is Kay Qualls. Congratulations, Kay!

Get a $5.00 store credit to you any time you bring us a new shopper. It's easy. Just bring in your friends who've never tried N2N shopping. When they check out at the register, we'll give YOU a $5.00 credit on the spot.

Let's work to get the word out: friends don't let friends shop retail!

...and remember Senior Discount Day- each Monday, everyone 55 and over gets 30% off their cash purchases.

Computer problems?

 That's it for now. Remember-email goes both ways...

If you run across any exceptional bargains or impressive new products, let us know. We'll put the word out!


Have a remarkable week!


Teressa and the Next2New Crew

Next to New Resale Boutique
1705 Cleveland Hwy.
Gainesville, GA  30501
770-534-9070

Monday- Saturday 10-6

Sunday 1-6