Abeilles Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Do you have a list of when your favorite stores typically have sales or discounts for the upcoming year? Don't want to miss any sales and still have things to buy. For example Christian Books, RS Math (ever?), MCT (any coupons ever). Wondering if we could start a thread for when stores typically have their sales, coupons, or free shipping. I won't be going to any conventions this summer and I do try to buy used whenever I can, however some things I can't and want to get the best deals. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBoogie Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Would love to know as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymomofboys Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'm not sure about the different stores sales cycles, but have you joined the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op? I've saved quite a bit through HBC and found materials I wouldn't have otherwise considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amselby81 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 All Alpha Omega curriculum (Horizons, Weaver Interlock, etc) is now at 20% off. They have this sale every April. You can buy it at that price through their website, through the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op (get HBC credit too!), or through cbd.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llindseymomoffour Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A new sight is launching tomorrow called Educents that will offer discounts on curriculum. If you sign up before they launch tomorrow, they will send you a free $10 gift card to use on their sight. http://educents.com?source=w9dzny3p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abeilles Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yes I'm on HS Buyers Coop. Thank you for the ideas and the link to educents. I thought someone would have an excel spreadsheet with all the sales and best deals ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJo1996 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 You know, I posed a similar question before and never got much input. This is our 3rd year HS-ing and here's what I have found. AOP (Horizons/LifePac/Monarch) the best discount you can get is 20% off from just about everywhere. But AOP seems to only allow retailers to Critical Thinking Co: never seems to offer a sale. Occasionally offers free shipping. Saxon: is sold at The Schoolbox and you can find it marked down there on clearance sometimes. 30% off seems to be a common sale point for Saxon at CBD & other retailers. It's so popular that a used HS book sale is an easy way to find it. Apologia: I swear it never goes on sale below 30% off but again it's easy to find used Goodwill in some areas gets a lot of HS donations. I live in Georgia so I don't know if this is true of all Goodwills. I've seen Abeka, Critical Thinking Company, Scholastic, Writing Strands, and Houghton Mifflin stuff at Goodwill. And their prices are unbeatable! Also a local thrift store near my mom has a TON of Abeka stuff that gets donated. You could seriously put together a full curriculum of used Abeka stuff if you hunted the right stores. This particular thrift store is run by a church which has a lot of homeschooling families. I know in May & June several of the larger co-ops around me will have used book sales and I have had great luck finding stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 There are some things that get sold in a sales cycle, like Math Mammoth, which goes on sale periodically. But other things seem pretty random. Right Start definitely has sales. We got our set of RS Card Games on sale at one point, but it seems like they're not predictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in LV Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Timberdoodle recently had a "damaged and dented" sale. They carry a number of books by the Critical Thinking Co., as well as some other interesting things for homeschoolers. I picked up 2 Building Critical Thinking Skills books for $9.99 each. And they weren't really damaged or dented. I'm not sure how often they do this particular sale, but they have frequent discounts throughout the year. If you sign up for their e-mails, you'll get notifications of the sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I don't keep track exactly, so these are off the top of my head. Searching for the relevant threads would get exact months & percentages. Mr Q does an annual sale ... Jan? 50%? (Updated to reflect 50% discount per Zoo_Keeper's post!) Writing Tales does an annual sale .... June, I think. Some % off + free shipping. Pandia Press (History Odyssey, Real Science Odyssey (RSO?)) has an annual sale (or two) for 25% off (Mar?). ChristianBook has certain times of the year they send out free shipping codes for orders over $35. I think at least two of my homeschool catalogs each year come with those. (Each code can usually be used three times.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Rod and Staff books has 10% off in March/April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km123175 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Does anyone know what the discount is for Sonligt at a convention? There is one coming to a town 2 hours away this weekend (good stuff to do there; so, not a total waste to go), but I don't want to go all the way there to save only a few dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoo_keeper Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Mr Q does an annual sale ... Jan? 20%? Mr. Q's sale is in January for 1 week, I believe, but it's actually 50% off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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