My Favorite Oriental Trading Shopping Hack

Did you read my favorite trick to save money shopping on Amazon a few weeks ago? Guess whatttt…. there’s more where that came from! I shop on Oriental Trading every year for VBS, and I’ve found a way to save money on supplies there too. Here’s my favorite trick to save money shopping at Oriental Trading…

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Oriental Trading often runs free shipping promotions. My favorite promotion is when they offer $10 off PLUS free shipping (usually you have to spend $49-$59 to get $10 off)! You can see the current Oriental Trading promotions here.

Frugal kid’s ministry workers all over have scoured clearance sections to find treasures they can use for VBS. On top of the coupons, there’s a special little section of sale items that I love to shop. Oriental Trading has a section called Less than Perfect. This section has items that (like the name suggests) have slight imperfections. These imperfections often lead to deep discounts!

Here’s a direct link to the Less Than Perfect section. To find this section, go to the Oriental Trading homepage. Hover over the sale tab (at the right side), then click Less Than Perfect (it’s toward the bottom of the sale menu).

Here’s a preview of some of the items that were recently available in the Less Than Perfect section.

My favorite part of the Less Than Perfect section is obviously the prices. For instance, check out this graduation banner!

There’s another thing I love about this section… the item descriptions. I don’t know who writes them, but they’re hilarious! Oriental Trading tells you why each item is Less Than Perfect, and they put a dose of hilarity in most of the descriptions.

Many times the imperfections are just adhesive that no longer sticks, so you have to use glue to finish a craft. Have you shopped this hidden sale section at Oriental Trading? What treasures have you found? Remember to shop during the extra $10 off promotions to save even more!

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