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Get into the spirit of Giving... and Receiving at Castaways!

Let Castaways help you get into the spirit this season! Every SATURDAY between now and Christmas, we will reward you for helping others!

Bring in a canned good or other nonperishable item and receive a coupon for 10% off any item at Castaways!

Bring in a new toy (tags still attached) and receive a coupon for 30% off any item at Castaways!

There will be a limit of five coupons given per visit. Coupons are valid on regular priced items only. Coupons are valid on regular priced items only. Coupons expire 12-31-08.

All donations will benefit local citizens in need. Thank you for helping Castaways help others!

Have a wonderful Holiday Season!

New Jewelry and Gift Items for under $20.00!

Join us at Castaways
Friday and Saturday Nov 21 and 22.
Buy any NEW Holiday item and we'll give you 15% off your entire purchase.

We have great new Holiday Gift items for under $20.00. Join us Friday and Saturday November 21 and 22 to preview our fantastic selection of fashionable jewelry, scarves, and accessories. What a great gift idea! In fact, if you purchase any of our new items, we'll give you 15% off your entire purchase! What a great way to get into the holiday spirit

WAIT until you SEE

the AMAZING shipment of scarves, flat wallets, and jewelry we got in today! They will be available Friday and they will also be up for grabs at the Central Grade School Vendor Fair in Washington on Saturday. These are just a beginning to the great items we'll be getting in for the Holidays and EVERYTHING will be priced under twenty bucks! I'll bring my camera on Friday to give you a glimpse of the goods.

In the spirit of Holiday Giving...

Castaways will have LOADS of great new wallets, scarves, and jewelry for Holiday Giving ALL UNDER TWENTY BUCKS!!!! You'll save SO MUCH MONEY, you'll be able to buy a great outfit for yourself and STILL be ahead! The jewelry will start arriving this week, so be sure to stop in and check it out.

Also, don't forget to check out our amazing selection of winter coats and children's holiday dresses!

Happy Halloween.... and don't forget!

1. We're open until 7:00 tonight!

2. Tommorrow is Trick or Treat Day at Castaways. Dress up and receive 10% off! Treats for the kiddos too!

No tricks, just treats at Castaways!

We have a few treats in store for you for the rest of this month at Castaways!

1. We'll be open for the next TWO Thursday nights until 7:00 PM. We're testing the waters, so to speak. If the next two Thursday evenings do well for us, we'll continue to stay open late on Thursdays until Christmas. So, please, if those hours are convenient for you, SHOW us by coming to SHOP!

2. On Halloween (Friday, October 31), wear a costume and take 10% off your purchase. If you bring a kiddo is costume, we'll give him a treat! And we'll still give YOU the discount. :)

3. NEW JEWELRY this week! Need I say more? What a treat!

4. We have just marked down HUNDREDS of fabulous items, so come take a gander at our FULL FULL FULL sale rack!


Now, isn't that a treat?

Happy Halloween!


And since you are a LOYAL BLOG READER...

Please Print this section and bring it in to Castaways
Thursday, October 23 or Thursday October 30 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM and you will be entered for a chance to win a piece of fabulous jewelry selected from our next shipment!

Have a little girl? Love Gymboree?

Then you're set! We got in over ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY pieces yesterday, ranging in size from 3 months to size 9! Mostly the smaller sizes. We're also getting another batch of Gymboree and Baby Gap girls this morning, size 4-6. The other thing we seem to be getting an abundance of is holiday dresses. Happy shopping!

This just in....

1. Girl's Gymboree!!!! Sizes 3-6 months, 12-18 months, and LOADS of 3T. All in great shape. Lots of holiday outfits.

2. 2 beautiful pairs of brand new Brighton shoes. Sizes 7 and 7.5.

3. A fabulous selection of trendy maternity clothing. Really cute pieces from Gap and Motherhood in a variety of sizes.

Come check out all of this great stuff!

Fall Open House This Weekend At Castaways

It's that time of year again... The beautiful weather and gorgeous foliage aren't the only wonderful things about fall! It's also the time of year when everyone brings beautiful fall and winter clothing, bags, jewelry, and shoes to Castaways! The store is chock full of such amazing merchandise that we simply can't resist passing some of the savings along to you.

Open House
Friday and Saturday September 26 and 27. Draw at the counter to receive 10% - 25% off your purchase. Enjoy refreshments while you shop our beautiful selection of name brand, stylish fall clothing!

Fabulous drawings and giveaways!

SNEAK PREVIEW WINE AND CHEESE NIGHT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 FROM 5:00 to 7:00! DON'T MISS IT!

Here at Castaways we pride ourselves on a fun and exciting, boutique~like shopping experience. Our Open Houses really are a special event, so bring a friend and have FUN while you save money!

Our small size diva has come through again....

We have a rounder FULL of size zero White House Black Market, Cache, and Banana Republic things for fall and winter. Beautiful and amazing quality, as always from this consignor. If you happen to be tiny, come check it out! And pass this gem on to your friends, if they happen to be lucky enough to wear this size!

So busy....

It has been so crazy at the shop, I can't possibly even begin to tell you what we've gotten in.... but I'll try to highlight the best of the best...

* Lots of GREAT quality, name brand, stylish plus size clothing. Sizes 1X, 2X, and even some 3X.

* Darling girl's clothes, size 5 and 6. Mostly Gymboree, with some Ralph Lauren and Hanna pieces.

* REALLY cute boy clothes. Sizes 6-24 months. Gymboree, Baby Gap, and more. The most darling Halloween costumes you've ever seen. Octupus? Shark? You HAVE to check them out!

250 pieces in today.

Oh my goodness, girls! Fun, funky clothing in all sizes, great jewelry, girl's clothes. A little bit of everything.

And that is all I have to say. :)

This just in today....

1. Little girl's Limited Too, Gap and Children's Place. Sizes 7 and 8.
2. Little boy's Gap, Children's Place, and play clothes. Sizes 4 and 5.
3. Ladies' fall jackets. LL Bean and Eddie Bauer. Mostly red. Size Medium.
4. Several Coach Bags. All leather, red and black. Priced in the 50-80 dollar range. Also a brown suede Cole Haan bag. 85.99
5. Two really cute trendy designer inspired bags. Will price at 34.99.
6. Cute Clarks and Borns. Sizes 6.5-7.

We are getting swamped! Come check us out!

I Vow

...to update this blog AT LEAST once per week. I must tell you that when I don't update, it means I am TOO busy at work to even take a moment to tell you about the fabulous things we're receiving every day!

But this blog has brought us recognition from the Peoria Journal Star and it has also sold a great deal of merchandise, so I feel badly when I neglect it.

So no more of that! I will be posting at least fairly regularly. So don't stop checking in!

New Arrivals

As of Friday:

1. Boys sizes 10, 12, and 14. Gap.

2. Some fun kids Halloween gear! It's only a little over two months away. That means fall is coming. Woo Hoo!

3. Really, REALLY cute Baby Gap boys clothes, sizes 2T and 3T.

4. Cute womens Gap and Banana pieces, sizes 8 and 10.

Come on, ladies. Clean your closets. And girl moms, we need your stuff!

New Arrivals

- A whole bunch of darling, darling, DARLING baby boys 0-3 months. Mostly Gap, Ralph Lauren, and Gymboree. Fall/Winter.

- A boatload of really cute girls clothes, running the gamut from newborn to 5T.

- Cute Halloween costumes for kids - Tigger and an Indian girl

- Vintage jewelry

- Lots of womens clothes, size 12. Variety of brands, but all really nice stuff.

- Cute junior things - some Limited Too and other store brands - really cute transitional, back to school styles!

New Arrivals

- A good selection of Coldwater Creek/Talbots, size 12P/large petite
- Silpada jewelry at significantly lower prices
- Cute fall crochet sweaters from American Eagle and Express, size small
- A gorgeous dark blue big slouchy leather handbag

....and more great fall pieces!

My outfit today

I incorporated a few of the fall trends and I LOVE the way my outfit turned out!

Shoes - berry Mary Janes from Target (the ones I posted earlier)
Pants - wide leg denim trousers from Gap
Shirt - Old Navy short sleeve scoop neck grey tee (Castaways)
Necklace - berry Coldwater Creek beads (Castaways)

I'll try to post a picture later, but I wanted to mention how you can DEFINITELY pull together a look with new pieces and pieces from the shop!

Oooh, the colors to be found!

I'll take one in every color, please. And at Target you can, for just about $20.00 a pair! So go grab an array of colors and come buy an outfit at Castaways to match your great new shoes!

A Sneak Preview For Fall

These outfits and accessories are all courtesy of Banana Republic.

The jewel tones are HOT for fall. I love the berry and teal shown here and there is a fabulous true red that is just amazing. I'll try to find a picture. Sometimes these bold colors are hard to wear, so that is why I included the picture of the fabulous little teal envelope clutch. You can always let your bag or shoes be the focal point of your outfit.

Also, note all of the long necklaces. I love the chic look of a simple top, wide leg trousers (forgot to mention that these also look like a big trend for fall) and a long necklace.

I'm so excited for fall. And we get a LOT of Banana at Castaways, lucky us, so don't miss any new looks coming in our doors!

Saturday was our best sales day ever!

Thanks to all of you who came and shopped! Remember, the sale runs all week and then on Saturday everything that's left in the clearance section will be just $1.99! There's still a great selection of cute stuff, so make sure to stop in this week and check it out! We're also getting a LOT of super cute Back to School and fall kid's clothing in. (Check out our boy's sizes 3-6 months and 5 and 6 and our girl's 5 and 6! for a GREAT selection of funky boutique stuff, Baby Gap, and Gymboree! Hope to see you this week.

To those who say you can't find cute boy things....

Baby Gap just proved you wrong!

But (and you know I have to say this - it's my job) you can put together the EXACT SAME looks with things we have on the racks at Castaways.

Our Back To School items are starting to hit the racks. And BOY are they cute!

Summer Sale Details

Our huge summer clearance sale will be held Saturday, July 26 through Saturday, August 2!

It's our biggest sale yet with a great selection of children's and women's clothing, shoes, and accessories at unbelievable prices.

$3.99
All final markdown capris, jeans and pants, skirts, long sleeve tops, bathing suits and shoes.

$2.99
All final markdown kid's clothes, camis, tees, and tops, shorts, accessories, and flip flops.

All remaining final markdown items will be $1.99 on Saturday, August 2!

These shoes are amazing!

These shoes will set you back $225.00 at J Crew. They are amazing, aren't they? So, here are your options if you, like me, can't afford to drop that much money on a pair of shoes:

1. Covet them. Imbed their image in your mind and check Castaways weekly until we get a similar pair in. You'll score similar shoes for under $20.00 and probably find a lot of other great buys as well.

2. Continue scouting the deals at Castaways. With the money you will have saved in a few months, you could probably even justify dropping the big bucks on those spiffy shoes. (And by then, they'll probably even be on sale!)

Like the new digs?

Me too!

Some new info for you so that you know it will be worth checking out the new place regularly....

We've got a HUGE sale starting next Saturday. Our summer clearance will be selling out at $2.99 and $3.99! We'll even have some new 50% off markdowns!

And.... hip mamas and grandmas take note! We are now taking appointments for fall kid's clothes! It really does sell well for us early, so don't hesitate to break it out now!

That's it for today's update, but I vow to do them at least twice a week, so check back soon!