Best After Christmas Sales 2013: Top 10 Deals And Discounts You Can't Miss!

So Christmas is over, but the Christmas spirit will carry on through the next year. And although you might feel that the holiday cheer is long gone, we’re here to tell you it’s not! Even if you’re having a mild case of the holiday blues, get your wallet and your keys and head on to the closest mall to drawn your sorrows in some -discounted- retail therapy. Yes, shopping for Christmas was a stressful endeavor, with a sea of people crowding even the best hidden shopping spots. But now that you handed out those gifts, you can actually pamper yourself with the things that Santa forgot to bring you this year.

The Christian Science Monitor explains why shopping after the Christmas frenzy is way better. “December is a month filled with hundreds of sales, but what most shoppers don’t know is that the best sales of the month don’t begin until after Christmas. December 26 is when retailers begin to frantically discount the items they couldn’t sell earlier in the month.” Adding to that, USA Today says, “For all the holding off and cutting back that consumers have been doing, retailers are hoping for a huge after-Christmas surge. But, once again, they may be disappointed. That, however, is not going to stop retailers — from Wal-Mart to Macy’s to Target — from giving one last Santa-approved surge of after-Christmas deals.”

According to IBTimes, “Given the short holiday shopping season, retailers have been coming up with all sorts of innovative ways to bring consumers into their stores or click on their web pages. Since Thanksgiving fell so late, cutting shopping time from four weeks down to three weeks, stores have been reporting ‘lackluster’ sales, so they've responded by offering heavy discounts and gimmicky bargains to entice shoppers.” And because you need to make the most out of your money, we’ve gathered up the top 10 best deals and discounts so you can get top dollar for your purchases or get some value out of exchanging that Christmas gift you really didn’t like.

• 1) Starting with JCPenney, this retail store is offering 60 to 70% off men's outwear, hats, gloves and scarves; $10 off athletic shoes; $9.99 women's sweaters; 50 to 60% off sheets and sheet sets; $10 off purchases of $25 or more on apparel, shoes, accessories and home.
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• 2) Amazon.com is offering up to 60% off tech gear.
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• 3) Home Depot has 10% off on appliances valued at $397 or more plus free delivery and no-interest deals.
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• 4) All the way through Jan. 1, 2014, Bloomingdale’s is offering 75% off women’s, contemporary, shoes, handbags, jewelry, accessories, men, kids, home and fine jewelry. Also, free shipping on online orders of $100 or more, and don’t forget the semi-annual handbag sale with 30% off select styles.
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• 5) Although they were the center of a major scandal involving a breach of the customer’s credit and debit card information, Target is trying to go back on track and is offering major deals with clearance sales up to 60% on various items from apparel to housewares and electronics. Also, get the hottest toys, video games, jewelry specials, handbags, beauty and perfume gift sets, furniture and more with free shipping if your online order is $50 or more.
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• 6) Best Buy is offering 50% off select Samsung Galaxy flip covers; $10 off all modal iPhone 5/5s and iPhone 5c cases; $15 off Bose sport earbud headphones; $99.99 Fitbit wireless activity and sleep tracker wristband.
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• 7) Old Navy is having a "Mega Sale" with up to 75% in stores and up to 60% off online, plus online Super Cash bonuses (up to $50 off future purchases).
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• 8) Sears is offering 75% off fine jewelry, 50% off children's apparel, 60% off sleepwear, 60% off outerwear, 55% off sweaters, 50% off Christmas merchandise, 20% off Kenmore appliances, 60% off mattresses, 30-50% off game tables.
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• 9) In Toys R Us you can buy one, get one 40% off in select video games; Buy one, get one 40% off select movies; Buy one, get one 40% off all Skylander figures; Buy one, get one 40% off all Disney Infinity figures.
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• 10) And finally, in The Children's Place you can get a 30% off and free shipping on all orders with coupon code "D5H30EM." Also there’s up to 75% off in all clearance items.