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Best New Year's Day Sales In Minnesota

Bargain hunters know the best deals tend to be seasonal. Certain items are available at lower prices this time of year. For example, New Year's Day is a good time buy the slower moving items that large box retailers could not sell during the holidays. Grocers offer certain produce that is only available this time of year. Home goods merchants tend to offer their best buys in January. But beware, shoppers are better served to wait until after the Super Bowl for large screen TVs and consumer electronics.

Warners' Stellian Appliance
Highway 169 & Canterbury Road
Shakopee, MN 55379
www.warnersstellian.com

Check out Warners' Stellian new Shakopee store and get discounts on top brands of refrigerators, dishwashers, ranges, washers and dryers and many other appliances. Shoppers can take advantage of Warners' Stellian 18 months special financing. All other eight stores will offer these same great values. You can find a Warners' Stellian Appliance store in Apple Valley, Coon Rapids, Edina, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, St Paul and Woodbury. All nine stores in Minnesota will be open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on New Year's Day.

BoB's Produce Ranch
7620 University Ave.
Fridley, MN 55432
(763) 571-6620
www.bobsproduce.com

"We have the look and feel of a small town store in the big city shopping experience," says owner Mike Schroer. He explains that he does not have to buy pallets of each item, but instead controls quality of merchandise by selecting the best produce available at the time to fill his store. He will be finding the best values for his customer a day or two in advance of New Year's Day and making them available as specials and sale items. Another fine feature at BoB's is that his premium meats are not prepackaged. You ask for the cut you want from the butcher and always get the best.

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Brand Name Deals
8024 Brooklyn Blvd.
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
(763) 210-5833
www.brandnamedealsceg.wix.com

"Come in for ten cent candy bars, and 20 percent off everything in the store," says BND Store Manager Samantha Henderson. "Better yet, you can buy one and get one free on all summer apparel." Expect to find an assortment of products from clothing to food to furniture offered at 30 to 70 percent below retail price. Every day has a different mix because the inventory changes daily. The recently re-opened Brand Name Deals in Brooklyn Park's Park Square shopping center specializes in one-of-a-kind returned items. Some items are lightly used or slightly damaged in original packaging.

Opitz Outlets
4320 Excelsior Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
(952) 922-2435
www.opitzoutlet.com
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Take an additional ten percent off your entire purchase for New Year's Day only. This is in addition to the 70 or 80 percent price reduction on the hundreds of designer and upscale labels like BCBG, Calvin Klein, Coach, DKNY, Guess, Juicy Couture, LaCoste, Michael Kors, Nautica, Ralph Lauren, UGG and Theory. Get outfitted for 2016 with fashionable shoes, handbags and apparel. Get up to date information by signing up online for the Opitz Email Club or by viewing Opitz weekly features. The sale applies to both locations including the Minnetonka store on Highways 7 and 101.

Related: Best Places To See New Year's Eve Fireworks And Holiday Lights In Minnesota

Robin Johnson was born in Annandale, Minn. and graduated from Richfield High School and then the University of Minnesota where he studied Political Science, Business and Industrial Relations. A writer for Examiner.com, he also consults with a variety of organizations and individuals helping them develop and grow. His work can be found at Examiner.com.

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