what are your post-holiday shopping tricks, tips, finds and haul?

so yesterday was Valentines Day and i expected all the unsold stuff esp. the candy to be discounted and available today. after lunch i went the next block over to the RiteAide drugstore and i was on the hunt of Lindor's strawberry white chocolates but did not find any! this is crazy!



this is the scene:

Empty shelves and Empty Aisles!




plenty o' cards tho!


ok i found these bins near the front!


but i did find some nice stuff. this is my haul. i spent like $6 on a peanut butter cup heart box, 2 heart-shaped peeps and a Valentines card.


i'm thinking i need to hit the stores the first thing in the morning next time (but i was running late). the same thing happens to me after Halloween! i'm even thinking of hitting a few stores on the way home to see their availability.

anyway what are your post-holiday tips, tricks and purchases? anything good? anything big?