This post, in particular, goes out to my MSP friends.
The day after Christmas means pretty much one thing to me these days: A lunch run to the big golf sale in the south suburbs.
While the location sometimes changes from year to year, the format doesn’t as each year there is a ton of golf stuff from pro shops across Minnesota and the region for sale in one spot. The sale starts in mid-November and ends shortly after Christmas. The closer you get to the end, the better the bargains.
I am a sucker for bargains, especially on golf clothes.
Today was my third or fourth stop there in the past six weeks. I usually make an initial scouting run. Then I go back a little later to pick up things that I really like. I went back this past Saturday when I was out. And then I finished it up today.
Today’s haul was pretty good. Three Footjoy shirts, one Fairway and Greene shirt and two “blemished” FJ Sta-Sof gloves. Total price: Just less than $100. The shirts, which probably all retail in the $65 range, were all either $20 or $21 each. The gloves were less than $8. Two of the shirts have club logos on them — one from Golden Valley, one from Dellwood Hills — the other two were plain.
All men’s clothing was 50 percent off the already reduced prices. Basically most golf shirts can be had in the $20 range, there were nice FJ rain jackets for $50-60, shoes could be had in that same sort of price range.
Stopping there has become an annual deal for me. The bargains are great and it beats paying retail for a golf shirt that I’m basically just going to sweat in.
Things were starting to get picked over in some areas — there weren’t that many good clubs left — but there were a lot of clothes left. There was a really good supply of rain gear left and some good buys on shoes depending on your size. If you are at all in the neighborhood, it’s worth a stop. Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last day.
The sale is located in a strip mall on the northwest corner of County Road 42 and Cedar Ave., in Apple Valley. More info can be found on the Facebook page for the sale.
What? You didn’t buy any shoes? You feelin’ OK?
Wow. Tough crowd. That said, you should go as there are plenty of deals for the conference champion as well.