When to shop at Macy's for the best deals - ONE DAY SALE

I mostly shop during the One Day Sale at Macy’s. This is when the store clears out the old inventory and you can get the best deals that month. For example, I mostly shop clearance racks for name brand stuff that have additional 40% or 50% off on all clearance merchandize ending with .97 or sometimes .99 that day (example: clearance red tag price of $9.97 or $14.99). Last month I got 5 Polo Ralph Lauren polos for my kids for only $23 after tax. (Retail value of those polos combined was $200 + tax). There is no regular set date – the “One Day Sale” changes every month, but if you call the store or ask an associate – they will be able to tell you when the next One Day Sale is. The “One Day Sale” is actually a two-day sale because there is always a preview day and the same discounts apply. So if you want to find the best and the cheapest stuff – always go during the “preview” day and try to beat the crowd (I normally go in the morning as soon as the store opens up and have a list of what I need ready to avoid wasting time on wondering around). During these two days the store opens earlier, maybe 9 am rather than the usual 10 am. And there is ALWAYS a line before the store even opens that day. By lunch time of the first day of sale (the preview day) everything is already pretty picked over and the best stuff are gone. So try to be the first one at the door if you can, know where the stuff you want are located (better yet, set them aside from a day earlier before the sale started if you know you cannot be the first one at the door when the sale begins), and know what you want, otherwise the best deals will be gone while you are deciding.