We all love getting things free…
How about FREE clothing?
On November 7th, Sears Outlet stores announced on Facebook that they were offering a FREE clothing promotion for Shop Your Way cardholders. Simply show up at any Sears Apparel Outlet on Tuesdays, show your card, and receive a FREE piece of clothing — any price, any value!
The only exclusions for this offer are that you cannot choose Levi’s, leather or outerwear. But, as Sears stated on Facebook, “If you find a $99 Lands’ End sweater, it’s yours!”
So how do you get it? You’ll need a free Shop Your Way Rewards card, which you can sign up for online or simply register for in the store. (It’s not a credit card — it’s a points-rewards card.)
Then, go to any Sears Outlet that stocks apparel on a Tuesday, show your Shop Your Way card, and get a free piece of clothing of your choice through December 27th, 2011!
Where’s your closest Sears Outlet that’s participating in this offer? Search online (look under “Stores in Your State.”) There may be new outlet locations too that aren’t in this list yet — we have three in our area that just opened within the past few weeks. If you’re in northern Illinois, here’s a list of the closest Sears Outlet locations with apparel that are participating in the promotion:
Algonquin
1516 S. Randall Rd. (Algonquin Commons, behind On the Border restaurant)
Algonquin, IL 60102
847-658-4132
Melrose Park
2065 George St.
Melrose Park, IL
708-216-2870
Naperville
540 S Highway 59
Naperville, IL
630-548-2736
River Grove
8253 W. Belmont Avenue (Thatcher Woods)
River Grove, IL
708-456-1173
Schaumburg
1321 East Golf Rd.
Schaumburg, IL
847-517-1021
The Schaumburg location is out of clothes. They have been clearancing everything for prices around $1 each for several weeks. The store will close completely on 12/31 and will reopen at the end of February ’12 at Roselle and Golf Roads.
Woodstock
2235 S. Eastwood Drive (Rt. 47)
Woodstock, IL
815-337-3664
Most Sears Outlet locations are open from 9:00am-9:00pm on Tuesdays. Check your local store to confirm. And happy shopping! There is a 50,000 pieces of clothing limit per Sears Outlets nationwide, though they did not yet hit the limit during any of the previous weeks of this promotion.
Coupon Maven says
Sears Outlet posted a list on Facebook tonight showing additional locations in Illinois that just opened within the past month and are not on their main website yet (Algonquin, River Grove and Woodstock) so I updated the list above.
sszumanski says
Hi is this a one time thing or can you go every Tuesday till dec 27th and use your card and get a free item?
mrsoregan says
They said you DO need a coupon, so apparently, they haven’t followed up with their stores, as their Facebook says over and over that you do NOT need a coupon. Does anyone know where to find this coupon?! I would love to take advantage of this. It does sound too good to be true, and you know what happens in those cases…..
coupon1128 says
I just wanted to confirm that i called the Naperville location and they did say they ARE participating in the apparel giveaway, and that you just need your Shop your way rewards card to qualify. YEAH!!!
Coupon Maven says
We went to Algonquin this morning (and ran into some blog readers – hi!) No issues at all getting a nice $40 red Laura Scott sweater for $0.00!
I actually needed something new to wear for a media tour I’m doing next week, so getting it free was quite a bonus. :)
Note that the Algonquin location only has women’s and children’s clothes though – no men’s. They said Woodstock does have men’s though so maybe we’ll try there next week instead.
If you haven’t been to the Algonquin one yet, it’s behind the On The Border restaurant in the commons. We could not find it right away.
floweria says
I live in Iowa and they have no stores participating. This happens so often-SO SAD!
Enjoy Ladies!
Coupon Maven says
Before you go to Sears today (if you haven’t yet) maybe check this out — apparently there is a 50,000 pieces of clothing limit nationwide per Tuesday that Sears did NOT post in any of their previous publicity about this.
https://www.facebook.com/Sears.Outlet.Stores/posts/10150396873444798
This was never stated in any of their previous posts asking you to “tell your friends” and tell everyone about this promotion…
jacknval says
Sears just responded to my Facebook question saying it was s system issue earlier and they have not capped out yet. They also said they did not cap out last week, just for reference.
hammar says
I was at the Woodstock store around lpm. They told me I needed a coupon, that it should have come in my email. I checked my email when I got home, never rec’d one.
They said they will be sending an email every week with the coupon. I told them I read I only needed to use my card. They gave me item anyway.
aiyoonee says
Got a red plum bundle in the mail today, and there was a full-page ad for this promo among all of the fast food inserts. There was a coupon on the front for the free item, which clearly stated “every Tuesday/ 50,000 limit / while supplies last”…etc. Seems like they just “forgot” to mention the limitations on facebook. I took the coupon with me to the Algonquin store just to see what they would say, and the cashier gave me some explanation about how the coupon had hit it’s limit of 50,000 today (which is why they had trouble before…), but that you don’t needed a coupon for the free item. They were trying to tell me that there were two promotions running, but that it somehow was the same one. LOL! Why would they then have turned people away? Sounded like a coverup to me, but BS or no BS, I got mine with just my rewards card.
When are stores gonna learn NOT to confuse their customers? I would think this company would be more careful after that KMart fiasco two years ago. Hilarious to me, but maybe not so much for the people who were turned away. I would say go back…it’s not too late yet.
fabbyk31 says
This might be a dumb question — but do all Sears Outlets sell clothing?
I live really close to the one in Bridgeview, but I’m not sure if they sell clothing. Otherwise I’ll have to go tot he one in Melrose Park.
Thanks!!!
rowdylibrarian says
I had an absolutely wonderful experience at the Woodstock store. They said that there had been so much confusion (partially due to what they were told) that they were just letting everything slide or go through that day, until Sears could make things more clear for people. They also had a deal of being able to put any 10 items into a bag for $50, making everything $5.00 per piece. You can’t do much better than that for sweaters, shirts, pants, etc., even at a secondhand store! I actually had very good customer service there, so kudos to Woodstock, especially with them being a brand new store!
Outlander says
Is this only one per person/ cardholder? What I mean is if I am the cardholder, but I go there with the whole family (5) , can I only get one item for me, or one for each person with me? If it is only one, it’s not worth it to me going there, there isn’t one close to me. Thanks.
a8n3fan says
thank you jill for posting this wonderful deal. my son and i went. i got my dad a great sweater for christmas. cant afford much this year so all your deals are really helping. thank you from the bottom of my heart. wouldnt know about all the great deals with out you jill
cris55 says
My niece and I went to the one in Naperville and had no problems. I used my shopyourway card and she had her printout from signing up on the internet. I got a pair of pants and she got a jacket (not a coat).
Kathy627 says
I went to the Melrose Park location today. I got my husband a pair of Docker dress slacks (retail value of $65.00) COMPLETELY FREE! Thank you Jill for providing us with this information!!!
thunder1991 says
How do you get the card after you sign up?
mamagatz says
I love my $79 dress for free. Thanks, Jill!
polishprincess says
the outlet in Algonquin sells maternity clothes?
jcartwright912 says
This is for the lady posting about maternity clothes..
GOOD WILL! they have tons and tons and tons of stuff for less than $10! i had the same problem.. i didnt wanna spend lots of money on clothes i would only wear for a short time.. then i discovered the mass amounts they have there for next to nothing!! hope you find some good stuff!!
Mrs.Link says
Does the one in Woodstock end Early in Nov 30th or will it continue until December 27th.
thunder1991 says
How do you get the card after you sign up? I am registered but I do not have a card. Thank you
Coupon Maven says
It’s Tuesday again… go get your free clothing at Sears Outlet! :)
mcmomy says
Hope your feeling better!
Thank you for this!
Last week at the Schaumburg location I found a 100% cashmere sweater (originally 70.00) and my daughter found a pair of black jeans that she needed for work.
My daughter was in the restroom during checkout and they wouldn’t let me use her coupon so we had to wait in line again. Long line but all 5 registers were manned. So worth it though. Huge selection + lots of people hopefully means they will continue. Going to Naperville today.
Would like to leave now but my daughter begged me to wait until school is out.
Hope your substituting some orange juice for coke.
The Cepacol lozenges taste awful but sure work great.
DealJunkie says
When I pull up the store locations from your link there are only 3 stores that show up for all of IL as ones that participate in this offer. I called up a couple of Sears Outlets in my area and they don’t participate in this promotion.
Coupon Maven says
This was in the Sears Outlet Black Friday ad:
Through 11/30:
Spend $25, save $5
Spend $50, save $15
Spend $75 save $25
Spend $100, save $35!
This is an instant-savings that comes off at the register when you use your Shop Your Way card. We went last week and my daughter bought a TON of clothes ($6 jeans are hard to pass up!) and we were just over $100 – the $35 that came off in instant savings was fantastic. If you’re shopping there today (in addition to picking out free clothes, that is) and find some good deals – they’ll be even better with this.
g_coop10 says
Headed over for my free item today and they had marked all the clothing down an additional 90%! And you still get your free item. There isn’t a whole lot left, but another customer told me that they were going to be moving the store soon (I believe she said over to Roselle Road) and that was why they had marked down all the clothes. I walked out with 6 pieces of clothing for $3! Good day!
BigLxpress says
Thanks for posting this deal, Jill. Its been phenomenal!! I always go to the Algonquin location (clothes only, FYI, to others who may not know). They have tons of stuff in the back room not brought out yet, so stock is always changing (racks are always kept full).
For the maternity searcher… I haven’t seen anything in this location myself, but just finished my second round of pregnancy and have a few tips:
Tip #1 – buy regular clothes, just bigger. This can work for quite a while and for some women all the way. A Belly Band (see Target for BeBand, around $20) is a must! It will look like you are wearing an under layer like a t-shirt, but you wear it over the top of your pants. Its only for you to know if those pants you are wearing are really buttoned or not! ;-)
Tip #2 – craigslist! I picked up two trash bags full from two sisters for $20. Not all current, but certainly enough to add to my stock pile (from Goodwill). The Goodwill in Carpentersville has had separate maternity racks. I have not seen one at the new Savers store in Crystal Lake (great prices by the way).
Tip #3 – for baby stuff, I highly recommend checking out the book “Baby Bargains” by Alan and Denise Fields. I also frequent Kids 2nd Wardrobe on Randall Road. (www.kids2ndwardrobe.com) They have a great selection and a good eye for better quality stuff. Just picked up a Gap fleece lined corduroy jacket for my son for a few bucks. They have toys and goods there too. I always find a great selection of brand new with tags still on.
angelbabies4 says
I just wanted to let everyone know that when I went yesterday to the Algonquin location for this promotion they had a full rack of jeans for Men. I know that before they were not selling Mens clothing, but it appears that they may now start. I wasn’t able to ask this for sure and only saw the jeans, but just thought the men out there would want to know. I was able to get some nice jeans for my husband for free :)
cris55 says
Got a $54.00 sweater for christmas for free!!!
Coupon Maven says
Go get your free clothing..!
Outlander says
I just called Schaumburg store and they have no more clothes left. They are closing 12/31, and opening end of February ’12 at Roselle and Golf new store.
And to think I was finally going to drive there today!
4boyshunting89 says
DID get a cute top 2 weeks ago, but went in today….I didn’t know :( However, on that last sad rack of plus sized ladies pants, I did find a pair of white slacks good enough for bleacher-sitting during baseball in my size. SO, not a total loss. I just wish the other stores were not so far from me. This was kind of on my way home from work.
mburger says
Jill, thanks for the update. I went there Tuesday & found out about the clearance & store closing as well. The link doesn’t show the new stores yet.
All I could find was a swim skirt! The rest were shorts, capris or pants sizes 18W or bigger.
Momma Goddess says
or, how do you know which stores are in the deal – is there an add somewhere (sorry if I missed it), or just call the McHenry store and ask? TIA
fabbyk31 says
I went last week and bought a pair of jeans and pair of dockers for my son. One was free and the other I paid $5.00 for…yeah me!
They also have a “Buy More Get More” discount offer but you have to choose which one you want before they start ringing you up. I chose the BMGM offer since I had 6 items of clothing for my son. I saved $10.
I’m going next week again!!!
kbgonzales says
So I went last Tuesday for the first time to the Naperville location and oh my what a mess! I was expecting the place to be a little nicer with some more choices to choose from. Are all the other locations like this? I couldn’t find anything more than $12. Maybe I need to try a different location.
a8n3fan says
thank you jill. we have been there three weeks now, have gotten 6 christmas presents free and bought a couple more while there. you have helped us alot. this year we thought christmas would be a bad one due to no jobs, but thanks to you and your ideas and suggestions this will be a wonderful christmas. love coupons and free or almost free stuff :}
Coupon Maven says
I just returned from the Woodstock Sears outlet. The staff there was urging everyone to fill out the web surveys on the bottom of the receipt, because Woodstock is the lowest-ranking store on customer feedback. Corporate is giving them until Jan. 2 to turn things around and get improved surveys back, or they will not sign a 2-year lease for this location and the store may close.
I did notice today that there were a lot of employees out on the floor sorting clothes into the right sizes/racks today, which is something I haven’t seen before. While I realize the store itself has been dirty since day one, I’ve gotten some great deals there over the past few weeks in addition to the free items I’ve picked up – my daughter bought lots of pairs of $6 jeans, I’ve found quite a few shirts for myself, and lots of kids’ shirts and jeans for my boys. I wouldn’t want to see it close.
Coupon Maven says
If you shop at the Woodstock Sears Outlet, please read my comment below regarding what I was told in the store last week. This location is in danger of closing next month if their guest feedbacks on the receipt surveys don’t improve. If you like shopping there, please take a moment to fill out the survey about what you like and don’t like.
nataly2005 says
So I just read that many sears and k-mart stores are closing because they didn’t sell much and they have to cut down cost haven’t posted which ones yet here the link to the post I read. https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45795148/ns/business-retail/
fabbyk31 says
It was not packed at all…I ended up getting a red sweater and purple sweater, and plaid skirt all for free. How? Well…my aunt went with me and she wanted to buy me a Christmas gift. It was a pretty good deal for me.
Happy Shopping everyone!
momofgirls says
you can get a free clothing today again with a new coupon from Facebook- Sears Outlet.
NFriday says
Hi- I was shopping at the four flags shopping center on Golf in Niles, and I spotted a new Sears Outlet there. This is the shopping center which is down the street from Golf Mill, and across the street from Walmart. A Jewel is also located at this shopping center, as well as a secretary of state’s facility.
I got excited when I saw it, and I went in and asked a sales clerk if they were going to have any free clothes days on Tuesdays. The guy said that they just opened up, and after they have their grand opening, they might have some free clothes days. He told me that their grand opening is going to take place sometime in April. He was not sure about the exact date. Hope this helps, Nancy
Agathe says
Free clothing its a nice idea by them and I think all use this opportunity.
NFriday says
Hi- I just got an email from Sears that I can get one free clothing item at any of their outlet stores today.. Hope this helps, Nancy