This month's issue of Vanity Fair (you know, the one featuring Jackie Kennedy) has an insert in the first part of it that will give you maddd Bloomingdales discounts, to be used in store. Just rip it out of the magazine, bring it into your local Bloomingdales between now and Sept 20, and get a mystery card valued anywhere between $10 and $500 to spend at your leisure with minimal exclusions!! As an added bonus, you get extra coupons that can be used by Bloomingdales card holders. I will pass those along to someone who does. If there are any takers who live locally I am glad to give them to you!
The catch is that only the 1st 100 customers who do it will get the deal. But I visited the Friendship Heights location just before closing today, thinking I would not get it, and found out I was only the 22nd person to come get the deal-- which has been going since Friday. I didn't strike the $500 jackpot but I did get a $20 card which essentially equals free money. Not bad.
If you are concerned you will miss the deal, take a minute and call your store's customer service and they will confirm or deny that this is still available!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Ann Taylor Loft and Ann Taylor Deals!
So while I'm not so much into signing up for credit cards from every retail store I shop at (or any for that matter) I am a fan of signing up for mailing lists, online and via snail mail.
And and a little birdie dropped these on my doorstep:
For Ann Taylor Loft get $20 off any full-price purchase of $75 or more or $50 off a full-price purchase of $150 or more by using the code 133000315 OR 133000359. The catch? Each is only valid for 1x use so please comment if you've used it!!
For regular Ann Taylor recieve 25% off your purchase of $100 or more with the code 108020038. This can be used more than once!
And and a little birdie dropped these on my doorstep:
For Ann Taylor Loft get $20 off any full-price purchase of $75 or more or $50 off a full-price purchase of $150 or more by using the code 133000315 OR 133000359. The catch? Each is only valid for 1x use so please comment if you've used it!!
For regular Ann Taylor recieve 25% off your purchase of $100 or more with the code 108020038. This can be used more than once!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Lord and Taylor 20% off Online and In Store!
Even better than the labor day sales :) We just had to wait it out, right?
Click here to print out an in store coupon or just enter the online code BONUS at check out between today and Monday Sept 14 and get 20% off almost anything full or sale price.
Click here to print out an in store coupon or just enter the online code BONUS at check out between today and Monday Sept 14 and get 20% off almost anything full or sale price.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Outlet Shopping: A Love/Hate Relationship
Being the child of an avid bargain-hunter, I was raised to believe in the power of the outlet: a rare oasis where one can relish in their favorite stores leftovers and walk away with very satisfying deals.
My problem, however, lies in how many retailers trick us into thinking the outlets have the same quality merchandise that a normal store would. Favorites of mine like Banana Republic, Gap, Ann Taylor, Brooks Brothers, J Crew come to mind as examples of retailers whose "outlet" locations do not have their leftover merchandise, and instead carry a separate factory store line that mimics the styles of the regular stores. Translation: poorer quality, and definitely not as stylish. You can normally tell this is the case when you look at the label in a factory store and see a slightly different font on the tag, and three stars or dots below it to sneakily suggest it is a different line.
But not all stores are this crafty, and some have been kind enough to conform to the traditional meaning of outlet. One place that has never let me down is the Kate Spade outlet. I have been to at least 4 or 5 of these and each of them have had a fantastic selection of genuine leather bags in all colors and sizes.... significantly discounted... and undoubtedly recognizable for earlier seasons. I had been weighing buying a big, black leather tote and the price they were willing to give me should have been enough to put me over the edge. A $400 dollar bag, discounted earlier, with 40% off plus another 20% off for labor day which I asked her to give me even though I didn't have the coupon. She saw me hesistate, I asked if she could do any better, and she tacked another 10% off. In the end I ended up getting an amazing bag I will use for years for $140. Advantage, Diva!
No, but really, the selections are just as good as you would find at a Bloomingdales or Nordstrom, and at the outlets they will give you an added discount if you ask and smile. This is the second time this has worked-- and I bet many of my readers are far cuter and better actors than I am so I'd gamble that it would work for any of you.
Other stores that keep things real in the outlets are Nine West, Naturalizer, Saks Off Fifth, Neiman Marcus Last Call and BCBG (though the stock is sometimes eh). If you have any other tips on good outlet finds give a shout!
My problem, however, lies in how many retailers trick us into thinking the outlets have the same quality merchandise that a normal store would. Favorites of mine like Banana Republic, Gap, Ann Taylor, Brooks Brothers, J Crew come to mind as examples of retailers whose "outlet" locations do not have their leftover merchandise, and instead carry a separate factory store line that mimics the styles of the regular stores. Translation: poorer quality, and definitely not as stylish. You can normally tell this is the case when you look at the label in a factory store and see a slightly different font on the tag, and three stars or dots below it to sneakily suggest it is a different line.
But not all stores are this crafty, and some have been kind enough to conform to the traditional meaning of outlet. One place that has never let me down is the Kate Spade outlet. I have been to at least 4 or 5 of these and each of them have had a fantastic selection of genuine leather bags in all colors and sizes.... significantly discounted... and undoubtedly recognizable for earlier seasons. I had been weighing buying a big, black leather tote and the price they were willing to give me should have been enough to put me over the edge. A $400 dollar bag, discounted earlier, with 40% off plus another 20% off for labor day which I asked her to give me even though I didn't have the coupon. She saw me hesistate, I asked if she could do any better, and she tacked another 10% off. In the end I ended up getting an amazing bag I will use for years for $140. Advantage, Diva!
No, but really, the selections are just as good as you would find at a Bloomingdales or Nordstrom, and at the outlets they will give you an added discount if you ask and smile. This is the second time this has worked-- and I bet many of my readers are far cuter and better actors than I am so I'd gamble that it would work for any of you.
Other stores that keep things real in the outlets are Nine West, Naturalizer, Saks Off Fifth, Neiman Marcus Last Call and BCBG (though the stock is sometimes eh). If you have any other tips on good outlet finds give a shout!
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