viba424
12-26-2009, 07:10 PM
We didnt go to a lot of places because the inlaws were here and it is snowing. But once we got out we managed to walk through a few places. Im interested to see how you all came out today.
Hits:
Anthropologie - lots of cute knick knacks, pretty $40 pillows and amazing embroidered linens ($10). They had jewelry boxes and gougeous baby girl dresses too! Not so good - Christmas items were definitely not the best deal of the day. Ornaments were half off but still very pricey...like $9 per ornament on sale! Ill wait. There is an owl ornament Im going to stalk for a couple more weeks.
Luluemon -Sort of a hit. scored an awesome black small duffel bag for 50% off ($40) and almost got a fun workout shirt but decided to wait. We actually went to two Luluemons by accident. The first one was very lame but the second larger store had a lot better stuff. DH hates that place. Haha.
Banana - Lots of peple walking around on the street with bags, but we didnt make it in. Wonder if they had a good sale.
Misses:
Barneys - nothing good on the main floor at all, and dead. I wasnt at all tempted to go upstairs and root through clothes with a bunch of stuck-ups today. Last two years were awesome there. Ive gotten some killer stuff in years past but since my local Barney's moved to a new building accross the street, all of the magic and charm has inexplicably gone away. First floor is boring - merchandise is too segregated and sparse. Jewelry department is also too big and there is always a rude, yucky vibe in the shoe department that wasnt there before.
Oilily - Picked over to death. A few sad customers picking through the bones of the wreckage I left behind with all my awesome sale purchases over the last few weeks. First time I left that store without buying anything. Lots of great deals on bags, though. All of them were about $60. Pretty gaudy but fun. The best were the embellished young girl backpacks and lots of diaper bags and purses. Seems that they got a big shipment in from other stores in the last week. Not much else by way of deals. Im worried about them a little when they switch to their new store "Quelavi". People might not get it. They still carry $125 toddler jeans (elf brand?) - but without the quirky stuff Oilily is known for.
Williams Sonoma - Biggest fail. I was so disappointed because I love to go there and get at least one unnecessary kitchen gadget and towels every year. Soap and lotion sets were still $32! OMG! No towels either! Last few years they had a half dozen colors on clearance. Nothing! Food items still extremely overpriced. Tins of clearance cookies were still $20. Cute little 3-pack of mini rubber scrapers were still $15! The checkout line was long too. Forget it!
Hits:
Anthropologie - lots of cute knick knacks, pretty $40 pillows and amazing embroidered linens ($10). They had jewelry boxes and gougeous baby girl dresses too! Not so good - Christmas items were definitely not the best deal of the day. Ornaments were half off but still very pricey...like $9 per ornament on sale! Ill wait. There is an owl ornament Im going to stalk for a couple more weeks.
Luluemon -Sort of a hit. scored an awesome black small duffel bag for 50% off ($40) and almost got a fun workout shirt but decided to wait. We actually went to two Luluemons by accident. The first one was very lame but the second larger store had a lot better stuff. DH hates that place. Haha.
Banana - Lots of peple walking around on the street with bags, but we didnt make it in. Wonder if they had a good sale.
Misses:
Barneys - nothing good on the main floor at all, and dead. I wasnt at all tempted to go upstairs and root through clothes with a bunch of stuck-ups today. Last two years were awesome there. Ive gotten some killer stuff in years past but since my local Barney's moved to a new building accross the street, all of the magic and charm has inexplicably gone away. First floor is boring - merchandise is too segregated and sparse. Jewelry department is also too big and there is always a rude, yucky vibe in the shoe department that wasnt there before.
Oilily - Picked over to death. A few sad customers picking through the bones of the wreckage I left behind with all my awesome sale purchases over the last few weeks. First time I left that store without buying anything. Lots of great deals on bags, though. All of them were about $60. Pretty gaudy but fun. The best were the embellished young girl backpacks and lots of diaper bags and purses. Seems that they got a big shipment in from other stores in the last week. Not much else by way of deals. Im worried about them a little when they switch to their new store "Quelavi". People might not get it. They still carry $125 toddler jeans (elf brand?) - but without the quirky stuff Oilily is known for.
Williams Sonoma - Biggest fail. I was so disappointed because I love to go there and get at least one unnecessary kitchen gadget and towels every year. Soap and lotion sets were still $32! OMG! No towels either! Last few years they had a half dozen colors on clearance. Nothing! Food items still extremely overpriced. Tins of clearance cookies were still $20. Cute little 3-pack of mini rubber scrapers were still $15! The checkout line was long too. Forget it!