Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Deal of the Day!

Ever since the wedding, I have not gone clothes shopping ONE TIME. This is huge for me! I used to order from J.Crew about once a week - it was bad. But we've started majorly saving for some large house projects that we're planning for 2010, so my shopping has become non-existant. I'm very proud of myself and I know J is extremely happy about J.Crew boxes not piling up on the front porch weekly.

However, I was starting to get the urge when I realized I have no winter clothes and I was feeling very blah about my wardrobe. I had 2 gift cards left over from Christmas and my birthday to J.Crew and Banana Republic. They were burning holes in my pocket until Jake told me to go ahead and treat myself to some new clothes since I had been so good about it the last few months. Well he didn't have to tell me twice! I headed out to the outlets yesterday because I figured my money would go farther and I typically always find really good deals there.

After a fairly successful stop at the J.Crew outlet (3 new sweaters and a pair of their broken-in chinos for spring!), I headed over to the Banana Republic outlet. I found 4 pairs of work pants (the pants at Banana always fit me so well) and a few sweaters. I was about to go check out when something caught my eye...

(these are not the exact boots, but they look almost exactly the same)

Flat Brown Riding Boots! Since my shopping hiatis, I have felt a little bit behind in the whole "winter trend" thing and I have been dying for a pair of flat boots to wear with jeans. These were marked $149.99. Hmmm...still a bit pricey for my taste. I pulled out the box anyway and tried them on. They fit perfectly! I flipped the box over to see a $74.99 sale sticker! Score!! Definitely worth $75 in my opinion. I head up to the checkout counter and the girl rings them up. I look at the register and see...

$37.99!!!

Yes, that's right. They were an additional 50% off!!! I got perfect leather riding boots for under $40! If I could wear jeans to work, I would have them on right now. Even Jake was very impressed with my thriftiness (even if it was unintentional since I had no idea they were so cheap!)

Funny how getting a deal like that will make your whole week!! Woo hoo!!

20 comments:

KatiePerk said...

SOOOOOOO Jealous of your deals!! Well done!

Anonymous said...

Why am I never this lucky? So jealous girl! Don't ya just love it when you feel like you have beaten the system just a little. {haha} XOXO

MCW said...

That is the best price ever for riding boots! I love when the register magically lowers prices for you :)

Petunia said...

LUCKY You!!! I love them--have been looking for a pair of brown riding boots!

Anonymous said...

what a great deal!!

EmilyB said...

That is a SCORE! Those boots are super cute. I'm still in search of a good pair of riding boots (for a not so crazy price)

Anonymous said...

LOVE those boots!! Good find!

carrie1 said...

Great buy! Can't beat nice boots for under $40! =)

P*P*P said...

You did get a great deal!! You can NEVER find great boots for under $40!!!! Way to go! :)

Pink, Green, and Southern said...

So exciting! That is one of my top ten favorite things that happens! Those are cute too. I wear my brown riding boots all the time, so I'm sure you will get good wear out of them! They look cute with dresses too!

Freck said...

JEALOUS!! Those are fantastic!!!

Sassy Engineer said...

I'm so jealous too! Those are beautiful :) I wonder if my BR outlet has them? Deals like that also make my week too!

Belle said...

That's awesome! I love it when you get to the register and something rings up way less than you thought you were going to have to pay!

JMay said...

Good job, awesome deals.

Stumbled across your blog, you're a wedding planner? How awesome!

I'll be following, getting married in June & need tips! ;-)

Always Organizing said...

Fabulous deal!!! I love when something is unexpectedly marked down further than the sticker price, makes me feel like I just got a major score.

Kate said...

Great deal! A nice pair of riding boots is essential!

Barefoot in the Park said...

i am so impressed (and so jealous!)

Unknown said...

great score! love the boots

Let The Tide Pull Your Dreams Ashore said...

Sound like it was a great trip! xx

kanishk said...

I love when the register magically lowers prices for you
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