Cyber Monday Item of the Day

Happy Cyber Monday, Oakies!  Ah, the joys of having a day carved out simply for stores to take your money. Cute and cheap things are hard to come by these days (thanks, recession), but with Cyber Monday deals floating around cyber space today, you're bound to find one or two items that are worth your while. 

Take this long sleeve tee from the LOFT. Everything today is 50% off. Yes, everything. And if you like comfy and chic, then this shirt is muy perfecto for you! Happy shopping peeps!

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Slub Cotton Tiered Long Sleeve Tee

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Black Friday 2011!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

This is by far one of my favorite holidays of the entire year; family, friends, good food, a parade, football and SALES!  This is my Olympics, the time of year where my shopping skills are put to the test and my ability to get the best bargain shines. I will take GOLD (or rather I may buy gold while it's on sale).

I shall take you on this journey with me and post all the major sales for you fashion freaks out there just like me.

• Starting Wednesday, November 23, Gap is having a 60% off sale almost everything in the store. That's freakin awesome. UPDATE: Today, THanksgiving Day, get and extra 20% off already 60% off prices with code GAPTHANKS online nly!
• At Old Navy you can print a coupon online for 10 dollars off a purchase of 50 or more on top of some already door buster deals. Follow the link for the coupon Old Navy Coupon
•  Macy's is having super sales with an additional 15% off coupon and a $10 off a purchase of $25 or more to be used on either Friday or Saturday. Follow the link to the catalogue where you can print the coupon Macys Black Friday Catalogue and Coupons
• Lord & Taylor is having a huge sale with a 20% off coupon (25% off fine jewelry) and an additional one-time use $20 off shopping pass (on a purchase of $40 or more) from 5 AM to 1 PM. Follow the link to print out the savings passes Lord & Taylor Savings Passes
• Bloomingdales is having their Big Brown Bag Sale with 25%-40% off merchandise (20%-65% off Home items and 50% off fine jewelry).
• Both Ann Taylor and Loft has 40% everything in their store.
• New York and Co. is having a huge sale with 50% off everything in the stores through Sunday, November 27.
• At Lulu*s online use the code BLKFRI to get 15% off starting Wednesday, November 23.
• H&M will be having $5 fashion finds, and Forever21 will be having their Yellow Tag Deals.
• Urban Outfitters has free shipping on all online orders, and they are having a huge in-store sale as well.
• JCPenny is also have rockbottom prices, and there are three different coupons as well. Follow the link to see the flier with the passes JCPenny Savings Passes
• Express is having a Buy One Get One sale and is having sitewide 40% off.
• Anthropologie is having 25% off merchandise.
• Tis the season at ModCloth (online) where merch is 50% off, including some new arrivals!

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Black Friday. Holla!

The mecca of days is upon us! BLACK FRIDAY. The day sounds rather ominous, but in fact it entails such jubilation, that my wallet can hardly contain it. Down Mastercard, down! Good boy.

So ya'll ready to get your crazy on? I feel like Monica in that episode of Friends when she goes to look for her wedding dress at the Filene's basement sale. Whistles at the ready, peeps, because we is abouts to get crazy up in here! Here we go...

Gap
40% off your entire purchase on Friday, but today (Thursday) you can take 20% off your entire online purchase with code GAPTHANKS (Sale ends Thursday night).


Old Navy
Sale starts on Thursday (today!) and is open at 12 AM on Friday morning. Everything is on sale.

Banana Republic
They are doing a "Not Black Friday" Sale on December 3 (next Friday) because they feel their core customers don't show up on the actual Black Friday, and would rather keep the savings for a less busy day. Let's see how that one turns out. Elitists.

Ann Taylor LOFT
40% off your entire purchase in-store, and online use the redemption code ENJOY to get your discount (you can do the same today). FYI, free shipping on orders over $125 or more (losers--make it free shipping!).

J. Crew

40% off all the online factory outlet's items. Not too shabby! Click here for the outlet. And, if you spend a $125, use the promo code TURKEY for 25% off your entire order. That starts today, too!

The department store sales are way too vast to list, so if you intend on making an appearance, here are their door-busting time openings and some specials.

Lord & Taylor
Opens at 5:00 AM and the first 500 shoppers in stores get a free $20 gift card. Use promo code THANKS to get 15% off online, even today.

Macys
Opens at 4:00 AM. Click here to print an in-store savings pass--just enter your zip code and print out the savings!


Bloomingdales
Opens at 8:00 AM, and on top of all their sales, you can take $25 of every $200 you spend automatically.


Nordstrom
They kind of suck and are not having any major sales-- up 50% off your purchase depending on what you buy. Pitiful. Nordstrom Rack, however, is bowing out their inventory with 30% off already reduced prices, but in-store only, so try and stop by there instead. Suckity sucks.


JCPenny
Opens at 4:00 AM (with door-buster deals expiring at 1:00 PM).

Century 21

Print this coupon to get some great deals.

Loehmanns
Opens at 6:00 AM and the first 400 customers get a free $20 coupon.

French Connection
Up to 40% of with the online promo code FCBFFS plus free shipping.

Urban Outfitters
Super sale, and you can use the online promo code GIFTED for 10% off your purchase. Plus free shipping with promo code GETSTUFFED! (That includes today!)

Forever 21
Today they are having a BOGO (Buy One, Get One) sale on all their sale apparel. You're better off doing this shopping online, because their stores can get messy. Nothing to report for Black Friday though. Boo.

H&M
They are reducing a lot of their items to just $5.

Victoria's Secret

Double points on all purchases with your Vicki's card on Black Friday, plus a free Supermodel tote with $60 purchase (and free shipping with purchase of $50 or more online).

These are just some basics, but if you have any other stores you want deals for, I can find out. I'm amazing like that. Good luck, and don't forget to bring a buddy to these things. If anyone gets in your way, remember--USE YOUR ELBOWS. Hitting the face is a no-no, but totally feel free to aim low if you need to--that dress was yours first! ( I do not condone violence.)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Lifestyles of the Cheap and Not So Famous

I've decided to share will all my loyal readers, male and female alike, my absolute fav websites for bargain hunting. It's no secret that Jews have a reputation for being cheap (not true at all, and I would like to thank Sara Silverman, comedienne extraordinaire, for debunking that myth in a recent Judd Apatow produced satiric PSA for the AJWS--see it here. It's quite hysterical).

Bargain hunting is a universal concept--it's not like Macy's makes blowout sales just for the Jews; everyone loves cheap stuff, which is why there has been a huge, recent surge of sample sale websites that sell major (and not so major) labels for ridiculously discounted prices. Odds are you will need to register for these sites before you can see their sales, and if you need an invite (for which some you do), just leave a comment, and I can gladly send you one to the ones you want.

Let's start with one of the the originals. GILT. Their sales start at 12 noon everyday, and they tend to carry more expensive designers, but at decent prices. They also have Jewelry sales, and men's clothing.

This next site,  Ideeli, is my favorite, because their prices are a lot more reasonable than Gilt's, and they carry as much designer clothing as they do casual, everyday clothing. Their shipping is mad expensive (minimum $10!) but they always have such a wide variety, that if you buy more than one thing, it's worth it. Their sales also start at 12 PM, and they too carry a wide variety of items besides clothing for men and women, including jewelry, kids clothing, and kitchen and home items.

Beyond the Rack is another site that has great sales, and usually carries more casual clothing than they do designer, high-end. Their sales start at 11 AM, and they always have like 10 sales happening at once, with a lot of the sales resembling Ideeli.

RueLaLa is one of the more famous sites, and the sales start at 11 AM. Additionally, on Sunday night they have a 'Styleathon' where they have these flash sales with deeper discounted prices, probably on stuff that hadn't sold in earlier sales.

If you have a larger budget and want to spend more money (which I know you don't), I'm partial to ShopBop. They aren't a sample sale site like the others I mentioned, but they have some major designers for deeply discounted prices.

Fabulousness certainly does not come cheap, but you know what does? Miley Cyrus. Oops. Was that too mean? I mean she is kinda cheap looking, no? In any case, make sure you utilize these websites to their fullest extent. There are quite a few treasures to be found on these sites, so just make sure you check back everyday to see their new sales.

Sorry Miley, I didn't mean to offend you; it's just that for a kajillionaire under the age of 18, you do wear very little clothing, and since you can afford it, do us a favor and get dressed.

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J. Crew Factory Outlet Online!

Come one, come all you preppy prepsters. For all of you who love J. Crew, but hate their ridcuculous, uncalled for, exorbitant prices, take a look at the J. Crew Factory Outlet online! It started today, Friday at 12 am, and goes all weekend through sunday, so click on the link below to grab up some great deals. This goes for both men and women, so hop to it!

Am I your new best friend or what?

J. Crew Factory Outlet

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