Posted by Fly on a Dime on Jan 25, 2010 in
Deals & Steals,
Sale Alert,
shopping Macy’s is having an awesome sale on outerwear. Trenches, peacoats, puffers and more from labels like Guess, Kenneth Cole and DKNY are marked down at least 50 percent. This time of year is perfect to snag great deals on coats (and boots). A great trench is a style you’ll have in your closet for-ever. I’m seriously thinking about purchasing the one below.
Calvin Klein Trench Coat, $79.99
Guess Motorcycle Jacket, $47.99
Sean John Military Jacket, $44.99
Hmm, would it be overkill if I bought all 3!?
Tags: Macy's
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Jan 19, 2010 in
Sale Alert,
Sample Sale,
shopping 
If you’re in NYC, J. Crew (a fave of Michelle Obama) is having an awesome sample sale. Nothing more to say, just go, go go!
Dates: Tuesday, January 19 – Saturday, January 23
Hours: Tuesday – Friday (1oam – 7pm) and Saturday (10am – 5pm)
Location: 261 West 36th St., 2nd Floor
Sale includes women’s, men’s, crewcuts, Madewell Fall/Holiday styles and retail stock
Tags: J. Crew
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Jan 17, 2010 in
Deals & Steals,
Sale Alert,
shopping 
Ladies! New York & Company is having a major sale. Until Monday (1/18), all of their redline items (i.e. clearance stuff) is buy one, get two FREE! The sale includes cardigans, jeans, swimwear and accessories. There’s also free shipping (with promo code 1254) on orders over $65.
Tags: New York & Company
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Jan 12, 2010 in
Product Review,
Sale Alert,
shopping Two weeks ago I ordered a pair of sneakers from 6pm.com as they were offering 50 or 60% off on all Puma sneakers. *Sorry I didn’t post about it, it was a one day sale I found out about at the last minute.* Mind you, I’m not a fan of sneakers (I only believe in heels and ballet flats), but I’m running the New York City marathon so I needed something to train in. And my pair of hot pink Converse aren’t exactly adequate running shoes.
I found two pairs of sneakers at $26 each.
My running pair. I had to get something with a dainty touch.
My cute, if-for-whatever-reason-I’m-forced-to-wear-sneakers pair:
However, I wasn’t happy with the latter pair. You can’t really tell from the photo, but the right side of the right shoe looked a bit scuffed. There were smudges and the stitching was slightly frayed.
I was pissed to find out the company doesn’t do exchanges. Say wha? They only permit returns on unworn items within 30 days of purchase.
Needless to say, I was not a happy customer. I finally found a pair of cute sneakers and I had to return them without the option of an exchange? I filled out a brief questionnaire on 6pm.com and selected my reason for return was a “defective item” and that I was disappointed the company doesn’t offer exchanges. When asked if I would order from them again, I responded no. Later that night I was preparing to ship the item back and wait for my 26 bucks to be credited to my debit card, when I received an email from zappos.com, which acquired 6pm a few years ago.
The email stated I would be able to keep the “defective” pair of sneakers (and either toss or recycle them) and a new pair would be sent to me. Yay! This gesture quickly got 6pm.com back in to my graces after temporarily being on my poop list. My new shoes should be here tomorrow.
Have you ever shopped with 6pm.com? What was your experience?
Tags: Patrice's style
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Jan 8, 2010 in
Sale Alert 
Though the temps are blistery cold, this time of year means stores are unloading last season’s shoes (especially boots!) to make way for the next load of goodies.
Aldo and Nine West are both offering up to 70% shoes and accessories.
Aldo has some hot styles. I love the rocker chic black cut out booties ($49.98, originally $100) and the purple platform pumps are so glam ($64.98, originally $125).
I’m a fan of anything with ruffles, and Nine West’s ruffle satin shoe ($49.99, originally $80) is no exception! Cute, right? And the ruched suede bootie ($69.99, plus an additional 40% off, originally $119) is perfect for tucking leggings or skinny jeans!
I’m no a shopping hiatus, but I might just have to rethink it. I need those black cutouts in my life!
Tags: Aldo, Nine West
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Dec 17, 2009 in
Deals & Steals,
Sale Alert,
shopping I’m sure you responsible fashionistas have completed your holiday shopping by now, right!?!? But…in case you haven’t, here are some handy coupons to make this season less stressful on your wallet. Click to enlarge, print (or use the promo code for online shopping) and enjoy!
And…today (12/17), more than 600 online retailers are offering FREE shipping. Click to see a full list of stores.
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Nov 30, 2009 in
Sale Alert,
shopping 
If you missed Black Friday or just want to keep on spending some cash, Cyber Monday sales are here and best of all you don’t have to go any farther than your keyboard for these online sales. Hurry and snatch these goodies up before the stroke of midnight.
Banana Republic: 20% off with promo code MONDAY (the same promo code and discount works for Gap, Old Navy and Piperlime)
Beauty.com: $10 off purchases of $60 or more and free shipping
Bliss: 20% off
Bloomingdales: $50 off purchases of $250 or more
DSW: 25% off with promo code SAVE25
eDressMe: 30% off and free shipping with promo code CYBERMONDAY
Lord & Taylor: 15% off with promo code THANKS
Ralph Lauren: 25% off and free shipping with promo code HOL2009A
Shoes.com: 20% off and free shipping with promo code CYBER
Steve Madden: 25% off and free shipping with promo code MADDEN25
Tory Burch: 30% off orders over $300 with promo code TURKEY30
White House Black Market: 20% off and free shipping with promo code 8002
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Nov 25, 2009 in
Sale Alert I’ve finally starting to love twitter. This morning I received a tweet from @CheapTweet letting me know about a 50% off sale at New York & Co. And not just 50% off their crappy leftovers, but 50% off everything! The online sale starts today and begins in stores on Friday.
I guess I’m on a rocker chic look as I purchased python leggings ($9.97), a faux leather biker vest ($24.97) and denim leggings ($13.47).
Happy shopping!
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Nov 24, 2009 in
Deals & Steals,
Sale Alert 
Thanksgiving is only two days away but do people really care about eating turkey and stuffing? No! They’re more focused on the insane sales to be found on Black Friday. Deals galore on everything from jewelry to clothing to accessories are to be found but I’m always drawn to the electronics. Maybe because I’m in the market for a new camera and/or BlackBerry. Anyway, here are some hot deals to add to your arsenal of gadgets.
Fujifilm Finepix Z37 Polka Dot 10.0 Megapixel Digital Camera – $119.99
Epson Stylus NX415 All-in-One Printer – $49.98
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 $49.99
USB Web Cam – $9.99
Dell 10.1″ Netbook w/Intel Atom Processor, 1GB Memory, 160GB Hard Drive – $379.99
Click here for the full list with details.
And if you want to get a jump start or avoid long lines for 3am doorbuster discounts, Amazon’s Black Friday sale is already underway.
Posted by Fly on a Dime on Nov 19, 2009 in
Sale Alert,
travel 
Those crazy kids at Jet Blue are having another fantabulous sale. For today only (11/19), they’re offering flights starting as low as $29 one way. Sample fares include New York to Los Angeles ($89 one way), New Orleans to New York ($59 one way) and Boston to Las Vegas ($89 one way). There are tons more deals to be snatched up and travel is valid from December 2-16 and January 6-28 with some blackout dates in between.
Happy traveling folks!
Tags: Jet Blue
