<p>Thanks Jym. I liked my experience with Ruelala, but Gilt fell short of my expectations. The dress I ordered for DD came in a very fancy box but did not look “authentic”. It was also made in Mexico, not Italy, where this particular maker produces his clothes. I did not return the dress because it was shipped to DD. I think someone on CC also questioned the quality of the bag she bought from Gilt.</p>
<p>I’ve bought stuff from Yoox, and so far, so good. The items looked authentic with all of the “calling cards” present, shoes came in a perfect box complete with flannel bags (what are you supposed to do with them?). Returns were fast and easy. I’m waiting to see how Bluefly will process my return.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info about gilt. I guess I’ll stick with rue la la. Just got a delivery of some stuff I ordered-- didnt hapen to pay attention when I ordered to where the stuff was supposedly made, so dont know if there is an issue with the accessories (houseware gifts) I got. Still bummed aboutt he bag I wanted for my ffiend, but the $40 credit is def nice.</p>
<p>Great jym626! I belong to Rue La La, but the only thing I’ve ever purchased is a Christopher Radko ornament…
I’m waiting for my first purchase from iDeeli, haven’t purchased from Gilt. Has anyone used Swirl from Daily Candy?</p>
<p>Thank jym, but the suitcase is on the fedex truck to be delivered to her already today. I’ll know to ask you next time before I order anything as you seem to always find the good coupons!</p>
<p>I had a great experience at Territory Ahead, I needed to exchange a skirt I had ordered online, it was very easy. And the online price was $10 less than in store (which was honored by the store).</p>
<p>If anyone in your family is willing to wear Old Navy jeans, they are currently $19 (ones that are normally 29.50), at least they were in the store today. I did not check online. In addition there is a coupon for $10 off a $50 purchase (expires on 7/22/10). It says that you can only use it one time, but I was able to go through checkout twice and it did go through the second time. Additionally, the store that I was in had some jeans that were reduced to $14.99 with an extra 50% off of this price (this is obviously hit or miss). </p>
<p>If you end up getting 3 pairs of jeans for $57 and have a 20% off coupon, the jeans end up costing about 15.20 each (plus tax if it applies in your state).</p>
<p>My “find” today was a North Face man’s waterproof windbreaker regularly $99, marked down to 24.75, BEFORE 20% off coupon. This was the only one on the rack, or I would have bought more than one. Oh, I almost forgot…the store was Macys.</p>
<p>I am looking for a down alternative comforter for D who is moving to Indiana. She will be in an apartment so we don’t have to consider an overheated dorm. Would love to find a good buy.</p>
<p>mom60 I was shopping for a wedding gift and noticed Macys has some down alternative comforters for about half off, free shipping if you spend $125 or more (total, not just the comforter) the code is BACKHOME.</p>
<p>For Coldwater Creek fans, they seem to be offering free shipping and there does not seem to be a minimum purchase. I made a small purchase for under $50 and was able to get the free shipping. There was already a code in the box for free shipping. It was not the code that was in my email and it did not work. I took out that code, and put in WHH3584 (emailed to me today) and it worked for me.</p>
<p>mom60, I was in Marshalls/HomeGoods yesterday and saw down alternative comforters for reasonable prices. I was hunting for a lightweight summer quilt for our bedroom. Found a deal with the king size quilt (bed is Queen but really tall),two pillow shams and two matching accent pillows for $59.99.</p>
<p>Attention shoppers - Ruelala is running a “Campus Essentials” boutique today which includes reasonably priced fluffy Lacoste towels, bed sheets, bath robes, and much more.</p>
<p>I bought her a comforter from Macys. Thanks for the tip. We are not in the same part of the country so I needed to find something online. I did check our local Ross thinking if I found something cheap enough I would ship it myself. Ross is so hit or miss. They did not have one single comforter in stock, down or down alternative!</p>
<p>D received an email from Victoria’s Secret–7 pairs of panties for $25. We picked up those and 7 tube top/bandeaus from Melissa Bleu (they are only $4 each, I think I went a little overboard on colors). Great for a little extra coverage with some of her tops.</p>
<p>It looks like Staples will have a good deal on backpacks starting tomorrow. They seem to be offering a sort of rebate for the amount full amount of the cost of the backpack in the form of a Saple’s gift card. Check the next week’s flyer if interested, the sale is supposed to begin tomorrow. There are other back to school sales in the flyer as well.</p>
<p>^^I found sheets at this price in a lot of places. I also found that where things get more expensive is if you want to buy extra pillow cases (2 can cost $14-20). I wanted to buy some extra pillow cases. I went to an outlet near my home where one can buy 2 pillowcases for $4 ($2 each). I did that and just matched a couple of solid pillow cases to a patterned sheet set. I don’t know if everyone’s child would go for that, but my son could care less. He doesn’t even know what the sheets or blanket look like.</p>
<p>Marshalls, yesterday: 9 washcloths in a pack for 4.99. 100% cotton and a bit thin, but I could not bring myself to pay $3.50 for a single washcloth.</p>
<p>Lowe’s has draperies on clearance. I found “faux silk” valances for 4.99 and full length, lined panels for 6.50. They were originally 40-something.</p>