Monday, July 16, 2012

Sought & Found: Did you visit J.Crew this {past} Weekend?

This is the weekly "sale watch" post, to help each other find sale items at our various local J.Crew stores. ;)

If you are stopped by a J.Crew store this past weekend to see what's available (if anything!) in the SUMMER sale, or to see some new SUMMER arrivals {sigh!} in person, maybe you might be willing to share that with us in this post. In particular, if you could share with us a few of the noteworthy items that are available, at what prices, and potential sizes the store is carrying (as well as the store location)- that would be fantastic!

Also, please let us know if your local store was/ is carrying an additional percent off sale. Thanks in advance!!! :)

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  1. The UVillage store is still offering 30% off sale items. The UVillage store has started getting some of the new items -- quite a few Tippi sweaters, some in cashmere and delicious colours! Will have reviews about this visit on my blog soon.

    The Vancouver Robson offered 50% off the sale items.

    I have some reviews of older items here.

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    1. Madewell also offered 50% off their sale items.

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  2. Extra 40% off sale items with the code OURTREAT. Available online and in-stores. :)

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  3. I picked up two more no. 2 pencil skirts, the tiered dot tank in white and navy, and the ella dress in medallion paisley. That said, I bought part of those today and am super mad at myself that I missed 40% off!

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  4. Have you noticed that the Matchstick Jeans in the classic rinse (dark blue) have 6% polyester? Well, they do.

    I purchased Matchstick jeans in classic rinse this week. But trying them on at home, I realized they seem to feel different than my other matchstick jeans. So, I looked at the tag and saw (to my horror) that they were made of 93% cotton / 6% polyester / 1% spandex, Whereas my other matchstick jeans (white and starlight) have 98% cotton and 2% spandex or elastane.

    What gives? I don't want all this polyester in my cotton jeans (I have a hard enought time with the 2% spandex). Polyester doesn't wear the same and makes me sweaty and uncomfortable. (any polyester tends to hold onto smells - yuck!)

    Also, all the jeans have the same description on the website: cotton with a hint of stretch. But they are not made up of the same material. Polyester is NOT a "hint of stretch"

    Anyway, I'm very frustrated. When did Jeans with polyester become acceptable?

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    1. LilyBart, the ankle stretch toothpicks have had polyester in them since I bought them back in 2010 or so. The website descriptions have referred to Turkish & Italian bi-stretch denim in the ankle stretch toothpicks. Both had poly in them. I haven't paid attention to the matchsticks fabrication, but I'm not surprised to hear that.

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    2. I got these matchstick last fall and HATE them. They don't wash well with time and have developed a sheen with a stiff drape that's like plasticky. I'm reading jeans labels now. Yuk.

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  5. ugh, site crashed twice, then froze. 40 off would only be a good promo if it worked. Shopping bag dumped twice, too. Fooey. Bad juju all around.

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    1. WFF, you don't have a ritual to perform around these times? Pull up a pic of your cart that you grabbed in advance because you knew it would get dumped. Then wave your bug pin in front of the monitor. Pin it to your vintage t-shirt w/the little holes in it that appeared after one wear or one wash. Flip thru a Style Guide like you're shuffling cards. Readjust your No. 2 pencil skirt w/the ripped seam that longer sees the light of day, but you still wish to get a good cost/wear out of. Voila. The site is back up and you're ready to order.

      Nyuk nyuk. Of course I placed an order. Baa.

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    2. Hilarious gigi, especially the bug pin. I still think those pins were some kind of retail experiment. LOL

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  6. Does anyone know if the Cafe Capri in either Geranium Lace or Domino Eyelet run TTS, or a bit small? Thanks!

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  7. I did visit on Saturday and snapped pics of a few new arrivals that aren't online yet. You can see them in this post. :)

    Yay for the extra 40% off (which the Promo-priced items also receive, but aren't final sale) and a significant update this morning. The list of promo-priced items for the women are here and for the men here.

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