Monday, July 29, 2013

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 local stores are still offering 40% off their sale stock.

    Some review of a few fall items here.

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  2. Has anyone tried the silk or chiffon gingham tops? My store des t have them. Are they sheer even with the lining...and cheap looking? Is the front super low? I can't tell from the pictures how much skin they show.

    Thanks!!

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    1. reaganflowers, I have the sleeveless silk one in navy gingham. It doesn't seem sheer to me because of the print and the lining. The slit in front is not too low for me, and it is even less noticeable if you button the one button. I will probably wear it unbuttoned. The navy looks more like black, though. My store didn't have the long sleeve version so I don't know what that is like.

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    3. reaganflower - The gingham cami isn't sheer. The navy very much looks black, like cate said. I mean it *really* looks black. I also agree the slit isn't too low.

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    4. Thanks!! You ladies are awesome!

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    5. I tried the cami this weekend, and loved it. That said, I don't '$110' love it ;) Sale wish listed for me. Loved it buttoned up, but wasn't too low either way. Super cute. I'm excited to see the long sleeve version...

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  3. My interest in this rollout is waning. I would have bought a bunch with a full-price promo. By the time they get around to offering one, I'll have moved on. If they can't be profitable with the 25/30% off promotions, why not offer a 15/20% off promotion like Boden?

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  4. hi ladies-- not sure where to put this:

    my VPS sent me an invite for a jersey strong shopping day... 15% off $150 or more. Wednesday, july 31, 12-4pm. short hills mall, nj. a portion of the proceeds will benefit Stay Strong Jersey. i'll be happy to forward the invite and my VPS' info to anyone who wants it.

    jselnick (at) gmail (dot) com

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  5. I had a terrible experience at a factory store trying to purchase the new quilted vests on the 40% sale that I had seen online that very morning. They told me they were pulled for the sale, and eventually agreed to purchase it online for the sale price and ship it to me. But apparently they had pulled them online too. So I left extremely unhappy at the poor service, only to find them BACK online on 40% the next morning. WTF j crew? Not cool.

    In other news, I received the stripe jersey maxi skirt in the navy colorway, and although it's a bit lengthy for my 5'2" midget frame, it is gorgeous and so soft. Love it.

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    1. jessy, i went through a similar experience when i asked about the peter pan tee (in gray). they pulled it off the floor for the sale and i asked if they would match the online price and the SA said they couldn't do that at the factory stores. The optic dot tee in white was also off the floor. I ended up ordering both online, will not be going back to that factory store again... masha

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    2. Same experience yesterday. A Factory manager told me they had "sold out" and would get more next week, but a SA (probably new) told me there were some in the back. I ordered it online.

      More games, J. Crew.

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    3. Yep. I was appalled that they pulled the vests and gray peter pan tops. How stupid of them! They never should have put them on the floor 6/16 when they came out, if they did not want to sell them at 40% off, OR, how about stopping with the 40% off the whole store promos? Just plainly refusing to sell them by hiding them in the back of the store and pretending that they are out of stock is the worst possible of dealing with the issue, IMO.

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    4. J.Crew Factory is just plain confusing. I just checked the website and the vests, the color block sleeveless tops, the black peter pan top and the traveler sweater are not online anymore. They were there last night. Go figure what they are doing.

      I'm glad I didn't go to the Factory store (I have to drive 2hrs to my nearest one) or I would have been so upset with this situation.

      Get your act together Factory.

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    5. They are gone AGAIN?? Oh wow, the factory is a mess. I saw the optic dot shirt and the peter pan shirt on the floor for 40% when I was there Friday. Was told only the vests and one dress were excluded from the sale.

      I emailed my VPS about the encounter and she offered to honor the price for me, but I had already bought it when I saw it back online for a hot second. Other than that she wasn't very apologetic. If they really need my $5 shipping so badly, they can just have it.

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    6. Holy cow, the vests really have disappeared from the Factory website since this morning. The manager yesterday who lied to me about "no stock in back" did say that the vests are selling extremely well already in the season. So ... clearly they don't want or need to sell 'em at 40% off right now.

      I'm thinking we are going to see a lot more of this going forward - hide and seek w merch, exclusions, less ability to stack discounts - as J. Crew accepts that promos are now a necessary evil and tries to work them to their best advantage.

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    7. J. Crew made a mistake including them in the 40% off and a bigger mistake lying about what happened. They should know those vests will sell like hotcakes after the pop-back selling frenzy last winter.

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    8. I was bummed when I noticed they had "sold out" online, then was taken aback to see them back online the next day! I ended up calling to place my order bc I had a separate, unrelated question for CS anyway, and I just got a shipping notice the other day. Very annoying ploy!

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  6. Hi JCAs. Review of the new geometric eyelet top & the sale pull-on lined crepe pants in this post.

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  7. Reposting from earlier:
    JCAs, I am looking for some Ceces in size 8 (all sale/promo) in the following colors:

    Suede

    Vivid Aqua (light green)
    Fresh Plum (bright purple)
    Bluebird (bright cobalt blue)

    Leather

    Vintage blush

    I ordered some online and they came (you guessed it!) damaged. I am tired of dealing with CS. If you have seen any of these I would appreciate it if you could let me know! My email is bankygirl (at) gmail (dot) com. Thank you in advance.

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    1. Try eBay seller rjustins. They have a ton of Ceces for sale at a decent price. I recently bought a pair in Fresh Strawberry from them.

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    2. Thank you for the tip, Melissa! No 8s at the moment, but I'm going to keep an eye!

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  8. Extra 50% off crewcuts in store now. I thought some of the new arrivals looked great in person. The jeweled short sleeved sweatshirt was nice and the green silk placket dress was gorgeous. Hard to know whether too short for my 5 ft 6 in frame because I needed the next size up. Color is tdf.

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    1. Now that I can look it up I was referring to the half placket dress which is viscose (actually preferable for me) in the hammock green.

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