Take an Extra 50% Off Final Sale Items

"Thanks!" to many of you, who let us know the following news from this morning.

J.Crew is offering customers to take an extra 50% off FINAL sale items with promo code 24HOURS.  The offer expires today January 19, 2015. The fine print includes:

*Offer valid on the purchase of final sale items in J.Crew stores and at jcrew.com on January 19, 2015, 12:01am ET through 11:59pm ET. In-store discount as advertised. Offer valid online on final sale items marked "Extra 50% off with code 24HOURS." Offer not valid in the 769 Madison Avenue store, Liquor Store, Ludlow Shops, J.Crew Factory stores, at jcrewfactory.com or on phone orders. Offer cannot be applied to previous purchases or the purchase of gift cards and cannot be redeemed for cash or used in combination with any other offer. In-store discount automatically taken at the register. To redeem online, enter code 24HOURS in the promo code box at checkout. Limit one promotional code per order. Offer valid in the U.S. and Canada only. Terms of offer are subject to change. Final sale items cannot be returned or exchanged.

This promotion is being offered at both B&M stores and online. Yey!

It is great to see such a high percentage off. It must be working because there are only 1300+ items for Women!

Did you check J.Crew today? Were you able to snag any amazing deals? If so, please share! :)

Take an Extra 40% Off Sale

"Thanks!" to many of you, who let us know the following news from this morning.

J.Crew is offering customers to take an extra 40% off Winter sale items with promo code STYLE2015.  The offer expires January 7, 2015. The fine print includes:

**Offer valid on the purchase of sale items in J.Crew stores and at jcrew.com from December 27, 2014, 12:01am ET through January 7, 2015, 11:59pm ET. In-store discount as advertised. 40% discount valid online on sale items marked "Extra 40% off with code STYLE2015." Offer not valid in the 769 Madison Avenue store, Liquor Store, Ludlow Shops, J.Crew Factory stores, at jcrewfactory.com or on phone orders. Offer cannot be applied to previous purchases or the purchase of gift cards and cannot be redeemed for cash or used in combination with any other offer. In-store discount automatically taken at the register. To redeem online, enter code STYLE2015 in the promo code box at checkout. Limit one promotional code per order. Offer valid in the U.S. only. Terms of offer are subject to change.

This promotion is being offered at both B&M stores and online. Although, it is Final Sale for B&M purchases. As for online, Final Sale hasn't shown up... yet. I don't know when it will happen, but it feels like it will pop up soon. Blah.

Did you check J.Crew today? Were you able to snag any amazing deals? If so, please share! :)

Last Minute Shopping? 30% Off Full Price Styles & Extra 40% Off Sale

"Thanks!" to many of you, who let us know the following news from this morning.

J.Crew is offering customers to take (1) an extra 30% off most regular priced items as well as (2) an extra 40% off Winter sale items with promo code HOLIDAYTIME.  The offer expires December 26, 2014. The fine print includes:

*30% discount valid on the purchase of select full-price items in J.Crew stores from December 22, 2014, through December 24, 2014. 30% discount valid on the purchase of select full-price items at jcrew.com from December 22, 2014, 12:01am through December 26, 2014, 11:59pm. 40% discount valid on the purchase of sale items in J.Crew stores and at jcrew.com from December 22, 2014, 12:01am through December 26, 2014, 11:59pm. In-store discounts as advertised. 30% discount valid online on select full-price items marked "30% off with code HOLIDAYTIME." 40% discount valid online on sale items marked "Extra 40% off with code HOLIDAYTIME." Offers not valid in the 769 Madison Avenue store, Liquor Store, Ludlow Shops, J.Crew Factory stores, at jcrewfactory.com or on phone orders. Offers cannot be applied to previous purchases or the purchase of gift cards and cannot be redeemed for cash or used in combination with any other offer. Offers not valid on select men's suiting, Ludlow shoes or swim; women's fine jewelry; select women's jackets or outerwear; select crewcuts, Collection, Garments for Good, wedding or third-party branded merchandise. In-store discounts taken at the register. To redeem online, enter code HOLIDAYTIME in the promo code box at checkout. Limit one promo code per order. Offers valid in the U.S. only. Terms of offers are subject to change.

Don't forget, you have one day left for guaranteed holiday delivery with the $10 overnight option!!!

Did you check J.Crew today? Were you able to snag any amazing deals? If so, please share! :)

Take 30-40% Off at J.Crew {2 days left for holiday delivery!!!}

"Thanks!" to many of you, who let us know the following news from this morning.

J.Crew is reminding customers to take (1) an extra 30% off most regular and sale priced items as well as (2) an extra 40% off sweaters and more holiday favorites for women, men, girls and boys with promo code GIFTNOW.  The offer expires December 21, 2014.

Don't forget, you have two days left for guaranteed holiday delivery!!!

Did you check J.Crew today? Were you able to snag any amazing deals? If so, please share! :)

J.Crew Online Orders Now Include Store Merchandise {say what?}

In last week's "J.Crew's Shipping Method Change {upgrade or downgr..." post, ElizabethM mentioned the following:

According to the manager at my JCF store, they are, indeed, planning to go the way of GAP brands and start shipping orders from store inventory. Not sure when it's going to start or if retail will be doing the same, but I'm not a fan either. I've had very bad luck with used and damaged items coming from GAP via this method. 

Many of you, including Firefighter Wife & WellFedFred (in this post), have already confirmed this news. Lennie (in this post), shares this:

Hi! I spoke to a customer service rep today, and she explained that when an item is sold out online, they automatically are looking for it in a store, hence the items shipping separately. The used to cancel the item and give you the option to find in store, and now they do it automatically. I think it's a great service, provided that items are not "shop worn" as someone else mentioned.

While I appreciate that J.Crew is trying to fulfill orders that they accidentally over-extended themselves on, I am not sure if this is the case. A lot of JCAs have reported that they are being sent in-store items. So it sounds like it is more like what the Gap does in terms of fulfilling orders. As I mentioned in the other post, I really had hoped that J.Crew would not go that route. I actually stopped purchasing from Gap and Banana Republic online for this very reason.

For a variety of reasons, I don't want store items shipped to me for online orders. First, I can't see the quality of the item. Items from stores have been tried on many times and while some pieces are fine, others look used (aka shop-worn). Plus, as many of you know when you do a "we will find it for you", the items are not shipped with the same care as online orders are. I just can't imagine a store associate getting 20 online orders to fulfill, taking out the time to careful inspect each piece, wrapping it up carefully, in addition to all the other store related duties they have to do.

Second, if I order multiple pieces in a single order, I do not want to track or receive them in multiple shipments. If I place one order, I would like to get it in one box. I don't want to feel like its Christmas everyday and receive a separate box for each item. Meh.

Frankly, I think J.Crew is better off just having stores send back their merchandise to the warehouse and having someone there inspect it before putting it back in stock online.

Instead, J.Crew should include a feature that allows customers to check store inventory online. This is not a new concept as Gap, Anthropologie, Nordstroms all have a little button on item pages online that lets customers see if an item is available at brick and mortar locations. This is a simple thing that can be replicated. Especially since J.Crew already has the capability to check store inventory.

Did you receive an online order from a brick & mortar store? What are your thoughts? Is this an upgrade or downgrade?