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Ten Favorite Web Sites for Bargains
Where to go online for deals on everything from Jimmy Choos to digital cameras.
Published Thursday, August 28, 2008
Style > Best Bargains Package • Its lengthy selection can be tough to navigate, but longtime bargain favorite Bluefly.com keeps getting better. We’ve found everything from current-season Prada bags to Jimmy Choo stilettos, often 20 percent off or more. It’s worth it to sign up for the newsletter to stay on top of secret sales and extra discounts. • You’ll find almost everything—from luggage sets to diamond studs to luxe bedding—on sale at Overstock.com. Our favorite part? Shipping is always $2.95, even on bulky orders like flat-screen TVs, dining-room sets, or overstuffed sofas. • We were sad to see the shuttering of Cmart’s Landover branch but welcomed the discounter’s newest addition: Cmart.com. You can find many of the same great deals—recently, its ever-rotating stock included Fendi handbags and Sony camcorders—without trekking to the remaining Joppa outpost.
• If you can score an invitation from a current member to join Gilt.com, Ideeli.com, or Ruelala.com—trust us, it’s worth asking around or e-mailing the sites to request an invitation—you’ll get access to private online sample sales from such luxury brands as Marchesa and Cavalli. • Sign up for Hautelook.com to get first dibs on private sales from upscale labels like Diane von Furstenberg and Tocca. • Shoe shopping has never been easier thanks to megasites like Zappos.com, Endless.com, and Piperlime.com, which all offer free shipping and returns. This article appears in the August 2008 issue of Washingtonian magazine. To see more articles in this issue, click here. More>> Shop Around Blog | Style | Find a Spa
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Regent’s Secret is also an invitation-only online sample sale with brands like Gucci, Cavalli, Dolce & Gabanna etc at up to 70% off. They post 2-3 sales a week and Ieach sale only lasts for about 2 days or so. You can return outfits that don’t fit.
This week they are featuring Missoni handbags and Eva Franco items.
Here’s the link that allows you to bypass the page that requires a code/invite.
http://www.regentssecret.com/referral.php?w/k9dKmhSHxFo1D3yQe0f+qgiePZuW+elQ4OEXid0Gw=
Posted by: Bo, Sep 25, 2008 11:10:30 AM
On behalf of ideeli.com, I am happy to offer your readers a private invite link to join. If you’re not a member yet, please use this URL to join - www.ideeli.com/in/media?mi=washingtonian.
Look forward to seeing you around ideeli. Happy Shopping!
Posted by: You are invited, please RSVP, Sep 02, 2008 09:31:59 AM
Yes one can save a lot of money by co-ordinating major purchases with the deals and clearances - I have been following Unodeals.com as deals are preselected and take the hassle out of bargain hunting while saving hours of deals searching time.
Posted by: Jim Jacobs, Aug 29, 2008 10:36:36 PM
Thanks for the info! I checked out Hautelook.com and picked up some great finds - all of my favorite brand names are so inexpensive!
Posted by: Sara, Aug 29, 2008 08:46:57 AM
FYI, the cmart.com website seems to be down for the foreseeable future- this notice appears on the site.
CMART UPDATE
DOWN but NOT OUT…
As it so often occurs, many roads converge all at once – and for C-MART those roads led us to focus all of our attention on a liquidation event while pausing momentarily all other efforts.
SO, what does all of this mean to you? The web site, as many have pointed out to us, is somewhat…empty – we are selling so much of our huge multi-million dollar inventory so fast in the store that stopping to photograph and enter the data into our CMART.COM database just isn’t realistic.
We have kept the site active since its inception because despite the limited inventory, we are still making sales worldwide – we also needed to test the systems and work out the technical functions so that when our store is back to business as usual, the site will be ready to lead the charge forward.
NOW, the site is almost empty of stock, the systems are in place, and we’re pulling it down while we reload and get ready for the permanent launch as we can once again begin to focus on more than JUST this major in store liquidation event.
For now, keep checking back here for updates, and we’ll C You at C-Mart…and this fall, the return of CMART.COM. Thanks for your patience!
Posted by: Dana, Aug 28, 2008 07:40:37 PM
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