Good things come to those who wait (and also to those who work the price adjustment)
I've been coveting this dress for a while now:
Kaylie wool jersey dress, J. Crew
It was originally $150.00, which was reasonable, I suppose, but still kind of steep, and it was catalog/jcrew.com only, which meant I would have to order it in more than one size and pay the extra shipping. So I waited.
Currently, the dress is on sale for $99.99, and through the end of the day today shipping is free on orders over $175.00 (enter code "holiday" at checkout). This dress, in black, in two sizes, with tax, is $208.00; I won't pay any shipping on the dress I return (to the store in the mall here, OF COURSE) so this isn't costing me any more than it would have if I had been able to go to the mall and try the dress on there. A pretty good deal all around, I would say.
And completely worth waiting for.
Steph, on the other hand, bought this very very cute dress at New York & Company three days ago:
New York & Company City Style dress
She paid $54.95 for it; it's now on sale for $34.95. Bummer for Steph. Or IS it?
NY&Co, like most retail stores, offers a one-time price adjustment on merchandise. Because this item went on sale within 14 days of purchase (in this case), Steph can take her receipt back to the store and NY&Co will refund the difference. Virtually every chain store has a price adjustment policy, even for catalog or internet orders. You can find them in the Customer Service section of the web site, or you can ask a sales associate. Many are 14 days, but some -- like Old Navy -- are only seven days, so check carefully.
Moral: be patient and be vigilant, and you can find nice things for less than the list price.
It's worth it. Really.
Kaylie wool jersey dress, J. Crew
It was originally $150.00, which was reasonable, I suppose, but still kind of steep, and it was catalog/jcrew.com only, which meant I would have to order it in more than one size and pay the extra shipping. So I waited.
Currently, the dress is on sale for $99.99, and through the end of the day today shipping is free on orders over $175.00 (enter code "holiday" at checkout). This dress, in black, in two sizes, with tax, is $208.00; I won't pay any shipping on the dress I return (to the store in the mall here, OF COURSE) so this isn't costing me any more than it would have if I had been able to go to the mall and try the dress on there. A pretty good deal all around, I would say.
And completely worth waiting for.
Steph, on the other hand, bought this very very cute dress at New York & Company three days ago:
New York & Company City Style dress
She paid $54.95 for it; it's now on sale for $34.95. Bummer for Steph. Or IS it?
NY&Co, like most retail stores, offers a one-time price adjustment on merchandise. Because this item went on sale within 14 days of purchase (in this case), Steph can take her receipt back to the store and NY&Co will refund the difference. Virtually every chain store has a price adjustment policy, even for catalog or internet orders. You can find them in the Customer Service section of the web site, or you can ask a sales associate. Many are 14 days, but some -- like Old Navy -- are only seven days, so check carefully.
Moral: be patient and be vigilant, and you can find nice things for less than the list price.
It's worth it. Really.
9 Comments:
I really like the dress you're getting and you look tall enough ('cos it's SO EASY to tell how tall someone is from their photos :-p ) that you will be able to pull it off nicely. I'm just short enough (I'm 5'7 but I dunno, I seem not that tall) that I'd look dumpy. Story of my life LOL
*ANYWAY* you'll look great, can't wait to see the photos!
I always monitor things I purchased. I bought a suit online at Nordstrom and a little over a month later it was on sale. All I did was send an email with my order number to customer service and they AUTOMATICALLY credited me the difference. That's just easy money baby.
I don't know if you can hear me from way down here at 5'1", but I've never thought of 5'7" as short. Maybe that's just me.
I have a new love for Flickr, which has somehow made me look taller than I am.
I'm 5'6" (my mother says 5'5" but my driver's license says 5'6" so I'm going with it). I wear flats all the time.
And Kelly, you made me laugh.
Kelly you made me laugh too!!
Maybe it's because my mother is 5'10 and my father and husband are both 6' and my brother is 6'1and my 17 year old stepson is now an inch taller than me that makes me feel this way. :-p For some reason, all the parts of me don't add up to looking all that tall.
Susan, seriously, you look 5'9 or 5'10 at least in the photos. Kid you not.
I've been hemming and hawing about buying this dress:
http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod89161273&catId=cat90226
What to do?
Whatever happened to the semi-frequent 20% sale stuff that was going on not long ago? Damn you J.Crew!
I was this >< close to getting that dress too Susan! I ended up not doing it because of the V-neck: it requires a tank underneath, therefore a tank hemline under the dress to manage that makes a bump around my middle.
please please post a picture though! I would love to see it on a real person.
Slynnro: I did buy the dream bateau neck sweater and the neckline is very flattering.
I just bought a similar dress in cotton jersey from the Gap. Scratch that - I bought three. They were about 75% off ($20 each!) and they stretch in the stomach area. I'm pregnant... I bought a large for now and a medium in both black and grey for later, since they are so comfortable. I love buying several when I love something...
I wrote to NY & Co and they credited my card---thanks! The dress still hasn't arrived, but I'm $20 richer.
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