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2 short sleeve sweaters from BP at Nordie's Sale.

A pair of wide leg jeans from Arden B.

a phillip lim silk jersey tank top from sample sale (navy with rope straps), $120.. a little steep

vintage dress on ebay:

looks really good on..for $10, i'm pleased.

These Magnolia flats for 39.99 at Marshall's (bought with b-day money from my mom!)...I need flats!

carmenb513 wrote:

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lynnie wrote: a phillip lim silk jersey tank top from sample sale (navy with rope straps), $120.. a little steep vintage dress on ebay: looks really good on..for $10, i'm pleased. Lynnie.... how was the sample sale?Were the prices noteworthy? I wish it would have started yesterday!I couldn't venture into Manhattan today. Were there people all over the place?

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i actually went yesterday..there was a special day for press and friends.  the prices were NOT great, so don't worry- okay if you fell in love with something, but you couldn't stock up.  Dresses were $180, tops were $90-$150.. etc.  the majority was around $150.  I think they were basically wholesale.  I tried on this dress and liked it, but it was $180:

shopgirl wrote:

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oh happy day, I went to the botkier sample sale after work just to "check it out" and ended up with two bags. I got the large bombay tote aka my summer bag and that I'd been coveting and the large skeleton drawstring in toffee. Though the prices were excellent -- both of my bags (including tax) were less than the regular price of the bombay tote -- I spent more than I really wanted. I deliberately left my credit cards at home and only used the cash on hand. Here's my shopping report: In all my years of sample sale-ing I have never seen the crowds this crazy. I got there around 4:30 and there weren't many bags left, but there were a lot of women waiting. They'd been there since 3 or so waiting for the UPS guy to deliver more bags. When he arrived around 5, the salespeople made everyone move to the entryway so they could unpack the bags. Since there were too many people to fit, a lot of us were in the main part of the showroom waiting and plotting which bags to grab first. When they said we could get bags it was a free-for-all; a folding table got knocked down and there was a lot of grabbing, pulling and shoving. And when the dust settled, all the cool bags were gone, and the trading began. Women were pretty cool about giving up a bag they didn't want. I got a white skeleton in large and traded it for a small white one and ended up giving it away. I also gave away a mahogany bombay tote because i had what i needed. The guy at the showroom said the sale is probably going to end thursday and not friday because they won't have anymore bags. They are expecting one more delivery tomorrow, but he didn't know what it would contain. The doors opened at 11 and people started lining up at 8:30. I also went to the DVF sale after work on Tuesday and all the good stuff was gone. There were lots of samples for $50, and I got a dark blue silk dress with kimono sleeves. A co-worker had gone in the morning and said there was a lot of grabbing and madness. All I got to experience was a long wait for the dressing room. By the time I left, the line for the dressing room, which is in the back, was near the front door, and the line to get in the store was down the block. in toffee: -- Edited by shopgirl at 19:16, 2006-06-07

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ooooohhhh!! I'm so green-eyed over the goodies you got!  sooo wish i could lbe there for the good sample sales!

montmarte wrote:

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Rocky---where'd you get these shoes from? They're so pretty! Love the shirt too!!

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