Yesterday Thalia and I did our part to shore up the economy by shopping spree-ing through the local mall. It's
Anniversary Sale week at Nordstrom, and due to
the unexpected excitement of last week, missed the beginning of the sale. They aren't kidding when the say "quantities are limited" on the special sale deals. Everything I wanted from the Anniversary Sale catalog was no longer available online as of Saturday night; the sale started Friday. I am usually invited to a sale "pre-show" which always cracks me up. Items from the sale catalog are on display in a trying-on room for your perusal. But this year, I wasn't invited to view the stuff. (I probably didn't spend enough this past year to warrant an invite!)
So after a quick visit to the pediatric orthopedic physician, who said Thalia's broken bones were healing nicely, we headed for the mall for some catch-up shopping. We tore through Nordstrom and amazingly found everything we'd wanted from the catalog (some were ordered from other Nordstroms to be delivered to our door for free--I love that). Thalia got shoes for school (crossing my fingers that they'll fit), Carys got an adorable t-shirt for school (probably too big but she'll grow into it), and I got some workout clothes. Then we bought
other stuff we liked! All on sale and double Nordstrom points!
Thalia's new shoes for school. Can't believe she fits women's shoes now and is only a size and a half away from me! Eeek!Thalia was so excited about lunch at the Nordstrom cafe, always a treat. She was even more excited that they had the "old" ranch dip back. The last time we ate there, about a month ago, they had replaced their usual ranch dip with a "new" different-tasting ranch which upset her greatly. She *loves* that "old" ranch and was very happy they were serving it again. Whatever! She has also adapted quite well to having only good arm right now as she was rather adept at using her fork with her other hand at the cafe.
We were in that "shopping" mood for sure by this point, so we ventured into the mall, beyond Nordstrom. Thalia begged to go the the "Lilly" store.
Lilly Pulitzer, that is. She loves that it's all pink and green and flowery. So do I. And they were having a big SALE! Fifty minutes later we emerged with several bags of stuff for ourselves and birthday and Christmas gifts for everyone else. Although I had to talk Thalia out of a Lilly tie for her Daddy. And did I mention everything was on sale? Like 50-to-75-percent-off kind of sale?! We sampled all the Lilly fragrances while the salesperson kindly wrapped
all of our purchases separately in adorable pink and green boxes (of course). Thalia and I liked the 'Squeeze' scent the best. It's also the "juiciest."
Lilly Lace Cuff Bracelet, not really my style, but will be an awesome gift for someone I know who loves this kind of thing.
How cute is this coin purse?! Thalia picked out several for us to give as gifts to favorite relatives.Thalia magnanimously offered to carry one of our Lilly bags with her good arm as we made our way to the "make-up store," also known as Sephora. The store generally freaks me out, all those cosmetics and styling products in one place. But we were actually there for Thalia. They were having a half-off sale on
Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers perfumes, and my daughters absolutely love those little East-meets-West girls! We were there to use some of Thalia's birthday money on a bottle of HL perfume. And also to buy some dry shampoo for her, which is practically a necessity now that showering is no longer an option due to her non-waterproof cast.
The Harajuku Lovers: East Meets West CutenessThe HL girls, or as Thalia and Carys call them, the "little girls", were so cute in perfume form and all smelled so fruity nice that it was almost impossible for Thalia to decide which one she wanted. I already have one bottle myself, the Li'l Angel one, which started the whole love affair at our house with these "little girls" to begin with. And since the perfumes were 50% off anyway, we bought 4 of the 5 "little girls," all except Li'l Angel. We picked out Music for Thalia, G for Carys, Love for me, and one extra (Baby). And some dry shampoo, and oddly enough there were two other people shopping for it as well.
The "Little Girls" Fragrances. We bought 'em all.
Can't wait to try this out. Might be great to take on our campout?
Now we were really loaded down with bags and boxes, so it was time to head back to the car! Thalia's good and bad arms were both hurting now, and we both needed to get out of the heat. Funny how we didn't notice how the day got hotter and hotter until we were leaving! (And we were at an outdoor mall!)
Our shopping day wasn't over yet, however. Dylan came home from work with the suggestion that we use our coveted 30% off everything
Kohl's coupon in the evening. So the whole family piled in the car and went to Kohl's!
We very rarely have a 30% coupon there, by the way, usually it's 15% or 20% off at the most. So we go a little crazy there when we do get the 30% off! We'll buy things we probably wouldn't have and look at things we definitely wouldn't have. This time around, we picked up:
- Girls Undies
- Girls Shorts and Top--lots of them
- Men's Jeans
- Men's shirts
- Yankee Candles
- Digital Frame
- Greeting Card
- Girls Skirts
- Drink Dispenser
- Running Shoes
- UT Logo Wear
- Perfume
- Girls Jacket
- Girls Tank Tops--perfect to wear now that Thalia's cast won't fit regular sleeves
- Pink Lamps
Pink Clip-On Lamp, times 2.
Goes-with-lots-of-things plaid shorts = $3.36.
High School Musical undies, 7 for $7.Our only Kohl's shopping rule is that whatever we buy has to be on sale, and the bigger the discount, the better. I love weeding through the 80% off racks at Kohl's, and I'm a natural speed shopper so I do it quickly. They're just
begging you to look when they're at that price! So the 30% discount is on top of the 80% markdown. And some of the stuff we bought were for gifts, and it's always great to be able to buy
more for our friends and relatives at the same price.
Thalia and Carys adore going to Kohl's. It's practically the only true department store left that sells a bit of everything, including toys and games. They love the tiny toy section, and also weaving through the rounders and racks of clothing, as well as trying on lots and lots of pairs of shoes.
So our Monday was definitely our day to contribute to the economy! And I have to say that everyone who assisted us at each of the stores was very pleasant and helpful, something I rarely say. Only two items were purchased full price (much needed bike shorts and dry shampoo), and we can also cross gift-shopping off our to-do list for fall birthdays and even Christmas.
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