Just Because...: Adventures in Shopping...

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Adventures in Shopping...

Well, last night I went and met with Cal at the Nordy's counter at the Florida Mall Nordstrom. Can I say - LOVE Him! Can you believe he's actually taking classes with Ms. Bobbi herself in preparation for the new line coming out. Anyways, he was beyond apologetic about the whole drama with the other gal that I dealt with before and can I say that this guy knows his product line. After showing me some of the Nordys' exclusives (Gorgeous btw! - July 20th is fast approaching), I departed with my Sunkissed Palette, a pot of the Chocolate Shimmer Ink Gel Liner (stunning) and a generous size sample of her Crystal Lip Gloss. Most importantly, not feeling angry when going to one of my favorite stores was the kicker. I'm a loyal shopper and, if I could only shop in one store when given a choice of Bloomies, Macy*s and Nordstrom, I would choose Nordstrom EVERY time. (Someone put the Nordstrom at the King of Prussia Mall on alert for the Philly trip).

After that, I decided that I had time to wander. I did find a pair of sandals in the Nordy's shoe department that were VERY similar to the Gucci ones I've lusted over, but the $79.95 price tag made me hesitant (because the other CLS arrived yesterday along with the Oh Deer! Wedges I bought for Philly...). I looked for a pic of the sandals at the Nordy's site but no luck yet. I'll think about it.

Went to Steve Madden and looked at that tortoiseshell clutch I wanted before - it was on sale for $29.99 but I did NOT like it once I saw it in person. Onsite it's gorgeous, in person - notsomuch. Browsed through a few other stores (Can you believe that Coach didn't have a decent lookin' wallet - well in my opinion and walked out of NineWest without ONE pair of shoes - even though I had a coupon). I decided to go to Saks and look at the real CLs. Guess what - they didn't have it. They had ONE pair of CLs and it was just a pair of white pumps.

One of the things that the Podcast I referenced earlier for The Secret for Fashionistas was to go try on, look, touch the item, envision having it and then you will get it in time. Why not, right? I went then to the Gucci counter to look for wallets and found one that I kinda liked. But it was silver and I'm looking for more of a maroon one. Not that I can buy it JUST yet, but one day. I also tried on the sunglasses I've been coveting, and you know what, at $275, I don't think its wise. However the same one is on Overtock.com AND SmartBargains.com and I'll seriously consider it in the future. At 50%+ off, that's more of my price range with cash back. I went and looked at the iPod that I was coveting (the one with 80gb Video), but all in due time. Don't worry - still got the wishlist working.

I also decided to visit Williams-Sonoma and will be taking an Italian class there in August. While I was there, I decided to pick up some Red Velvet Sprinkles Cupcakes to make for a friend's birthday. Finally, Sephora and I connected and I picked up a couple things, one of which is a Microdelivery Wash from Philosophy. Figured I'd try it for a change.

Oh - and before I get a PF lecture *LOL*, let me state for the record, I got a nice little gift card yesterday and after I paid the DirecTV with it (couldn't pay the cell phone - go figure - should have worked like a Credit Card), and I used the remainder to go shopping. I still have some left over, but that's going to next month's DirecTV Bill.

Now, it's back to the aggressive saving and preparing for Philadelphia. I will be going through the closet & stuff here trying to see what's going on Ebay...

Labels: Shopping, The Secret

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