Confessions of a Discount Designer Shopper

Confessions of a Discount Designer Shopper

April 23rd, 2010 @ 10:56 am by Mrs. Ribbons
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Like a lot of brides, I’m pretty keen on getting some designer pieces for the wedding and beyond. But on my baby-sized budget, I have to be crafty. This is where The Outnet comes in.

Why The Outnet? Let me show you the ways:

Christian Louboutin flats for $170
Marc by Marc Jacobs blouse for $25
Valentino jacket for $1
Paul & Joe jeans for $30

This store is full of win mostly because of their weekend sales and their impeccably edited stock. The Outnet is the discount site of Net-a-Porter, so you pretty much know from the get-go that everything is fantastic. But the best thing ever is the weekend sales they run. They’re usually thematic, like pastels or jeans or coats, and the discount is deep: extra 45% or 50% off, most of the time.

There are so many wedding-worthy accessories and honeymoon clothes!

Clockwise from left: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Sign up for their notifications and you’ll never miss a sale. I wish I was being paid by them to say all of this, but unfortunately I’m not! (Do you hear that Outnet? I just gave you that coveted sincere word of mouth for free!)

Do you chase after designer discounts, too? If so, what’s your favorite outlet?

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20 Responses to “Confessions of a Discount Designer Shopper”

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Mrs. Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

oh cool! i haven’t heard of this site. now i know what i’m going to be browsing this friday morning.

4/23/10 @ 11:05 am (reply)

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alivoo01 (message) 2,625 posts, Sugar bee

Definitely checking out the site! Thanks for the tip!

4/23/10 @ 11:09 am (reply)

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Miss Seashell (message) 1,713 posts, Bumble bee

oooooooh! thanks, ribs!

4/23/10 @ 11:12 am (reply)

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amariem25 (message) 3,740 posts, Sugar bee

lol, I just posted on my blog about the crazy $1 sale at the Outnet and the shoes I scored. http://tedzeppelynn.blogspot.com/2010/04/shoe-crazed-morning.html

4/23/10 @ 11:19 am (reply)

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Miss Trail Mix (message) 6,329 posts, Bee Keeper

Ahhhh, I love Marshalls and Loehmann’s and other stores like that, I feel like this would be right up my alley (and really really dangerous, haha!) Thanks for the tip

4/23/10 @ 11:40 am (reply)

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andreaandchinelo (message) 535 posts, Busy bee

OMG!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe you actually got something from the 1 dollar sale!!!!!…i’m soooo jealous!!!!! I woke up that morning to see that it was already over I love the outnet!

4/23/10 @ 11:43 am (reply)

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Dream Wedding Italy

Oh, I didn’t know about them! I’ll be checking it out!

4/23/10 @ 11:48 am (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Valentino jacket for $1?!?!?! Amazing!

4/23/10 @ 11:57 am (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

Hmm, I’ll definitely have to check that out!!!

4/23/10 @ 11:57 am (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

@andreaandchinelo: That was really lucky of me! I checked my email as soon as I woke up, which I don’t usually do, and saw that it had just started… and I scrambled! I actually kind of messed up because I didn’t buy the first thing I liked and saw and got greedy but oh well, Valentino that was originally $5000 for $1, I’ll take it

4/23/10 @ 12:14 pm (reply)

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krissybee (message) 3,921 posts, Honey bee

wow thats awesome!! such amazing deals!!!!!!!

4/23/10 @ 12:18 pm (reply)

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lilyfaith (message) 5,478 posts, Bee Keeper

Bah, the Outnet still has to make it up for me that they didn’t have my cute red Louboutins in stock but didn’t notify me until 14 days after I had paid for them. Ugh!
I’m mourning the shoe more than the actual mix-up, though. They were perfect! And my size!

4/23/10 @ 12:35 pm (reply)

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