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Impressions are key. You want to look your best when you’re out, whether you’re single, taken or not really sure. Check out the following sites to enhance your personal appearance and ensure that you always look good. Whether it’s a sample sale, an online personal shopper or information-based sale and events site, you’re covered. If you need an invite to any of these sites, feel free to hit us up at contact@rumidate.com.
Gilt Groupe (Sample Sales – In Demand Apparel and Goods)
Coverage: Men, Women & Children (Online)
Gilt Groupe gives you exclusive access to popular fashion and luxury brands at members-only prices (up to 70% off retail) through individual online sample sales. Styles are hand-selected to ensure only quality products are offered. Items include highly-coveted apparel, accessories and jewelry. Each sale features one designer, begins at noon, lasts 36 hours and is first come, first served. Receive advance previews of sales with must-have pieces and designer bios and keep up on the hottest fashions and trends with Gilt’s Blog. When you sign up for Gilt, you’ll receive weekly email updates of sales to watch out for and notifications when each sample sale is beginning (so that you can pounce on that great deal).
Sign Up: Here
Shop It To Me (Automated Online Personal Shopper)
Coverage: Men, Women & Children (Online)
Shop It To Me is your free online personal shopper. Tell it if you’re a guy or girl, what brands you like, what types of clothing you’re looking for and your respective sizes and you’ll receive completely personalized emails with items on sale matching what you like and what fits you. Never worry about missing a sale on your favorite brands or retailers again. Let Shop It To Me do all the work for you by delivering only what you want at low prices. You’ll be able to filter current sales by category, brand, retailer and price directly on the website or elect to receive daily, semi-weekly or weekly emails informing you about the latest sales.
Sign Up: Here
Ideeli (Sample Sales – Luxury Accessories and Apparel)
Coverage: Women (Online)
Ideeli is an invite-only shopping community that offers you access to highly desired luxury products in fashion, home and beauty. Each day, at least one new shopping event is offered to members featuring new accessories, insider pricing, European brands not available in the U.S. and great bargains. In addition to products, Ideeli secures access to fashion shows, sold out concerts and other highly sought-after experiences for its members. Get notified on Mondays about upcoming sales and look out for emails throughout the week revealing their starting times.
Sign Up: Here
The Choosy Beggar (Blog – NYC)
Coverage: Men (Online & Local)
The Choosy Beggar is your new buddy who knows about all of the hot deals and sample sales going on in NYC for guys. This blog lists out numerous opportunities to save money on top brands for clothing and other stuff you might need, within the city as well as online. The Choosy Beggar also informs you about the latest menswear trends, lists out local and online retailer recommendations and allows you to ask personal shopping questions. Subscribe to the daily email and receive regular updates with info on where the next deals are popping up.
Subscribe/Follow: Daily Email | RSS | Twitter
The Vogue City (Website – NYC)
Coverage: Women (Online & Local)
The Vogue City is an online lifestyle magazine for the New York deal hunter. It’s your destination for discovering ways to save money on clothing, accessories, jewelry and many other types of items. Online sample sales, local sample sales and local NYC retailers and boutiques having sales, are all covered by this site saving you precious time from having to monitor each individually. The site also provides insightful information on products, services, restaurants and other things you need in your life. Sign up for the daily email newsletter and stay on top of all the ways you could be saving money, while getting access to the hottest fashions.
Subscribe: Daily Email
TopButton (Website – NYC, LA, San Fran)
Coverage: Men & Women (Online & Local)
TopButton provides listings of local sample sales, insider events and store openings in NYC and LA. Each event includes a description, start and end dates, times, location and payment type. In addition to local deals, the site lists some online deals that might interest you. You can sign up to receive weekly reports from TopButton on the latest sales in your city. Premium services (NYC, LA, San Fran) offered include Top Rewards, which gives you discounts at sample sales, tax breaks in participating stores, gift certificate promotions and more, and The Insiders Card, which includes all Top Rewards perks as well as several other benefits.
Sign Up: Regular Emails
TheTopSecret (Sample Sales – TopButton)
Coverage: Men & Women (Online)
TheTopSecret is your entrance to a variety of exclusive online sample sales for premium brands with up to 75% off retail prices. The site is an invitation-only destination where 1-3 day sales offer designer clothing, sunglasses, handbags, jewelry and other accessories. You’ll receive email notifications each time there’s an upcoming sale and info about other sales in the near future.
Sign Up: Here
iShopFem (Website – Sample Sales)
Coverage: Women (Online & Local)
iShopFem delivers you access to both online and live sample sales featuring emerging and established contemporary designers. You’ll have the opportunity to purchase desirable clothing, jewelry, accessories and shoes at considerably discounted prices (50-75% off retail). Online sample sales include one to three designers or boutiques each week with each sale beginning at 8am and lasting for two to three days. Styles and collections are hand selected to guarantee that only desirable pieces are being offered. iShopFem’s live events, called the FEM (Fashion EleMents) Show, occur semi-annually (Spring & Holiday seasons) in select cities and provide women with a fun-filled day of shopping from over 35 vendors as well as cocktails, music and more.
Sign Up: Here
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