Archive — June 5, 2008
Originally published on The Luxe Mix, May 2008. Recovered from the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine).
It was not long after graduating college and becoming a working professional that I lost the drive and motivation to shop sales. I know you know just as well as I do that rummaging through sales racks, no matter what store, is so bleh. Even though you know there’s likely to be some hidden gems among the wreckage… the energy required to dig through the cluttered racks is more than enough to make you lose the appetite to shop. And the sad truth is (at least for myself) is it’s hard to get turned on to stuff on the racks… it just seems unwanted.. so unfabulous. If you pulled something off a sales rack and then placed it straight center of the store where all the new stuff is displayed I’d be all over it! Perception.. context… I’m such a sucker. Maybe this explains why I never got totally sucked into the site I’m featuring today — Shop It To Me. So why feature it at all? I guess I just have this feeling (if you aren’t already using it today) that you’ll find it to be a helpful service, especially if you enjoy the thrills of a good bargain every now and then. And while I may not have gotten sucked into using it, I am a sucker for high-tech solutions for shopping and fashion!!! I have to disclaim that the site has been around for well over a year or two so sorry if this is old news 😛 What is Shop It To Me? It’s like having a personal shopping service that notifies you as items from your favorite brands go on sale at major online retail sites (e.g. Shopbop, Nordstrom, Zappos, etc). There’s a list of a bajillion gazillion brands to choose from. I actually found the list tedious to go through so I can imagine it freaking out some of you. I think they ought to provide a better way for users to select the types of items to get “sale” alerts on.. maybe create some fashion profile types or something. Here’s an example email that will get dropped to your inbox… I signed up the service over a year ago and to be honest I started becoming blind to these “Salemail” alerts that accumulate into my gmail account. Because of this post though I’ve started to open the mail up again and have been pleasantly entertained with the stuff I’m seeing on sale. It seems like there’s actually good stuff going on sale! Is there hope for me again? So I’m wondering what you guys think of this so send me some thoughts! Also if you know of any other sites or services in this realm of shopping sales or discounts.. hook us up! Happy Sale Shopping!! www.shopittome.com