So my usual MO after being denied at one site is to go buy from another. Ok, ok, gimme a break, at least I don't go all crazy and just get everything my heart desires one shot :D There's still that part of me that is budgeting away, figuring out if I can make the payments by the end of the month.
Despite the slight disappointment of my failed Bath & Body Works order, I bounced right back when I found out Piperlime would be having a 20% off discount for Cyber Monday. I mentioned previously that I had a 15% off discount from them when I signed up for their e-newsletter but the bigger the discount, the better right? I received the 20% off notification in my inbox before I found out about my failed order so there was a small part of me that wanted the BBW cancelation to happen so that I could finally get those Corso Como Festive Ballet Flats at a discount. I did rationalize that even if the BBW order went through, I still could get the flats cos they are on backorder on Piperlime and will only be shipping Dec 26th which means that till then, my card will not be charged but they'll honour the discounted price on the date that the item is available. Hence, I was waiting for 12 am Monday morning to roll around so that I could finally get the Festive flats I had been lusting over.
This morning when I checked my inbox and saw the BBW cancelation email, I thought, well, lucky for me that that didn't go through cos I had started feeling a bit stupid about getting 14.5oz candles to be shipped from the States - they would cost me a bomb! I immediately knew I would definitely be getting the Festive flats from Piperlime. But of course, I decided to do my due diligence first and look around to see if there were other places offering the shoes for less than I would have to pay with the 20% off.
I checked Google Shopping out and most were in the normal price range with no discount offer except for Zappos which I hadn't looked at before. I decided to google Zappos coupon codes and found that the site doesn't offer any promo codes which is a complete bummer. But while I was checking out the Zappos RetailMeNot page, I saw the link for Piperlime and decided to click on it for the hell of it.
And boy was I sooooooooo glad that I did cos there was a Black Friday 25% off discount on purchases, which I was not made aware off via any newsletter might I add, and it was ending in a couple of hours. That immediately spurred me to check out the Festive flats in my Piperlime cart and I was so glad to have made the cut off before the coupon expired. I managed to get the flats for 45 bucks so woohoo for that! And considering my card is only charged when the item is being prepared for shipment, I will probably have a long wait before it does and will only likely have to pay for them in January 2011. So yippee for that as well.
Since I've already gotten 3 pairs of shoes in the past 3 days, I figure I don't mind waiting for the flats cos my main concern was just getting them at a discount. I am okay with them coming whenever, it's not like I'll be shoe-less cos I will admit that I've gotten a number of pairs this year alone. I think I might be up to ten pairs as it is :P There's the Cynthia Vincent For Target cognac wedges, the Newport News clogs, Charles Keith black wedges, studded black ballet flats, Croc wedges, Skechers Shape Ups, Steve Madden Tsunamii, Vince Camuto Edon Wedges, Vince Camuto flats, Reebok RunTones and these Corso Como Festive flats. Right, that's actually 11 pairs of shoes gotten this year alone, hehe. That's not even counting the shoes that I already own, OMG. And there's still the TOMS wedges that I want but I'm waiting for a free shipping code to appear. I realize the TOMS company does good but I am really, really, really averse to paying shipping if I can help it. It's just the way I feel about that :) Up till then, I think I'm good on the shoe front, lol.
UPDATE (30/11/2010):
Sigh. Denied again. I was kinda surprised that I was since my sis has shopped at Piperlime numerous times and she has never had any issues. Oh well, will probably just try to get the shoes through her then. Just have to wait for another 25 off coupon, no big deal :)
Despite the slight disappointment of my failed Bath & Body Works order, I bounced right back when I found out Piperlime would be having a 20% off discount for Cyber Monday. I mentioned previously that I had a 15% off discount from them when I signed up for their e-newsletter but the bigger the discount, the better right? I received the 20% off notification in my inbox before I found out about my failed order so there was a small part of me that wanted the BBW cancelation to happen so that I could finally get those Corso Como Festive Ballet Flats at a discount. I did rationalize that even if the BBW order went through, I still could get the flats cos they are on backorder on Piperlime and will only be shipping Dec 26th which means that till then, my card will not be charged but they'll honour the discounted price on the date that the item is available. Hence, I was waiting for 12 am Monday morning to roll around so that I could finally get the Festive flats I had been lusting over.
This morning when I checked my inbox and saw the BBW cancelation email, I thought, well, lucky for me that that didn't go through cos I had started feeling a bit stupid about getting 14.5oz candles to be shipped from the States - they would cost me a bomb! I immediately knew I would definitely be getting the Festive flats from Piperlime. But of course, I decided to do my due diligence first and look around to see if there were other places offering the shoes for less than I would have to pay with the 20% off.
I checked Google Shopping out and most were in the normal price range with no discount offer except for Zappos which I hadn't looked at before. I decided to google Zappos coupon codes and found that the site doesn't offer any promo codes which is a complete bummer. But while I was checking out the Zappos RetailMeNot page, I saw the link for Piperlime and decided to click on it for the hell of it.
And boy was I sooooooooo glad that I did cos there was a Black Friday 25% off discount on purchases, which I was not made aware off via any newsletter might I add, and it was ending in a couple of hours. That immediately spurred me to check out the Festive flats in my Piperlime cart and I was so glad to have made the cut off before the coupon expired. I managed to get the flats for 45 bucks so woohoo for that! And considering my card is only charged when the item is being prepared for shipment, I will probably have a long wait before it does and will only likely have to pay for them in January 2011. So yippee for that as well.
Since I've already gotten 3 pairs of shoes in the past 3 days, I figure I don't mind waiting for the flats cos my main concern was just getting them at a discount. I am okay with them coming whenever, it's not like I'll be shoe-less cos I will admit that I've gotten a number of pairs this year alone. I think I might be up to ten pairs as it is :P There's the Cynthia Vincent For Target cognac wedges, the Newport News clogs, Charles Keith black wedges, studded black ballet flats, Croc wedges, Skechers Shape Ups, Steve Madden Tsunamii, Vince Camuto Edon Wedges, Vince Camuto flats, Reebok RunTones and these Corso Como Festive flats. Right, that's actually 11 pairs of shoes gotten this year alone, hehe. That's not even counting the shoes that I already own, OMG. And there's still the TOMS wedges that I want but I'm waiting for a free shipping code to appear. I realize the TOMS company does good but I am really, really, really averse to paying shipping if I can help it. It's just the way I feel about that :) Up till then, I think I'm good on the shoe front, lol.
UPDATE (30/11/2010):
Sigh. Denied again. I was kinda surprised that I was since my sis has shopped at Piperlime numerous times and she has never had any issues. Oh well, will probably just try to get the shoes through her then. Just have to wait for another 25 off coupon, no big deal :)
