Report: Saks Consolidation Sale

The Saks Consolidation Sale started Thurs, Jan 21. Chicago was one of the cities to host the sale. When I mentioned to my bf about the consolidation sale, he said "Isn't that just a sale of all the crap that nobody wants?" Technically yes. Though, after returning from the sale, I can say thats just what it was.

Maybe everything was picked over since I wasn't able to go on the first day, but there are a lot of racks of clothes on the 3rd floor and none of it was good. Premium designer racks were sorted by designers while contemporary clothing were sorted by sizing. There were definitely clothes for every size available, but it really was a lot of older season, impractical, still too expensive, or ugly stuff. Larger sizes of course had more options than XS and S sizes. There is a separate section for evening wear which were still decent if you are looking for holiday dresses. Again, smaller sizes had slim pickings.

Everything was an extra 25% on top of the sale price which brings it to 70%. There were shoes but not a lot and most of it were shoes I spotted from the last couple of big sales Saks had that they couldn't get rid of. So if you didn't buy it then, you wouldn't buy it now.

There are rare finds to be had at the sale, but don't go in with high expectations. Sale runs through Jan 29.

Haul Report: Saks After-Christmas Sale

The Saks after christmas sale was a success! I walked away with some great deals. I was lucky to be in Cincinnati over the break and headed to Saks early at 8am. There were a lot of Michael Kors bags on sale, nothing high-end designer at this Saks. I slowly made my way to the shoes department, but not without stopping in the accessories department where I luckily got my hands on this for 70% off!

Prada Contenitori Piatti clutch

What is a "Contenitori Piatti"? I'm not sure, but its a large envelope size clutch/wallet. I figured I could use it to store receipts, travel documents, makeup, etc. I can't resist Prada at 70% off! There were both black and red, but luckily I grabbed the last black.

I made it to the shoes dept and started grabbing everything near my size, size 6-8. Never know when something would fit right?? I tried on 5 pairs of shoes that ranged from Prada, MiuMiu, and Jimmy Choo. Too big or too small. I didn't see any Louboutins on sale since that Saks didn't carry Louboutins. I finally found and tried on this pair of Valentinos, in my size too! A random lady came over and said to me "Those are the cutest shoes you've tried on all day." SOLD!

Valentino Garavani Black Suede Peep-Toe Pumps

I headed upstairs and scored this Burberry coat in a brown/taupe. It wasn't 70% off, but I still felt like it was a deal I couldn't pass up.

Burberry Diamond Quilt Puffer Coat

Overall, Saks didn't let us down this year. It wasn't as great as last year's, but still great deals to be had. The SAs were not allowed to do a product locator search that day. Bummer, I found a beautiful pair of Prada pumps I'd love to have in my size.

Saks Extra 70% Sale

I just got a flier in the mail from Saks! We thought it would never happen again, but its up to 70% off sale at Saks on Dec 26 at 8am-noon. You can start shopping online at midnight on Dec 25!