newsflash: cyber monday

The folks over at couponsherpa kindly let me in on some shopping deals today. No trampling or pepper-spraying allowed….

1. Dockers
Get 30% off when you spend $100 using coupon code GOBBLE.

2. Gap Stores
Take 30% off any order at Gap, Athleta, Old Navy and Banana Republic with
coupon code HUGECYBER.

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how lo do you go?

I went to Kohl’s last week to buy jeans for my daughter. (And, as it turns out, for me. I’m in love with their inexpensive Fragile brand.)  But I wasn’t two feet in the door before store signage reminded me about Kohl’s hugely-publicized Jennifer Lopez launch.

Mind you, I never [...]

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party time!

Dear Amazing, Fabulous, Shopaholic Readers:

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m in the heat of planning a very special (huge) family event. And now that it’s exactly 30 days out, I need to take a mini break from blog writing in order to pull the whole thing off. I’ll be back [...]

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knock it off

I feel like a wannabe.  More to the point, a Kate Middleton wannabe. I’m not sure I’ve ever come across anyone who consistently wears EXACTLY the right thing every single day…doesn’t matter if the girl is just wheeling the “trolley” at her local grocery store in Whales, or meeting the Obamas, [...]

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about this blog


Okay, so here’s my motto:

Anything worth buying...is worth buying cheaper.

And that’s where this blog comes into the picture. I’ve been a national magazine writer and editor for more years than I care to admit. During that time, I’ve researched, written about, and played with the hottest, newest, trendiest things under the sun - from lipsticks to lampshades, denim to doorknobs (I'm not kidding... I actually had to write a story about vintage doorknobs). And while I know plenty of people who pay big bucks for the latest designer handbag, I actually get a bigger thrill out of finding really cool, obscure items for a song: a brilliant leather coat at Target, say, or a drugstore lipgloss straight from London.

So hang out with me here and we’ll go shopping together for the best beauty bargains, fashion finds, brilliant home décor and more.