Today was my lucky day...

This afternoon I dropped off a pair of jeans at Nordstrom to be patched and just so happened to see a rack of premium denim on sale (I had no idea that stuff EVER went on sale - YAY!). I peaked over and saw the exact pair of jeans I purchased for FULL PRICE a few weeks ago (the blog post all about it). I asked the sales woman if they did price adjustments and she said "of course". I assumed I had to bring them in with my receipt but she said nope, they could look it up with my card right then. She took my card, swiped it and then suddenly I was credited back quite a large sum, large enough I could have almost bought a second pair - I was thrilled!!!

Thank you Nordstrom for being so amazingly awesome!

The Warehouse Sale ~ Seattle

Early this morning Melissa, Regina and I went to the Warehouse Sale at Seattle Center to try and score some designer jeans and bargain prices. Last year I ended up getting a pair of Hudsons and Chip and Pepper jeans. Regina had no luck. Melissa purchased two pairs. We were hoping this year we would all find a few pairs and noone would walk out empty handed!

Our game plan was coffee at 8:45am, get in line at 9am, shop at 10am. We did get in line pretty close to 9am and thankfully were in the front of line and part of the first wave of shoppers. On my first run i grabbed 22 items and headed for the dressing room. It was a sea of girls and denim piles in the make shift dressing room. I walked out of the dressing room with 7 pairs that were front runners.

I found Regina and Melissa and we decided to do one more quick dressing room run to show each other what we found and get each others opinions. That dressing room run was pretty crowded and there was a line to get out of the dressing room and to get in. We tried to get in and out as fast as we could.

We were all successful this trip as we each walked away with 2 pairs each. I found a pair of True Religion jeans (something I've been wanting) and Chip and Pepper.

The jeans I purchased retail for around $187 each... I didn't pay that much for one pair but I did pay about that for both. The True Religions were the most expensive... go figure.

The line was really long when we walked out - thank God we went early!! Yay for planning ahead!!

Interesting website about jeans...

I received an email today about True Jeans... It said "True Jeans matches you to designer jeans that fit your unique body shape. In seconds, True Jeans tries on hundreds of jeans for you. Avoid the hassle of dressing rooms and parking lots. Use coupon code: TopButton.com at checkout and save 10%. Plus, receive free shipping on orders over $100." Well, that intrigued me... I want to try it out and see what comes up. Has anyone ever tried this site? If so, please let me know your thoughts! When I tried it it sent me several suggestions, pretty cool!

Onto more jean news: A contest!!!
Premium jeans designer Earnest Sewn will name a future pair of jeans after the winner! Earnest Sewn, fashion e-tailer shopbop and online marketing platform Brickfish have launched their "Highwaisted Jean-ius" campaign, a contest that taps into the style IQ of fashionistas and denim addicts for the comeback of highwaisted jeans. Trendsetters can submit their hot highwaisted jeans looks for the chance to win coveted Earnest Sewn jeans. This is one of the first times a fashion designer is turning to readers to guide the latest looks – readers have never had so much influence!

The grand prize winner will receive each of three new fall washes available in the highwaisted Whiley Trouser style, a value estimated at $700. The winner's name will also be used as the name for a future Earnest Sewn jeans design. One second place winner will be chosen by top score to win one new fall Whiley Trouser, a value of approximately $240. Anyone can visit the campaign to view and vote for their favorite entry! Best of luck to you!!