Bloomingdales Family & Friends is Here!

So, in case you live in a cave and you never go shopping, you don't subscribe to every retailer's newsletter or you are actually more interested in the war in Lybia and you haven't heard, it's Bloomingdales Family and Friends this week, where you receive 20% off your purchase in store and online (code SPRINGFF, there is no minimum but free shipping is automatically applied to orders of $150 and more).

Bloomi F&F is my favorite of all the department stores F&F events because they have very few restrictions (very few brands, like Chanel and Coach are excluded), coupons are stackable (sign up for emails to receive a 10% off code that you can use on top of the F&F code!) and the store is only a subway station way from my apartment, so I can go to the store to see in person and make returns in case things don't work out. Not to mention that you can return any time for a full refund. My longtime followers will probably remember that last year I took advantage of the promo to buy a Marc Jacobs crossbody bag.

Now I know that there are a few Tory Burch fans among my readers and if you want my opinion, this is your best chance to buy a pair of classic Tory Burch Reva flats at a discounted price (I say classic because the patterned ones or the styles not in leather but in fabrics usually go on sale at the end of the season and are then discontinued). Tory Burch runs a F&F event too, where the discount is higher if I'm not wrong (30% off) but Revas are excluded. So it is Bloomingdales F&F or ebay (where you have to deal with fakes, high shipping rates and used pairs that sell like they were new).
You know that I like me some Tory, so I jumped on the promo and bought two pairs, one online (for $140 because I could stack two codes) and one in store (because they weren't available online). I think that I am going to keep only one pair, even if it will be a hard decision. Pics when he second pair is here!

My picks:

Reva Leather Flats. The classic. If you have to buy only one pair the black classic leather one with the goldtoned metal logo is a must. It goes with everything and you often see it in my outfit pics. I am actually surprised that these are still available in most sizes. They also come in silver, which is a versatile choice for summer.
Reva Tumbled Leather flats. I ordered these in the royal tan color for spring, but the white (bleach) looks great too!
Reva Patent Leather flats. This could be a good alternative to the classic black leather.

Size-wise, I go with my regular shoe size in Revas. People often size half up when buying shoes with the elastic, but honestly these are TTS and they would fall off your feet behind.
Of course there are other Tory Burch shoes than you can buy with this promo, like the Miller sandals (I have them in gold) and the Thora flip-flops (I have two pairs and they are possibly the most comfortable summer shoes that you will ever own. They are expensive, but they are totally worth it IMO and they look very stylish. They also hold up pretty well for flip-flops). I ordered the leopard patent version, but now I regret not ordering a pair of white ones instead (sold-out now). Maybe I will go back to the store by the end of the weekend. By the way, when I told the SA that I had a FF coupon but on my phone, not printed, she replied "Everybody has it, we are all friends at Bloomingdale's!" Don't you love that?

Taling about costumer service, I had an amazing costumer service experience the other day. I was tempted to order a Lilly Pulitzer dress along with the shoes (a dress that had been longtime on my wishlist and I had already tried in store), but in the end I talked myself out of it because even with the code it was still more than I wanted to pay for it. When I went to the store the day after, I saw the dress and it was 30% off in store but sold-out in my size. So when I came home I chatted with a CS agent online and told her that I wanted to order it but I had just saw it for 30% less in store. She said that if the store could confirm the sale price she would happily honor it. She called the store (all while chatting) and I could order it for the store price less the 20% off FF, for almost 50% off! Wouldn't it be great if "some other retailer" did the same for its coustomers?

This is the dress, BTW:

Lilly Pulitzer Whitaker Jersey Knit Dress

I almost bought this one too, for a wedding this summer, but it wasn't on sale and really too expensive right now (I don't know what it is but I like Lilly Pulitzer dresses this year). Plus, can you see a pattern? People will point at me as to "the lady who only wears one-shoulder dresses":

Lilly Pulitzer Teresa Silk One-Shoulder Dress

Are you going to take advantage of the Bloomingdales Family & Friend event?
Any question, let me know!

Happy weekend and happy shopping!