I was in the Eaton centre killing time before class. I decided to check out the Trade Secrets shop since I was passing it. This is a relatively new shop for me. Ive always known about it but I've never really entered the shop. I think this was my third time coming here.
I was looking at all the nail polish packages, new products and not-so-new. This one package caught my attention. It was a product that supposedly instantly dries you nails! The package deal was that you would get a free nailpolish. The particular nail polish was called something like 'dim sum'. I'm hoping I dont already have that colour. I do own a lot of nailpolish, and dont really remember their names.
The package read that the nailpolish was free. This means that you would be paying for the insta dry and the nail polish was a gift with purchase. Well, that sounded really good to me!
I checked the price of the package. It was about $17.95. I checked the price of the Insta Dry. It was $14.95. Wait a minute here. I see a discrepancy. So when I got the attention of the sales associate, I explained it to her. She brought this issue to the attention of her manager, who agreed to sell it to me for $14.95 without a huff or a puff. I know its only three dollars but every penny counts these days and plus, it was false advertising. I'm happy.
Thank you Trade Secrets for excellence in customer service!!!
Sterling Shoes is closing down. Their shoes have now be set to 70% and accessories are 80% off. Just last week their shoes were only 60% off. I guess the permanent closure deadline is coming fast. I had wipe out the Bramalea City Centre location of both its trouser socks and the gel foot protector products. At 80% off you cant go wrong. I did end my buying my rainboots from there as well. I think it may have taken me at least an half hour to decide whether to buy it or not, haha.
I didnt realize there was a Sterling Shoes location at the Eaton Centre as well. It is sort of hidden, beside the escalator near Sears. I dropped by this location two nights ago, just minutes before the mall closed. I ended up buying almost all of the trouser socks they had. I think I bought 9 pairs of trouser socks and 7 pairs of gel shoe inserts. My bill should have been almost $100 but with the 80% discount I ended up paying less than $20. Amazing deal !
I dropped by the shop again yesterday at lunch, as I didn't have time to look at the heels. Well, I ended up leaving with 5 pairs of heels, each 70% off ! The brands I bought included Guess, Nine West, BlowFish and Fergalicious.
Now Im thinking, ok...thats more than enough shoes but it was hard to resist. I mean come on, how often do you get nice heels at 70% off? Not often enough. Thats for sure.
So today I went to the bay store to get a price adjustment on a purse. On my way out, I passed the shoe department. Big mistake. I was surprised to see a lot of people roaming around that area. The sale was only 15% off and that was only in your bay card too.
As I walked toward the exit, guess what happened!? A silver Nine West heel caught my attention, which actually was in my size! It was regularly $130 but marked for clearance as $99. I couldnt believe it was selling for so high. My inner voice told me to ask if there was an additional discount on top of the $99, in addition to the 15%. So I asked. It turns out the current price of the high heels was $49.99. Well, thats more like it! With the discount and tax the final price was $48 and some change. Not cheap but an awesome deal but a high quality heel!
I also ended up buying a killer pair of black rocker boots. There are silver studs all over it. Crazy.
I really need to find a good shoe saver/organizer so I can get rid of my shoe boxes and still keep my heels in great condition. Hope I find one soon.
