This is Not a Shopping Blog

But if it were, I might give you the heads up about more sales that are happening in the next few days around town and, who knows, I might just show up to these sales myself and, despite efforts to the contrary, I might just Carrie Bradshaw myself into extreme poverty. This is all hypothetical, of course.

And, hypothetically speaking, one of those sales might just be God's cruel torture that I have spent my allotted budget on the scheduled Rachel Pally sample sale 2 weekends ago only to find out that there will be a repeat of said sale this weekend. Happy Dagger!

(The Bard should somehow be incorporated into every good blog, in my opinion.)

This fairy tale sample sale's (that totally rhymes, btw) details could be the following... if it existed, of course:

TWO ADDITIONAL SHOPPING DAYS
For Preferred Customers and their friends!

HOLIDAY/07 AND PRE-SPRING'08
FALL AND SUMMER '07 MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE
50-90% OFF OF RETAIL

SAT. APRIL 26 10am -- 5 pm
SUN. APRIL 27 11am -- 4 pm

CASH, CHECK, VISA OR MASTERCARD ONLY
FREE AMPLE PARKING IN THE REAR THIS WEEKEND!

ADDRESS:
2001 S SANTA FE AVE, SUITE F
LOS ANGELES, CA 90021
Corner of S. SANTA FE AND 15^TH ST. (near Olympic).

CONTACT NUMBER AT SALE:
818 512-9575 or 818 512-9472

COLLECTIONS CAN BE VIEWED AT http://www.rachelpally.com

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The second of these imaginary money-saving designer opportunities might be held downtown on the final Friday of every month. And many of the fictitious items sold at this fantastical place might have been used in photo shoots and the like for the designers' ads.
There also would be, assuming this was a real event, be a lot to thumb through and it would probably all be picked over by 11am, so I might recommend that a savvy shopper arrive around 9am. If this monthly event actually occurred, it might be best observed at The New Mart, 9th St, between Los Angeles and Main.

Wow, I am SO good at making up stories like this. I should be a writer.

My friend Stacey M. has this to say about her recent experience at the aforementioned bazaar:
this is my recommended strategy for the sample sale:

The first time you go, ideally have at least 4 hours in the morning to look at everything. Figure out what designers you like. Then the next last-friday, show up right at 9 AM to your favorite stores. Everything was pretty picked over by 10:30. and we still had tons of stores left to visit. Also, be prepared to fight middle-aged women for cute clothes way too young for them. and there's no dressing rooms, so basically you strip down right there in the store. so wear a cami and tights as a part of your outfit that day.

Then there's the hunt... you spy a super cute dress that you just HAVE to try on. BUT, it's in the hands of another shopper who's deliberating over several dresses. Stalk your prey, but keep a safe distance so she can't smell you. When she sets YOUR dress down and starts to walk away with the others, be super careful in your timing. this is crucial. because if you ask if she's not taking it, she suddenly changes her mind and says she's still thinking about it. even though she CLEARLY didn't want it 3 seconds ago. BUT if you wait too long to pick it up, some other predator (typically a cougar. haha), swoops in and grabs it. so i'd recommend channeling the Holy Spirit during your shopping spree. :o)