Zannee’s Blog at BargainsLA.com

Oops, I did it again

It’s so hard to avoid purchasing when I am researching stores or visiting sample sales.
My constant lack of purchasing when I see so many great deals causes my pent up, emotional shopping needs to get bigger and bigger until I burst and finally have to buy something fabulous … at a great price of course.

This last week has seen me lose a few dollars, but I’ve bagged some neat shoes.

At Nordstrom’s Rack I picked up two pairs of shoes. One pair of Franco Sarto booties at $79 instead of $149. These round toe beauties have a lower heel, just 3”, instead those stylish, impossible to walk in 4”. Then a pair of Via Spiga wedge sandals for $49 instead of $139 caught my eye. It was the savings that got my attention. I didn’t really realize how gorgeous they were until I put them on. After viewing them in the mirror, I couldn’t refuse them.

I thought my shoe carvings were appropriately fed until I went to the new 60 Day Shoe Sale in Encino. I looked closely at dozens of shoes. Loved them all, great prices…but I didn’t need or want them. No problem, that is until I came across a pair of Boutique 58 1940’s inspired rounded toe pumps at $55…50% off of the original $110.

OMG… how I dug these shoes. I have always loved 1940’s pumps. But these had a slight twist to them making them hip, trendy and classic all at the same time.

So I bought them.

Guilt over whelmed me. I had all the shoes I needed and then some. Then I got home and put them on again. These perfect shoes at a great price looked great. The guilt wasn’t  warranted. (Note from webdude….”yes it was”)

Billion Dollar Babes and Yoox.com present:
Be My Valentino Special Online Sample Sale

Save 40%-90% on Valentino garments.

February 8-14 All Welcome

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More Valentines Savings ….

BareNecessities.com is having a 25%- 50% off sale…. just in time for sweet undergarments for Valentines Day.

This nightie was $88 now it’s $59

This Betsy Johnson babydoll was $68. Now it’s $33.99

If you need to send sweets, Chocolate.com has a few items on sale worth looking at.
http://www.chocolate.com/gifts-on-sale/

From $28 to $26 , but they do look rather yummy.

I always adore Sees Candy traditions on Valentines Day. You can buy this heart shaped box with 4oz to 2lbs of chocolate from $5.50-$35. It isn’t on sale, but they will know you gave the very best. www.sees.com

I just don’t get the Super Bowl thing.

When I was a teenager I got it. Went to a lot of football games back then. Maybe that’s cause I had a crush on the quarter back of my high school team. But I also regularly went to Rams games… geeze does anyone remember the Rams used to be a L.A. team? My friend’s dad built those electric football helmet golf carts and I always got to ride on them and watch the games on the field at the coliseum during home games. I knew back then how the game was played, who was who, the names of the Rams team and their stats. But that was then and this is now… and LA doesn’t have a team, so I have lost interest.

Now I look forward to the sales and shopping that go along with Super Bowl Sunday.
This year, instead of hitting sample sales and mall sales, we went antique shopping. Cause it was cold and rainy my daughter and I decided to hit some old favorites out in Saugus.

On Soledad Canyon Road in Saugus is Country Antique Fair. (21546 Golden Triangle Rd
Santa Clarita, CA 91350 (661) 254-1474). I have previously purchased many unique items here including a 1930’s hurricane lamp for a mere $11 and a collectible set of Epiag china for $120 along with various unique collectible books and cooking pieces.  Today we walked away with a small Raggedy Ann doll for $15. I happily walked away empty handed.

But across the street is the Santa Clarita Antique Center, (21515 Soledad Canyon Rd # 101, Saugus, CA 91350. (661) 259-6980). Here they have better collectibles and furniture at a bit higher prices. Bargain hunting takes more “know how” here. But I did spot a superb English antique corner hutch in a dark oak from 1910 for $720. Normally it would sell for over $1000.

I was looking for something cheap to protect my antique bedroom dresser from damage by my tea cups that regularly sit upon it. I came across lots of ornate metal serving trays from 1940-1960’s at $35-$180. But, frugal “me” settled on a couple of 1940 cardboard placemats with hand painted country landscapes for a mere $10. These will do the job and fit in with the decor without cluttering up the space. I also fell for a miniature white porcelain creamer for just $5.

The delightful day ended with lunch at Mimi’s Café. I still think I had a better time cruising for antiques with my daughter then watching the game. But to each his own.

I suppose if L.A. had a Football team, and it was in the Super Bowl, I’d let my daughter ride out on an old electric football helmet and watch the game too. Heck, I’d drive the darn thing myself. But this time, shopping was better.