Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

Sample Sale Season is About to Hit!

Okay chitlins, the biggest Sample Sale Season of the year is about to get started. From mid-October to mid-December more Sample and Warehouse Sales happen that at any other time of year. This is where you find discounts of 50%-95% off on higher quality goods. Here’s the scoop!

Hot Online Sales 8/31-9/4

My weekend plans totally got derailed. As a foothill resident the big Station fire directly impacted most of my plans and all I could do was hunker down with all my windows shut and air conditioning on.

Not one to let all my fun shopping plans go sideways I made some stellar purchases on Gilt Groupe.

Hollywood Piano’s New Warehouse Outlet

BargainsLA Fave, Piano Factory’s Hollywood Piano is rolling with the economic tide and is opening a new Warehouse Outlet in Pasadena with a huge Grand Opening Event on Saturday 8/29 (10am-6pm) - Sunday 8/30 (11am-6pm).

Online Sales July 06, 2009

Ahh, Summer fun! Go to the beach, take a hike, lounge by the pool and get a tan. Stay inside in your PJ’s to shop:
My favorites to check out for online sample sales are:

Welcome to the New BargainsLA.com

Yippee! After one year in development our new website is here!

We hope you’ll find our new site much easier to navigate, packed with more information and easier on the eyes. A lot of time and planning went into this new site. Here’s what you need to know:

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Ceramic Sales

LF Warehouse Sale Dilema

haven’t always been very disciplined in the past when I decided to head to the LF Warehouse sale. I have overspent on items I didn’t really need.
Now though, I plan ahead and if I can’t afford to purchase, I simply don’t go. I have passed on many a sale where there was product I adored. No need to tease myself, or use credit cards or over spend. Since we are minding a tight budget these days, I am considering not going to my favorite all time sale, the LF Warehouse Sale. But then, there is always another side to any dilemma.

Revisiting Pillers

A jaunt into the South Bay had me stop at long time favorite Piller’s.
My gosh this store is overstuffed with deals…. Which makes it really hard to shop. But I knew some stellar deals would find me if I just hunted a bit.
I started in the back looking through box after box of designer shoes in my size. Some are current, some are several years out of style but all were higher end designers. Casadei,  Mia, Sigerson Morrison,  Stuart Weitzman, Ellen Tracy, Franco Sarto, Baci, Claudia Ciuti, Donald Pliner and Isabella Fiore. Prices here started at 50% off but many were at 90% off. … like the pair of Bettye Mueller sandals at $13 that were originally $132.

Why I Hunt for Deals on Ebay

I bargain hunt because I enjoy the chase. I enjoy finding a quality item at a superb price and then pouncing on it.  It’s not always about the deal but about the accomplishment. This is especially true if I had been hunting for a particular item for a while. When I transported my moms 1870 Victorian bedroom set from her place to ours, I somehow lost one of the drawer pulls. Knowing we had places like Liz’s Antique Hardware in L.A. and Crown Hardware in Pasadena, I wasn’t worried about replacing it

Handbag a Gaga

Lately I have been on a handbag kick. I have slowly been putting a good collection together. But I have had to stop that also as my tastes are somewhat expensive and I am out of room in my closet. But really, how many handbags does anyone person need?
Apparently a lot from watching the women goes bonkers at the Junior Drake Sale.  Since the savings ran from 60%-80%, they bought by the armload. Most bought 4-5 bags at once. I saw several purchases of over 20 bags!!! This was a crazy as the Isabella Fiore Warehouse sale, but just as enthusiastic