Online Member-Only Sale Websites

Online member-only sale websites have been popping up left and right lately. For those of you that don't know about these websites, you must be invited by a member to join and then you can shop a particular designer's sale that usually lasts for about 2 days and begins at a specific time (usually around 11 a.m. or noon EST). Examples of these websites include Gilt Groupe, Hautelook, Ideeli, and Rue La La. The deals are typically quite good as the items are typically reduced about 40% to 50% off retail. I have personally ordered from Hautelook and Gilt Groupe and have not had any problems, although the shipping is somewhat slow and it can take up to two weeks to receive your item in the mail. Examples of upcoming sales for the week of June 22, 2009 include: Rafe (at Gilt), Amrita Singh (at Gilt), Elisabeth & James (at Hautelook), Alice + Olivia (at Rue La La), Charles David (at Rue La La), and Halston (at Rue La La). If you are not yet a member of any of these websites but would like to be, just let me know and I will send you an invitation to join.