A few years ago, after Trunk Club shut down, the Nordstrom Personal Shopper department reached out to let me know that they could set me up with a personal stylist near me. Since I was already an established customer at the Pittsburgh Nordstrom department store, I could work with one of their stylists at any…
Why write an article about Nordstrom vs Nordstrom Rack? Because after the success of my Nordstrom Anniversary Sale article and the questions readers asked of me, I realized that many people don’t realize the differences between Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack. Yes, they are owned by the same company. And there is some overlap between Nordstrom…
I never knew you could get alterations at Nordstrom until I got a Nordstrom credit card and enrolled in The Nordy Club, the Nordstrom rewards program. Rewards including earning points towards “free” alterations at Nordstrom. Also, you get benefits during the annual Nordstrom Anniversary sale. Overview of alterations at Nordstrom The purpose of this article…
Decades ago when I was a beauty reporter for Allure Magazine, I covered the opening of the Nordstrom Spa at the Somerset Collection Mall. You see, I was living in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the time. That Nordstrom Spa — or Spa Nordstrom as it’s now called — was located in Troy, Michigan, about an…
I’m always excited when it’s time for the Nordstrom anniversary sale. As a long-time, devoted Nordstrom customer, I know that sales at the store are not to be beat. And Nordstrom has big sales during the year. One, there is the half-yearly sale, which occurs twice a year. The dates for that sale are usually…
Recently, I took advantage of the Nordstrom ship-to-store option, to my local Nordstrom Rack and wondered if I could use curbside pickup to get it. Unfortunately, the Nordstrom Rack location near me doesn’t have curbside pickup available. I assumed it would. However, I recently learned that no Nordstrom Rack locations offer Curbside Pickup. Even so,…
The notion of giving a mom experience gifts, for Mother’s Day or another occasion, is you’re creating a memory through an experience versus something that she will end up putting on a shelf or cluttering up her house. For the person who seemingly has everything or for a mom living in a small space, an…
If you are a woman who spends most days paralyzed about what to wear, you may need a capsule wardrobe. This kind of clothing collection helps cut down on decision fatigue and makes it easier to get dressed in the morning. Best of all, there are ways to create a closet that makes getting dressed…
Once spring rolls around, high school prom season won’t be far behind. As the mother of two daughters, I know how easily prom spending can get out of control. Prom is such a big deal in our daughters’ high school that they dismiss students at noon on prom day. This gives them time to go…
The Going Going Gone store from Dick’s Sporting Goods isn’t an outlet store. Nor is it a warehouse store. It’s something in the middle. What is Dick’s Going, Going, Gone store When Dick’s announced the creation of Going Going Gone stores in 2021, the company referred to it as an “off price store concept.” Then,…
The first time my husband and I walked the High Line in NYC was right after the third section of this elevated public park opened. That was around 2014. We’d just dropped our younger daughter off for a college visit appointment and had a few hours to kill. So, we headed west, on foot, on…
I’ve just updated this blog post on the best wedding registry programs. That’s because this year, a bunch more stores are offering free gifts with a new registry. Or they’re giving discounts to enjoy after your wedding. Either way these are some of the best places to registry for a bridal shower. When I think…
This article on clothing brand resale programs is a round up of trade-in programs done directly through a company’s website or stores. As opposed to reselling clothes for money on third-party sites, like eBay or Poshmark, these are brand specific resale shops. Think of it as yet another way to recycle your clothes for money….
As someone who came of age in the 1980s, it is both fun and sad to reminisce about the defunct store chains that no longer exist. I’m talking about the retailers where my friends and I would visit while hanging out at the mall sometime in the 80s decade or my parents would take me…
When I first heard of the notion of a Target salvage store, I wondered if there were any near me. My research led me to Marden’s Surplus and Salvage in Maine. (We moved to Maine from Pennsylvania in mid-2023.) In case you didn’t know, a salvage store is where retailers send their excess inventory that…
I’ve just updated this lifetime warranty article. It includes more than two dozen brands that provide a warranty for life or lifetime protection on their products, or something similar. This is a great guide when buying gifts for the holidays or all year round. Why? Because these are products that last. And if they don’t,…
Today, I got an email from Bombas warning about dupes or fake socks that people might be selling online. I guess copycat Bombas socks have shown up on Amazon and in other places. And if people were looking to give Bombas items as gifts, the company wanted to tell customers like me to know what…
Given the popularity of my article on alterations at Nordstrom, I realized that readers may also want to know about tailoring and alterations at other stores. I wasn’t sure if I would find nationwide retailers offering hemming service and more. However, I’ve got great news. Where to find stores with tailoring and alterations I was…