Chinese Laundry - Grey flower tote:  $12.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $79.95)
Roberto Vianni - leopard print bow shaped clutch:  $12.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $39.95)
Silver bracelet/ring/earring set:  $1 @ EFADS
Gold bracelet/ring/earring set:  $1 @ EFADS

The buy one get one half off sale extended to the purses-I've lusted after the Chinese Laundry purse for a while, but didn't want to pay $20 for it.

I really loved the leopard print purse, but it's the kind of purse I would normally only spend $5 on.  It was still on my mind after a couple of days, so I finally decided to go back and get it.

The bracelets I bought on a whim.  They have cut heart cutouts throughout-I do like them, but I probably wouldn't have bought them if they didn't come with so many extras.

Those items would normally be sold separately, so I was really surprised to see them packaged together like this. 

Roberto Vianni - wedge snow boats:  $7.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $129.95)

Vianni Collection - over knee suede boots:  $7.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $189.95)

 Sigh...I have buyer's remorse on this round.  One of the heels on the suede boots needs to be repaired-it seems like an easy fix, but that's not the problem.

The problem is, the heels are 5-6 inches tall!  I'm pretty sure I couldn't walk in them very long.  I suppose I just bought them to look at, or wear around the house for short periods of times.

As for the other pair...I thought they were fine at first, but they started pinching my feet after a while.  I should have tried them on longer.  I only noticed when I wore them again at home.  

I probably won't be wearing them either, and I can't return them, since everything is final sale.  

The worst part is, I found the same pair in size 10 at the next one I went to!  That one was crazy comfortable, but since I already had the other one (and I thought they were fine), I left them.  

If I realized they were uncomfortable sooner, I would have bought the bigger pair and tried to sell the smaller one.  

That one is really far away from me and I'm not going to be going back.  Lesson learned, I guess.

Roberto Vianni - white leather boots:  $7.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $189.95)

Roberto Vianni - black patent leather boots:  $7.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $199.95)

 

These aren't the best looking boots, but they're both really comfortable.  Also my preferred boot size, 10.  From now on I don't think I'll bother getting any boots that are smaller than that.

Why so much junk today?  It's my birthday!  Happy birthday to me. 

Vianni Collection - pewter peep toe lace up boots:  $7.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $149.95)

Vianni Collection - bronze peep toe lace up boots:  $7.50 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $149.95)

After yesterday, I just knew that they had to be doing massive markdowns at the other stores.  I went to the other closest one to me today and confirmed that to be true.

The excruciatingly annoying thing is, the boots I bought previously were clearanced to $10-I'm sure the other pair would have been too, so I could have saved myself $15 if I only waited three weeks!

I'm totally kicking myself, but I suppose it's a lesson learned.  Put a leash on myself when the impulse hits me like that.

Roberto Vianni - black calf high boots:  $5 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $149.95)
Vianni Collection- black knee high boots:  $10 @  Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $229.95)
Naughty monkey - pink plaid wedge pumps:  $5 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $60)

Just recently, I had begun to scour Ebay for new boots to add to my wardrobe-that proved disappointing.

Luckily, the in person drought halted, and I finally found these beauties today.

They had a new buy one get one half off sale, otherwise I probably wouldn't have picked up any of those $5 pairs.

Love the Naughty Monkey shoes, but they had some wear to them.  $5 would have definitely been my max.

The other ones are pretty no frills, but since I didn't have anything similar, it came home with me.

Like always, it was those boots that caught my eye!  Puffy nylon in the middle, leather everywhere else, with eyelet accents near the top.

Granted, they are a little bit similar to these boots, but different enough that I bought them.  I hope the other Shoe Warehouses have something for me!

Black zipper clutch:  $3.29 (RSP:  $22.75)

Leopard clutch wallet:  $2 (RSP:  $18.25)

Pink glitter clutch wallet:  $2 (RSP:  $18.25)

Blue glitter clutch wallet:  $2 (RSP:  $18.25)

Purple glitter clutch wallet:  $2 (RSP:  $18.25)

Stitched denim clutch wallet:  $2 (RSP:  $18.25)

Plaid clutch wallet:  $2 (RSP:  $18.25)

Grey plaid w/pink butterfly detailing clutch wallet:  $2 (RSP:  $18.25)

All from Claire's.

I was really surprised to see this sale today.  They had a ten for $10 two weeks ago, but I noticed it stopped pretty soon after.  

For some reason they started it up again recently, with the addition of the $2 sale for 'small leather goods'.

I've always wanted a frame clutch wallet, but I was waiting for the right sale-it almost took the whole year, but it finally happened!

Friss & Company - Olinka - brown leather wedge boots:  $15 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $209.95)

Vianni Collection- Noelle - black stretch lycra boots:  $15 @ Shoe Warehouse (RSP:  $149.95)

I almost bought the latter pair for $10 earlier this year-in the end, the cashier/manager said it was a mistake and wouldn't honor the price shown on the box.

I was pretty pissed off-any decent store would have honored it as it was their fault completely, especially since the 'real' price wasn't too much more.  

They had a buy one get one half off sale, so I decided to bite the bullet and finally get this pair, albeit for a larger sum.

It took me a while to decide, since I don't normally like to pay that much for boots.

I also thought they might all be half off at the end of the year-in the end, I caved in because the Friis & Company shoe box is gorgeous!  I've been looking for a big box to do something with, and that one is perfect.

I also relented a little because they were purportedly made of leather-the brown ones definitely are, but I'm not entirely sure about the other ones.  There's no information on the boots themselves, but it was marked on the boxes I saw at other locations. 

They had 3 pairs of those brown leather boots in different sizes-the size I wanted ended up being marked $5 less than the other ones!

I was worried the manager would hassle me again, but luckily someone else was working the register this time.

Kind of leaves a sour taste in my mouth, since I probably could have gotten those other boots for their advertised price if my timing was better.  Ah well. 

White ruffled purse:  $5 @ Icing by Claire's (RSP:  $41)

White studded purse:  $5 @ Icing by Claire's (RSP:  $57)

Both of these purses are huge!  I plan to use the latter for travel, assuming I ever have the need to do so.

The first one I lusted after for a long time, but wasn't willing to pay the ridiculous retail mark up.  

It came in gold, silver, white, and black that I know of...white is probably the most low key.  The others were kind of ostensibly flashy, and black made the style kind of indiscernible.

I checked out three out of four locations near me, and only one had this bag on sale. 

I passed on it at first because it's stained, but it turns out the ones that aren't clearanced are also stained...so I came back for this bag today.

Cameo necklace sets:  $1 each @ EFADS

When I saw these in store last time, it gave me hope that there would be more of a variety at the other ones-sadly, that wasn't so.  Didn't see even a trace of them at the other branches near me.  

I initially passed these ones up because I didn't care for the production flaws, but I ended up cleaning them out once I discovered the above.

Pink rose purse:  $5 @ Icing by Claire's (RSP:  $32)

I normally don't go for purses made from this material, but I just loved the look of this one.

I don't really think it was worth the price given how cheap the materials are.  I'm sure I could have made something similar myself without much difficulty.

Pink snakeskin purse:  $6.50 off Ebay

It's a pretty nice purse-unfortunately, the lining has a pretty unfortunate odour.  I hope airing it out will help.

Refinee House - 7 piece comforter set:  $7.50 @ Liquidation World (RSP:  $100)

This was a crazy deal!  Even cheaper than the sheet sets I bought previously.  

I really don't think I would have missed this.  I'm sure it wasn't on the shelves the last time I went...although this time, I didn't see it right away either.  

The last ticketed price was $15, but they were having a half off sale on all of their clearanced bedding.

I have a twin size bed, and this is a queen size set..but somehow, it really worked out.

I love how it looks, and the price is just unfathomable-$7.50 for a comforter, bed skirt, 4 pillow shams (2 standard, 2 smaller), and one pillow! 

I've been looking for a comforter set for a long time now, but all of the ones I've seen have been some combination of ugly and expensive.  How ironic that the nicest one I've seen ended up being the cheapest as well.   

It scanned in as having 'assorted colours', so I'm really wondering what else they came in.  My preferred choice would have been pink, but blue would have been my second.

Hopefully they still have some at the other locations!  I'd probably pick up one in every colour at that price. 

Black suede fringe purse w/bow accent:  $6.50 off Ebay

Surprisingly, this ended up being a lot nicer than the other 'suede' fringe purse I previously purchased. 

It's ever nicer than the one I passed up in person, so I'm glad I decided to get this one.