A few weeks ago I shared some tips for online shopping with everyone and among them was some praise for Refinery29’s RESERVE deals. This praise has now grown to flat-out worship and here is why: A RESERVE offer recently resulted in me scoring the Gucci deal of the century. I swear to you, it was so good I almost gave myself a heart attack while it was happening.
The story goes a little something like this…
I received an email from RESERVE advertising their latest deal – a 50% off voucher for designer consignment shop decadestwo.1. It sounded interesting, but I wasn’t familiar with the shop so I decided to do some research.
I loaded the website and did some browsing. Clicked on a few items. Not bad. They had a really nice selection of gently used designer duds and appeared to be pretty reputable. I figured I would find something to buy in the future so I may as well take advantage of the deal.
I was about to click back over to RESERVE to buy a $100 voucher when I saw this:
This is a rough play-by-play of my thought process and actions the next few minutes:
*blink*
“I must be seeing things.”
*rub eyes*
“Nope, still there.”
“F@#! Those can’t be… no way… No. No way! Have to go to net-a-porter and check.”
*pull up net-a-porter website*
“Holy crap! It IS them! MINE. ALL MINE.”
“OH NO. They are a size 39. I am normally a size 38.5. Wrong size. WHYGODWHY?”
My brain is having a difficult time processing this. Error, error…
“HOLDON. I don’t own any couture shoes. I DONT KNOW WHAT SIZE I AM. MAYBE THEY WILL FIT. Maybe they’ll be too small. TOO BIG! OHMYGODWHATAMIGOINGTODO?!?!”
“Wait, I am smart. TWITTER. YES. TWITTER will solve ALL my problems.”
Hey, twitter friends, anyone know anything about Gucci shoe sizes?
*chirp, chirp*
Anyone?
*silence*
“HELLOANYONEOUTTHERE THISISANEMERGENCY. SHOES. DEAL. GUCCI. LOVE. DONTYOUUNDERSTAND?!?! HELPPPPP!”
“AIR. NEED AIR. BREAAATHHHE!”
*deep breathe*
Hi, twitter friends, anyone know anything about Gucci sizes? I’m normally a 8.5. Would a 39 be too small, too big? Help please.
“SOMEONEHELPMEPLEASE. GUCCIEMERGENCY. WHATIFSOMEONEBUYSTHEM?! OMGOMGOMGOMG.”
“OMG someone responded on twitter. ILOVEYOUSOMUCHYOUHAVENOIDEA”
Hmm. No sure answer. Thank you for your twitter responses. Sizing is still uncertain. It’s a risk, but…
“OMGGIMMEPLEASE, I AM BUYING THEM! MINE!”
So… at this point I rushed to the RESERVE site and bought a $500 voucher for $250 and rushed back to Decadestwo.1. Get that? That means I spent $250 for $500 worth of product.
Why I bought a $500 voucher instead of the $250 voucher? Don’t ask me. I blame my malfunctioning brain. Silly brain.
OK. GO!
- Add super-sexy Gucci cage heels to cart.
- Enter billing info and voucher code.
- Complete Transaction.
- Pray.
- ERROR! ERROR! Must spend whole voucher amount!
- WTF.
Rush back to find something to add to my order.
“Too expensive. wrong size. too expensive. sold out. GAH. WTF.”
“Oh! Cute Gucci handbag! OK, you win!”
Rush back to cart. Complete transaction.
DONE.
Next: collapsed on the floor from the stress. Asked coworker to bring me a glass of wine. (OK, that didn’t happen, but I really wanted to do both of these things!)
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Now, all this happened a few weeks ago. I received my package from decadestwo.1 and have been waiting, somewhat patiently, for a sprained ankle to fully recover before sharing photos here.
The ankle still isn’t 100% but I didn’t want to wait anymore.
Here they are, my beautiful Gucci cage heels in all their glory:
The quality is amazing… they are super sexy and they look like they were barely worn. And by barely I mean maybe on carpeting. Once. No flaws at all.
They are still a tad tight on me because my legs aren’t quite back to normal after my little tumble a few weeks ago, but close enough.
I am COMPLETELY in love with them.
As an added bonus, this is the gorgeous Gucci handbag I ended up getting in the same transaction. It’s a bit of a mystery to me. I have had it authenticated so I know its legit, but no one seems to know anything else about it. I wish I knew what kind of bag it was because the leather craftsmanship is absolutely breathtaking.
Front:
Back:
And here is the bag with my new Wendy Brandes Vampire Diana Ring! Don’t they look lovely together?
Now, to summarize, here is exactly why this was the deal of the century for me:
Cost:
Gucci Cage Heels: $270
Gucci Handbag: $250
Total: $520
Actual Dollars Spent: $270 ($250 for $500 RESERVE voucher + $20 additional)
ACTUAL VALUE: $940 (these are as good as new in my book) for heels alone.
(Note: heels are onsale right now at NAP for $470)
Yup. Deal of the century. LOVE.
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So, friends, what do you think? Did I get a good deal?
What do you think of the heels?
What’s the best deal you have ever gotten on something?
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