Kenneth Cole once again has a big deal. Today only everything is 40% off.
Get shopping and stimulate that economy!
Deal of the Day: Kenneth Cole 40% off
Posted in deals with tags deal of the day on April 15, 2009 by exschlubQuick Hit: Going to TopMen
Posted in fyi, quick hit with tags soho, topmen on April 2, 2009 by exschlubEveryone in my office and the internet seems to be going crazy about TopShop and TopMen opening up the block from my office.
I’ll try to hit it up this afternoon and report back, but early indications are that I’m not likely to find anything to buy. Quoth Racked:
11:51am: Now I’m in men’s. It’s a peaceful oasis. There are maybe 20 guys here, plus a ton of eager, skinny salespeople wandering around. The menswear is really extreme—lots of bright colors and adventurous silhouettes. Tons of accessories: Nerd glasses, bags, Britishy shoes and sneakers, ugly underwear (possibly the ugliest underwear I have ever seen.)
We’ll see.
EDIT: Thanks for the catch Katherine.
Update on the Fail Jetting fiasco
Posted in rants with tags jetblue, las vegas, travel, wynn on March 30, 2009 by exschlubJust a quick update…
I talked to a very nice women at JetBlue Executive Customer Service this afternoon about my issues. She found one single flight back to JFK from Las Vegas on a Sunday. Only problem was that there were no flights TO Las Vegas for that weekend. She didn’t apologize or even express sympathy with my situation. Her solution was to say and do nothing.
And of course in the time I’ve been trying to use my TrueFalseBlue points the price of the flights on the time I really want to go have skyrocketed to over $900 round trip.
Looks like the Wynn will have to wait.
Deal of the day: become a hero to your girlfriend
Posted in deals, fyi with tags dating, deal of the day, origins, skin care on March 27, 2009 by exschlub
FYI: If you’re on of the first 100 people to bring in one of your girlfriends many empty cosmetics packages to one of the following Origins stores on April 2nd you’ll get a free deluxe sample of A Perfect World Intensely hydrating body cream with White Tea.
Austin – Origins at Central Park4001 N. Lamar Blvd. Suite 570Austin, TX 78756512-302-3267
Boston – Faneuil Hall1 Faneuil Hall Market PlaceBoston, MA 02109617-742-7447
Cambridge – Origins Harvard Sq8 Brattle StreetCambridge, MA 02138617-868-8090
Denver – Origins Cherry Creek North2800 E 2nd AveDenver, CO 80206-4902303-388-0018
LA – Century City:10250 Santa Monica Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90067310-772-0272
San Francisco – San Francisco Centre:865 Market StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103415-537-9440
Fail Jetting or why I’m never flying JetBlue again
Posted in rants with tags jetblue, las vegas, scam, travel, wynn on March 27, 2009 by exschlubI’ve been a happy JetBlue customer for years now. Because their hub is JFK and they pretty much fly everywhere I need to go (Las Vegas, West Palm Beach, Los Angeles, Tampa, etc). The fares are always reasonable, the seats are nice, and I love the DirecTV. All that came to a crashing halt over the past few days.
As you know the Wynn is offering two free nights for Amex Platinum card holders. Perfect opportunity to use my TrueFalseBlue points and put together a free weekend in Vegas. Easier said than done.
I logged into my TrueFalseBlue account and started looking at flights. I had no problem getting flights out of JFK in the evening so I could put in a full day at work and still make it to Vegas at a reasonable hour, but the ridiculousness became apparent when I tried to book a flight back.
Simply put there is not a single decent available reward flight from Las Vegas to JFK that leaves on Sunday. Sure there is the 1:00AM flight and a couple of scattered redeyes, but the 7:00AM, 11:30AM, and 1:50PM flights are never ever available period.
This wouldn’t be such a problem if TrueFalseBlue points didn’t expire. I’d bite the bullet buy a cheap flight and claim my hotel deal. But the points do expire one year after they were issued.
It’s a pretty good scam that JetBlue is running.
1. Sell tickets
2. Issue TrueFalseBlue points
3. Expire points in one year
4. Make decent flight unavailable
5. Profit!!!
I also want to point out how useless their customer service is. First I thought it was a bug in the system so I tweeted @JetBlue. They have a reputation for being really on the ball and helping customers out. Well, I was blown off and told to call the reservation hotline. Once I did I found out the scam that was being run. The phone agent said that he couldn’t find a single rewards flight for the next 4 months and agreed that it was pretty scummy of JetBlue to have this sort of bait and switch. He suggested that I buy two one way tickets and use the TrueFalseBlue points for the JFK-LAS leg. That’d be great except those tickets only cost about $150, it’s the return flight that starts at $350 before taxes and fees. For that I could get an entire round trip ticket on another airline.
In one last ditch effort to stay a happy JetBlue customer I tweeted them again last night. After explaining the issue I was met with silence.
It’s a shame really. JetBlue at one point was by far the best airline out there for all the reasons above. They just lost a previously happy and loyal customer.
Deal of the day: Calvin Klein
Posted in deals with tags accessories, calvin klein, deal of the day, designers, shirts, shoes, suits on March 26, 2009 by exschlubCalvin Klein is running a four day sale on everything in their online store, including sale items. To get 30% off make sure to use code “FRIENDS09″ at checkout.
Rumor: Woot-Off tonight…
Posted in deals, fyi with tags accessories, appliances, home furnishing, watches, woot on March 25, 2009 by exschlubSlickDeals has a thread up detailing a potential Woot-Off. For those that don’t know Woot is a site that usually sells one product a day at a significant discount. When it’s sold out, that’s it, no more until the next day. Every once and a while they have a Woot-Off where hundreds of products that didn’t sell out get put up in rapid succession as they sell out. It really creates a feeding frenzy where the product you want to buy is gone by the time you make up your mind.
Why do I bring this up? Well, the tend to have some great deals on watches throughout the day. I also bought my espresso maker from them for $80 when the retail price was over $400. While you’re at it, might as well buy a Roomba so you’re floors are clean.
Deal of the day: Sunglasses
Posted in deals with tags accessories, deal of the day, lenscrafters, summer, sun glasses on March 25, 2009 by exschlubFrom SlickDeals comes word that Lenscrafters is offering 70% off all non-prescription sunglasses until June 30th. The SlickDealers do raise a couple of questions about how many of the frames this actually applies to, but I’m going to swing by this week and get the full story.
With summer fast approaching, now’s the time to get a new pair of shades.
The British are coming…
Posted in fyi with tags burberry, new york city on March 24, 2009 by exschlubFrom Racked comes word that Burberry is in the process of replacing the iconic New York Magazine sign in Midtown.
