Chicago Spa Week hits again—so what?
11-17 october 2010 is the next Spa Week, which lets you indulge for as low as $50 in anything from facials, body scrubs to laser treatments. Generally I still feel $50 is a bit...
Category: Shopping
Part 1 of a Thriftista series: Thrift shopping & selling
Years ago, I found thrift shops to be rather grotesque ‚Äî just the thought of someone else’s clothes [or shudder to think, their shoes!] made me itchy. Still, I’ve friends who love to frequent...
Macy’s wedding registy: “Sip & Scan Registry” event
Anyone planning a wedding? Is this one reason you need to be thrifty right now? If you are planning to register at Macy’s, you can make a “date” of adding items to your registry...
Etsy
If you like one-of-a-kind items, Etsyis a good Web site to visit.   Individuals have their own “shop” on the site and they sell handmade goods, vintage clothing, purses, jewelry, and too many other things...
Free, fashionable holiday shopping events
This Wednesday, we’ve got Raymi Production’s free¬†Shop IN Chicago from 5-9pm at the Drake Hotel. Dior will offer complimentary sampling from their professional make-up artists for all shoppers in addition to Aniko Spa and...
Online shopping: coupon codes
When shopping online, not only can we look for the best prices, but we can also look for coupon codes that can give us additional discounts and/or free shipping. Finding coupon codes for a...
