Closet Confection: Remember the Hamburglar?

When: Thursday, October 7th, 2010 

Where: Work  

What: Dress ($40 Rock.Paper.Vintage), tights (H&M), velvet blazer (Banana Republic clearance sale), shoes (90% off at Kenneth Cole)

I knew this dress reminded me of something, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it…

Then it came to me!  —>

In my defense, I did not… I repeat, I did not steal any hamburgers yesterday.

These shoes, on the other hand, were quite a steal.  Some of my readers have commented on my extensive shoe collection.  And it’s true, I do have quite a few pairs.  But I don’t want you guys to think go around frittering all my money away on shoes.

Au contraire…

The truth is, I’m a magnet for shoe sales.  They magically seek me out. And I’m not talking about talking about some hansy-pansy 15% off “sale” or a BOGO promotion at Payless.  I’m talking steep price drops on quality merchandise.  Whenever one creeps up, I pounce!

About 2 years ago, I was innocently walking back to my office during my lunch break when I stumbled across a Kenneth Cole store closing.  All of their clearance merchandise was an additional 80% OFF!  To make a long story short, I walked hobbled out of the store with more than $2000 worth of shoes (3 pairs of boots, 2 pairs of pumps, and 1 pair of sandals) for around $200.  I was so laden down with bags that one of the store clerks had to help me catch a cab to drive the 3 blocks back to my office.

What can I say?  They made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.

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