Hot tip
I am a bona fide bargain hunter. I'm not ashamed. I'm not ashamed of the Joe's jeans I got for $45 at Marshall's. Or of the Furla bag I scooped up from the lower reaches of Filene's Basement's discount rack for a cool $50.
Nothing gets me more jazzed than a good deal, that's for sure. And because I know there are some fellow penny pinchers out there, I'll let you in on a little secret: enroll in the VIP club at the Wrentham Outlets. It's free to join and gets you coupons and discounts to several stores at the shopping mecca.
Case in point: This weekend I landed a pair of sweet Banana Republic "Luella" boots on the cheap. (Close your eyes and imagine the boots at left are black, ok?) True, they are last season. But with a 25% off in-store sale and a 15% off VIP coupon, the oultet price of $129 for the pair came down to $75. Not too shabby.
Contributors
Hayley Kaufman is editor of the Style section.
Rachel Raczka (@rachelraczka) is the lifestyle producer for Boston.com.
