In which I tell the Ann Taylor Loft website that it can suck it*May 2nd, 2008 @ 7:01 am
While discussing all things Clothing-Related yesterday with OperationPinkHerring (or just “OPH” for short) due to her latest Mission: Put Together (ie: let’s all try to dress better for work and then post the pictures to a Flickr group of our more put-together outfits for all to see and judge), I was all, “And what’s with the Ann Taylor Loft website tricking us and putting up loads of clothing items on sale for $3.88 and then having all of them ‘not available at this time’?”
I sent OPH the link to a super cute navy blazer that was marked $3.88 (!!) and she wrote me back immediately, “And that $3.88 jacket on Ann Taylor Loft had to be a mistake. $3.88???? I can’t even get the picture to display right now, but I’d still buy it for $3.88. ”
To which I responded, “there is TONS of super cute things on the Ann Taylor website for that price right now. But all of them are all “not available at this time” and I’m all ‘then take it down off your site, a**holes!’”
Because seriously, you can’t show me something for $3.88 and then not allow me to buy one in every color.
OPH said she likes the option to buy and return later, if needed. Although she did admit, “for $3.88, I’d buy it and keep it. And love it. ”
“You’re darn right you’d keep it and love it. I’d buy it in bigger
sizes and gain weight to fit into them for that price.”
OPH started searched the Ann Taylor Loft site with me and found a super cute dress for $3.88. “Damnit! Check it out, $3.88!!! NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!!!”
It got even better when OPH started looking at the maternity clothes on the site and found that some of them were also marked $3.88!!
She was bold enough to even say. “I would buy this maternity shirt for $3.88 and get knocked up just so I could wear it.” (Although I had to agree with her that it was the best thing to do. I mean, you should always base your gestating on cheap clothing options.”
And then I thought, “dude, I’m calling the freakin’ 800 number for Ann Taylor Loft and getting to the bottom of this!”
I spent the next 30 minutes on the phone with a lovely Ann Taylor Loft call-agent in Salt Lake City as she looked up every.single.item marked down to $3.88 to see if she could find me anything in any size close to my own size.
Okay, so we didn’t find anything. And my heart broke a little. And my Ann Taylor gift card sitting on my desk, mocked me. But dude, I have it my best effort.
So tell me, have you ever actually had any luck finding stuff as cheap as a kicky trench coat for $3.88?
(And while it isn’t $3.88, these Shade Clothing shirts come pretty darn close.)
*This does not mean I won’t stop shopping there and that I don’t love ATL. Because you know I love ATL.
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Operation Pink Herring
said,
May 2, 2008 at 5:01 pm
When I got home last night, I had this sudden attack of nausea and almost puked. My first thought was “Oh crap. I shouldn’t have made that joke about getting knocked up just to fit into a 3.88 Ann Taylor maternity shirt!”
But then it turned out just to be the week-old guacamole I’d scarfed down. Phew, since ATL.com is a lying whore of a website who’s NOT ACTUALLY SELLING ANYTHING FOR $3.88. Bastards.
metalia
said,
May 2, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Yowza. $3.88?? That’s insane. Sorry you couldn’t actually get any of it, though! But do you have a Steve and Barry’s near you? I am obsessed. Almost everything in the store is $8.98, and DUDE! It’s not cheap-looking, or shoddily made! There was actaully an article about it in the New York Times yesterday: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/fashion/01STEVE.html
RA
said,
May 2, 2008 at 5:07 pm
OPH told me about the phantom deals, and I immediately looked on their website, but no cigar. So sad. I love me some ATL bargains.
Dugi.
said,
May 2, 2008 at 5:11 pm
wow that’s pretty cheap. i was always super impressed when u told me abt ur $1.99 bargains at old navy n other places. with $100,000 houses n $3.88 outfits….i’m one step closer to moving to America.
Jessie
said,
May 2, 2008 at 5:50 pm
That’s the kind of thing that would have made me cry in my current pregnancy-induced hormonal state. Heck, I might have cried even if I weren’t in my current situation. It’s just not fair to tease people like that!
Noelle
said,
May 2, 2008 at 5:52 pm
I actually did find a pair of dark wash jeans at ATL for $3.88. I thought it was a mistake but when they rung it up, I was in luck! I was in the actual store though, and not online. There was only one pair and they happened to be in my size. It was my first time in there and I probably found that deal so I would be convinced to keep coming back again and again…
Audrey
said,
May 2, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Wait, is that the same dress that RA is wearing in the inaugural put-together photo? I’d suggest you see if she will sell it to you for $3.88, but I am pretty sure she looks too damn good in it to ever give it up.
Sadie
said,
May 2, 2008 at 6:03 pm
I’d never heard of Shade Clothing, but now I’m in love. I thank you, but my wallet and my husband probably won’t…
Isabel: Oh yes, Shade Clothing IS awesome. Their shirts are great quality. And their sale prices are to die for. Everyone should buy one of their sale shirts to try them out. I promise you’ll be back to buy more. They are that great.
janet
said,
May 2, 2008 at 6:44 pm
speaking of ATL, i need to return a bunch of stuff to them. None of it was $3.88 or I would totally keep it. That’s lame that it was all gone!
Laurel
said,
May 2, 2008 at 7:14 pm
That is such a tease! That’s almost as bad as when you find a cheap plane fare, but by the time you click through 17 Travelocity screens to schedule the flight, it’s jumped by $80. Tricksters!
SJ
said,
May 2, 2008 at 9:11 pm
So was it for real then, or totally a fluke on the website? Did the SLC ATL rep know? Man, I would have been ANGRY.
Chas
said,
May 2, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I’ve never found anything for 3.88 in my size anywhere. Generally, I only see things that cheap if they’re size 0 extra long pants….why do they even make things that size? I digress…so, while I’ve never found anything for that price, I’d love to!
Carrie
said,
May 2, 2008 at 10:58 pm
They do the same thing on the American Girl website — tease, tease, tease!
meritt
said,
May 4, 2008 at 1:46 pm
So… did you tell them to take down all the fake prices from the website!????
Of course… now I have to head over and check it out myself… LOL.
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