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Nov
28
Happy Friday!
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The Shop Tart is relaxing at Club Med. Please enjoy the view from her temporary office…
She’s thinking of you, dear reader, because the buildings here are the same three colors as the sale stickers at VanJean. That is a sign - a sign that you need to go out for shopping and lunch today! Do you have goosebumps? The Shop Tart does! Here are a few places you might want to be:
- Just the Thing - 25% off, storewide, today and tomorrow. Complete all your holiday looks with fab accessories!
- VanJean - 30, 50 and 75% Fall and Winter Merchandise. Today is a great day to make your wish list so the ladies can contact your gift giver of choice and offer free gift wrap and delivery.
- Gourmet Shop - Champagne and Rosé wines are still on sale. And…Holiday Vietri has arrived. What a great, casual take on traditional Christmas china!
- Weathers - After Thanksgiving Sale. Snap up a $595 wool tuxedo for only $389. The Shop Tart is pretty sure it will never go out of style.
- Finleaf Gallery - Come by and wish Finleaf a Happy 7th Anniversary. Enter a special drawing for holiday gift certificates and enjoy tea, cookies and maybe a little nip of sherry.
- Cottage and Vine - Happy 2nd Anniversary! Enjoy 20% off one item through the end of December (offer does not include BOB Strollers.)
- Max and Prissy - Opened at 8 am today and is offering 40% off the entire store, today and tomorrow.
- Simply Savory - The place to be from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, when your day of shopping is over, for a free wine tasting!
And, now, the Shop Tart has to get back to this (wearing Marysia Charleston, for the curious). Mwah!
Happy Shopping and don’t forget to tell them you read it on the Shop Tart!
Nov
27
Gobble, gobble!
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Please enjoy a piece of Easy Apple Bundt Cake, from the Shop Tart. And please send her your very best Thanksgiving food pictures!
Now, don’t go eating so much you can’t go out shopping tomorrow. Dominican Republic is fab! Wish you were here! Mwah!
Nov
26
Look of the Week!
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The Look of the Week was spotted at the VanJean sale, where the Shop Tart “saved” $900. Practically all of the Fall and Winter merchandise is 30, 50 or 75 percent off. Fun! Like Kicks, VanJean is offering a holiday wish list service. Make your list and they’ll contact the gift giver of your choice and offer free delivery and gift wrapping. The Shop Tart thinks this should be her gift to Mr. Shop Tart. Isn’t she sweet?
Susan Menge, a fashion merchandising major at USC, has been working at VanJean since high school. She recently interned at Globe Showroom in New York. Globe represents several designers found at VanJean, including Elijah, Manoush, Camilla Marc, James Coviello and (new!) Shop Tart favorite Falls. Her top is vintage Tibi, if you consider last year vintage. Her jeans are wide leg by Tory Burch. The coat, which isn’t Susan’s (yet?), is Phillip Lim. It could be yours, though! Originally $718, it’s on sale for $359. The Shop Tart thinks gold brocade is a great take on a classic trench.
Her gloves, which are too fabulous not to have their own closeup, are also Phillip Lim and marked down 30%. Maybe Mr. Shop Tart will get them for his wife for Christmas. If only he read her blog… They also come in a short version, in black.
VanJean and Pout are closed today, but will open on Friday. The Shop Tart thinks you should get in there and take advantage of the amazing sale. Mwah!
In other news…
- Support the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands by running in the fourth annual 3K or 8K Turkey Day Run on - you guessed it - Thanksgiving Day. It’s good for you! Sign up on site or here. What a great way to work off that enormous meal - and it’s for a great cause!
- Simply Savory’s wine tasting is happening as usual on Friday, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Sounds like the perfect way to relax after shopping your tail off all day.
- Don’t forget to snap a picture of your favorite Thanksgiving food moment and email it to the Shop Tart. You might win a prize!
- Today is the last day to take advantage of the following sales:Kicks (both locations), Lola and Doodlebugs are offering 30% off to anyone who brings at least two non-perishable food items for Harvest Hope, Charlie Mack is offering 30% off one item, Max and Prissy is offering 25% off everything. Beat the Black Friday crowds and take advantage of these sales while you still can!
- Enjoy 25% off everything in store at Just the Thing, Friday and Saturday. Great place to find gifts for all your girlfriends!
Happy Shopping and don’t forget to tell them you read it on the Shop Tart!
Nov
25
Win a prize!
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Occasionally, the Shop Tart gets nice notes from people or business owners after they read about themselves here. She finds this very charming and, each time it happens, wishes she herself were better about writing notes. Maybe some fab new stationary from Jot or Burlap would help…
Sometimes, public relations people contact the Shop Tart. This is also exciting. Just last week, it was particularly exciting, because they wanted to send her something free for you, dear reader. The Shop Tart loves prizes, although she rarely wins them. When she was 7 years old, she and her mother were shopping at Tapp’s in Trenholm Plaza (remember that one?) where the Shop Tart made her mother register for a drawing. Her mother*, who didn’t even want to bother, won a prize! Twenty years later, she gave the prize to the Shop Tart.
This excellent book contains recipes for both dinner and supper, two distinctly different meals (Who knew?) Also, this book started the Shop Tart’s lifelong obsession with ugly pictures of food. The Shop Tart herself once won a french coffee press at Mary and Martha’s. Thrilling!
You, too, deserve the excitement of winning a prize and the good people at Invisibelt want to help. M Boutique carries them if you want to see what they’re all about. Possibly the most useful fashion tool since Stylin’ Tape (available at Tullulah), the Invisibelt comes in clear or black. Use it to cinch up that blousy dress or top from last year that’s begging for a waist. And Invisibelt seamlessly covers the button at the top of your jeans that pokes out, makes you look kind of pregnant and ruins the line of your sweater. You want one! And you can have one for free! Just send the Shop Tart a Thanksgiving food picture - your plate, a turkey, the buffet, a particularly hideous casserole. There won’t be any extra points for odd props like a pot of African Violets or a mushroom-shaped candle, but they will make the Shop Tart very happy. She’ll make a list of all the pictures she receives by Wednesday, December 3rd, put them in a hat and randomly choose a winner. Good luck!
In other news…
- Sales, sales, sales, y’all! The Shop Tart saved $900 at VanJean yesterday. Wheee! See yesterday’s post for a rundown of the sales this week.
- Revente just received four Chanel handbags, real ones. Go get ‘em!
- The Devine Street Merchants want you to make a donation to Epworth Children’s Home. Visit any participating merchant, make your donation and you’ll be entered to win a fabulous prize! Even if you don’t win, you’ll get a tax deduction for the donation - and we can all use that, n’est-ce pas?
Happy Shopping and don’t forget to tell them you read it on the Shop Tart!
* Who, in her defense, probably had two toddlers with her, in addition to the Shop Tart and possibly a bun in the oven. As you can imagine, the Shop Tart was not the easiest child to take shopping. She could never quite find the outfits she pictured in her head, which is not to say Tapp’s wasn’t a nice store. It was, but they didn’t carry couture for 7 year olds back then. By the way, did you know Marysia has a children’s line (click on “collections” and “bumby” to view)? The Shop Tart’s seven-year-old self would have loved it! And have you seen Phillip Lim’s line for children? Ahhhh…
Nov
24
Follow the Shop Tart!
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Pssst…this just in…Tickled Pink is having a closing sale, starting today! Everything in the store is discounted and everything is for sale, including fabric, fixtures and that fab black crib with white stars on the posts. It almost makes the Shop Tart want to pop out one more kid, but not quite. Owner Caroline Glenn is ready to go full time with her custom creations, from clothing to bedding and beyond. Her nurseries, found in some of the toniest homes in town, are heirloom quality. She designs and makes everything from the bedding to the matching night light shades. Magnifique! So, no worries if you’re expecting and had your heart set on a custom nursery - Now that she’s getting out of the retail business, Caroline is ready to take even more orders. If you want to pick up some fab clothing or other trinkets for your child (or someone else’s!), Tickled Pink is the place to be today. And…if you want a bulk discount, Caroline is still entertaining offers on the sale of the entire store, lease and all.
And the sale ball keeps rolling…
- Everything at Max and Prissy is 25% off until Thanksgiving. Here’s a thought - grab a girlfriend or three for a mini-shopping spree and have dinner after at Solstice, right next door.
- Strobler is still offering 15% off. Did you know they have the most fab accent lamps? Some are even under $100.
- Starting today, VanJean’s Fall and Winter merchandise will be marked down 30 to 75%. And…you can make a wish list and the ladies will contact the man of your dreams about the list (or your mom, or your richest friend, or anyone you tell them, like that teacher from the third grade who really liked you). They also offer complimentary gift wrap and delivery. Make life easy for someone you love!
- Pout is adding $25 to any gift certificate you purchase over $75. For example, $75 will get you $100, $100 becomes $125. Magic! Pout also offers wish list service.
- Sophie Shoes are 30% off.
- Kicks is offering a 30% discount on fall shoes and boots for those who bring in two or more non-perishable food items for Harvest Hope Food Bank. The ladies at Kicks can also be your Personal Elves. They’ll make note of your wish list, personally contact the gift giver and offer wrapping and delivery.
- Between now and November 26th, bring two (or more) cans of food or other non-perishable food items for Harvest Hope and receive 30% off your entire purchase at Kicks, Lola and Doodlebugs in Lexington.
- The Spa at H2 has some amazing specials this month. One hour massages, one hour facials, personal training sessions and haircuts (with selected stylists) are ONLY $39! This is a great way to recharge for party season. The Shop Tart is in!
- Coplon’s Fall and Winter sale is holding steady at 30%. Who wants to predict when 50% will happen?
- Everything at Weathers is 25% off until December 24th.
- Monday and Tuesday, Granger-Owings will honor a 25% off coupon they sent via email. If you aren’t on their list, you should sign up, but if you want the coupon real bad, email the Shop Tart and she’ll forward it to you.
- 20!20 Vision in Five Points is also doing their part to help Harvest Hope. If you bring in two or more items for the food bank, you’ll receive 10% off any purchase or service in the shop.
- Everything at Mary in Five Points is 25% off.
- Stop in Sophie Shoes for 25% off shoes.
- Friday and Saturday, Frame of Mind is offering 30% off all eyewear.
- Charlie Mack is having a sale - 30% off one item through Wednesday.
- Will you be in Charlotte the day after Thanksgiving? Petal, a fab boutique, is having a Black Friday Sale. Come in between 9 and 10 am and receive a coupon for 25% off one item. Fall merchandise will be 30 to 75% off.
- Support the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands by running in the fourth annual 3K or 8K Turkey Day Run on - you guessed it - Thanksgiving Day. It’s good for you! Sign up on site or here.
Happy Shopping and don’t forget to tell them you read it on the Shop Tart!
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