Many people don’t realize the differences between Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack. Yes, they are owned by the same company. And there is some overlap between Nordstrom and the Rack. However, at the same time, there are tons of differences. Nordstrom vs Nordstrom Rack So, in this article, I’ll explain the differences as well as the…
I never knew you could get alterations at Nordstrom until three things happened. One, I started getting clothes from Trunk Club (sadly, now closed down). Two, I joined The Nordy Club, the Nordstrom rewards program. Rewards including earning points towards “free” alterations at Nordstrom. Also, you get benefits during the annual Nordstrom Anniversary sale. And,…
I buy so much of my clothes shopping at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack that I never stopped to think about the brands that are exclusive to Nordstrom. However, in researching this article, I took a trip through my own closet. There, I found at least a dozen items that were Nordstrom private label brands. They…
I’m always excited when it’s time for the Nordstrom anniversary sale. As a long-time, devoted Nordstrom customer, I know that sales at the store are not to be beat. And Nordstrom has big sales during the year. One, there is the half-yearly sale, which occurs twice a year. The dates for that sale are usually…
Did you know that Nordstrom restaurants are worth making time to visit? I know that I was suspicious when someone suggested I grab a meal at the cafe in my local Nordstrom department store. However, then I made time to eat there. And boy was I pleasantly surprised. Nordstrom cafe food is delicious. And it…
Decades ago when I was a beauty reporter for Allure Magazine, I covered the opening of the Nordstrom Spa at the Somerset Collection Mall. You see, I was living in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the time. That Nordstrom Spa — or Spa Nordstrom as it’s now called — was located in Troy, Michigan, about an…
After Trunk Club shut down, the Nordstrom Personal Shopper department reached out to let me know that they could set me up with a personal stylist near me. That is, since I was already an established customer at the Pittsburgh Nordstrom department store, I could work with one of their stylists at any time. Again,…
Recently, I took advantage of the Nordstrom ship-to-store option, to my local Nordstrom Rack and wondered if I could use curbside pickup to get it. Unfortunately, the Nordstrom Rack location near me doesn’t have curbside pickup available. I assumed it would. However, I recently learned that no Nordstrom Rack locations offer Curbside Pickup. Even so,…
Unfortunately, Nordstrom announced in May 2022 that they were shutting down Trunk Club. I’m very sad to share that Nordstrom Trunk Club is closing/has closed. For other online styling options, including Stitch Fix, please check out this post. For information on shopping the Nordstrom anniversary sale annually, this article can help. In addition, you can…
Even though my blog is about smart shopping and saving money, there’s also a green element to it. It is important to me to buy things that last and which I don’t automatically see as disposable or throw away. Maybe you feel the same. So read on to find out how long it takes these…
I’ve been shopping Stitch Fix Freestyle for quite some time now. In fact, before it was called Freestyle, I was buying clothes directly from Stitch Fix. I’m talking about shopping outside of requesting a Fix. Didn’t know this was possible? Neither did I. But let me tell you how I discovered this possibility. Shopping Stitch…
Are you a procrastinator? And are looking for easy anniversary gifts you can buy at the last minute? In other words, who among us hasn’t put off buying a gift, be it a birthday present or last minute anniversary gift? I’ve been married for 30-plus years, and I know when my wedding anniversary is. But,…
The first time my husband and I walked the High Line in NYC was right after the third section of this elevated public park opened. That was around 2014. We’d just dropped our younger daughter off for a college visit appointment and had a few hours to kill. So, we headed west, on foot, on…
My preferred way to shop is by giving my business to stores and brands that stand behind their products. This often comes to life with a lifetime guarantee or a limited lifetime warranty. Whatever it is called, it is smart to spend money when the company offers to fix or replace something that goes wrong….
I’ve just updated this lifetime warranty article. It includes more than two dozen brands that provide a warranty for life or lifetime protection on their products, or something similar. This is a great guide when buying gifts for the holidays or all year round. Why? Because these are products that last. And if they don’t,…
I first started writing about tax free days aka sales tax holidays a decade ago. That was when my own daughters were still in school and we needed to find ways to save on back to school shopping. Turns out the summer months are when most states let you shop tax free for back to…
I know that I’m not alone in being stumped about which anniversary theme goes with which year of marriage. I mean, the first few years after your wedding, the gift choices are easy. Most people know that the gift for your first year of marriage is paper. But, then it gets tricky from there. Another…
Until I had children, I didn’t appreciate the value behind buying luggage, backpacks and books bags with a lifetime warranty. You see, kids can be hard on stuff. So, you want to spend your hard-earned money on products that will hold up. When my daughters were little, we only bought backpacks and bookbags from L.L….