Category: Today on the Internet

  • (Not) on Target – Gilt Groupe misses the mark

    This morning at 9am PST Gilt Groupe unleashed three Target collaborations available for pre-sale before they hit Target stores: Mulberry (accessories), Tucker by Gaby Basora (clothing), and John Derian (home goods) for Target. I was super excited about this and put up a public service announcement on my Facebook page. In theory, this is a…

  • Sampling from Celebrities

    A new online shopping site in beta, Seen On will provide temporary sample sales based on clothing that was aired on popular tv shows and movies. There are a number of sites that offer discounted designer clothing, but “bring[ing] you the brands from the hottest TV shows, movies and celebrities” is a new twist on…

  • The Outnet Party Foul

    I’m not surprised that I wasn’t able to get anything from the Outnet’s $1 sale today, but I AM surprised that I didn’t even get “in”. Uncharacteristically awake and checking email at 7am PST I noticed that at 3:47am the Outnet announced the start of their sale. I immediately logged in (even though I was…

  • Playing Dress-Up, 2.0

    One of the (many) great things about online shopping is that you can browse items you’d never be able to afford, and don’t have to deal with condescending salespeople who know you couldn’t afford the least expensive piece in the store. You can linger as long as you’d like and no one will burst your…