Sunday, March 24, 2013

Hi-Lo Shopping Weekend

Yesterday Robert and I took the light rail (and also, for a short distance, a shuttle bus due to a disruption on the track) to the Mall of America so that I could get a bra fitting at Nordstrom and he could look at new shoes for work.  $318 later, I had purchased 4 bras.  $170 later, Robert had purchased a pair of shoes from Bostonian. 

Today Robert and I drove to the suburbs so I could buy a bunch of craft supplies at Wal-Mart ($96), he could buy some hiking shoes at a sporting goods store ($??), and I could check out the new Goodwill location, where I purchased 7 skirts, 8 knit shirts, and 3 button-up shirts (and Robert got a brand-new looking belt, which he really needed).  Total price: under $64.  Average price per item: $3.37.

Most of the brands I was familiar with -- Merona (Target), Croft & Barrow and Apt 9 (Kohl's), Old Navy, H&M (the Swedish brand that looks/feels a lot like Target to me), Style & Co (Macy's), Lands End, Liz Claiborne, Talbots.  I have also purchased Studio Works at Goodwill before -- apparently it is sold at the Bon-Ton chain of stores, with which I am unfamiliar (the Studio Works clothes I've purchased seem like Kohl's type things to me).  My google fu is not up to the task of identifying "Bass" as a brand of clothing.  I have purchased Christopher & Banks items at Goodwill several times before, and they are a very common brand there.  I wondered why this brand has such a large presence here (more so than other places I've lived) and ... oh, their headquarters is located in a suburb of Snow City.  (As for the fact that the brand targets the age 40-60 demographic?  I guess I'm just ahead of my time.)  Finally, I was previously totally unfamiliar with the brand Monsoon, which turns out to be a UK brand; their cheapest skirt is 45 pounds (i.e., $68.50) so I can feel happy that I bought this whole set of clothing for less than one of the skirts brand-new.

I'm also happy that any of several of the skirts I bought should work well to form the basis of the outfit I will need to put together for my cousin's wedding in early June.  If all else fails, I can always walk over to the Neiman Marcus on the pedestrian mall and buy a $250 blouse to go with the $3 skirt.

Check out the lovely stripes on the mysterious Bass shirt!


7 comments:

rvman said...

My best guess is that "Bass" is the same GH Bass & Co that makes shoes. Apparently "Stage" sells this line, as does Basco?

Sally said...

OK, I do know the store Stage.

Tam said...

Right, Bass was (?) mainly a shoe company. The iconic Bass shoes in my mind (probably mystery mom's in the 70's) would not be up your alley.

Tam said...

Er, my mom's. Damn autocorrect.

Sally said...

Right, I have heard of Bass also, as a shoe brand, but I didn't realize they made clothing also. Interesting.

mom said...

There's a Bass outlet store in Branson, MO and they sell mostly shoes, but they do sell some clothing.

mom said...

There's a Bass outlet store in Branson, MO and they sell mostly shoes, but they do sell some clothing.