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| - Okay, seriously. I'm obsessed. I don't even care about designer brands that much...and I'm obsessed. When I can buy a lingerie top by Vera Wang for less than I can buy one by Xhiliration...yeah, I'm there.
In fact, I am so there that....(I can't believe I'm about to reveal this)...I have created a spreadsheet.
A spreadsheet to keep track of my deals.
Yes. I am for real. And, according to my calculations, I have saved over $2000 in shopping at Last Chance over the last 6 months.
I don't find something every time I go, but I also go (gulp) every day, with the exception of weekends. I work and live nearby, so it's easy for me to take 45 minutes out of my day and poke around over there.
I mostly buy tops, shoes, jewelery, and cosmetics.
Last Chance has a vast, ever-replenishing supply of cute tops. Some are designer, some are just Nordstrom filler brands...about 45% of them are something you might want to buy. The others, you will discard due to condition and personal taste. Tops range from $2.97 - $9.97, and there are often 25% - 50% off "deal days".
Shoes are also marked way, way down - my current "personal best" shoe bargain is a pair of Kate Spade wedges for $14.99. This takes some digging, but it is almost always worth squeezing through the aisles and taking a look. Keep an eye out for the sales they have on certain color tags - they often mark a random tag color down 50% for a few days out of the week.
Jewelry and hair accessories are usually not designer, but you can occasionally find something with a recognizable name on it - a few months ago, I found a Marc Jacobs necklace for $9.97. Designer or not, you can find cute stuff for next to nothing, just to fill up your jewelry box. They also have a good, rotating selection of headbands and hair clips, if that's your thing. Be sure to check out the motley displays by the register to increase your chances of finding that special designer necklace or ring on huge clearance.
It is a little known fact that Last Chance occasionally has jaw-dropping deals on high-end, UNUSED cosmetics. Most of the time when you go in there looking for cosmetics, you'll find a half-empty bottle of crusty tinted moisturizer laying on its side, leaking onto the counter a little bit. Said bottle will be priced at something ridiculous, like $14.97, and you will be disgusted. HOWEVER, every now and again, every once in the bluest of moons, you will walk in the door and find a basket of brand new Stila lip pots. Or maybe Smashbox blushes. Or even Duwop eye palettes... for $.97. Ninety-seven cents. Truly.
As far as the claims of shopping violence, aggressiveness, and cattiness...I have experienced none of these things. I have also witnessed none of these things, and, like I revealed earlier in this somewhat humbling review, I go every day. Honestly, I don't even feel that the shopping environment is any more competitive than in any other discount retail store. No one has ever snatched anything out of my hands, or tried to get me to move. People are a little pushy, but that happens everywhere - just lock your knees, and stand your ground!
I never feel stressed out or overwhelmed shopping there, but, then again, I am an old hand at it these days. I took my boyfriend recently, (it was his first time), and he was completely overwhelmed moments after we entered the store. It gets crowded, there are running and screaming kids, and things end up on the floor - welcome to Ross. If you can handle discount shopping elsewhere, you can handle it here. Don't believe the hype, don't fear the horror stories, and soon you, too, will have your own embarrassing bargain tracker spreadsheet.
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