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NAS items already marked down further

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I swear, it happened even earlier this year! The last day or two of August, I saw some of my Nordstrom Anniversary Sale items marked down further. I took in two items today to get price adjustments, since I hadn't worn them yet and the tags are still on.

Crazy! It makes me not want to shop NAS any more. What's the point? I get a bunch of fall stuff that I can't wear for months, and then before I even get to those things, they are on the clearance racks. I can understand having them show up at the end of the fall season, but at end of summer??

I do not mind buying things early and getting some good out of them before they go on sale again. And in fact I don't mind paying a higher price for something I'm actually getting some use out of--that goes for NAS items and also for things I go ahead and pay full price for and then find on sale later. I figure I've gotten the extra money's worth out of them by wearing them in the meantime.

Does this development with NAS bother anyone else? Maybe I'm just getting crotchety--has been known to happen!

Halogen High/Low Cashmere Tunic Sweater (Regular & Petite)

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NYDJ 'Ski' Zip Pocket Ponte Knit Pants (Regular & Petite)

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Latest reply was from Firecracker (Sharan)

Suz

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Nordstrom's is pretty good about giving price adjustments -- which reminds me, I should call to get a few of those! Thank you!

But yes, I do understand what you mean. It shocked me a bit last year; I hadn't expected it. Even some of the higher end items got further mark downs.

Classically Casual

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I just tracked down the sweater I bought sight unseen online, and it's now 50%
off. Like you, I haven't come close to wearing it yet. AARGGH.

I agree that there's now little point in buying in July. I guess only if the item might be so wildly popular that it sells out and they don't restock.

This is a strange business model. I never like it when retailers play games with their customers regarding the pricing.

carter

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Frustrating. Now I have to go check on mine.

Traci

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I'm considering on of those cashmere tunics. How do you find the quality?

Do they give you the price adjustment even if your size is gone?

Parsley

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It is frustrating when that happens!
On the other hand, some of the NAS items sell out right away and that is your only chance to buy them.
And then for me there are the things that I passed up and regret, and NONE of them have gone on sale again yet!

Sveta

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Yes it is frustrating!
From the 4 items I bought only Halogen striped skirt is on further sale. Both long gillet and KUT plaid jeans are gone now!

Suz

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Traci, I can't speak for all situations, but last year when I called up for price adjustments, they gave them to me on all relevant items, even if my size was gone. Again, I hadn't really expected it (the policy says they won't do it) -- but they accommodated easily.

For me, there is still a huge benefit in ordering early.

First, it gets me planning for fall and thinking ahead.

Second, a lot of times my size will be sold out early in the sale. Not for every item -- but it is really tough to predict. If I had waited this year, I would not have been able to purchase several of my favourite items.

Third, some of the stuff I like most hasn't gone on sale and is back up to full price. And the price is higher than I could have stomached.

Fourth, it's not really that tough to look up what you ordered and see if it has gone down even further.

Oh...and sometimes you find new deals, too.....

Aquamarine

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Oh dear. I don't even want to look

Parsley

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Suz, so true about finding new deals...
I just bought those NYDJ in the brown!

Aubergine

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I have the same sweater, so I wonder if it's worth it to try and get a price adjustment. It looks like it's only around $10 lower, though, from what I remember, so that may be beneath my laziness threshold.

For me, it's probably still worth it to buy at NAS because it forces me to be decisive and because petites and size 5 or 5.5 shoes always sell out fast. Frustrating when the prices go lower that quickly, though!

Tanya

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I agree with what Suz said, I still find it worthwhile to shop NAS, especially since one's size might be gone by the markdown time. But I can see how it can be frustrating too.
Off to check the price situation on two items I bought at this year's sale.

Firecracker (Sharan)

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Traci, I can't tell how the quality is on the cashmere tunic long-term, but it looks nice in person. It is looking quite fine in my drawer so far.

Jaime

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I think it is a risk management thing. You never know which items will sell out early and which will be further reduced later. Luckily with Nordstrom's the risk is minimized because they will adjust the price!

Firecracker (Sharan)

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Okay, you all are talking some sense into me. Not all of my items are marked down, and not all of them are still available--good points! My Hudson jeans, which I have not yet hemmed (it hasn't been jeans weather again, really, till this week), are still back at full price. Same with my olive boots. So I guess I did get some good deals and got some strategic fall shopping taken are of.
I'm guessing they overbought on some items and have to move them out. New fall items are continuing to arrive.

Caro in Oz

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Big sigh from me - we would kill for your retail service (well not literally).

annagybe

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Everything I bought is full price now. Pendleton plaid duffle coat, Current/Elliott plaid shirt and Eileen Fisher silk pants.

Debbie

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I get frustrated over this but it is a chance I take. Last year I was upset because the girl I spoke with didn't give me a price adjustment but then I realized I would have bought them anyway. This year I hadn't even looked up the items I bought. I am going to go back through Angie's picks and see if I there is any think else on sale that I didn't buy but might want to.

deb

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The Classiques jacket I purchased is less than I paid for it. I called customer service and they told me that it had been two months since I bought it and it needed sup approval. I was supposed to get a call back, but now call. We will see. All of my other purchases are at the regular price.

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Firecracker (Sharan)

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After I got my price adjustment today, I did order a sweater that I had tried on at NAS but didn't buy then. It's not on the website in the color that I got, but it's this Free People sweater, in browns and black rather than the gray shown here. It was on sale, and I'm guessing marked lower than NAS, but I don't really know. It's a big fuzzy sweater, and it reminded me so much of a couple of my mother's sweaters that I used to borrow from her and wear in high school and college. It's definitely a purchase based on nostalgia more than style! I think it will be so much fun to wear.

Firecracker (Sharan)

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Parsley, I did get the brown in the NYDJ pants. It's a great shade of brown, isn't it? So dark it's like bittersweet chocolate.

dashielle (Ann)

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Well now, that's a bummer! Thanks for the heads up though, as I would never have known that two tops were further reduced. I have the tunic sweater also, but don't see it on their website at all anymore :-/

Firecracker (Sharan)

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Wow--that cashmere tunic went fast, Ann! I just saw it on the site in the past couple of days. But then I've also been getting emails from Nordstrom about 40% markdowns. My sales associate told me today this is the first year they've done a Labor Day sale.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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I think I saw that the knit blazer I bought at NAS - the Caslon one, not the Olivia Moon one - is re lowered in price and is in fact 5 or so dollars cheaper than the NAS price. Half of the colors aren't available anymore, although the one I got was, at least yesterday when I was looking.

I have to agree that it's a little lowering to see things re marked down so quickly. I am sure that it's quite the balancing act for Nordstrom to try to anticipate the demand for a particiular item - order too few and people are disappointed; order too many and you end up causing this sort of conversation.

Marley

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Yes - this is typical for a lot of the NAS items. In fact, if it weren't for my concerns about finding my size, I would probably not buy during NAS at all. I have cut way, way back on what I buy at NAS though - our hottest weather is during the fall and so the things that I was buying at NAS were sitting in my closet for months, not ever getting worn! Now, I'm more likely to wait until the new year to refurbish my fall wardrobe!

JayS

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WooHoo!!
Just got a $20 adjustment on the Halogen Pleat Midi Skirt.
Thanks, Firecracker!!
It was weird tho..when CS pulled the item up by item #, it showed at regular price. I had to walk her through pulling it up online through the women's clothing sale for it to show up at the further reduced price. It took a while, but she gave me the adjustment.

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Staysfit

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I just checked on the items I bought at NAS. So far neither of them is on sale for less than what I paid for them. At first I though the leather skirt was, but the current sale price, is actually the same price as the NAS price. It's a great skirt if anyone is interested.

I also really love the Vince dress. It is not on sale right now, so it actually costs more than during NAS.

Halogen Seamed Leather Pencil Skirt (Regular & Petite)

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Firecracker (Sharan)

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JayS, that's great news!
Staysfit, I admired that leather skirt yesterday in the store. The leather feels wonderful.

Janet

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Well, I checked and it looks like the plaid Equipment sweater is on a better sale now. Mine still has tags on, and I'm pretty sure my store will give me a price adjustment -- they did it last year on a much higher ticket item!

JayS

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Janet..I did mine over the phone. You may not need to make the trip..unless you want to, of course

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