I'll preface this with the disclosure that I don't even have a Nordstrom in my state (we're supposed to be getting one next year), but I want to be ready. How does one get invited to pre-sale sessions...do you have to be a card holder and reach a certain level of purchases during the year? Or do you just have to be buddies with a sales associate? I'll be doing my shopping online for this year's sale (as I have done in years past) but I want to be ready when the new Nordstrom opens its doors! :) I'm enjoying all the posts about the sale selections as that helps tremendously since I only have the online catalog to go by at the moment.