Good deals on Chantelle bras?

Elly

I pretty seriously need to replace my bras-- my trip to Phoenix was cancelled do to some unfortunate circumstances, so I'm back to shopping online-- pretty sure the size is the same and want to replace my Jo Marie and 2 Chantelles with 3-4 Chantelles in similar styles to avoid fitting issues.

However, I think I'm looking at the wrong time of year-- instead of lots of colors and styles in my size with good prices the same bras are 20 bucks higher with limited colors in a 32 E.

Any hints on finding deals or upcoming sales?

P.S. -- I will be back on tomorrow with pics of some new summer things for K/R.

11 years ago

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Suzanne (ambergreen)

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eBay. It's where I get my 34Fs in a couple of brands.

11 years ago

Diana

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If you know your size and style, I'd look for them on ebay. I don't wear Chantelle, but I wear Lejaby, which is a French brand that is really hard and expensive to find in the US, but I've found great deals on brand new ones on ebay from the UK or France. The only thing is generally it is final sale so you can't return or exchange. (You could always resell them though if they don't work.)

ETA: make sure you do searches for both your US size and the French equivalent. A lot of the European sellers list by the French size.

11 years ago

annagybe

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Not going to help your situation, I find them sometimes at the Rack.

11 years ago

Meegie

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Bare Necessities is having a 25% off all purchases through April 14 if you order online. Chantelle is usually one of the brands excluded from their sales, but it looks like it's included this time. Free shipping, too!

11 years ago

Elly

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Thanks, Ladies!

I tried ebay, since I was pretty happy with the style I bought last time. Ended up with 3 bras (I hope, although 1 seller seems a little flaky) for $75, which would have retailed for over $150 even with the Bare Necessities discount (although that was a great resource too!).

Now I just really want something red (my favorite to wear under white and light colors) or something a little more structured/fancy but it doesn't seem to be available unless I want another black bra-- black and nude, blah--- I like 4 in rotation if possible, but three will work for now and maybe I will pick up the 4th on a trip or later (Nordies Annual Sale).

11 years ago

JayS

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Thanks for the Bare Necessities heads up, Meegie. Just ordered another Prima Donna Madison...for almost $50 less than I paid at Intimacy.

Elly, Marie Jo is one of the brands that fit me best ( 30-32 DD-D).
Prima Donna works really well for me, also. You might consider giving them a try.

ETA: spelling correction

11 years ago

kerry

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Yay for the Bare Necessities info.! Got 3 very expensive bras for much cheaper than I usually pay. Thanks!

11 years ago

Lisa

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A great question. I wait for Nordstorm's sale in July every year to replace mine.

11 years ago

CocoLion

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Another vote for Barenecessities.com and their annual friends and family sale … 25% off on brands like Chantelle and even Simone Perele. This is the only time of year I have been able to find Simone Perele on sale, anywhere (although sometimes a style or two are included in NAS).

11 years ago

April

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I know there's a certain "ick" factor to buying bras on eBay, but a lot of times what you find there is new-with-tags items that had very minor mishaps, such as a tiny pen mark on the band, that disqualified them from being sold in a retail location but did not in any way change the way they fit.

11 years ago

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