Go on a New York shopping spree without leaving your desk!
We have discovered the most genius website, that allows you to take advantage of the record breaking cheap dollar, without actually having to spend any money flying to the States. Borderlinx.com is a new shopping come shipping website that helps you shop on any American website and then ship your goods in one package, straight to your door. This means if you order from 10 sites you won't have to pay shipping and tax 10 times - just once. Tax is about $60 for an average package so if you buy form three websites that's a saving of at least £60 on delivery alone. How clever is that! We scoured our favourite sites, and not only saved on postage and packaging but because of the $2 to the pound exchange rate at the moment, we also managed to save a whopping £268 on our spree. We snagged this Marc Jacobs Stam (named after supermodel Jessica Stam) for $1350 at shopbop.com, that's £675 - £85 cheaper than it is here; the must-have jeans of the moment, 18th Amendment's high waisted 'Colbert's, also at shopbop.com, for $220 (that's a mere £107) a saving of £78; and a new video iPod Classic from the Apple store for just £124.50 ($249, and £105 cheaper than it is here.) We're so pleased we discoverd this just before Christmas. So, save your holiday time for office party hangovers and shop NYC from the comfort of your own home. Sign up now!
Psst: And with news just in today that Topshop will be launching a flagship store in New York's shopping mecca Soho next year, we are already dreaming of the bargains to be had for spring!
By Laurelle Gilbert
Posted: 2nd November 2007
You heard it hear first: London's legendary denim boutique run by jean genie Donna Ida is launching online.
From next month the treasures of Donna Ida in Knightsbridge will be available to buy online. The website will stock 20 premium and designer denim labels including Stella McCartney's new jeans - which are hitting stores right now. The site will also feature a 'Denim Dilema' section which will offer advice on which fit is right for which shape.
Until now the store has been a mecca for denim fans in London and for anyone visiting the capital wanting to find the perfect pair of jeans. Now you can get the Donna Ida experience anywhere in the world.
'We have built up such a great fan base of customers in store, a lot of whom travel and want to refer us to their friends and want to keep up with the latest trends while they are out of the country' Donna told us.
But will the online experience be the same as the service Donna provides in store? 'Our new website provides answers to all denim dilemmas and features a denim diary updated regularly to keep customers abreast of street trends and customer preferences. Plus now [you] can shop with us 24 hours a day even if they cant get to the store.'
The new www.donnaida.com goes live on September 1st.
By Laurelle Gilbert
Posted: 20th August 2008
