Monday lunch time shopping

The official reason was to buy some new face towels, but it didn't take much to get me into the stores and check out the "final reductions" sales. I'm a big fan of online shopping (hence the blog!) but it is nice to touch and feel the clothes and shoes, to try them on, and of course to buy what I like and take them home straight away.

Before I write about my haul, here are a few "near-buys".

From SABA, the Samantha skirt. It looked cute on the hanger but didn't work with my "well-proportioned" hips.

As an aside, I like it when designers give names to their garments. So much nicer than "that brown dress with an elastic waistband".

From David Lawrence, a white and blue wide striped dress (see what I mean about names?)

I've seen this dress on their website and liked it but I wasn't prepared to pay the RRP ($299). I tried it on and it was lovely but unfortunately too big for me, and they didn't have any stock in smaller sizes. It is not available online any more. Should I go to DJs and Myer to try my luck?

Now onto the purchases.

Midas Lundy flats:

Again, I've seen them online before going into the store. The raffia weave is cute and the shoes are very comfy. I'll pair them up with a summer dress or a t-shirt and skinny jeans.

Here are the shoes modelled by yours truly.

Interestingly these shoes are "rebranded" - they didn't come with a teal Midas box and it looked like they peeled off the original label and stamped "Midas" on the inner sole.

Remember the dress from Events? I finally paid the store a visit. The dress had sold out at the store (still available online in some sizes) and I tried on a skirt with the same print. It fitted like a glove so it was an easy decision to make.

I searched for the stock photo on the Events website - do you find it strange that the model is topless?

For the record, I bought the face towels too.

A few general observations before I sign off:

• I didn't receive any customer service worth blogging about. The SAs were ... adequate.
• SABA prominently promoted their e-store and has a "return item purchased online to a store" policy. I expect this to become a standard for click-and-mortar retailers.
• I went to Zara and felt blah about the merchandise on display. Did not try on a single thing.
• I love the dresses at Hugo Boss but I cannot justify the price tag.

What bargains did you snap up in the last few days?