(Rue) La La!

I, as most other students, love a good bargain.

And on something I would buy anyway? It's a cause for celebration. 

So naturally I love Rue La La. 

What is Rue La La you ask? Good question...

Rue La La is an invitational members only website that offers boutiques that last for three days.

These boutiques can be anything. From ski gear to stilettos, you wait long enough and Rue will have it. Mostly you have Rue organized by brand and when you accept an invitation you receive emails letting you know what brands and boutiques are upcoming. 

Some of my friends and I have had major success on Rue. Over the summer one of my friends from Project Jump Start and I had gone shopping and she had tried on this GORGEOUS French Connection dress. Lamenting at the price we walked away and continued, but neither of us forgot that dress. A week later I was on the Rue "essential dresses" boutique and there was the navy French Connection dress! Quickly Annalisa and I were on the phone and after 10 minutes there was a credit to my account for $10. Because when one of the people that you invited to join Rue makes their first purchase, you get a $10 account credit. Awesome, yes?

When Lilly Pulitzer by Rue La La is in my inbox, there is a party thrown, even if it's only in my head. Last week's Lilly announcement came at a bad time, I had just gone shopping with my sister and I had eaten out plenty on my own dime over the winter break. So I set a budget. I allowed myself $30 to spend and then took to the computer. While I'm really looking for some Lilly shorts, the options are sometimes limited on discount websites, and unfortunately the sorts I wanted weren't there. Darn. So I moused on over to the paper section Imagine, a section of the Lilly boutique exclusively for paper and stationary. I decided on a bundle of the "Scarlet Begonia' items. It included: a magnetic note pad, a regular note pad, a large sticky pad, a lilly stuck on you set, a medium sized journal, and a 30 page photo album.

I was so glad to have gotten that previous $10 credit, otherwise I would have broken my budget.

So, you say you want to join Rue? 

Let's just say that you're welcome. 

Rue La La

Keep it classy,

~E