Charlotte Russe Sale

More sale blogging, I'm very sorry I'm late on this one but some family issues needed to be taken care of first. I really don't buy other than groceries but this is an odd season of my life. There are so many weddings, I started a new job, and I've gained weight since my wedding that I can't keep off. This has lead to more buying of clothes and such.

So Charlotte Russe Sale on Saturday. The Happy Hour Special was buy three items get the fourth free. Jhoana and I needed cowboy boots for the wedding we are going to be in April. Authentic cowboy boots run over $100.00 and we don't have that kind of money. Charlotte Russe has authentic looking cowboy boots for $40.00, and a sale on boots, buy one get one for $15.50. We agreed to combine the total cost of the boots and split it down the middle so $27.75 per pair. 

Aren't they cute?

So now I have two items; one more and I get something "free!" Well I started this new job and I need jeans that I can wear all day long. Charlotte Russe also had $10.00 off of selected jeans so I got a pair. That made them $25.00 which is the upper limit I would pay for jeans. These are the dark wash skinny jeans. Fear not, they won't high water on me.

I really wanted a blue dress but there wasn't a blue dress on sale that was appropriate. Instead for my free item I pick out  a yellow dress off of clearance (reg. 29.99) for $14.99. This ended up being my free item.

If that wasn't good enough, which it wasn't, I qualified for free shipping. Still not good enough? I didn't think so either so I found a coupon code for an additional 10% off the entire order. So what did I spend? $50.30 including tax. (Note, this does not include the cost of my friend's boots)

Here is a break down for the final pricing before tax:

Boots for wedding: $25.05 (original $40.00)
Jeans for work: $22.50 (original $34.99)
Dress for fun: FREE (original $28.99) 
Shipping: FREE (original $8 something)

Total savings: $61.68

Even though I hate to spend money on clothes, I am grateful to spend $50.00 on jeans, a dress, and boots rather than $139.95 sale (originally $169.95) on this similar pair for "real" boots that fit the image the bride is looking for.

What do you think? Do you think I fell victim to the sale? 

Spending $22.50 on a pair of jeans is steep for me, so is $25 on a pair of shoes but pair it with a free dress that I might have spent $12.00.... I guess it wasn't that bad but there is still room for improvement!