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What are the dates for 2015-16 Zara’s Fall/Winter sale?

Usually when Christmas has past — the gifts are also behind us.

By stuart

December 27, 2015December 27, 2015

City

The new Zara in FiDi (across from Fulton Transit Center) is now open

After some delay, New York’s newest Zara store opened today at 222 Broadway and Ann Street in the Financial District.

By stuart

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Shopping

Container Store code for “20% off single item” if you’re a POP! program member

Another day, another email announcing some sort of sale – this time from Container Store.

By stuart

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015

Shopping

Nespresso puts Vertuoline machines on permanent sale for $199

Is the new $199 pricepoint for Nespresso Vertuoline machines just a promotion or a permanent price reduction?

By stuart

August 16, 2015August 16, 2015

Shopping

With ZARA’s sale ending, you might be pleasantly surprised by what’s leftover

After six weeks of markdowns, ZARA’s 2015 summer sale is coming to an end.

By stuart

August 1, 2015August 1, 2015

Extra

Tips for selling used clothes for money at Buffalo Exchange or Crossroads

I don’t call myself an expert in selling my used men’s clothes, but I’ve been around the block dozens of times between multiple Buffalo Exchanges and Crossroads.

By stuart

July 30, 2015September 23, 2015

Extra

How to do a ZARA stock check to see if another ZARA has your size

ZARA’s policy is to not do stock checks on sale/clearance items — that’s what I’ve been told when I asked an associate in-store.

By stuart

July 9, 2015August 31, 2015

Fashion New York

Zara Store Locations: Here are all the ZARA stores in New York City

There are seven ZARA locations in New York City; all of which are located in Manhattan.

By stuart

June 30, 2015April 21, 2017

Basketball San Francisco

NBA releases ‘Geeked Up’ Golden State Warriors championship t-shirt

I’m a big fan of the Geeked Up t-shirts that the NBA puts out from time to time.

By stuart

June 21, 2015June 22, 2015

City

Zara’s summer sale comes to U.S. (and we called it!)

A couple days ago, the Zara sale started in the United Kingdom and Ireland, so we wondered aloud in a blog post if the U.S. sale was soon to follow.

By stuart

June 19, 2015September 23, 2015

Culture

With Zara sale in U.K. and Ireland, is U.S. sale coming tomorrow?

Zara’s sale hasn’t started in the U.S. yet, but it looks like our predictions about the 2015 Zara sale date might have been on point.

By stuart

June 18, 2015September 23, 2015

Food

Nespresso Sale 2015: 30% off Nespresso machines

I just got an promotional email from Nespresso announcing their 2015 Father’s Day sale.

By stuart

June 12, 2015September 23, 2015

Culture

When does Zara’s summer sale start?

Can you smell the coming reductions in Zara’s already reasonably-priced fast fashions?

By stuart

June 7, 2015June 16, 2017

Food

When the heck does Nespresso put their machines on sale?

Nespresso has grown significantly in the last few years on the strength of their “high-end” machines and espresso pods that make creating your own homemade lattes simple and painless.

By stuart

June 2, 2015November 25, 2015

Tech

Use this comparison shopping tool for Amazon.com

Amazon has been a huge convenience since I moved to New York — their Prime shipping, cheap prices and delivery had Amazon boxes at my doorstep a few times a week.

By stuart

January 1, 2015January 1, 2015

Twitter

2014 Zara sale begins in US, Japan, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Denmark, Ireland and Netherlands

According to Zara’s official Twitter, their US sale started at 00:00 (midnight)

By stuart

December 27, 2014September 24, 2015

Culture

Zara we have a problem: Is Zara’s clothing quality suffering?

With Zara’s huge semi-annual sale about to commence, this is as good a time as any to address what I believe to be the diminishing quality of Zara’s clothing.

By stuart

December 24, 2014September 24, 2015

Shopping

Which is Better: Buffalo Exchange or Crossroads Trading? It depends on the neighborhood…

Buffalo Exchange vs. Crossroads The major thrift stores in many cities, including both San Francisco and New York (Manhattan) are Buffalo Exchange and Crossroads — where “major” means that both companies have stores throughout the city.

By stuart

November 26, 2014September 24, 2015

City New York

Here’s why you should use Amazon’s Subscribe & Save service (especially if you live in NYC)

Living in New York for the last 15 months has also been the first time in my life without access to my own car.

By stuart

November 15, 2014January 1, 2015

City Food

Best of East Village: C-Town Supermarket

Having recently moved closer to Avenue C, only a block east and a couple streets south of my old apartment, the stores, markets and cafes I now frequent have almost completely changed.

By stuart

November 14, 2014November 27, 2014

City Food

How to navigate the insane long lines at Trader Joe’s in Union Square (New York)

The lines at the Trader Joe’s Union Square are unlike any other Trader Joe’s in the country. The queue for the cashier is more akin to the release of the new iPhone. Really.

By stuart

November 13, 2014November 27, 2014

Fashion Shopping

Zara Sales: Zara unleashes bi-annual, month long sale

I’m into fast fashions – clothing that is mass-produced and inexpensive, so I am excitedddddddd at the news that Zara kicked off its spring/summer sale.

By stuart

June 20, 2014December 25, 2018