Cyber Monday Deals for J.Crew, Factory, & Madewell!

"Thanks!" to many of you, including GigiOfCa & Rose (in this post), as well as Irina, who let us know about the following promotion.

J.Crew is once again offering an additional 25% off SITEWIDE (no min!) and free shipping (no min!) with promo code MONDAY. This offer expires today, November 26, 2012. The fine print includes:

*Offer valid on purchases made online at jcrew.com on November 26, 2012 from 12:01am ET through 11:59pm ET. Offer not valid in retail stores, online at factory.jcrew.com, or on phone orders. Offer cannot be applied to previous purchases or the purchase of gift cards and cannot be redeemed for cash or combined with any other promotion. To redeem, enter the code MONDAY in the Promo Box when checking out at jcrew.com. Discount not valid on purchases of the following: baby's third-party branded merchandise; men's Barbour®, nanamica®, Corgi™, Mougin & Piquard™, Alden®, Crockett & Jones®, Chimala® and Wallace & Barnes merchandise; women's Authier®, Harley of Scotland, Goldsign®, Lulu Frost or Drake's® merchandise; crewcuts Barbour®, The Cambridge Satchel Company® or Thomas Mason® merchandise. Orders will be shipped via regular ground shipping (3 to 6 business days). Terms of offer are subject to change.

It is always nice to see this promotion get extended with free shipping. (I guess this is J.Crew's offer for Cyber Monday.) Although I am surprised this percent off is not extended to B&M stores. Oh well!

J.Crew Factory is offering an additional 50% off many (but not all) items. They are also offering free shipping (no min!) with promo code YOURGIFT. It also expires November 26, 2012.

Lastly, Madewell is offering an additional 25% off SITEWIDE (no min!) and free shipping (no min!) with promo code TREAT. This promotion expires November 26, 2012. 

Will you be taking advantage of this promotion? Any items you are interested in? If so, please share!

The Great (Weekly) Exchange {looking to sell}

This post (of weekly posts) is for individual members who want to swap/sell/share among yourselves. This post is where you can mention your items and outside listing/ auction site (like eBay and eCrater & the corresponding user ID).

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Please note: this posting is not for resellers, retailers or businesses. If you are a reseller, retailer, or a business, your comment gets automatically deleted & you will get publicly called out on it. :( So instead of this, simply do not post in the Weekly Exchanges. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! :)

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Please note that any transactions are independent of this blog. (Especially since you will be using an outside listing/ auction site like eBay or eCrater.) I have no dealings or interactions with any of the potential communication, listings, or transactions. :) Moreover, please limit comments about items to swap/sell/share to the "Great (Weekly) Exchange" posts. (Refer to "A Quick Note to J.Crew Aficionadas" post.)

Do you have any items you would like to swap/sell/share among yourselves through your outside listing/auction site?

Sidenote: What's up with JCAs writing "sub" or "subscribing" as their comment? It just means they are subscribing to all the comments (which are then automatically sent to their email) in that particular thread. This way they can stay aware of all the comments posted. :)

The Great (Weekly) Exchange {looking to find}

This post (of weekly posts) is for individual members who are looking for and interested in buying certain items. Please feel free to share a J.Crew store location and/or your outside listing/ auction site if it matches the requests made in this post.

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Please note: this posting is not for resellers, retailers or businesses. If you are a reseller, retailer, or a business, your comment gets automatically deleted & you will get publicly called out on it. :( So instead of this, simply do not post in the Weekly Exchanges. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! :)

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Also note that any transactions are independent of this blog. (Especially since you will be using an outside listing/ auction site like eBay or eCrater.) I have no dealings or interactions with any of the potential communication, listings, or transactions. :) Moreover, please limit comments about items to swap/sell/share/finding to the "Great (Weekly) Exchange" posts. (Refer to "A Quick Note to J.Crew Aficionadas" post.)

Is there an item (or items) that you are looking for and interested in purchasing?

Sought & Found: Did you visit J.Crew this {past} Weekend?

This is the weekly "sale watch" post, to help each other find sale items at our various local J.Crew stores. ;)

If you are stopped by a J.Crew store this past weekend to see what's available (if anything!) in the FALL sale, or to see some new FALL arrivals {sigh!} in person, maybe you might be willing to share that with us in this post. In particular, if you could share with us a few of the noteworthy items that are available, at what prices, and potential sizes the store is carrying (as well as the store location)- that would be fantastic!

Also, please let us know if your local store was/ is carrying an additional percent off sale. Thanks in advance!!! :)

Seek & Find: Will you visit J.Crew this Weekend?

This is the weekly "sale watch" post, to help each other find sale items at our various local J.Crew stores. ;)

If you are stopping by a J.Crew store this weekend to see what's available (if anything!) in the FALL sale, or to see some new FALL/WINTER arrivals {sigh!} in person, maybe you might be willing to share that with us in this post. In particular, if you could share with us a few of the noteworthy items that are available, at what prices, and potential sizes the store is carrying (as well as the store location)- that would be fantastic!

Also, please let us know if your local store is carrying an additional percent off sale. Thanks in advance!!! :)

P.S. I noticed that many of you have already been reporting sale items (and in which stores) in other posts which by the way "thank you!" :) I really appreciate how helpful we are for each other!

JCA "Help Style Me!" Weekly Post

This is the weekly "Help Style Me!" post, where we can share items we are having trouble putting outfits together with. Elaine (in this post) says it best, "You know, that thing you bought because you love it and you keep pulling it out and then putting it away without wearing it?"

Please share your J.Crew item (either that you own or are thinking about getting) that you would love help creating an outfit with.

Also, please help out by offering your styling advice. Feel free to include links to your blog (where you incorporated that piece) or to Polyvore (where you showcased an outfit with that piece). Thanks in advance! :)

"Looking to LOVE" with J.Crew

This is the weekly "Looking to LOVE with J.Crew" post, a place to share our favorite experiences with J.Crew.

If you have recently experienced a positive situation with J.Crew, maybe you might be willing to share that information with us in this post.

Please feel free to share your story on almost any topic— including stellar experiences with purchases & orders, promotions/ offers, in-store visits, transactions with store associates, etc.

Take 25-30% Off Sitewide at J.Crew {15% Off at Factory & 25% Off at Madewell!}

"Thanks!" to many of you, including GigiOfCa (in this post), as well as Irina & Marietta, who let us know about the following promotions.

J.Crew is offering an additional 30% off SITEWIDE (no min!) and free shipping (on orders of $150+) for J.Crew cardholders with promo code CARDMEMBER. This offer extends to in store purchases. It expires November 25, 2012.

J.Crew is also offering an additional 25% off SITEWIDE (no min!) and free shipping (on orders of $150+) with promo code COLOR25. This offer expires November 25, 2012. The fine print includes:

*Offer valid on purchases made in J.Crew stores or at jcrew.com from 11/21/12, 12:01am ET, through 11/25/12, 11:59pm ET. Offer not valid in J.Crew Factory stores, at factory.jcrew.com, at the J.Crew 769 Madison Avenue location, or on phone orders. Cannot be applied to previous purchases or the purchase of gift cards and cannot be redeemed for cash or combined with any other promotion. To redeem online, enter the code COLOR25 in the promo box at checkout. Discount not valid on purchases of certain third-party branded merchandise. Free shipping valid for shipments to the U.S. and Canada on online orders of $150 or more, before taxes are added, shipped via regular ground shipping (3 to 6 business days). Offer valid in the U.S. and Canada only. Terms of offer are subject to change.

J.Crew Factory is offering an additional 15% off SITEWIDE and free shipping (on orders of $100+) with promo code GIVEANDGET. It also expires November 25, 2012.

Lastly, Madewell is offering an additional 25% off SITEWIDE (no min!) and free shipping (on orders of $100+) with promo code TREAT. This promotion expires November 26, 2012. 

It is always nice to see an additional percent off available online and in B&M stores. I am also pleased to see it started before Thanksgiving, so we can get an extra day in! 

Will you be taking advantage of this promotion? Any items you are interested in? If so, please share!

Happy Thanksgiving Day! {celebrating w/ J.Crew}?

First and foremost... Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone! (I know it is a day early, but I am pretty sure we will all be busy eating celebrating tomorrow.) It's the time of year where we can spend time with our loved ones and enjoy a fantastic meal. It also officially starts the Holiday season. :)

Per JCA tradition, this post is to find out what everyone is going to wear. I find it really interesting to see what other Aficionadas and Aficionados plan on wearing (and of course it gives me lots of wonderful ideas for future outfits). :) So for this post, what we are planning to wear on Thanksgiving Day? :)

What are you planning to wear this Thanksgiving Day? Are you planning to go "head to toe" J.Crew or parts J.Crew?

"Looking to VENT" with J.Crew

This is the weekly "Looking to VENT with J.Crew" post, a place to share our not-so-stellar experiences with J.Crew.

If you have recently experienced a frustrating situation with J.Crew, maybe you might be willing to share that information with us in this post.

Please feel free to share your story on almost any topic— including poor experiences with purchases & orders, promotions/ offers, in-store visits, transactions with store associates, etc.MATEARL

Weekly Share: Other JCrew-like Retailers

This is the weekly "Other JCrew-like Retailers" post (similar to the "Off On A Tangent" posts), where we can share our finds from other retailers that have offerings similar to J.Crew (like Anthropologie, LE Canvas, Gap, BR, Talbots, Ann Taylor, and the like.)

If you have recently encountered items that are similar to J.Crew, maybe you might be willing to share that information with us in this post.

Please feel free to share your story on almost any topic— including experiences with certain merchandise pieces, promotions/ offers, in-store visits, transactions with store associates, etc.

J.Crew + Black Friday = 25% Off?

"Thanks!" to Lisa (in this post) who shared the following with us:

FYI -- J. Crew is doing 25% off everything for Black Friday. My SA told me this evening...

"Thanks!" to Sonia (on the JCA FB page) who shared the following with us:

I was in the store today and the sales lady said that thanksgiving sale will start on Wednesday! Sweaters won't be marked down any further than they are now but other stuff will be on sale. Enjoy :)

This would be a great offer for shoppers in stores. Especially since J.Crew needs to move some merchandise. (Every time I step into a J.Crew store, I am not seeing a lot of shoppers at the cash registers.)

On a related note, I am curious if J.Crew will be running a similar promotion online too. That would be great for me, as I have no interest in going anywhere near a mall or shopping center post-Thanksgiving. I know some shoppers love the thrill of finding that coveted item on super sale among the crowds. However, I am not one of them.

While we are talking Black Friday, J.Crew Factory sent an email today announcing prices will be up to 50% off. (It sounds like everything will be 50% off, but that is how they get you! Key phrase: "up to". Not sure how many items will really be priced at half off...) This offer runs from November 21st through the 25th in stores.

What are your thoughts on the promotion from J.Crew for Black Friday? Did you hear about the same promotion at your local store? Did you hear something different? If so, please share! :)

J.Crew Reviews {straight from the JCAs!}

This is the weekly "J.Crew Reviews {straight from the JCAs}" post, to help each other share our reviews.

So if you have recently purchased, or stopped by a J.Crew store to try on an item (or two) from J.Crew, maybe you might be willing to share that information with us in this post.

Also, this request is not just limited to clothes. Please feel free to discuss bags, shoes, jewelry, accessories, etc.

In particular, if you could mention a few of the noteworthy details like fit, size, fabric, and the like— that would be fantastic! Thanks in advance! :)

J.Crew of Seasons Past: {a look in the closet}

It's that time again, to take a look at an image of J.Crew pieces from seasons past! As caribbelle (in this post) so beautifully termed, "ye olde j crew of yore".

This post features the Merino Wool Peacoat Sweater. The gold buttons and belt are a lovely detail for this adorable sweater. I also can't help but love the smile... we need to see more of those on J.Crew's models.

What are your thoughts on the look(s)/item(s) from the past? Do you find the look(s)/item(s) classic or do you think they are dated?

J.Crew Factory Sweepstakes: Enter to Win $250!

J.Crew Factory is teaming up with RueLaLa to offer a new Have-it-all-Holiday Sweepstakes. The grand prize is a $250 gift card for J.Crew, to six lucky winners. This sweepstakes ends November 23, 2012.

Click here to enter via RueLaLa's Facebook page (from there you can find the "Have-it-all-Holiday Sweepstakes" on one of the tabs). Entrants have to "like" both RueLaLa & J.Crew Factory's Facebook pages and provide an email address. 

Good luck to all those who enter!

25% Off & Free Shipping on Select J.Crew Sweaters for Men, Women, & Kids

"Thanks!" to many of you, who shared the latest promotion from J.Crew with us today.

J.Crew is offering 25% off *and* free shipping on select Sweaters for Women (click here to shop online) and Men (click here to shop online), as well as Crewcuts. This offer ends Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

The fine print includes:

*Prices as marked. Offer valid on sweater purchases made at jcrew.com or in J.Crew stores through November 20, 2012, 11:59pm ET only. Offer is not valid at jcrewfactory.com, in J.Crew Factory stores or on phone orders. Offer cannot be applied to previous purchases and cannot be redeemed for cash or combined with any other promotion. Discount is not valid on purchases of baby's sweaters or John Malloy™, Comme des Garçons® or Nili Lotan® branded sweaters. Free shipping valid for shipments to the U.S. and Canada on orders shipped via regular ground shipping (3 to 6 business days) only. Return requests must be made in accordance with our return policy. Terms of offer are subject to change.

It is nice to see this offer being extended to brick & mortar (B&M) stores as well. Although I am surprised this promo will run for only two days. Which makes me wonder if J.Crew will be having another promotion (or no promo at all!) for Thanksgiving...

Will you be taking advantage of this promotion? Are there any Sweaters you are interested in getting? If so, please share!

The Great (Weekly) Exchange {looking to sell}

This post (of weekly posts) is for individual members who want to swap/sell/share among yourselves. This post is where you can mention your items and outside listing/ auction site (like eBay and eCrater & the corresponding user ID).

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Please note: this posting is not for resellers, retailers or businesses. If you are a reseller, retailer, or a business, your comment gets automatically deleted & you will get publicly called out on it. :( So instead of this, simply do not post in the Weekly Exchanges. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! :)

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Please note that any transactions are independent of this blog. (Especially since you will be using an outside listing/ auction site like eBay or eCrater.) I have no dealings or interactions with any of the potential communication, listings, or transactions. :) Moreover, please limit comments about items to swap/sell/share to the "Great (Weekly) Exchange" posts. (Refer to "A Quick Note to J.Crew Aficionadas" post.)

Do you have any items you would like to swap/sell/share among yourselves through your outside listing/auction site?

Sidenote: What's up with JCAs writing "sub" or "subscribing" as their comment? It just means they are subscribing to all the comments (which are then automatically sent to their email) in that particular thread. This way they can stay aware of all the comments posted. :)

The Great (Weekly) Exchange {looking to find}

This post (of weekly posts) is for individual members who are looking for and interested in buying certain items. Please feel free to share a J.Crew store location and/or your outside listing/ auction site if it matches the requests made in this post.

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Please note: this posting is not for resellers, retailers or businesses. If you are a reseller, retailer, or a business, your comment gets automatically deleted & you will get publicly called out on it. :( So instead of this, simply do not post in the Weekly Exchanges. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! :)

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Also note that any transactions are independent of this blog. (Especially since you will be using an outside listing/ auction site like eBay or eCrater.) I have no dealings or interactions with any of the potential communication, listings, or transactions. :) Moreover, please limit comments about items to swap/sell/share/finding to the "Great (Weekly) Exchange" posts. (Refer to "A Quick Note to J.Crew Aficionadas" post.)

Is there an item (or items) that you are looking for and interested in purchasing?

Sought & Found: Did you visit J.Crew this {past} Weekend?

This is the weekly "sale watch" post, to help each other find sale items at our various local J.Crew stores. ;)

If you are stopped by a J.Crew store this past weekend to see what's available (if anything!) in the FALL sale, or to see some new FALL arrivals {sigh!} in person, maybe you might be willing to share that with us in this post. In particular, if you could share with us a few of the noteworthy items that are available, at what prices, and potential sizes the store is carrying (as well as the store location)- that would be fantastic!

Also, please let us know if your local store was/ is carrying an additional percent off sale. Thanks in advance!!! :)

One More Day: Shop J.Crew's Sale {In Stores & Online}

Tomorrow is the last day J.Crew is offering an additional 30% off Sale with promo code MUSTHAVE.

Are we all shopped out? It seems like from the collective comments that we were not buying as much this time around. Speaking for myself, I can't figure out if it is because I already own the pieces that I want to own or because there is not a lot of new merchandise that excites me.

Will you be taking advantage of this promotion? Any items you are interested in? If so, please share! If you are passing on this promo, how come?

Quick Poll: Are you shopping as much with the MUSTHAVE promo? 

Upcoming J.Crew Warehouse Sale {Lynchburg, VA}

A big "thanks!" to Helena, who let us know that J.Crew is hosting another warehouse sale on Novemver 23rd through the 25th. The post-Thanksgving Day sale will feature Women's, Men's, Crewcuts, as well as Madewell items.

For the event's days/hours:

Friday, November 23rd (8am - 8pm)
Saturday, November 24th (8am - 8pm)
Sunday, November 25th (10am - 6pm)

As with all their sample sales, all sales are final. The location for the event is:

J.Crew Millrace Clearance Store
25 Millrace Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 316-6324

Will you be attending this latest sample sale? If you are, please let us know! If you could also share any information (e.g. merchandise selection, quantity, prices), it would be greatly appreciated. :)

Quick Comment: JCA is Not Affiliated with Any Other Site

Hey JCAs, I wasn't planning to post this, because I was hoping to ignore it altogether. However, I am receiving a lot of emails/comments about it as many of you are getting emails today from one particular site/company.

So I thought it would be best to address it: I do not post about or endorse any third party websites, research groups, or marketing firms, on the JCA Blog that helps them make money by using the JCAs as a free marketing tool. (I even removed the ShopItToMe badge a long time ago for that reason.)

I have been contacted by at least three different individual companies over the past two years who have started sites that claim they can notify JCAs when items are on sale, to provide online reviews, and create wishlists in exchange for JCAs to test it or to sign up for it. Frankly, I do not know if these individuals/companies are legit or not. (And I am uncomfortable with the idea of a random person/ company trying to use the community as an information resource and to make money off of.)

Lastly, I am always a bit irked when I see the emails from these individual companies with terminology that this blog's community specifically uses (like "JCA", "J.Crew Aficionadas", or even "drinking the crewlade"). Only because it comes across as though they are some how endorsed or related to this blog. (It is kind of sneaky on their part.) Let me make it clear, they are *not* endorsed by the J.Crew Aficionada blog. However, I totally get the confusion and why so many JCAs sent me emails to inquire about it.

I hope everyone can understand my position about this. And for the companies trying to pursue this community, I hope you can respect that I prefer to not be used (even indirectly by using the JCA/J.Crew Aficionada term) for your profitable endeavors.

P.S. I never give out any JCA's personal information, including email addresses, away. NEVER. So if you get an individual/company randomly reaching out to you today (or any day) who sounds like they might be affiliated with the J.Crew Aficionada blog, please know it was not supported by me and to proceed with care.

P.S.S. I have heard from several JCAs that an email sent today from one particular site/company sounds like it is from an official J.Crew affiliated site. I can assure you, J.Crew will never use the terms "JCA", "J.Crew Aficionadas", and the like, for any public related material/sites as J.Crew likes to ignore this site altogether. ;)

Seek & Find: Will you visit J.Crew this Weekend?

This is the weekly "sale watch" post, to help each other find sale items at our various local J.Crew stores. ;)

If you are stopping by a J.Crew store this weekend to see what's available (if anything!) in the FALL sale, or to see some new FALL/WINTER arrivals {sigh!} in person, maybe you might be willing to share that with us in this post. In particular, if you could share with us a few of the noteworthy items that are available, at what prices, and potential sizes the store is carrying (as well as the store location)- that would be fantastic!

Also, please let us know if your local store is carrying an additional percent off sale. Thanks in advance!!! :)

P.S. I noticed that many of you have already been reporting sale items (and in which stores) in other posts which by the way "thank you!" :) I really appreciate how helpful we are for each other!

J.Crew Factory: Get ready to score big (and get up to 50% off everything)

"Thanks!" to many of you, who shared the following news: J.Crew Factory (click here to shop online) will be offering up to 50% off everything during their Black Friday blowout sale (running from November 21st through the 25th). Plus, customers can get $25 off their purchases of $125+. This offer ends November 21, 2012. The fine print includes:

*This is not a coupon. Prices as marked. Offer cannot be redeemed for cash or applied to previous purchases. Offer is valid in J.Crew Factory and crewcuts factory stores from 11/21/12 through 11/25/12. Offer valid while supplies last. Details of offer are subject to change at any time.

**Valid through 11/21/12 at J.Crew Factory and crewcuts factory stores only. Present a printout of this email to redeem offer. Valid for one transaction only per customer per day, and printout must be surrendered upon purchase. Store associates: scan bar code for discount. Merchandise total must equal $125 or more before taxes are added. Offer is not redeemable on previous purchases or the purchase of gift cards.

J.Crew Factory is also extending their store hours for the holidays. To check them all out, click here. By the way, I saw some stores are actually open on Thanksgiving Day. This makes me incredibly sad. I feel bad that those workers have to come into work, instead of spending more time with loved ones. :( I remember having to work on Thanksgiving (& other holidays), and it is not fun leaving the family table early. I wonder if Mickey and Jenna have to go to work on Thanksgiving Day too...

What are your thoughts on J.Crew's Factory Winter offerings? Will you check them out?

Starts now at Madewell: extra 30% off sale styles (in stores & online)

"Thanks!" to many of you, who shared the following promotion from Madewell today.

Madewell is offering an additional 30% off their Sale (click here to shop online) and free shipping (on orders of $100+) with promo code LOVEIT. The offer ends Tuesday, November 20, 2012. The fine print includes:

**Offer valid in stores and at madewell.com. Offer does not apply to previous purchases or the purchase of gift cards. 30% off discount applies to sale styles only. Offer valid through Tuesday, 11/20/12, 11:59pm ET. Savings are applied at checkout with code LOVEIT. Offer not valid on phone orders. Limit one promotional code per order. Details of offer are subject to change.

**Previous purchases are not eligible for this discount. Free shipping offer valid on madewell.com orders shipped via regular shipping (3 to 6 business days). Free shipping applies only to online orders of $100 or more before shipping, handling and taxes are added. Free ground shipping is applied automatically at checkout. Offer is valid for a limited time only and is subject to change without notice.

Will you be checking out Madewell? Did you already pick up an item or two? If so, please share!

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