Underwear Talk

Good news! Got a new car. Same thing as last time. Same colors, same package (the 2011 equivalent).

Bad news! I hurt everywhere. From what I can imagine, my knees feel like they have no cartilage. And I have sciatica (insurance is paying for me to get my right butt cheek massaged, teehee -- I mean, among other things).

The following is kind of a short story, but I'm telling the unnecessarily long version. So feel free to skip it.

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Oh good, you're still with me!

Soooo I am the Ultimate Grand Master Supreme (UGMS) of internet shopping. Even my roommate's boyfriend asks me to find things for him online because I can nearly always find a discount. But I digress. It's my roommates' birthday this week (they both have the same birth date), so for one of them, she wanted some way-too-expensive sequin shorts from J Crew. Since I had a 20% off discount code for Victoria Secret, I bought her a sequin skirt instead (I have the same skirt and it's super cute and a flattering length, though it looks really short online). Anyway, since I had this coupon code, I decided to stock pile some underwear (every girl I know, as far as I know, wears the same underwear bottoms from VS, weird). And because I'm the UGMS, I found a coupon code online for TWO "free Secret Reward Cards" (e.g. a gift card with an unknown amount).

So my roommate's skirt and my underwear came in the mail and today I decided to purchase some more underwear with my "free Secret Reward Card." So I added the underwear to my cart and I went through the checkout and got to the point where I add the gift card and it says, "Remaining balance $437.00." THE FREE GIFT CARD HAD $500 ON IT. (The second one had $10 on it.) BUT $500. (Now you're beginning to see why I get the UGMS title, right?) The downside is that it's only good until 4/30/2011, so I wanted to spend it now before I forget about it and let it go to waste.

Here's my loot:
$79.50 - Roommate's birthday gift (the skirt didn't fit, so instead of exchanging, I'm going to return and get my money back, even though I wont get the 20% discount anymore)
$90.00 - Underwear (9 pairs @ $10.00 each)
$84.00 - Bathing suit
$34.50 - Pajama Set (top and bottom)
$48.00 - Flower Sandal (teal/green)
$14.50 - Cami Tank top
$20.00 - Ruched Crop Yoga Legging
$39.50 - Blouse
$39.50 - Jean Skirt
$49.50 - The Little Tee Dress (I'm going to wear like a long shirt, not a dress)
$20.00 - Racerback Tank Top (navy)
$20.00 - Racerback Tank Top (white)
$48.00 - Eyelet Blouse
Tote bag (free with coupon code and purchase of swimwear)

So I had the coupon for the free tote, then if you look at their home page, they're doing a sale ($75 off if you spend $250, so since I spent $250 on two separate orders, I got $150 off), then I had another old gift card for $10, so I got all of the above and I only spent $13.46 of my own money. And I still have the second "free Secret Reward Card" for $10.

All because of a silly coupon code for a mystery amount. It feels almost criminal. Or like Christmas.