Shopping Simplified: Gilt.com
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Gilt.com is the perfect website for those budget-minded fashionistas. Designer clothing at up to 60% off? Yes, please!
(Photo courtesy of mosamuse.blogspot.com)
This past weekend was the first time I’ve heard of the members-only site but Gilt Groupe has been around since 2007. The site has over three million members and is huge in Japan.
Members can preview sales on designer items from clothing, accessories, household items and more. They even have exclusive travel deals on their Jetsetter site and food deals on their Gilt Taste site. Gilt even gives you a back story on the designer and previews the sale items an hour before the sale begins on the Gilt Facebook page. Sales often start at noon so here’s another excuse to take that lunch break.
I was so curious that I decided to sign up to see exactly how the site worked. Signing up was easy, all you had to do was provide your email and a password. That’s it, you’re in. If you’re shopping on the go, they’ve got you covered on all your favorite devices with their Gilt On The Go app.
Lulu Frost, Vince, Marni and others were already on sale. Swarovski, La Victoire and more were to come. Gilt listed the designers that were going to be on sale for the next couple days. And I was in shopping heaven. Gilt even gives unlimited $25 credits when friends members have invited to the site buy something!
I don’t know what’s simpler than free, easy sign up and access to designer brands at 60% off.
– Lexie Ramage
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