Help finding a J Crew coat

Rain12 · Oct 19th, 2007, 09:32 AM

I'm in love with this coat. Does anyone know where I might be able to find it a bit cheaper than $325? (online that is).
http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product...atId=cat240180

Rain12 · Oct 19th, 2007, 10:10 AM

By the way I'm also interested in other brands as long as the style is pretty much identical with the J Crew one. I just can't seem to find what I'm looking for anywhere

Cecilia2 · Oct 19th, 2007, 01:07 PM

Hi Rain12,

I'm a J. Crewaholic. They seem to put a lot of coats on sale in December if you can wait that long. The new, hot designs can sell out quickly in some sizes/colors, but the Plaza Coat is one of their basics, and they seem to always have a ton of them. They also just had a 20% off deal, which they do once in awhile when they have a lot of new stuff coming in, but that ended on Wednesday. ;-( Their coats are nicely made with the possible exception of occasional quality control issues with buttons and button attachment to the garment...easy to fix.

Last year in January during the sale frenzy you could get a Plaza Coat for $90.00ish if I remember correctly. You have to be vigilant and check the site every morning for the 20% off clearance deals. Good Luck!

greenleaflettuc · Oct 19th, 2007, 02:47 PM

I've found a few brand new Plaza coats on eBay in the past. But Cecilia is right - this coat will definitely go on sale in a couple months

ksed · Oct 19th, 2007, 03:42 PM

sooooo if it's on yellowpages.com or whitepages.com one of the main distribution centers for the east coast catalog sales is in Lynchburg Va and they happen to have a catalog store attached to the warehouse [it's where all of the catalog returns and samples go... so nothing is defective or been worn]

perhaps try to find the # for the place, call them [they're very nice!] and see if they can do a charge send? I went to college in that area and they have awesome deals [coats for $60+] and very very good warehouse sales [I'm talking shoes for $15] :)

Fearnotsomuch · Oct 19th, 2007, 05:43 PM

..And this is why I love being extremely close to the distribution center.
Honestly, just like everyone else said, the best thing to do is wait until they go on sale. You'll end up getting great deal on it!

minami · Oct 19th, 2007, 08:16 PM

Hey I love jcrew too and I got some stuff from their 20% off offer that just ended on Wednesday..hehe.

Do you guys think it's worth it to get the J.Crew credit card to get rewards etc?

fashionispoison · Oct 19th, 2007, 08:42 PM

i really don't like getting credit cards just to get the 15% off first purchase or whatever the 'discount' is. the apr is usually really high if you don't intend to pay it off at the end of the month. have you tried eBay?

minami · Oct 19th, 2007, 08:52 PM

^ hmm yeah thats why i didnt want it after I checked the APR...hehe..so I guess I will just have to be really diligent about checking the website..

I kind of like a new dress they just had on their website..guess I will just get it since I can't wait..hahah

thanks though!

Cecilia2 · Oct 19th, 2007, 09:28 PM

J Crew has good rewards if you have their credit card. You have to pay the card off in full every month though, otherwise it's not worth it.

Gatsby · Oct 20th, 2007, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cecilia2

Hi Rain12,

I'm a J. Crewaholic. They seem to put a lot of coats on sale in December if you can wait that long. The new, hot designs can sell out quickly in some sizes/colors, but the Plaza Coat is one of their basics, and they seem to always have a ton of them. They also just had a 20% off deal, which they do once in awhile when they have a lot of new stuff coming in, but that ended on Wednesday. ;-( Their coats are nicely made with the possible exception of occasional quality control issues with buttons and button attachment to the garment...easy to fix.

Last year in January during the sale frenzy you could get a Plaza Coat for $90.00ish if I remember correctly. You have to be vigilant and check the site every morning for the 20% off clearance deals. Good Luck!

Hi Cecilia, I too am a J. Crewaholic. I totally agree on the coat sales in Dec/Jan. Last year I bought...gulp...seven coats. In my defense, most were marked down then had the 20% discount and many were between $75 and $90. when all was said and done. How embarrassing!

Rain12 · Oct 20th, 2007, 11:36 AM

Unfortunately I'll be out of the country for a while, so I need to find the coat online, and they need to be willing to ship it internationally. jcrew.com will only ship within the US, Canada and Japan I think it is

I also found one on eBay, but the seller hasn't even bothered to answer my question about international shipping.

Rain12 · Oct 20th, 2007, 11:40 AM

$90 does sound great! If I'm able to find that online I'll have to get several different colors. lol. And I won't mind waiting a few months if I'll be able to save that much.

Cecilia2 · Oct 20th, 2007, 01:12 PM

Rain-

It's worth it to wait till January! You have to check the site right after Christmas and all throughout January-amazing deals. You have to be vigilant though, especially in the smaller sizes. If you find the perfect item at the perfect price-don't continue shopping around the site as you may lose the item. Purchase immediately...shipping be what it may. J. Crew doesn't hold items in your cart, and others can buy them out from under you-learned this the hard way.

Gatsby-lol... I bought a Lady Day Coat last January for $140.00ish! Crazy! Also bought another coat. DF thought I was nuts..

My real 'problem' is is the cashmere....I live in it, and have way too many. They recently added some colors/styles, and I'm already plotting my next Cashmere haul.

Rain12 · Oct 20th, 2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cecilia2

Rain-

It's worth it to wait till January! You have to check the site right after Christmas and all throughout January-amazing deals. You have to be vigilant though, especially in the smaller sizes. If you find the perfect item at the perfect price-don't continue shopping around the site as you may lose the item. Purchase immediately...shipping be what it may. J. Crew doesn't hold items in your cart, and others can buy them out from under you-learned this the hard way.

Gatsby-lol... I bought a Lady Day Coat last January for $140.00ish! Crazy! Also bought another coat. DF thought I was nuts..

My real 'problem' is is the cashmere....I live in it, and have way too many. They recently added some colors/styles, and I'm already plotting my next Cashmere haul.

The problem is that jcrew.com won't ship to me as long as I'm out of the country, and I will be that for a while.

Oct 19th, 2007, 09:32 AM	#1
Rain12 Member	Help finding a J Crew coat I'm in love with this coat. Does anyone know where I might be able to find it a bit cheaper than $325? (online that is). http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product...atId=cat240180 __________________

Oct 19th, 2007, 10:10 AM	#2
Rain12 Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat By the way I'm also interested in other brands as long as the style is pretty much identical with the J Crew one. I just can't seem to find what I'm looking for anywhere __________________

Oct 19th, 2007, 01:07 PM	#3
Cecilia2 Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat Hi Rain12, I'm a J. Crewaholic. They seem to put a lot of coats on sale in December if you can wait that long. The new, hot designs can sell out quickly in some sizes/colors, but the Plaza Coat is one of their basics, and they seem to always have a ton of them. They also just had a 20% off deal, which they do once in awhile when they have a lot of new stuff coming in, but that ended on Wednesday. ;-( Their coats are nicely made with the possible exception of occasional quality control issues with buttons and button attachment to the garment...easy to fix. Last year in January during the sale frenzy you could get a Plaza Coat for $90.00ish if I remember correctly. You have to be vigilant and check the site every morning for the 20% off clearance deals. Good Luck!

Oct 19th, 2007, 02:47 PM	#4
greenleaflettuc Member Location: Seattle	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat I've found a few brand new Plaza coats on eBay in the past. But Cecilia is right - this coat will definitely go on sale in a couple months

Oct 19th, 2007, 03:42 PM	#5
ksed Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat sooooo if it's on yellowpages.com or whitepages.com one of the main distribution centers for the east coast catalog sales is in Lynchburg Va and they happen to have a catalog store attached to the warehouse [it's where all of the catalog returns and samples go... so nothing is defective or been worn] perhaps try to find the # for the place, call them [they're very nice!] and see if they can do a charge send? I went to college in that area and they have awesome deals [coats for $60+] and very very good warehouse sales [I'm talking shoes for $15] :)

Oct 19th, 2007, 05:43 PM	#6
Fearnotsomuch Member Location: Maryland	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat ..And this is why I love being extremely close to the distribution center. Honestly, just like everyone else said, the best thing to do is wait until they go on sale. You'll end up getting great deal on it!

Oct 19th, 2007, 08:16 PM	#7
minami Jannie V-M Location: San Diego	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat Hey I love jcrew too and I got some stuff from their 20% off offer that just ended on Wednesday..hehe. Do you guys think it's worth it to get the J.Crew credit card to get rewards etc? __________________ Minami's little collection in SD Visit my cooking blog! www.tastesofhome.blogspot.com

Oct 19th, 2007, 08:42 PM	#8
fashionispoison Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat i really don't like getting credit cards just to get the 15% off first purchase or whatever the 'discount' is. the apr is usually really high if you don't intend to pay it off at the end of the month. have you tried eBay?

Oct 19th, 2007, 08:52 PM	#9
minami Jannie V-M Location: San Diego	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat ^ hmm yeah thats why i didnt want it after I checked the APR...hehe..so I guess I will just have to be really diligent about checking the website.. I kind of like a new dress they just had on their website..guess I will just get it since I can't wait..hahah thanks though! __________________ Minami's little collection in SD Visit my cooking blog! www.tastesofhome.blogspot.com

Oct 19th, 2007, 09:28 PM	#10
Cecilia2 Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat J Crew has good rewards if you have their credit card. You have to pay the card off in full every month though, otherwise it's not worth it.

Oct 20th, 2007, 11:36 AM	#12
Rain12 Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat Unfortunately I'll be out of the country for a while, so I need to find the coat online, and they need to be willing to ship it internationally. jcrew.com will only ship within the US, Canada and Japan I think it is I also found one on eBay, but the seller hasn't even bothered to answer my question about international shipping. __________________ Last edited by Rain12; Oct 20th, 2007 at 11:38 AM.

Oct 20th, 2007, 11:40 AM	#13
Rain12 Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat $90 does sound great! If I'm able to find that online I'll have to get several different colors. lol. And I won't mind waiting a few months if I'll be able to save that much. __________________

Oct 20th, 2007, 01:12 PM	#14
Cecilia2 Member	Re: Help finding a J Crew coat Rain- It's worth it to wait till January! You have to check the site right after Christmas and all throughout January-amazing deals. You have to be vigilant though, especially in the smaller sizes. If you find the perfect item at the perfect price-don't continue shopping around the site as you may lose the item. Purchase immediately...shipping be what it may. J. Crew doesn't hold items in your cart, and others can buy them out from under you-learned this the hard way. Gatsby-lol... I bought a Lady Day Coat last January for $140.00ish! Crazy! Also bought another coat. DF thought I was nuts.. My real 'problem' is is the cashmere....I live in it, and have way too many. They recently added some colors/styles, and I'm already plotting my next Cashmere haul.