J Crew ~aholics Thread!
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I'm sad to say I have pretty much stopped shopping at J Crew bc I don't think the quality is good enough for the prices. My clothes from target have better quality. My $125 pave bracelet from J crew had a ton of gems falling out. Very disappointing. I do like J crew's shoes a lot and will continue to buy them...but otherwise, I am kinda out of the J crew loop these days.
I agree. I just bought new earrings and the wire is much thinner and they just don't seem as nice as the pairs I got a few years ago. I am almost afraid of putting it into my ear and having the wire bend or snap. I'll keep buying some jewelry and clothing here and there but not like I used to. I was so disappointed in the sweater quality last year that I don't think that I bought more than one.
Now they are excluding collection pieces from promos. I have been waiting for a year to get the leather pants. Sigh.
I agree and find that I am buying fewer items from J. Crew for either quality issues or simply because a lot of their new styles are not as appealing as past ones. I now wait for things to go drastically reduced before I buy. I really do hope they continue to make their shoes in Italy as they are a great value, especially on sale.
Did they just start doing this within the last month? I've bought a collection tweed jacket (the early fall one that sold out quickly) and silk top and both were purchased with promo code.
J Crew definitely excluded leather from promos as of August 2013. Online they will code things so that promos don't apply to the items they want to have excluded. Note that if you go into the store, the promo will usually apply. They scan the promo barcode from their book & it takes the % off of whatever is on the bill.
Hmmm, I'll see if it works today. Thanks. I'm not sure, but I feel like the exclusions started before August 13. But, the leather pants were also more expensive before. I feel like they recently dropped the price on those.
It depends-I got the leather shorts during a shorts promo and the code applied.
I agree about the quality. The only thing I really buy is bikinis and the occasional shoe. I am trying out a jacket on this promo but will not decide until i can look at the quality.
Everything else I have bought in the past few years has had shockingly bad quality. Sweaters with rips or holes after a few hours wear, pencil skirt coming unstitched at the seams the first time I wore it.
I agree about the quality. The only thing I really buy is bikinis and the occasional shoe. I am trying out a jacket on this promo but will not decide until i can look at the quality.
Everything else I have bought in the past few years has had shockingly bad quality. Sweaters with rips or holes after a few hours wear, pencil skirt coming unstitched at the seams the first time I wore it.
When I was in the store, the SA said it excludes anything with leather! Like the sweater with leather pockets were excluded!
I agree with is I usually buy their shoes on sale or with a promo.
I'm not surprised, I've had sweaters with pills and holes after one wear.
I have a question for the women who buy JCrew pencil skirts. (Like the Super 120s)
Recently, I saw the recommendation to buy in tall to get a longer skirt in which the sizing was the same (fit), this will work well for my wife into the fall and winter.
My question is will the same be true if I buy it petite? She wears a size 10 in the pencil skirts. If I want the skirt to be shorter than the standard regular 22 1/2 or 23 inches, if I buy her a petite in size 10, will the fit still be the same size around her waiste and hips, and only the skirt length will change (say to 20 inches)? Does going to petite same size hold true as going to tall same size? I was thinking the shorter skirt would work better for some of her OTK high heel dress boots.
Thank you.
LF
Recently, I saw the recommendation to buy in tall to get a longer skirt in which the sizing was the same (fit), this will work well for my wife into the fall and winter.
My question is will the same be true if I buy it petite? She wears a size 10 in the pencil skirts. If I want the skirt to be shorter than the standard regular 22 1/2 or 23 inches, if I buy her a petite in size 10, will the fit still be the same size around her waiste and hips, and only the skirt length will change (say to 20 inches)? Does going to petite same size hold true as going to tall same size? I was thinking the shorter skirt would work better for some of her OTK high heel dress boots.
Thank you.
LF