Thred-up Goody Box #3

I just LOVE these boxes.  I opened this one up at the dance studio with my dance mom friends and everyone liked the stuff I got!  One mom liked one so much she took it to the bathroom to try it on!! I got a TON of Lilly stuff too!!!  If I kept everything in the box (which thankfully I won't - some of the stuff isn't my style) I would be paying about $300.00 - the invoice said I was saving $1026 off the retail price!!

I wore this the very next day that I received my box.  This Lilly shirt was the first thing I saw when I opened up the box.  LOVE IT!  Kept: $17.99 (TU retail $71)

 This GREAT BCBG Maxazria shirt Keep: $27.99 (TU retail: $198)

 Closer view of the top.

 I absolutely loved these JCrew shorts!!!  I loved the ruffle at the top and the ruffle at the pockets!

 Kept: $12.99 (TU retail: $36)

I've never heard of this brand but it's SO soft and very easy to wash and wear!  Mountain Khaki's - looks like it's from Jackson Hole, WY.  It's great heathered blue color. Kept: $19.99 (TU retail: $119)

These are what I decided to send back:

 These Lilly wool pants.  1. The wide leg isn't my style, and 2. They are wool and we live in Georgia.  They are listed as "Linen Pants" on my invoice - but they are very heavy and thick.

Sent back: $28.99 (TU retail: $179)

 Lilly Pulitzer Dress.  I LOVED IT but it was VERY short and I just don't know when I would wear it.

 Regretfully sent back: $34.99 (TU retail: $143)

 Lilly P cardigan: I loved it.  Didn't love the price.

 Sent back: $30.99 (TU retail: $179)

 Calypso By Christiane Celle.  Again I just don't know where I would wear this dress.  It's SO CUTE but the fabric is tafetta-esk and feels to formal for work.

 Another regretful send back: $18.99 (TU retail: $48)

 Lilly P (they NAILED my Lilly love this package).

 This was just out of my price range for a tank top.  Sent back: $38.99 (TU retail: $179)

 Cute dress - the stripes aren't my style.  I wish this was all mint colored - because that back bow is cute!! (this is a picture of the back of the dress, the front is just plain).  Sent back this Coveted Clothing dress: $16.99 (TU retail: $48)

 Lilly belt.  I don't wear these types of belts sent back: $31.99. (TU retail: $107)

I kept $68 worth of stuff.  I calculated this box would have cost $280.89 and thred up is telling me I would have saved $1,026 off retail.

See my past boxes:
Goody Box 1
Goody Box 2
Rescue Box 1

Thred-up Rescue Box

I saw a blogger I follow try a rescue box.  She tried the 50 shirts for $100.00 box I believe.  I'm not much of a gambler so I didn't want to dedicate $100.00 for a few shirts I might like.  When I was looking at the app on my phone last month I decided to look into the rescue box.  I found that there were SEVERAL varieties of boxes.  I found the "classic" box that had 10 name brands such as Ann Taylor, JCrew, Banana Republic, Loft...things in that same brand style.  It was $44 with $6 shipping.  BUT for a limited time you can use the code "RESCUE" and save the $5.99 shipping!  It came about 10 days ago and I'm trying to take pictures as I wear the items which is why it's taken me so long to blog about it.  

Three things I KNEW I wasn't into went into my "take to clothes mentor" pile, and two I wanted to keep but couldn't because of fit.  If I can't make money off of them from Clothes Mentor then they will donate them for me.

 While this dress was cute, the tie at the top wasn't me.  Had it been a straight neck I probably would have kept it.

 Close up of the fabric on the top.

 This red pencil skirt was VERY bright.  I don't think I would have ever worn this.

 It had a great texture to it though.  Just wish it wasn't so BRIGHT!

I wish I would have gotten a closer picture of the "beads".  The beads are wood looking, they clanked when you held the shirt...that would have made me crazy after wearing it for even a short time.

I originally had this in my keep pile.  I put it on that morning and realized it was way too big on me (even at a small), and was SO see through.  (enjoy my just woke up face!)

NOT PICTURED: an Ann Taylor basic black pencil skirt.  Tried it on and, yeah no that wasn't going to work!

What I kept:

 This great shirt.  The material was not quite a sweater but not quite a t shirt...it was great!

It was almost embroidered ribbon looking - totally my style.

 The shirt AND the skirt I got in the box.  I didn't have a khaki skirt - so I was excited to get it.

The long sleeve shirt is GREAT - I can wear this with colored jeggings as well. It's a great work shirt.

This JCrew skirt is also great!!  It's a wool material - but I can make it work for one last time in the spring and then it won't come out again till fall/winter.  But it's SUPER comfortable.  

 I was worried about this waist band cutting into me - but it actually lays very nice and doesn't feel uncomfortable at all!!!

 It has a great herringbone pattern.  Very neutral color (it's more of a charcoal color than this light grey it looks like in this picture)

In the end I kept 5 of the 10 things sent in the box.  The price of the box was $44 and the shipping was $5.99.  So in the end I paid $9.99 for each of the 5 pieces I kept, and I still might recoup some of that money when I try to sell 5 to clothes mentor this week!

Thred Up Goody Box Review

 I decided to try a Thred Up Goody Box.  It was a $10 deposit for a box of 8-10 things.  Per the instructions in the email I got I started favoriting a lot of clothing in their app. This helps them figure out what to send you.

So excited to open and see my goodies!!!

 The paper inside that shows how much everything is.  It also lets you know how to return.  If you keep $75 they give you $10 off your next order.  I'm posting the retail price with the price Thred Up has it listed for.  I haven't gone and done ANY research to see if the retail price is correct.

 Already loved what I saw when I opened the box, and it was just the top!!

 First thing already had a price tag on it!  It was brand spanking new!!!

 First up this Lily Pulitzer sweater!!  I really wanted to keep this.  It was a thin sweater and very soft - but it was $28.99 (retails for $143) and what little spring we get is right around the corner and then we are thrown into summer!

I also have on this GREAT navy skirt.  It is Crown and Ivy brand (I've seen this at Belk and I'm not sure if it's a Belk Store brand or not but I've never seen it any where else.  It's like a working girls Lily Pulitzer.  I can have the Lily look without the price tag!)  I have several Crown and Ivy pieces! 

 It was a sateen fabric with a great ribbed detail, WITH POCKETS!!!  I totally kept this (and wore it to work Monday!) $9.99 (retails $36)

  

I kept the sweater on the try on these Crown and Ivy shorts.  I love the pattern and they fit great.  Kept: $11.99 (retail $36)

 Another Crown and Ivy item is this sweater (also with original price tag).  I put it on and fell in love!  Kept this!  $6.99 (retails $13 - which it was marked as clearance on the tag for $13.99 I believe FULL retail price was around $30-40)

 This is why favoriting items is important.  I favorited all the Lily P stuff I had my eyes on.  I have a bunch of shorts "hearted" in the app.  These white eyelet with scallop edge was one of them (see picture above for entire short picture).  Tried them on and they fit PERFECT!  Kept these: $18.99 (retail $71) (I usually spend $22-$25 for LP shorts at Clothes Mentor so these were a great price for me!

 I was on the fence about this dress.  I LOVED it and it fit, but the straps aren't adjustable.  I tried to untie and re-tie but they are sewn at the knot.  BUT the straps can come off completely.  I ended up keeping this NEW WITH TAGS dress by Market and Spruce (Stitch Fix sends this brand A LOT!) $20.99 (retail $71)

 Great embroidery down the sleeves.

 This dress was just ok.   The fabric was soft and sturdy (wouldn't blow around in the wind), but it was too short to wear to work.  It nailed me on the scallop trim again! The brand of this dress was "Crescent"  Sent this back: $18.99 (retail $71)

 I don't usually like Maxi dresses OR strapless ones.  It was WAY too long for me.  I sent this "Unbranded" dress back: $27.99 (retail $115)

 You guys know I love Lularoe - the Kimono was NEVER my favorite piece they have.  The style isn't me AT ALL, sent back: $19.99 (retail $40)

 These shorts fit great but I have a pair similar to them! "Boden" brand.  Sent back: $18.99 (retail $49)

 I didn't get this dress with my Goody Box - but it is a Thred Up purchased dress that arrived the same day as my box.  It's another Crown and Ivy dress - $14.99 (retail $48)

Here is a close up of what was sent to me.  I ended up keeping the C&I skirt, shorts and cardigan, and the LP shorts.  They take off my $10 shipping deposit from that total.  I will DEFINITELY be doing this again.  I might stop my Nadine West for a bit because they haven't nailed me in the last few boxes.

Couple Frugal Things.....

So while I've always considered myself pretty thrifty and making sure I'm getting the best deal - there is always room for improvement.  I started reading "The Frugal Girl" blog 4 or so years ago.  I like seeing how she manages her family on one income.  What I really take away from her posts is the ones where she repairs something that is still functional.  Before I started reading her blog I would have thrown something away that had a flaw/defect.  But now I look for ways to repair it before I let it go if it still has a function in my life.  Will repairing it be cheaper than replacing it?  She replaced a button on her jeans after the first one came off.  I would have in the past totally thrown the jeans away, but these fit her great and the only defect on it was the button!  It cost her $5 or so bucks to fix it after she got a kit that she can use again!

She does freezer challenges where she will eat the things in her freezer before she goes shopping again, or plans meals around the things that NEED to be eaten in her freezer before they go bad.  She has taught me to be more intentional about spending money.

Enter my closet!

 Like most of you I'm sure, you have watched the Marie Kondo show on netflix.  I binged it over a weekend and cleaned out my closet.  I got rid of that entire section!  HUGE pile I took to Clothes Mentor.  They offered me $37 for the items that they wanted to sell, I took that in store credit and then treated myself to a brand new pair of Lilly Pulitzer shorts that totally Sparks Joy in my life!  I still have money left over too.  The clothes they wouldn't be able to sell I went ahead and had them donate. They were still usable clothes just WAY too big for me now.

My favorite sunglasses...

 I'm sure you have seen a ton of pictures of me in these sunglasses on my blog.  They are my favorite.  I love glitter and rhinestones.  Recently they fell off my head and had a piece come out.

 Insert sad face!  There was definitely a chunk missing I couldn't get them to touch even if I wanted to glue that seam together.  Because I didn't want to damage them further I hadn't been able to wear them the last couple of weeks.

I realized the other day that I could repair them with my UV resin.  I'd been dabbling in this craft recently.  I don't have a picture of me placing the UV resin in the space with a Popsicle stick because it was a two handed job.

 My first cure, the resin shrinks a little during the curing process.  Once it was done (about a minute later - I always add time to it just in case.  I filled in a few small spaces - very carefully I might add, because I didn't want it to be all over the place and noticeable.

 From far away you cant even tell I did a repair job.  And if you are close enough to tell I did it, then you are WAY too into my personal bubble!  :)

 Close up of my handy work.

I'm so happy that they are fixed and I'm able to wear them again!!!