In Need of Gift-Spiration?

by Lisa on November 26, 2009

If you’re in need of gift buying inspiration, don’t forget about the Fantabulously Frugal Holiday Gift Guide! She’s always here when you need her, and with more than 100 gift ideas, you’re sure to find something for pretty much everyone on your list!

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Online Sample Sale Sites

Need an invitation to any of the "invitation-only" sites below? Click on the link provided and you'll be good to go!

BeautyStory.com focuses solely on beauty products, such as cosmetics and skincare items. They offer one new sale per day.

Beyond the Rack is a Canadian-based online sample sale site though yes, they ship to the U.S.A.! BTR features sales for women and men, and occasionally their pets. Over the past few months BTR has really made strides to include brands you won't find at many other sites, such as Prada.

Billion Dollar Babes started out as an L.A. based sample sale shopping destination and have expanded into the online sample sale market. Billion Dollar Babes pretty much only has sales for women and prices will be up to 85% off retail price. Occasionally BDB will feature vintage sales, including vintage Chanel and vintage Louis Vuitton.

Biva.com sells clothing for women, accessories, and home goods. At the moment they are selling quite a bit of perfume from some of the biggest names, at very low prices.

Ebay Fashion Vault is Ebay's attempt to get into the very lucrative online sample site business. There's only one Fashion Vault sale each week, on Monday. Items will sell for up to 80% off retail and all items ship for free.

Editors' Closet is an invitation-only online sample sale site that offers items for women at up to 80% off retail prices.

Enviius is a Canadian-based online sample sale site that ships to the U.S.A. Enviius sells fashion and accessories for women and men at up to 75% below retail prices.

Envite is an invitation-only online sample sale site that specializes in very high-end items, including brands you won't find on any other site including Christian Louboutin. Items are sold at up to 80% below retail.

Gilt is an invitation-only online sample sale site. Gilt offers items for women, men, children, and home at up to 70% off the retail price.

Gomatta Girls offers a new assortment of clothing and accessories for women each day. They usually only feature one designer each day, though I have seen as many as three.

HauteLook is an invitation-only online sample sale site that has a great selection of items for women, men, children, and home at up to 75% off retail prices. For even lower prices check out their Saturday Blowout Sales!

Ideeli is an invitation-only online sample sale site that mainly features items for women, and only ships within the United States. Keep an eye out for their Red Sales, which are basically final sales at rock bottom prices.

Ivory Trunk is an online sample site dedicated to men's, women's, and children's fashion and luxury brands. Ivory Trunk offers free shipping on all orders.

Kembrel was started by a group of students at the University of Pennsylvania in April '10, and they're expanding quickly! They offer a range of products at prices up to 80% off.

Modnique is an online sample site selling apparel, jewelry, accessories, and home goods at up to 85% off the retail price, though during their blow out sales you'll find items with prices up to 95% off.

One Kings Lane is a home-centric invitation-only site. Items are sold at up to 70% below retail. Every Saturday they have a "Tastemaker Tag Sale," where designers sell items from their private collections.

PLNDR is an online sample sale site dedicated solely to selling urban streetwear at prices up to 80% below retail.

Portero is a little different from some of the online sample sale sites in that they sell high-quality used items. Every Tuesday they have a "Now or Never" sale where one brand is specially discounted for just a few hours.

RedTagCrazy sells just one clothing item or accessory until that one item is sold out or until a certain amount of time has passed. Sales can last as little as a minute or as long as 20 minutes. When you register for RedTagCrazy you'll receive an automatic $5 account credit.

Reebonz is a high-end invitation-only online sample sale site that's based out of Singapore but ships to many countries around the globe, including the U.S.A. The prices are normally pretty low, although you will incur a pretty hefty shipping charge.

RowNine is a high-end invitation-only online sample sale site. Their sales open on Mondays and Thursdays and you'll usually find home goods and items for women.

Rue La La is an invitation-only online sample sale site featuring items for women, men, and home. Occasionally you'll find travel deals on this site, too. Rue La La has sales seven days a week and usually open between 4-6 per day.

SeenOn is an invitation-only online sample sale site that features brands that are found on TV shows, movies, and celebrities. SeenOn ships to all 50 states as well as APO/FPO addresses.

Snappy Tuna features kitchen utensils and tableware at prices up to 70% below retail!

Swirl is owned by the same company that publishes fab email newsletter Daily Candy. Swirl features a lot of up-and-coming brands at prices up to 80% off retail.

TheSampleSale.com focuses on fashions for women and men at up to 85% off retail prices. While TheSampleSale.com usually only opens one sale per day, they often carry brands you won't find on any other site.

The Top Secret features fashions and accessories for women as well as home goods at prices up to 75% off retail.

Winery Insider features wine, wine, and more wine. They'll offer new wines regularly, and while you'll sometimes see wines from the same vineyard, you'll never find the same wine twice.

Sites Dedicated to Moms & Babies:

bTrendie is an online sample site dedicated to all things related to children and babies. Register now and receive an automatic $10 account credit.

The Mini Social is an online sample site that sells clothing and accessories for moms, babies, and children at up to 60% off retail prices.

Totsy is an online sample site dedicated to all things related to children and babies. Items are sold at up to 70% below retail prices.

Zulily is an online sample site that sells clothing and accessories for moms, babies, and children at up to 70% off retail prices.

Sites Dedicated to Men:

JackThreads is dedicated solely to menswear, shoes, and accessories. Prices are always at least 50% below the retail price.

Urban Bloke is dedicated solely to menswear, shoes, and accessories. Sales can last anywhere between 2-4 days.

Sites Dedicated to Travel:

Jetsetter is all about the travel. Here you'll find discounts on hotels and excursions around the globe at unbelievably low prices.

Tablet brings you luxury hotel deals around the globe from the Tablet Hotel group. Tablet introduces a new sale every Tuesday.

VoyagePrive.com has some of the best prices on hotels around the globe I've ever seen! If you're flexible about your destination or book somewhat last minute {rooms can only be reserved about 3 months out}, then this is definitely the site for you!
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