Weekend Open Thread
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Sales of note for 5/8:
- Nordstrom – Savings event – up to 25% off! Good deals on Veronica Beard, Vince, Reiss (esp. coats), and Boss, as well as Wit & Wisdom and NYDJ
- Ann Taylor – Mother's Day Event: 40% off your purchase. Readers love this popover blouse, and their suiting is also in the sale.
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code
- Express – $39+ summer styles + 25% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off swim, dresses, and more
- J.Crew Factory – Up to 60% off everything, and extra 50% off clearance
- Lands' End – 50% off sitewide — lots of ponte dresses come down under $25, and this packable raincoat in gingham is too cute
- Lo & Sons – Mother's Day Sale: Up to 40% off — reader favorites include this laptop tote, this backpack, and this crossbody
- Loft – 50% off your purchase + free shipping, plus 2 for $28 tanks and tees
- MAC – Enjoy 30% off lip products and receive a 4-piece Mother's Day gift with $90
- M.M.LaFleur – Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
- Ruti – Take $55 off your purchase with code 55ONUS
- Sephora – Free same-day delivery for Mother's Day with code
- Talbots – 50% off wear-now styles (5/8 only)
- The Outnet – Extra 30% off select styles, including Veronica Beard, Victoria Beckham, and Marni.
- TOCCIN – Use code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off!
- Vivrelle – Looking to own less stuff but still try trends? Use code CORPORETTE for a free month, and borrow high-end designer clothes and bags!
And some of our latest threadjacks here at Corporette (reader questions and commentary) — see more here!
Some of our latest threadjacks include:
Quick wedding gift etiquette question: we recently attended a wedding and per the registry, we made charitable donations to two of the organizations the couple provided. Should we send a card letting them know about the donations (obviously just the name of the organizations)? It feels a bit odd to send a card, but I am not sure if the organizations will let them know. I don’t care about getting a thank you note, but I do want them to know we didn’t forget to give a gift. Thoughts?
I work in the non-profit sector and did gift acknowledgement for a while. The policy around acknowledgements for tribute gifts varies widely by organization. Most organizations would notify the honoree, assuming you clearly indicated that the donations were in honor of so & so’s wedding and that the donations were above a certain threshold (which can vary greatly and typically depends on the size of the non-profit). You could definitely follow up with the organizations themselves and ask for their policy around tribute gift acknowledgement, but I also think that it would be appropriate to send a card to the couple, congratulating them on the wedding and other well wishes and note that donations were made in their honor to Organization X and Organization Y.
I think you can print out the confirmation page and stick it in a card if you want. Or you can put a note in your card to them.
I wouldn’t depend on the non-profit to tell them. They probably don’t have their contact info.
I have an interview tomorrow!!! Small firm, not big law, but clients are businesses.
Re: Interview suit: Talbots suit sheath dress with jacket or Brooks Brothers pants suit (i.e., a suit I’d wear in federal court)? The sheath dress fits better, but the material is not as nice as the Brooks Brothers. I think I know the answer here. BB, right?
Yes, BB. But you knew that! Good luck!