Let Your Fingers Do the Shopping…and Saving!

Looking for that flawless formal dress? The perfect LBD for the next time you hit the clubs? How about an amazing new necklace to go along with that new top you bought last week? Don’t want to spend a fortune?
 
Her Campus Emory has found some online hidden treasures for you! We have come upon a couple websites that have designer clothes and accessories for less…and no, not last season’s apparel, or the reject colors.
 
Some of these websites require an invite but if you ask around, many of your friends will probably be secret members. And if you’re friends start begging you for invites to these secret hot spots, remember that on a lot of these sites, you can win gift certificates for every invite you send!
 
Here’s Her Campus Emory’s Hierarchy of Online Shopping Sites. Don’t agree with our ranking? Go see for yourself!
 

Coming in at number 3…. it’s Ruelala!
Just make a few purchases on this site and you will have the envy of all your friends.  To give a glance at today’s selection: a tour of the south of France, a trip to the Greek Islands, a Private yacht, Helmut Lang dresses, Baseball opening day tickets, Marc by Marc Jacobs and so much more! You might be in search of the perfect formal dress but no doubt you will get lost in all of the other daily boutiques too!
 

And the runner-up is…Gilt!
On this awesome site you can find just about everything! Men’s and women’s accessories, clothing, shoes, jewelry, home products, and vacations galore! From deals on trips to exotic places, to designer clothing… what could be better? New products change daily so you should check back often. Sales last for a couple of days but the good stuff sells out fast! You may find yourself stalking the website, hoping to be the first online when your favorite designer goes on sale. At least it’s more fun that stalking OPUS for class openings!
 

The first place gold medal goes to…Shop It To Me!
You select your favorite brands from a list of hundreds and they find all of the sales for those designers, daily! Let’s say you select Marc Jacobs, this site will find you sales on Marc Jacob’s items at Bloomingdales.com, shopbob.com, bluefly.com and so much more. This site is very tempting with Tory Burch clutches, Michael Kors shoes, and Ella Moss dresses all on the same web page…especially when the site can remember your credit card number for future purchases!

Don’t feel like making a serious dent in your wallet for a dress you know you’ll wear once?
 
We constantly justify buying expensive dresses by saying we’ll wear them again, but how often does that actually happen? Now, you don’t have to feel guilty about that one time wear! We have the answer!
 

Rent the Runway has tons of designer dresses that you can rent for a week at a time. They will even give you an extra size to ensure that it fits perfectly. They have everything from Herve Leger to Alice and Olivia to Theory. You can finally wear that dress you’ve been drooling over, and look great in it too!
 
Warning ensues:
We have to warn that these websites have lead to some expensive study breaks spent surfing the web in the stacks. They can be very addicting—they will even send you daily emails with new deals unless you click otherwise (we advise the once a week email). So shop with caution!
 
Stick to these sites and we are confident that you will all be successful in all of your purchases! When it comes to the Internet, the possibilities are endless! Happy shopping!