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post #1 of 17
11/8/07 at 11:24am
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post #2 of 17
11/8/07 at 1:35pm
Does this coupon apply on top of a sale discount? In other words, if they are having a 25% off suit sale, will this coupon allow you to get a suit for 45% off (or 20% off of the 25%-off price, which would actually be 40% off the original price)?

It says "extra 20% off," but the small print also says that it is not valid with any other discount offer. So I guess the question is, is a 25% sale a "discount offer"? Has anyone tried this?
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post #3 of 17
11/8/07 at 1:37pm
Doesn't work on suit discounts, but sometimes works on clearance markdowns.
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post #4 of 17
11/13/07 at 12:34pm
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post #5 of 17
11/13/07 at 12:48pm
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Originally Posted by knittieguy View Post
Does this coupon apply on top of a sale discount? In other words, if they are having a 25% off suit sale, will this coupon allow you to get a suit for 45% off (or 20% off of the 25%-off price, which would actually be 40% off the original price)?

It says "extra 20% off," but the small print also says that it is not valid with any other discount offer. So I guess the question is, is a 25% sale a "discount offer"? Has anyone tried this?
A few weeks ago, I was negged trying to use a 20% coupon on top of a 30% clearance discount. This past weekend, a salesman told me I could use a 20% discount on top of the now 40% clearance discount. So it's probably up to the discretion of the salesman. I doubt a salesman would allow you to stack a 20% discount on top of a suit sale, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
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post #6 of 17
11/13/07 at 1:08pm
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Originally Posted by knittieguy View Post
Does this coupon apply on top of a sale discount? In other words, if they are having a 25% off suit sale, will this coupon allow you to get a suit for 45% off (or 20% off of the 25%-off price, which would actually be 40% off the original price)?

It says "extra 20% off," but the small print also says that it is not valid with any other discount offer. So I guess the question is, is a 25% sale a "discount offer"? Has anyone tried this?

I agree that it varies by salesperson. I just bought a great 100% cashmere Borrelli overcoat, which was marked down 40%. To my surprise, the salesperson let me put the 20% off on top of it as well. However, I have definitely tried this tactic before and been told that it is not possible. I always try to find the least experienced and youngest looking salesperson and get them to ring me up. They usually don't know the rules or look at the fine print.
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post #7 of 17
11/13/07 at 1:21pm
I staked 20% on top of 40% in one store and was denied at another.
Every Filene's coupon also says: "No photocopies" and yet every coupon they take is a photocopy.
God bless their gentle and forgiving souls.
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post #8 of 17
11/13/07 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by zbromer View Post
I agree that it varies by salesperson. I just bought a great 100% cashmere Borrelli overcoat, which was marked down 40%. To my surprise, the salesperson let me put the 20% off on top of it as well. However, I have definitely tried this tactic before and been told that it is not possible. I always try to find the least experienced and youngest looking salesperson and get them to ring me up. They usually don't know the rules or look at the fine print.
Did you buy the one from the Atlanta store? ...so that's where it went.
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post #9 of 17
11/13/07 at 2:04pm
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Originally Posted by nerdykarim View Post
Did you buy the one from the Atlanta store?

...so that's where it went.

Nope. I got it in D.C. It was at the one on 14th St. that is usually terrible. They had a few gems there that had gone overlooked, because it's the worst Filene's in the area. It's a stunning coat, marked down to about $1,800 from $4,300. I waited until it got marked down another 40%. With the extra 20% it went below $1,000, and I pulled the trigger. I'll try to post pics of it after I get the sleeves done. There's a few Borrelli suits there that should be a great deal. There's a 38R in a glen plaid and a 42R in a grey chalk stripe, if anyone is interested.
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post #10 of 17
11/13/07 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by zbromer View Post
Nope. I got it in D.C. It was at the one on 14th St. that is usually terrible. They had a few gems there that had gone overlooked, because it's the worst Filene's in the area. It's a stunning coat, marked down to about $1,800 from $4,300. I waited until it got marked down another 40%. With the extra 20% it went below $1,000, and I pulled the trigger. I'll try to post pics of it after I get the sleeves done. There's a few Borrelli suits there that should be a great deal. There's a 38R in a glen plaid and a 42R in a grey chalk stripe, if anyone is interested.
Is it the size EU48 camel-colored topcoat? If so, it's a beaut.

I've got my eye on a few things, but I'm holding out for the 50% off clearance, which I hope will occur this Saturday.
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post #11 of 17
11/13/07 at 3:28pm
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Originally Posted by zbromer View Post
Nope. I got it in D.C. It was at the one on 14th St. that is usually terrible. There's a few Borrelli suits there that should be a great deal. There's a 38R in a glen plaid and a 42R in a grey chalk stripe, if anyone is interested.

I'd likely be willing to pay some type of premium over the (40% off + 20% off) Filene's price on this Borelli grey stripe if anybody is cruising the 14th Street Filene's and picks it up. There has been some decent stuff in the Chicago Filene's but very slim pickings in the 42R range.
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post #12 of 17
11/13/07 at 3:40pm
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I'd likely be willing to pay some type of premium over the (40% off + 20% off) Filene's price on this Borelli grey stripe if anybody is cruising the 14th Street Filene's and picks it up. There has been some decent stuff in the Chicago Filene's but very slim pickings in the 42R range.

Ditto on the 38 glenplaid. How much would the after discount price be?
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post #13 of 17
11/13/07 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by deaddog View Post
I'd likely be willing to pay some type of premium over the (40% off + 20% off) Filene's price on this Borelli grey stripe if anybody is cruising the 14th Street Filene's and picks it up. There has been some decent stuff in the Chicago Filene's but very slim pickings in the 42R range.

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Ditto on the 38 glenplaid. How much would the after discount price be?

I'll go down and check them out this afternoon.
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post #14 of 17
11/13/07 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by zbromer View Post
I'll go down and check them out this afternoon.

Sorry, I forgot to mention anything about the price. I'm really not positive, but I'll check and get back to you.
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post #15 of 17
11/13/07 at 5:33pm
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Originally Posted by Ambulance Chaser View Post
Is it the size EU48 camel-colored topcoat? If so, it's a beaut.

I've got my eye on a few things, but I'm holding out for the 50% off clearance, which I hope will occur this Saturday.

Yes, it is. I saw it there a while back and fell in love. I figured with these discounts I had to pull the trigger before someone else snatched it. The shoulders on it are out of this world.
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