Yes the economy has everyone rethinking items but at the same time, if you feel you have a little something there are a lot of options out there! With deals being thrown at us from every direction, you can get amazing items at a fraction of the price and it's not even Christmas yet! Of course the benefit for us puts a huge squeeze on the retailers themselves but it's a difficult situation and in order for them to put new merchandise out, they need to get what's on the floor moving. No one knows more about moving product like Forever 21 who announced yesterday that they would open a location on 1540 Broadway - um yeah Times Square! With 100,000 square feet, that's not only a lot of people but it's a huge amount of inventory. I love popping into my local Forever 21 and am usually there for an hour as you really need to see everything before settling in but how long will it take to go through this one? Check out great finds at Forever 21 and make sure to read your papers to see what deals are being offered at many of your favorite stores! If you know of one, leave a comment so that we can all benefit!

There are certain times during the year that I absolutely love to be in the midst of shopping mania! One of them is when Lucky Magazine holds its Lucky Shops event! I love going and checking out a variety of items that are greatly reduced while enjoying some cocktails. Each fall that I have attended, the deals have been better and I have walked away with some great finds and awesome goodies to go with it (I am still giddy about my Tory Burch bag and the most amazing CK seamless panties - TMI I know but I love them so it's ok). This year, Lucky Shops will be at the Metropolitan Pavilion on November 7th and 8th. This year the denim bar is back thanks to Lycra and of course Singer will be there for complimentary hemming. Lucky's "The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Look" will be available for purchase and I love that Benefit will have a Brow Bar. With so many giveaways available and more, you'll want to get your tickets to be apart of this. In addition, the lovelies at Lucky Shops want to give you a little love so we have a giveaway for the coveted goodie bag! One of you will win this bag stuffed to the brim with goodies by visiting the site and providing comments here on the following question: Tell me why you like Lucky Shops and what you hope to get while there from the vendors that will be attending this shopping event. Those with the correct answer will be randomly drawn. Winners will be announced on Oct 24th! If you're going let me know and I'm sure I will see you there!