ebay stuff sold!

I came back from my scrapbooking retreat to find that my Vera Bradley items sold on ebay! My Hope Garden Taxi Wallet sold for $15.27, so I was pretty happy about that. My other item didn't do so well. My Simply Violet Curling Iron Cover went for just $4.90! That person got an amazing deal!

Selling stuff on ebay is always a gamble. I usually start my auctions at 99 cents and then anxiously watch it all week to see how many bids it has.

I have a couple more items that I might sell. I might give the Vera Bradley sales board a try next time. Then I can use the money to buy my new Vera Bradley bags! I will have to bank this $20 to save up for my next bag.

The stuff I ordered arrived!

Yay! My stuff arrived this week! I LOVE the Angle Tote! I think that it might be my new favorite! It is so roomie and it has great pockets. I guess I wasnt paying attention when I saw it at the store, but it has pockets like the Morgan on the front! That is one of my favorite things about the Morgan. Plus everyone seems to likes Night and Day. They say it is something they might be able to carry. I also ordered a set of thank you cards so that I could free shipping.

I also ordered the Travel Kit and Curling Iron Cover from QVC for just $31! I wasn't sure if I was going to get something in Simply Violet, but I really like it! I didnt need a Curling Iron Cover, but it was cheaper to get the pair off of QVC than to get the Travel Kit by itself from Vera Bradley.

Shopped 'til I dropped

Yesterday the good deals online got the best of me and I finally gave in. I bought the Trip Kit and Curling Iron Cover from QVC. I wasnt going to buy the set since I already have a Curling Iron Cover, but I really wanted the Trip Kit and it was cheaper to buy the pair from QVC than to buy just the Trip Kit from Vera Bradley. I can always use the Curling Iron Cover as a gift or sell it on ebay.

Then there was free shipping on Verabradley.com if you spent more than $75. I have been wanting an Angle Tote since they came out, so I finally got one! I bought one in Night and Day and I cant wait for it to arrive! I bought a pack of Cupcakes Pink Thank You cards, which brought my total to $75 exactly! Score!

I can't wait for it all to arrive in the mail! Hopefully they all arrive next week!

QVC - Trip Kit and Curling Iron Cover

QVC has a great deal on the Vera Bradley Trip Kit and Curling Iron Cover set. With shipping it is $30. The regualr retail price of the trip kit is $35 and the curling iron cover is $17, so buying on QVC you save a lot of money. I emailed my mom and sister last night in case they were interested and I get this email back from my mom:

Alison, You have me hooked. I really like that little clutch purse, so I ORDERED IT from QVC just now. The colored pastel like colors. Good deal, I think, a little less than retail price with shipping and tax. included. Mom

I went to QVC because because I want to find a good deal on a Night and Day Angle Tote, but no such luck. The search continues.

Here is the link to QVC for the Trip Kit and Curling Iron Cover Set.

My friends and their Vera - Amber

Most of my friends thought that my Vera bags were a little crazy or bold when they saw me carrying them. But some of them have had a change of heart and even carry them now! Amber was with me when we visited the signature store in Hawaii and even though she didn’t buy anything it caught her eye. She had mentioned that she liked the Puccini print, so for her birthday I bought her a Curling Iron Cover in that print. By the way, Curling Iron Covers make great gifts.

Well it only took one and Amber was hooked. Her first purchase she made herself was Zip ID Case in Night Owl. Since then she has purchased a Zip ID Case and Laptop Portfolio in Pirouette.

About a month ago Amber called because she had just signed up to sell Pampered Chef and she was looking for a VB apron to wear to her parties. We had seen them at the Sacramento signature store back in December. I happened to be on my way from the LA Kings hockey game to the signature store in Glendale. So I told her I would see if they had any there. In the mean time I called a couple of stores in San Diego that I have purchased VB from and she called ALL the stores in Sacramento to see if they had one. No one had any aprons. When I got to the signature store in Glendale they said that they had been out since they had put them on clearance in December. They will come out with aprons again for Mother’s Day. Amber couldn’t wait that long, but was able to find one on ebay.

Amber was just at the Sacramento signature store about a week ago and picked up a couple more VB items. She took her coworker Melissa with her. Melissa had never been before and she ended up buying a Curling Iron Cover. (See I told you it was a good first item!) The woman at the store even gave them each a free Card Holder since Amber recruited a new VB fan!

And since Amber let me blog about her I am going to include a link to her Pampered Chef page. Happy cooking! http://www.pamperedchef.biz/amberf

My first Vera!

My Mom’s birthday was around the corner and the standard response to what do you want for your birthday was not a nice card and to spend time with her daughters, it was a Vera Bradley bag. You mean those bags from convention?! My mom loves blue, so she had her eyes on a Bermuda Blue Villager. They zip closed and would be good for carrying her lunch, purse and nurse stuff. So I found myself at Mary’s Secret Garden when it was in Poway. All I knew was that I was supposed to pick up one of those crazy colorful bags for my Mom and since she never really asked for anything that it was my mission to get one.

I walked into the store and a woman who worked there greeted me. She asked me if she can help me find something in particular. I told her that I was looking for a Vera Bradley Villager in a blue/aqua color. She walked me over to where they keep the Vera Bradley bags. Wow! I have never seen anything like this! There are shelves covered in bright colorful bags. There are soooo many to choose from. I could have never found the bag I was looking for without the woman’s help. But they are out of the Villager! Oh no, what is a girl to do? Well, thank goodness the woman I was speaking with seemed to know everything there was to know about these bags. She recommended a Vera tote because it was a little larger than the Villager and would hold all of the things that my mom wanted to carry. She even showed me how the bag could be flipped inside out. Wow, who knew these bags were so fun?! So then I started looking around and I come across an accessory that seems to fit in my budget. It was a Curling Iron Cover in Sherbet. I have never needed to cover on my hot curling iron before, but all of a sudden I just feel the need to own a piece of Vera myself. I decided to buy the Vera in Bermuda Blue for my mom along with a Double Eyeglass Case. And finally my very own Curling Iron Cover in Sherbet! My first Vera!