The Chronic Consumer

When I worked full-time in an office (about 10 years ago), I used to love shopping at J.Crew. Their clothes were perfect for the business casual dress code at work, I loved the styles, loved that you could monogram the shirts (yes, I’m a dork like that), and everything fit me very well. Plus their clothes were relatively durable, so I didn’t mind paying their high prices (high compared to, say, the Gap).

But in recent years I’ve been spending less and less money at J.Crew. I now think their prices are pretty outrageous for what you get in return ($68 for a button-down blouse when you can get a comparable item at the Gap for $29). Moreover, they don’t even offer great deals on their website.

For instance, I was just notified today of a special J.Crew coupon code for free shipping. I was excited and actually considered buying something — until I read the fine print. Free shipping only applies to orders of $175 or more and is only valid until 9/19, which is two days from now!

I would never spend $175 just to get free shipping! That’s insane!! Most stores automatically give you free shipping when you spend that much. Heck, the free shipping threshold for most online stores that I shop at is just $50, so this hardly seems like a “deal” at all.

I do still like J.Crew for outerwear and boots (sometimes), but I don’t think I’ll be buying regular clothes from them anytime soon.

I’ll still put the coupon code up here for anyone that wants it:

Just enter SEPTFS at checkout.