mini boden sample sale!

A very strange thing happened to me in the first few weeks after Kasen was born. That is, I was far more excited about his wardrobe than my own. For those of you who know me, this is a huge shocker! But I love Kasen to pieces, and seeing my little man in a fabulous, perfectly matched outfit that I knew highlighted his cuteness to no end pleased me like no other. However given that we try our best to be careful with our budget - especially seeing that Kasen has outgrown all of my carefully curated pieces for his wardrobe quickly as he is growing like a weed - I try to purchase on sale, with free shipping, on clearance, etc. As I love all things British, that means it should come as no surprise that I love Mini Boden clothes - they are so well made and the prints are so charming! 

So when Boden sent its sample sale email today I was ecstatic. Let's hope I score some great deals on Kasen's future wardrobe!

Update: it was crazy there! The credit card line was insane, and if you had cash there was alas, no one in it. Having done my homework on other bloggers that attended these sales, I did bring cash with me. But by the time I was done, the line was so short that I didn't need to wait! Score!

What I did realize is that the customer make-up is two-fold - customers looking for larger women's clothing or customers looking primarily for children's clothes. By the time I got there (it started at 10am and I got there at 1pm) the children's table had almost nothing left but a few unwanted items. So I strategically grabbed a bag, and went from pile after pile of discarded items and scored a large array of children's clothes. It took me about an hour to find everything, but I was incredibly efficient - if it looked like kids clothes, I stuffed it in my bag to sort through later. When I went to pay, the cashier was impressed at how much kids clothes I scored for so late in the day. I basically told her - nothing can get in the way of a Asian lady in search for a bargain!

All of the clothes I got for Kasen ranged from 2Y to 5Y. I got shorts, shirts, pjs', pants, and a winter puffer vest. I even got a cute baby outfit for my nephew Jayden (it was size 3-6 months so it would fit him perfectly!) in Hong Kong. Love that I got a bargain!