brand alley-have you ever got a real bargain from it?

[brimfull]

the private sale website

never heard of it.......tell us more

basically it's a site that gets 'designer 'stuff and has invite only sales
you just need to register to be informed of an upcoming sale

there's also a french one ..vente prive or summat

I think it's a bit like tkmaxx ..a load of shit but the occassional good buy

here

I signed up with that but couldn't be faffed. Ebay is great for brands.

Yes, I got an incredible deal on some really pricey skincare called KORNER which I lust after but an only afford when other people treat me for birthday.

Got a great Ghost shirt and also some Myla underwear. I have got 75 quid in free vouchers because 3 friends have bought stuff after I recommended them. You can spend those vouchers all together, so I bought 80 quids worth of stuff for only a fiver - result!

Also got my sis and SIL Lola Rose pendants for xmas at less than half price.

My only issue with it is how long it takes for delivery. 4 weeks sometimes - but they always say at point of sale how long it will take max.

ooh sounds good

Right - I thought I'd already registered but it must be a different site, so I'll register with them as well. If ggirl or sycamore tree want to recommend me and get the voucher that's fine - CAT me and I'll give you my email. Otherwise I'll just join anyway, as they're letting folk join without a recommendation at the moment.

I have cat'd you cornsilk

anyone else want me to recommend them ??

Okeydoke ggirl - it's not come through yet, may have to wait till tomorrow to sort it out.

about these vouchers: (taken from the site after registering.)
Terms and conditions: £25 vouchers may be used in part-payment on a 12 bottle case of wine (excluding fine wine and champagne). Minimum spend £64.99. All customers will be charged an additional £6.99 for delivery. Maximum one voucher per customer. These vouchers may not be used in conjunction with any other offers, exchanged for cash or refunded if lost.

Offer valid for New Customers only and limited to one case per household whilst stocks last. Purchasers must be 18 years or over. Please allow 7 days for delivery (offshore islands, Northern Ireland & Scottish Highlands may take longer). If a wine is out of stock, replacement will be of equal or higher value. Direct Wines Ltd, New Aquitaine House, Exeter Way, Reading RG7 4PL supplies wines to The Sunday Times Wine Club and will use information about you to make offers based on your wine preferences. We occasionally make names and addresses (but not email addresses) available to companies whose products or services may interest you. If you do not wish to receive such offers, please call us on 0845 217 9100 or write to us at Direct Wines Ltd trading as Sunday Times Wine Club, New Aquitaine House, Exeter Way, Theale, Reading RG7 4PL. Calls from BT landlines to numbers beginning with an 0845 code operated by Sunday Times Wine Club cost up to 4p per min. The price of calls may vary with other operators. Please check with your operator for exact charges. Calls may be recorded. Visit www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk/terms for full terms & conditions.

so does that mean you can't redeem them on bargains you find?

I think if you recommend someone you can spend them on the website. The wine vouchers (I think) are for people who are joining without a recommendation.

I read this 'Earn a £25 voucher for every friend you introduce to BrandAlley!
It couldn't be any easier. Simply enter your friend(s)
email address in the fields below and we will invite them
to join BrandAlley.
When your friend(s) make their first purchase you will
automatically receive a £25 online voucher. You can see all of your
discount voucher codes at any time by visiting 'My account'.
The more friends you invite, the more you'll be able to spend on your
new wardrobe.

ahhhhh sorry. just gone back and seen an advert at the top of the page for wine vouchers for new members. apologies!

Hallo, again ggirl and sycamoretree, if you want to cat me am happy to give you my email address so you can get the voucher. Am going to sign up anyway.

thanks tatty-have cat'd you

Hi Ladies,

The £25 voucher is only given to you once someone who you have recommended actually MAKES a purchase and once they have RECEIVED that purchase, so it took about 5 weeks for mine to all come through.

I can confirm I was able to spent my vouchers all together on one order, but just had to pay the postage, which was about £6 I think.

You don't need a recommendation to join, anyone can join (they want the business!) but it just means if any of you were to buy something after a mate had recommended you then the mate would get the vouchers that can be redeemed off ANYTHING on sale on the site.

I don't know about the wine vouchers, I guess that must be a different offer.

xxx

GGGirl - don't worry, Korner is VERY obscure and I only came across it after someone did my wedding make up and suggested their eye cream. Myla is gorgeous though, but way too expensive normally .

thanks tatty,I have recommended you.

sycamore-will keep an eye out for those brands,thanks

Great, thanks ggirl

hello there!

fyi for those ladies interested in joining vente-privee.com, feel free to use my email address as your referrer [email protected] (yes, you have to be referred to join)
if you join and buy something, i get a £5 coupon. kinda like brandalley. so the more people are referred, the more vouchers you get. yay!

xx

Honestly no. I was looking on there for dresses the other day and their stock looked decidedly c 1999

But good luck if you have the patience to sift through as there were some DvF dresses at about 75% off

I have never seen anything I have even considered buying on BrandAlley. I've been signed up for about 4 months. I find the numerous emails quite tiresome.