I was cruising the Smart Canucks message boards this morning, and happened to come across a post entitled “Roots – Online Price Error.”

Since I normally like to look into unusual bargains, I discovered that Roots is currently advertising 30% off selected leather products online. However, when you place the Village Bag in Classic Prince Leather in your cart (regularly $128.00), you’ll receive an additional 30% off at checkout, making the bag only $62.69!

These double-dip savings aren’t working with any other merchandise on sale, leading some conspiracy enthusiasts to believe there’s a pricing error. Regardless, if you like the purse, it’s at a great price!

The post mentions that the sale ends December 28th at midnight, but as of 7:55am today, you can still grab the bag at that price.

Here are the Cole’s notes:

Our Village Bag in Prince leather is the ideal day-to-day wear bag, with a main easy-access compartment and a zipper closure. With three exterior pockets, two with zippers and one with a turn lock, you will have lots of space to carry your small valuables, like keys and lip-gloss. Made in Canada from Italian leather. Dimensions: 10″(L) x 9″(H) x 1″(D). Adjustable leather shoulder strap: 50″.

Click here to begin shopping at Roots Canada.

***EDIT*** It looks like the “error” has been fixed – the purse is back to retailing for $128.00.

Get ready to shop til you drop! Now thru Sunday, November 29th, you can once again grab an additional 20% off at the Coach Factory Store with this printable coupon. Am I the only one who’s noticed that is this coupon is valid through Black Friday? I’m sure if you can get your butt down to the Niagara Falls, NY store, there will be a cornucopia of deals waiting for you!

Want some quick info about the Coach Factory Store in Ontario? Click here and here to be schooled!

For one day only – Thursday, October 29th – ALL Danier handbags are an additional 25% off (you must present the invitation linked below).

The sale includes Danier Outlet merchandise and sale/ clearance items as well. Pretty nifty!

This season, they’ve got some gorgeous lambskin and croco-print numbers in a variety of colours – you’ll have a hard time deciding – buy two!

Click here to print your invitation for 25% off at Danier.

Thanks to everyone who entered the Lena Loves… My Tagalongs Purse Hookers contest. Aren’t they just the coolest way to keep your hobo or slouch bag safe and germ-free? Since I first discovered them, I swear I’m seeing more and more women whipping them out in restaurants and at coffee shops. And you know what? There’s almost always a gasp of “OMG! Where did you get that?!” Definitely a conversation piece :)

I also hope ya’ll have signed up for Wildflowers Aroma-therapy’s FREE newsletter where you can receive up-to-date news on products, sales, and of course, grab valuable coupon codes! They, of course, are the home of Warm Buddy!

So who’s been hooked up with a fabulous prize? I’ve got three (3) to give away… and the winners are NT, Helen and Nancy G!

NT

Helen

Nancy G

Congratulations! Please send me an e-mail with your full name and contact details so that I can have the prize sent to you right away. Thanks again to everyone who participated, and to Wildflowers Aromatherapy!

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a) looking to get into the salvage business

It’s ba-ack! The super-hot coupon for the fashion-frenzied is available once again: this time for an entire week!

Valid Tuesday, October 6th to Monday, October 12th, you can grab 20% off at the Coach Factory Store when you print and present the coupon linked below. Inventory is currently reduced by 25-60%, so when you add the additional savings, you’ve got yourself one heck of a dealio.

Good ol’ Red Flag Deals has teamed up with Roots to provide a coupon for $20 off purchases of $100 or more. Valid until Thursday, October 15, 2009, simply enter code JUST4REDFLAG at checkout to receive the discount.

This season, I’m thinking it’s pretty necessary to own a Village Bag in Classic Prince Leather (sorta like Dan is Gossip Girl). Just makes me feel so “uni-bound” and less “alumni”. And at $128.00 CAD, it’s less “NYU” and more “George Brown” – a definitely improvement on the wallet!

Click here to begin shopping at Roots.com.

Woot! Woot!

I strongly encourage ya’ll to pick up this tote. In my opinion, it should be on the shoulder of every fashionista, student, mommy, working gal…

Even if you’re not in the market for a new pair of shoes, there’s good reason to pop into ALDO; the company’s designers have created a series of tote bags to benefit YouthAIDS. They’re limited edition, collectible, reusable and only $10 apiece, with 100% of the net proceeds supporting AIDS education and prevention programs in South Africa. There are three in total; the designs will be released one at a time over the next three months.

Keep your hands free and your style up to date with this new ALDO fights AIDS tote bag with contrast sketch drawing. Functional and sturdy, it gives you the option between top handles and long shoulder strap. Carry it everywhere you go!

Oh. My. Goodness.

Red Flag Deals’ Scarlett Lounge, who recently re-styled their website with a HOT new design, is currently holding a giveaway for a Louis Vuitton Eva Clutch!

Looks like I’ll be clipping a few coupons this week!

The Shoe Company has a neat little coupon which will save you 20% off ANY handbag! Valid until September 27th, you can also use the coupon towards sale and clearance items. My pick: grab a clutch! The Shoe Company currently has ALL their clutches on sale, starting at just $19.99.

Check out these stylin’ pieces:

Click here to print your Shoe Company 20% off coupon. You can also grab 20% off online; simply enter code 20OFFBAGS at checkout.

It’s ba-ack! The super-hot coupon for the fashion-frenzied is available once again: this time for an entire week!

Valid Tuesday, September 1st (today!) to Monday, September 7th, you can grab 20% off at the Coach Factory Store with the coupon link below. Inventory is currently reduced by 25-60%, so when you add the additional savings, you’ve got yourself one heck of a dealio.

Click here to print your 20% off coupon for the Coach Factory Outlet.

With all the Coach discount coupons I’ve been posting, it was only a matter of time before I received an e-mail asking the burning question, “Honestly, why should I spend hundreds of dollars on a Coach purse when no one can tell the difference between a real and a fake?”

Now I won’t publicly offer up the name of the person who sent the question (thank you for e-mailing, by the way – I love receiving reader feedback) but I will respond by saying… of course you can tell the difference between a real and a fake. It’s all in the details, friend, and thankfully more and more ladies can now perceive and appreciate everything that goes into perfecting an original design – the smooth, supple leather, the painstaking workmanship on the hardware, the silky, too good to be true coordinating lining.

There are several websites, only a Google search away, which will dissect the differences between a real and not-so-real handbag. One of my favourite tutorials is actually a You Tube video by Bodacious Bag; the presenter outlines some of the major (and minor) telltale signs of fakage. After watching the short vid, I’m quite certain you’ll be scrutinizing at least half of the Go Train riders this evening :)

My (sometimes) foolproof test – look at the person carrying the purse, and assess their age and lifestyle. While a twenty-something female in a tattered tracksuit certainly could be holding on to an original (I try not to discriminate based solely on immediate appearances), I find it hard to believe that a 13-year old in line at Sobey’s is holding onto a classic Chanel flap bag (market value $1,600). But I suppose I could be wrong.

This one’s for LizaDee!

I’m getting really lazy now – after all, I think this is the fourth or fifth time I’ve posted this coupon. So I’ve asked my friend Ing to translate the promo into french (hoping that it will make it more suave and interesting)…

À partir de ce mercredi jusqu’à dimanche, profitez d’un escompte de 20% sur des produits déjà réduits de 25% à 60% au détaillant Coach. Ne tardez pas car cette offre se termine le 19 juillet.

Better! You know the drill: Click. Print. Coupon. Drive. Drool. Purse. Smile. Please click here to print your coupon.