Playing the Sale guessing game


Ah, it’s Monday night and you know what that means — time to guess which items will go on sale tomorrow. Come this time of week I start dreaming of dresses, tops, bags and jewelry that could be mine for a song. Can’t say for sure which items will and won’t make it so I thought it would be fun to take some educated guesses. This post is no guarantee that any of these items will actually be on sale come tomorrow. What are you hoping to see? What do you think will/won’t go on sale?

About due for a shuffle to sale.
Double Twist Sweater ($98)
Plaza Cardigan ($128)
Bubbling Up Sweater ($148)
Juxtaposed Sweater Jacket ($98)
Settling Petals Cardi ($168)
Dwarf Quince Cardigan ($98)
Bustling Avenues Dress ($148)
Rimpled Tee ($68)
Bordurette Tank ($98)
Aegis Tank ($78)
Scalloped Clouds Skirt ($98)
Fluttering Pencil Skirt ($158)
Scalloped Dots Skirt ($98)

These recently got re-stocked in stores.
Chrysalis Vest ($78)
Falling Ribbon Cardigan ($98)
Sweeping Frills Sweater ($128)
Verite Dress ($158)

It ain’t the holidays anymore.
Sterling Dress ($168)
Demi-Sec Cardigan ($128)
Frozen Crystals Dress ($178)

Doing the sale dance for these.
Reed Shirtdress ($118)
Converging Roads Sweater Dress ($138)
Blushing Faille Dress ($188)
Remembering Violets Dress ($178)
Skyfall Dress ($178)

60 Comments

  1. January 18, 2010 / 9:42 pm

    i'm praying, hoping that the ice capped blouse will go on sale! i bought it a couple days ago in hopes of getting a PA in the next 12 days. otherwise, it will have to go back. *fingers crossed*

  2. January 18, 2010 / 9:44 pm

    I am hoping for some shoe/ boot markdowns. We will see….

  3. January 18, 2010 / 9:46 pm

    When things get restocked do you think that it means that they will go on sale sooner or later?

  4. January 18, 2010 / 10:00 pm

    My predictions:-Sterling Dress (not holidays anymore)-Frozen Crystals Dress (not holidays anymore)-Maeshowe Shirtdress (November catalog)-Bespoke Shirtdress (it's been around since September)-Graceful Point Cardigan (sold out of many sizes online)-Tea Room Cardigan (it's been around for a while)-Wrapped in Ruffles Cardigan (it's been around since August)-Bowtied Mini (November catalog)-Solo Stroll Skirt (it's been around since September)-Jeweled Branches Headband (I don't think it's selling that well)Secretly hoping for:-Web & Loom Cardigan (November catalog + I could use the price adjustment)-Falling Ribbon Cardigan (to go with my Floret Trifle Blouse)

  5. January 18, 2010 / 10:02 pm

    Lauren T I am hoping for the same for an item I bought over the weekend.Christina if an item is more than 60 days old a restock is one indicator that it's going on sale. Of course if the restock was because the item was sold out everywhere…well then not so much unfortunately.

  6. Ashley
    January 18, 2010 / 10:06 pm

    i'm hoping for the in a moment dress, but then again i bought it on the 4th, so even if it goes on sale tomorrow, would they not honor a price adjustment? it would have to be tonight… i know they sometimes do markdowns monday night but i don't know if it's worth it for me to go check tonight or not.

  7. Anonymous
    January 18, 2010 / 10:12 pm

    has anyone confirmed a sale for tomorrow?

  8. Anonymous
    January 18, 2010 / 10:13 pm

    i have been DYING for the verite dress to go on sale, crossing fingers for tomorrow.

  9. January 18, 2010 / 10:16 pm

    The store I was in today confirmed markdowns for tomorrow. I do not know which items. They were just going through the paperwork.

  10. January 18, 2010 / 10:19 pm

    Roxy – Would would a store restock an item just to put it on sale? Just curious…

  11. Kat
    January 18, 2010 / 10:22 pm

    I'm crossing my fingers for the Fire Flower dress even though it hasn't been out that long… it hasn't been selling well at all though so maybe? It fit me perfectly but I really don't have anywhere to wear it!

  12. January 18, 2010 / 10:27 pm

    @Ashley – I often see items marked down around midnight (PST) on Monday nights, but the sale price usually only shows up if the item is in my cart or wishlist, not if I go to the actual product page. If there is something I'm hoping goes on sale I usually put it in my cart on Monday and check it late in the evening. Hope you get the In-A-Moment dress markdown you've been waiting for!

  13. January 18, 2010 / 10:29 pm

    I know its a long shot, but i am hoping the Spring Medley Cardi goes on sale. I saw about 5-6 smalls at a local Anthro and one medium, which I bought. The price point is high, but the sweater is very nicely made. It would probably sell out at $118. I did buy it and hope for a price adjustment. I got so many compliments when I wore it over the weekend.

  14. January 18, 2010 / 10:30 pm

    Ashley, I think it's a little too soon for the In A Moment Dress unfortunately. Blondmoma that's great news! I have started receiving email tips as well, so yes I'd say it's confirmed that clothing will be on sale tomorrow, at least in stores (and probably online too).Lola, this is just me drawing on previous experience, but if the warehouse has high inventory of an item they'll send it to some stores before it goes on sale to help balance out the stock. Also, sometimes stores will take an item off the floor after a certain amount of time passes. Then they'll put it out again to catch a new round of shoppers, then it gets moved to sale. Of course I could be totally wrong.Kristina, what a fantastic tip! Thank you for sharing it.

  15. January 18, 2010 / 10:32 pm

    Eek my question made no sense. I meant to say "Why would a store re-stock an item just to put it on sale?"I usually tend to assume that re-stock = not likely to go on sale anytime soon (unless it has taken an ungodly amount of time for the store to get more of the item and it's about to be out-of-season, in which case I expect it to go immediately to the sale rack once it arrives)..

  16. January 18, 2010 / 10:34 pm

    hi also hoping for scalloped clouds and ice capped blouse to go on sale

  17. Anonymous
    January 18, 2010 / 10:48 pm

    Oh my goodness, Roxy, you have no idea how much bearable my Mondays and Tuesdays have become because of this feature combined with the Anthro sales… My wishes:1. Simply Lovely Sweaterdress. I know this is a long shot, but I have noticed Anthro s l o w l y moving all sweaterdresses to sale. Most recently I noticed that 'sweater' is no longer a category under dresses. What with all the spring releases, they might be willing to put the dress out to pasture. 2. Strewn Leaves Blouse. This was in the September catalogue. 'Nuff said. Plus, there are so many new spring blouse additions. Move it to sale, please!3. Cerulean Swing Coat. A COMPLETE and utter impossibility, given the recent record of jackets making it to sale, but I am just going to cross my fingers on this for the heck of it!

  18. Anonymous
    January 18, 2010 / 11:33 pm

    I am longing for that ice capped blouse and so many times I have just wanted to buy it full price because it seems like it will never, ever go on sale. I need it!

  19. Anonymous
    January 18, 2010 / 11:47 pm

    has anyone stopped at the store tonight and seen what items are on sale?

  20. January 18, 2010 / 11:54 pm

    my sale wishes:-gulliver's blouse (because I can't even begin to think of buying it unless it goes on mega-markdown)-warmest clinch vest – does anyone even know when this came out? It's in the scarfs and wraps section and I ALWAYS miss stuff in there! -new academia skirt (probably not though since I think it's only been around for a month)-midnight squall skirt

  21. January 19, 2010 / 12:03 am

    Roxy–After seeing the snowscape tank on you, I bought one! There's a hole along the seam (easily mendable) so they gave me an additional 15% off. I return my scalloped clouds skirt today and traded it in for the Solar Star Blouse. I really hope some shoes go on sale (wishful thinking, but would love the Smoke Stacked heels to go on sale).

  22. January 19, 2010 / 12:13 am

    Ali I would love to see the Scalloped clouds or dots skirts on sale.anon@5:48 you crack me up!! I get pretty excited right before markdowns too, even though I tend to buy most items I want right when they come out.kater the new academia skirt is another one sitting in my cart. Don't know about tomorrow but I'd love to see it on sale soon.Tien that's awesome! Welcome to the snowscape club, you will love it. 🙂

  23. January 19, 2010 / 12:29 am

    If you call a store to see if they have an item that's still in stock online, will they still give you free shipping or does it have to be sold out?

  24. January 19, 2010 / 12:50 am

    Bronzi, I, too am hoping for the spring medley cardigan to go on sale.

  25. January 19, 2010 / 1:01 am

    So any confirmed tips on what is going on sale? I'm hoping for things that probably aren't anywhere near due to be put on sale. Boo impatience!

  26. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 1:04 am

    Roxy,Do you think the Night Blooming Dress will go on sale? Another question, I get the friends discount but if an item goes on sale for less than what I paid the dress for with the discount would anthro give me a price adjustment?love your blog!

  27. January 19, 2010 / 1:27 am

    roxy i agree i love both skirts as weLL and cant wait for them to go on sale

  28. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 1:31 am

    Off Topic, but I see Ashley Judd wearing the On a Wing Blouse on CNN Haiti Relief special. Looks lovely on her. I'm personally not a fan for myself, but looks great.

  29. January 19, 2010 / 1:37 am

    I love the On A Wing Blouse, but want it to go on sale. If Ashley Judd is wearing it, it's more likely it's going to sell out! BOO!

  30. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 1:41 am

    yeah it looks gorgeous.

  31. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 1:56 am

    Yeah it looks great on her but it was a pain to put on. On another note, I hope all of you guys made a donation to the Haiti Relief effort, I would stick to the Red Cross and Unicef, if not tune in to the CNN special to get the number to donate. All of us spend quite a lot of money shopping, so I believe we can all chip in 5, 10 bucks or more.

  32. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 2:02 am

    Of course, the Haiti Relief Effort is a more than worthy cause, but Dag nabbit, Ashley!

  33. January 19, 2010 / 2:06 am

    I would be veeeery happy to see either the plaza or tempting trellis cardigans go on sale (or both!), seeing as how I just paid full price for both, gag. Other than that, I'm actually pretty content, but a second cut on the manisa dress would be lovely!

  34. January 19, 2010 / 2:17 am

    Argh I missed seeing Ashley Judd! Though I'm sure she looked stunning. 🙂 And I agree the Haiti relief effort is truly a worthwhile cause. I personally donated through the UN, but any accredited organization listed on the White House's website is an excellent choice. sara22185 you might get charged shipping in that case. The policy is to charge if the item is available online but not every store does it.Lauren I wish I had a definite list of items but I don't. I promise to have the list up within an hour of waking up tomorrow morning though. 🙂 Anon @ 8:04 – haha, I am soooo jealous of the discount! And great choice with the Night Blooming Dress. You can take it back in for a price adjustment down to sale, but I would be careful about doing that too many times. Katie – Tempting Trellis has a pretty good chance for tomorrow, methinks. Or maybe that's just because I'd love to see it on sale too!

  35. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 2:18 am

    Another slightly off topic: you can also donate online by going to the www. clintonbushhaitifund.org whose mission is to make sure the $$$ get to where it is most needed and to those organizations that are best equipped and viable.

  36. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 2:24 am

    any idea on how you'd find out if the tempting treillis cardi was on sale since it's not online anymore?

  37. January 19, 2010 / 2:26 am

    Anon – use the Google cached results trick. Type "tempting trellis cardigan anthropologie" into a google search. Find the result from Anthropologie.com, but click on the CACHED link instead. It will take you to a saved version of the product page with the available sizes left. Add one of those sizes to your cart — even if it's not your size, just so you have one in your cart. You'll be redirected to the live Anthropologie homepage. After a couple of minutes the cardigan will now be in your cart! Voila.

  38. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 2:33 am

    Hi All,I would love to see a second cut on the Amarena dress. I have it in plum (love!) and would like to scoop up the navy as well.I agree that Monday nights are more fun with this guessing game. Thanks, Roxy!Sarah

  39. January 19, 2010 / 2:37 am

    Tien – I thought the exact same thing when I saw that Ashley Judd was wearing that blouse! Hopefully the side buttons will still be enough of a deterrent and it will make it to sale in the end. After all, you know Ashley had a stylist there to help her button all those dang buttons!

  40. January 19, 2010 / 3:04 am

    Oh, I so wanted to take a quick trip into the store this evening but never made it! DRATS! And of course I have a busy morning tomorrow so I can't even take an early lunch to hit the store. I'll probably just go at noon and check it out. I know I cannot wait until 5:30pm. The one thing I want is the Plaza Cardigan.

  41. January 19, 2010 / 3:14 am

    Anon about the tempting trellis cardi — It's on my wishlist, so I will monitor it that way. If it shows up in the sale and for some reason Roxy hasn't posted about it yet (as I'm sure she will), I will certainly comment here notifying everyone!

  42. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 3:37 am

    Roxy,I was the anon at 8:04, what if I had ordered my dress online? If I call CS would they give me the price adjustment?Thanks!

  43. Stephanie
    January 19, 2010 / 3:39 am

    Roxy,How do I get an invitation to the Anthropologie Aficionado blog, I used to check it out all the time but now its closed? is it still operational?

  44. January 19, 2010 / 3:41 am

    Yep Anon @ 8:04, if you ordered online you can call CS to get the price adjustment.Stephanie – I'm not sure, I am also locked out. I have received many requests from people interested in invites so I reached out to Embers via email but I haven't heard back from her as of yet. Maybe someone who is in can shed some light?

  45. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 4:15 am

    As an employee – I just wanted to speak to getting a price adjustment after you use a friend's discount – I wouldn't recommend it, and it could get your friend who's an employee in trouble – it's highly frowned upon – you already got a discount. I wouldn't jeopardize your friend's job there – they watch closely what you and your friends do with your discount. Just my two cents.Also, the Night Blooming Dress won't be on sale – we just got a restock in all sizes at my store.

  46. January 19, 2010 / 4:46 am

    Anon @ 11:15, thank you for giving the employee perspective on the situation. Not too much longer now ladies. 🙂

  47. January 19, 2010 / 4:48 am

    roxy does the sale section really update around midnight? how have I managed to miss this before? I'm trying to force myself to stay awake for it, but please let me know if it's a fool's errand!

  48. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 5:01 am

    its midnight pacific time.

  49. January 19, 2010 / 5:36 am

    @KaterI was the one who originally posted about the website updating around midnight (and Anon was correct, I was referring to Pacific time). I just wanted to clarify that this isn't a hard and fast rule of every sale item posting at midnight PST, I have just seen sale items marked down in my cart/wishlist around midnight or so. I only noticed it before because something that was in my cart was suddenly marked down when I was doing some late night shopping. When I went to double check the product page it still showed the original price. Also, when I clicked on the "fresh cuts" icon none of the recently marked down items in my shopping cart/wishlist were there yet. So it appeared to me that the new sale items are marked down first on the shopping cart & wishlist pages. I hope this helps clarifies things.

  50. January 19, 2010 / 7:38 am

    Bustling Ave dresses are 69.95 now… *squee*

  51. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 7:59 am

    and sweater dresses are on sale too!

  52. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 8:06 am

    I just got the Ice Capped Blouse! Finally! This is so exciting! All of you gals who have wanted it, this is your chance! Good luck to everyone today with your sale items. :)It is $59.95

  53. January 19, 2010 / 8:09 am

    yay the ice capped blouse is on sale! gotta get my PA tomorrow. 🙂

  54. January 19, 2010 / 8:13 am

    Needlepoint corset top is coming $70

  55. January 19, 2010 / 8:32 am

    Roxy, your converging Roads dress is on sale for $69.95! That is the only thing I see marked down on your happy dance list this week (so far). Other items I've noticed…- Verite dress $79.95- Midnight Dahlia $89.95- Simply Lovely Sweaterdress $69.95- Vie En Rose $79.95- Leading Lady Trench $249.95- Spring Medley Cardigan $119.95 (Bronzi I hope you stayed up to get your price adjustment! If not, it might be worth calling today to see.)- Brushwork Blooms Cardigan $69.95- Modern Movement Top $29.95- Forever Garden Tee $29.95- Ice Capped Blouse $59.95 (I'm sure a lot of ladies will be excited about this one!) shop it up ladies!

  56. January 19, 2010 / 8:35 am

    oh! and a bunch of Chie Mihara heels were marked down. my poor, poor pocketbook…

  57. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 8:42 am

    Stacked Smoke Heels- 189.95

  58. Anonymous
    January 19, 2010 / 11:22 am

    ouch i just bought the stacked smoked heels, plus another pair for $49.95, plus a bunch of other stuff! Plus a ton of the dresses i want are gonna be mine after some CS stalking!! yikes

  59. January 19, 2010 / 11:58 am

    happy dance that spring medley cardi is on sale! i will be getting my price adjustment. Seems like quite a bit is on sale and some surprises.

  60. January 19, 2010 / 1:27 pm

    LOL I love that you ladies are finding things you wanted on sale this morning! I am here with wayyyy too much in my cart, trying to figure out how to pare down.


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