It’s that time again! The Aritzia Warehouse Sale, my favourite discount event of the year, will be happening between April 1st and April 5th at 611 Alexander Street. New merchandise will be added daily.

Labeled as the GAP Give & Get campaign, every purchase you make at GAP from March 18 – March 21, 5% goes towards GAP’s non-profit partners including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, Canadian AIDS Society, CARE Canada, Humane Society of Canada and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. If you are a SPRIZE member, shop one day earlier starting on March 17th. Print out the below coupon to take advantage of this offer.

For Dorinha Jeans up to 70% off, check out the Dorinha Jeans Warehouse (#2014 – 1396 Richard Street) in Yaletown between December 10 and 13th. Sale hours: 9am to 7pm.

Surprise!! The GAP has literally turned its retail world upside down with the launch of its “SPRIZE” card. Last week, on a regular Thursday morning, the downtown Vancouver community awoke to upside-down logos, signs, mannequins, and even cars (!!) surrounding the GAP on Robson Street. All this “shopping turned on its head” in preparation to prepare the public for the SPRIZE offering.

With an easy one-minute in-store sign up … the SPRIZE card offers customers an incentive to purchase now, instead of waiting for an item to go on sale. How? If something you buy from GAP goes on sale within 45 days of your purchase date, you are notified by email and automatically given an in-store credit (called “Sprize Bucks”) of the difference in pricing.

It’s that time of year again! I’ve gone every year for the past __ years and have always ended up buying great items rom the Aritzia Warehouse Sale. It’s my favorite retail chain – if I’m going to buy things at full price anyway, I might as well save some cash and shop on sale. My cousin and I have lined up at 6am for the past three years – it’s tradition! We come prepared with magazines, a mat to sit on and playing cards. Below are the times for the 2009 Artizia Warehouse Sale at 611 Alexander Street:
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THURSDAY, SEPT 3: 8AM-8PM
FRIDAY, SEPT 4: 8AM-8PM
SATURDAY, SEPT 5: 10AM-6PM
SUNDAY, SEPT 6: 11AM-6PM
MONDAY, SEPT 7: 11AM-6PM

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Now that I’m working in Yaletown, I am more than eager to write about the upcoming events happening in this trendy district! On Friday July 17th, the Yaletown Summer Shopathon is happening from 3pm until 9pm. Grab a few friends and come down to Yaletown for drinks, cocktails, prizes, sales and discounts. RSVP early and receive a coveted I Love Yaletown Swag Bag loaded with product samples and coupons. Click here to RSVP and print off the coupon. Check in at the Yaletown Summer Shopathon booth in front of EQ3 (1039 Hamilton Street) for your detailed discount list, to redeem your free I Love Yaletown Swag Bag and to enter the prize draws.
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40+ stores will be participating in this event, including Fine Finds, EQ3, Boudoir, Marimekko, Mavi Jeans, Global Atomic, The Cross, BeautyMark, Blo, Gateau Lingerie, Skoah, Atomic Model, SKU Clothing and Lola Home & Apparel.

Save an extra $10 on any purchase of $50 or more with your Staycation coupon – in store and online at Future Shop. Offer valid Friday July 3 until Sunday July 5. I wish I heard about this sooner – I just bought a new digital camera from Future Shop!

Shop online at MAC Cosmetics between June 16th and 18th to save 25% on your purchases! Use the offer code “SAVE25″ at checkout.

From today, March 12th until March 15th, print out the below coupon and visit Plen+y to recieve $25 off your next purchase of $100+. The usual fine print stuff: this offer only applies to regular priced merchandise, can’t adjust previous purchases, can’t be combined with other offers or discounts, etc. etc. As girly as this pink coupon is, Plen+y definitely sells guys clothing too – with brands like Mavi, Superdry, Stussy, etc. For the ladies, check out Plen+y’s in-house brands: Propaganda, Thirty3 and Monk & Lou.

On Wednesday March 11, 2009, visit PUMA (834 Granville Street) in Vancouver between 5pm and 10pm for a 45% discount on all regular priced merchandise. (20% off watches and sunglasses). Don’t forget to print out the below invitation for admission into the event.