3. Leftover winter and spring items. With many retailers looking to unload leftover inventory from their winter and spring collections, Wilson says it’s a good time to buy winter jackets, UGGs, and designer handbags from spring collections. He says North Face and Nike jackets are selling at 40 to 60 percent discounts and Michael Kors and Dooney Bourke handbags have been reduced by over 50 safari short ugg boots percent at big department stores such as Macy’s and Neiman Marcus.<\/p>\n
While most consignment shoppers can’t buy designer shoes new without busting their budgets, some simply get a thrill from what Nordstrom spokesman Colin Johnson dubs “discovery based shopping.” One avid discoverer is Celia Pym, a retired Microsoft exec who sometimes pays retail for luxury brands but also frequents Ragamoffyn’s, a consignment shop in her hometown of Kirkland, Wash. Her finds there include a Burberry coat for $299 that still had the $1,300 price tag in the pocket and Jimmy Choo black suede stilettos for $179 that would fetch $795 new.