At the August sale, a sales associate was sweet enough to alert me that in October, David Yurman would be hosting another friends & family sales. I think she was kindly telling me “If you don’t love it, don’t buy it. There is next time.” We’re already a week into October and there still aren’t any announcements. I got a little worried. After a quick call to my contact I am glad to report the sale is ON!
Date: October 14th through 18th, 2009
Location: Altman Building, 135th W. 18th Street, bt. 6th and 7th avenue, 1st floor
The Deal: 30-70% off jewelry and watches
Be sure to stop by if you love David Yurman. This year, DY is not included in the Saks 25% F&F sale so this might be your only chance to get some baubles dimes on the dollar. In August, they took 20% off on the last two days but the best stuff run out of stock on the first day. To read more about the August sale click here and here.
WOW! What a difference 20% makes. There was still no line outside to get into the sale. But inside, it was packed. The ring counters were most crowded. Tomorrow will be the last day of the sale. All the jewelry is still 30 – 70% off but with an additional 20% markdown. I saw a few cute rings hovering around $150 – $300 but ultimately bought an onyx silver/18k gold bangle for $450ish. If you can’t make it to the sale don’t fret; DY is hosting another sale later this year in October. Here are a few photos:
Friends & family company sales are really opened to the everyone and their mothers now a days. No invitation required.
Location:
Altman Building
135 W. 18th Street (bt. 6th & 7th Avenue)
New York, NY
When:
Fri. (8/28) 8am – 8pm, Sat. (8/29) 9am – 6pm, Sun. (8/30) – 9am – 5pm
When I dropped by yesterday, there was no line to get in. It wasn’t crowded but there were 20+ people browsing around. You can definitely drop by during your lunch hour and make it back to work on time without getting fired.
The venue space is spacious and has good lighting for the baubles. All the jewelry are showcased as they would at a retail store. The sales people are friendly. However, most discounts were set at 30% for more current styles, signature links and bangles with semi-precious stones. Some of the higher end stuff was marked down to 40% off retail prices. I saw a few watches for both men and women. There’s a few small cases towards the back marked down to 70% off. These were mostly thin bangles with floating semi-precious stones, not their signature thick cable bangles.
I’ve seen David Yurman marked down to 25% off at Bloomingdales. For the past few years just before the holiday season, DY has also set up a pop-up store at Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets with much better discounts. Most jewelry and watches were marked down to around 50% off there. This F&F sale is not revolutionary but if you’re lusting over some new David Yurman bling, head over, you’ll be sure to find something. There’s litterally thousands of pieces there to look over. Good luck!
Here are a few photos from the sale:
