Weekend Open Thread
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When temps take a dive, nothing beats a pair of sheepskin mittens.
These mittens are like Uggs for your hands. Made from water-resistant suede and lined with cozy sheepskin, they will keep your hands warm and toasty from your morning commute to a weekend winter getaway.
Minnetonka’s sheepskin mittens are available at Amazon for under $100. They come in unisex sizes XS-L in four colors.
Sales of note for 7/11
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance, up to 60% off!
- Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 60% off sale and 40% off everything — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it’s a great separate)
- Banana Republic Factory – Extra 50% off sale
- Brooks Brothers – Up to 40% off sitewide + 40% off 3+ items
- Express – Up to 75% off all markdowns; sale on sale, up to 70% off
- J.Crew Factory – 60% off clearance
- Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off
- M.M.LaFleur – 25% off jardigans (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
- Talbots – 50% off wear-now styles and all markdowns + 30% off tops, pants, jeans, and shorts
Is there a kind way to tell someone to please stop giving you hand-me-downs? DH’s coworker keeps giving us used toys and clothes from her kids and grandkids. It seems like she’s going to some effort to collect stuff for us. This stuff is not in good shape. It’s sticky, stained, and infused with cigarette smoke. She also asks DH for pictures of our baby in the clothes, which of course he doesn’t have. It’s uncomfortable for him. He’s tried to decline but she’s taken to just dropping off bags at his desk.
I’m also concerned that there might be an unspoken expectation that we give these things back after LO has used them. I don’t want to store smoky stuff in our home so we can give it back in a year. How do we navigate this kindly?