I hope everyone has a happy and SAFE black friday. Believe me, there is no deal worth catching a case over. Plus, will it truly be a deal if you add in the amount of your bail? Nope.

Personally, I haven’t participated in Black Friday in a couple of years, partly because of work and/or finances don’t align up. However, I  was able to do a little shopping here from my desk for my mom and sisters, so yay.

Speaking of sisters, my youngest sister birthday was this past Tuesday, which means her birthday ALWAYS falls around and sometimes on Thanksgiving or Black Friday. So, her gifts are usually in hindsight for a good deal and luckily she doesn’t mind.

However, a few years ago, I decided to drag her along on my Black Friday adventure to the mall. It was great! I got me a new pair of knit Uggs that need to be replaced ASAP and she got herself  a new tradition; me getting her Bath and Body Works’ annual V.I.P bag. If you didn’t know, every Black Friday, B&BW has a V.I.P bag that’s filled with over $100 worth of merchandise for only $20 with any purchase over $40, which I usual spend on candles.

So, at midnight, I waddled out of my house to my local mall, grabbed the bag, $40 in 3-wick candles, and a free gift and made it back home in less than 30 minutes, which I’m still shocked over.

I will say that I’m a little disappointed with the bag this year. First off, the bag used to be brimming with full-size items and this year there were only 7 items with 2 of them sample size. Lastly, the bag. Ugh. I always applauded the choice of bags, because they are always either black or grey and free of any Bath and Body Work logos. It actually looks like a bag that you bought at any retail store and you can carry it all year. This year’s bag looks little cheap with flat metal studs, PLUS it has this gift bow sewed on it, which makes it look very seasonal.

I’m just hoping that this is not a look at V.I.P bags to come from Bath & Body Works. I mean, they didn’t even include a pocket anti-bacterial sanitizer and little container like they usually do. Well, as long as my sister is happy about it, then I guess that’s all that matters.

Stay Stylish!

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