NYC Sales - Columbus Day Weekend (lower NYC)

After a busy week, I like to do a lot of shopping...with this long weekend, you know there are a lot of sales too. Today I walked around the east village, les, and soho. Today I stopped at the following:

Anna Sheffield's sample sale - didn't get anything - very little selection
Claw Money & Hellz Bellz sale - a lot of guy stuff...not that much selection for girls
Swarovski Concept store - 10% of designer jewelry - i got something here :)
Intermix - they are having a European sale (30% off!!!! ready to wear and accessories) I didn't have enough budget left to buy anything (here is a little preview if you are having trouble deciding on whether to go or not http://www.intermixonline.com/category/european.do?page=1)(if you do end up booking online, the promo code is EUROPEAN)

Other places i checked out that didn't have a sale:
Patricia Fields - reasonably priced accessories
Eryn Brinie - no sale but reasonably priced and just got a lot of new stuff
Pixie Market - I am probably lazy, but I just prefer to shop online with them
MudHoney/Bond 7 - sellers can talk to designers about customizing certain items
Tarina Tarantino - nothing new and the last time I went there was a few months back (summer)
Screaming Mimi - Halloween items on display now - go here for some ideas

I didn't make it to the Fifth on Main Sale because I already did enough damage, however, my friend went and she said it was ok. Just a random mix of many brands but the selection wasn't too bad. My take from her comments is, if you are in the area...check it out...if not don't bother

Swarovski - design competition - old school gaming

Swarovski had a design competition and this is what one team came up with. They brought old school games back to life using Swarovski crystals. So you know what age group they are trying to target with these pieces haha.

We have Pac-Man, Tetris and Space Invader. If these haven't gone into production yet, I would like to request the space invader necklace as a pair of earrings instead ;)

Here is where I got this article:
http://technabob.com/blog/2009/09/30/swarovski-pretty-pixel-video-game-jewelry/