Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2019

by chelsea | Jul 19, 2019 | Style

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale rolls around each year around this time. In preparation for the sale I have historically seen other bloggers give it a ton of hype. Last year (my first year trying this whole blogging thing), I immediately got started on my #NSALE post to get it up before the sale was open to give you a preview to the sale and hopefully inspire some fall fashion ideas and highlight my favorites. This year, I’ve intentionally gone about it very differently. I chose to wait until everyone could shop the sale so I knew my style and picks would be in stock and shop-able (at least when the post went live).

I’m not sure if it just me, but this year I’ve definitely seen a shift, for the better, in the blogging world about around the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. There is more recognition that it’s not so urgent or important. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Anniversary Sale, it’s a great time to fill my fall wardrobe with a few pieces and grab some staples on sale but I 100% don’t believe on going overboard about the sale and here are three reasons why.

1. The items that sold out quickly, will come back.
People go crazy over this annual sale! Lot’s of people, myself included, buy items in multiple sizes planning to try things on for the best-fit. The returns will restock the website for most items.

2. Many of same items on sale now, will go on sale again in a few months.
I cannot count the number of times in the past that I’ve purchased something from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale thinking that I was getting a good deal to find it marked-down again later, even more than when I purchased it. If you use the heart option on the blog, you can get notified when these items go back on sale after the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is over!

3. You don’t need to open a new credit card to shop.
The sale is great but your financial stability and credit is a lot more important. If you don’t have or want a Nordstrom credit card, I don’t think you should get one just to shop a sale a couple days early.