Why Shop Online?

This past weekend I was feeling incredibly adventurous and decided that despite the before school starts ciaos at the mall, I would go walk around anyway to see if I could find a few must haves for my upcoming vacation.  I wasn't looking for much really, just a cute little romper to wear to Universal Studios, and perhaps a new handbag.

Bad idea.

Not only was the mall crazy on a Saturday afternoon but I spent four hours walking around and didn't end up buying anything except some Victoria's Secret lip gloss. This got me thinking. I just wasted four hours looking for a couple things, when I could be spending time with the boyfriend, my family, or laying out in the sun. 

Why didn't I just shop online?!

This is just one of my reasons why I think its so great to shop online. Here are a few others...

1. Saves time - (ie what I just explained above)

 In just about five minutes you can go from Macys to Nordstrom to J.Crew and take a look at pretty much their whole collection.  That would take about two hours if you actually went to the store!

2. You have more of a selection.

Basically, you have the whole world! I love to check out little boutiques online that are in LA and NYC. They have things that you just cant get anywhere here in Ohio!

3. Lower prices!

A lot of online stores have promotions, but you can also find really good deals on ebay, overstock.com and amazon.com. I know when I was in school I would buy all of my school books on amazon, its saved me SO much time.  Most online stores (including DBMB, hehe) ship in a good time frame, about 3-5 days if they are in the same country as you are.

Shopping Online

Sure you might have to hit the gym an extra day to burn off some of those extra computer calories that you would have burned by going to the mall, but sometimes it might be worth it.  There ARE some exceptions though:

1. Shopping = More fun when your going to spend time with a friend or family member and just browsing. Its more about the quality time your spending with the person than actually finding a sale or item your really looking for.

2. Sometimes you CAN find better sales and hidden treasures at the store if you dig hard enough.

3. Thrifting cannot really be done online! Its one of my favorite things to do, and I'm not sure if dot com will ever be able to compete!

 Don't forget to check out my favorite online shop Designs by Mandi Boutique

Happy Shopping!

 xo - M.

My Newest Favorite Blog..

Hey guys! So I found a great new blog the other day. Well it isn't exactly new, just new to me.  Its called J's Everyday Fashion, and its written by a normal girl, who puts together fabulous outfits every day for various events in her life, at a budget price. You should take a look, shes defiantly inspired me to vamp up my work outfits!

Also, don't forget to check out Designs by Mandi Boutique! I added some new merchandise the other day.

xoxo - M.

I Have Not Fallen off The Face of the Earth..

Hello there! I know what your thinking -- Mandi, what the heck, where have you BEEN?

I know..I have been slacking a bit on the blogging for the last few days or so. Sorry guys!  Things have been pretty hectic for me recently.  As I posted a few weeks ago, I got a new car that I absolutely love.  Well on Thursday evening when I was driving home from the "job that pays the bills" I got side swiped on the highway by some girl. Needless to say my car has a huge dent in the side, is all scratched up, and if it would have happened a few yards ahead I would have been made into a cement block construction sandwich. 

And no.... I'm not kidding. I wish I WAS kidding.

 My brand new, still has the temp tags on it, smells so wonderfully like new car smell, little red Focus.

So I've been having to deal with that along with several visits to the dentist for my TMJ that is so painful I cant even sleep, all the while trying to keep up with "my job that pays the bills," adding more DBMB merchandise, marketing, and trying to spend time with the oh so patient boyfriend. :)

When it rains, it pours, ya know? Oh well. I still have so much to be thankful for!

I promise I have not forgotten about you though loyal readers! I will be back to normal blogging soon. :)

xoxo - Mandi

Rockin the Plummity Plum Plum Bracelet!

Me rocking the Plummity Plum Plum Bracelet! Check out this bracelet and a lot more at Designs by Mandi Boutique

The Must Have For Fall Necklace!

Check out this necklace! I think it is a must have to update your wardrobe for fall.  Its made with glass beads, and has a little bit of an African feel to me.  I absolutely adore it! I would wear it with jeans, or cargo carpi's, with a plain ivory top and a great pair of gladiators.  This necklace would pretty much go with any neutral outfit.  Check it out at Designs by Mandi - for $28.00, which includes FREE shipping!