Updating... now so if it seems disjointed it's
because I keep adding
and changing stuff- it promises to be a longish one- so please keep
checking back for completion...
because I keep adding
and changing stuff- it promises to be a longish one- so please keep
checking back for completion...
It goes a little somethin' like this...
Congrats- Since you're an Old Navy Fashionista who loves glamming up for the beach you've been selected for a chance to participate in
Old Navy's Beach Bum Event!
Steph, Jess & Amy in front of the flip flip wall @OldNavy
inviting three great friends of mine Jess, Amy and of course Steph
(can't do anything like this without my besty!) Crowdtap gave tappers a
couple links to jump off with on what we could expect to have to choose
from - So I sent those on to Jess, Amy and Steph along with a couple
weekly updates on what was new and what choices I thought best
reflected their personalities in Old Navy's new beach line. We were to
get any beach towel, bag, sunglasses and flip flops of our choice!
Awesome right!?! I have quite a wardrobe of flip flops- many of which
hail from Old Navy. (In recent months Old Navy has updated their shape and
style to be thinner strapped and have a sleeker footbed- if you haven't tried them
on for size lately you should do so soon!) One more pair of my choice for
free was definitely alright with me!And with all the styles that there
were to choose from on this link- Old Navy Flippers! which Old Navy
provided us to look through I had quite a bit of difficulty picking a fave
pair. The flip flop part of this share as well as the sunglasses part of this
share was to turn out somewhat badly and not in a 'good bad' kind of
way I am afraid (._.) more on that in a bit... Steph swears by ON totes
and buys them regularly...
As evidenced below
But before this share I hadn't really given OldNavy's bags much thought
towards actually purchasing. This was to be the first time I tested out a
beach bag and towel from Old Navy- So I was curious to see how they
stood up to the competition in terms of style and quality as were my
friends Jess and Amy. After testing mine out several times running to
the beach I can say that the ones I chose have held up nicely. I put quite
a bit of weight in my purses /bags so their construction is pretty important!
I have tried the sunglasses from Old Navy recently and I love them.
FYI- Old Navy sunnies make a regular appearance in my day to day ever
since I bought these a couple months ago. OldNavy has a MASSIVELY
better selection in stores than they do online. In my opinion this is just
more of an incentive to drop on in- but should you like to take a gander at
what they offer online go here.
Soooo... on to the PARTY!
Steph, Amy, Jess and I arrived at Old Navy after battling rush hour
traffic late afternoon on a Tuesday. (This is how we say Tuesday around
these parts... haha) And immediately started piling up our carts with all
kinds of OldNavy merch to try and to buy as well as test out for free!
(Yay! Free!)
Much to my disappointment the selection of swimwear in store left a LOT
to be desired. I am not sure if this is because of where I live and/or there
was a run on Old Navy Swim. Maybe our store never really had a
selection to begin with. Who knows- In any case I was bummed- because
online it's an entirely different story. For those of you aren't familiar with
Old Navy's Swimsuit Line- you really should check it out! Because holy
mole is it extensive!
Once we had OVERLOADED our carts- we finally made our way back
to the dressing rooms to shimmy into our finds. After donning our first
Old Navy Beachesque looks and hitting up the accessories- we elected to
sashay about the store and take a few pics...
Above is Amy in the much loved and anticipated Old Navy Halter
Monokini- which she was lucky to get- 'Cause guess what? They are out
of stock online- and in many stores- Which should tell Old Navy
something right? I kept saying this was THE IT PICK on the CT
discussion boards. Liiiiiisteeeeeeen to me Old Navy! Order more- and
make more in this style- it's a hit! Amy donned Old Navy's oh so comfy
Jersey Maxi Skirt, a trio of ON's cocoa & gold beaded bracelets and a
very pretty pair of sheer chocolate gold swirl accented sunnies to play off
of the rings of her swimsuit and her golden hair.
Looking ready to set sail in her classic Old 'Navy' and White ensemble-
Playful Jess "adopts" one of the Modelkins kids as her own. Jess on
"These pants are RIDICULOUSLY comfortable. Totally breezy."
Not to be outdone with the modelkins- Amy gives newly dubbed dogelkin "Scupper" some much needed attention.
I snap a quick pic of myself in OldNavy's Chiffon Tie Front Maxi Dress
in Anjou Pear and ON's shoulder duster multi hued feather earrings
(available in stores only) as we head back over to the accessories...
Amy, moi and Jess as we try out some more sunnies!
Steph definitely got some laughs as an OldNavy Pirate...
Aaaaargh matey!
"I swear! I just picked them up and the lens fell out!
I didn't Do it!"
haha.
After messing about with photo taking and more shopping we headed
back to the dressing rooms to try on a few more items...
Amy is ready for a picnic on the beach in Old Navy's
Printed Twill Shorts in Bright Night, Skirted Halter Bikini in
Red Top Gingham, Split neck Button Front Top in Bright White,
Straw Cowboy hat
(only in stores) & Rafia Multi Blue Stripe Beach Tote
(also only in stores).
Printed Twill Shorts in Bright Night, Skirted Halter Bikini in
Red Top Gingham, Split neck Button Front Top in Bright White,
Straw Cowboy hat
(only in stores) & Rafia Multi Blue Stripe Beach Tote
(also only in stores).
Amy says, "I didn't think I would like these sailboat shorts...
but now that I have them on...
Do you think I'd look good in the orange version too?"
but now that I have them on...
Do you think I'd look good in the orange version too?"
Feeling comfortable and looking great in Old Navy's Drawstring
Tube Jersey Maxi Dress in Blue & Red Stripe-
Jess falls in love
with Old Navy dresses and ponders more dress choices.
Note her Old Navy Floral Cross-Body Tote in Navy
Some of our Old Navy Beach Bum Party haul! Picked up some
more along the way.
Can't leave an Old Navy Share without buying more!
Tube Jersey Maxi Dress in Blue & Red Stripe-
Jess falls in love
with Old Navy dresses and ponders more dress choices.
Note her Old Navy Floral Cross-Body Tote in Navy
more along the way.
Can't leave an Old Navy Share without buying more!
Remember the flip flop/sunglasses/zebra towel fisaco I mentioned earlier? Thoroughly thrilled with all of our Old Navy choices- and wishing that
Old Navy was open later (We closed them down! haha!) we headed off to checkout. Just as I was thinking about how happy I was to have had a
part in re-introducing Jess to the wonderful shopping experience that is
OldNavy-the trouble began. First It was the flip flops. Even though the
coupon said ANY flip flop and EVEN THOUGH Old Navy had linked
us Tappers to the page with the flippers my crew ended up picking...
See the pick below- if you go to the link Old Navy provided you'll note
that all of our choices are on the page!
Old Navy was open later (We closed them down! haha!) we headed off to checkout. Just as I was thinking about how happy I was to have had a
part in re-introducing Jess to the wonderful shopping experience that is
OldNavy-the trouble began. First It was the flip flops. Even though the
coupon said ANY flip flop and EVEN THOUGH Old Navy had linked
us Tappers to the page with the flippers my crew ended up picking...
See the pick below- if you go to the link Old Navy provided you'll note
that all of our choices are on the page!
The coupon did not work. I explained that I was shown our choices
via OLD NAVY and that the coupon said we could have them!
The staff refused to budge. We were told to go back and pick up
plain/solid colour flip flops only. The faces of my friends were a
mixture of crestfallen edging toward mad. Madder still when we were
informed that the very flip flops we were getting were going to be on
sale the coming weekend for only 1$ a pair.
Amy muttered, "It's like they're all waving their hands at us
and saying- 'We need to unload some old stock so this is what
you get, run along now.'."
Don't get me wrong free is free- and I still LOVE Old Navy Flippers-
even the revamped classic kind- but come on!
We were supposed to be trying out NEW Old Navy Beach Looks-
not OLD Old Navy Beach Looks!
And then- came the sunglasses. Of which we were told we could
have none. Because- and get this- "We only sell Beeline in women's
sunglasses.You can have the men's if you like, though." At this point I
was more than a little upset. I had been told and shown one thing by
OldNavy Corporate on Crowdtap. I had happily and excitedly shared it
with my ALL of my friends not just those I had invited. Now I was
being told something all together different by a completely unworkable
staff. No sunglasses and no flip flop choice? What was next? No bag?
Thankfully the bags went through okay.
PHEW!
Up came the Beach Towel... Which none of us were really thrilled
with anyway- because the prints available were all FAR too kid/teen like.
Not to mention the fact that they are extremely THIN and TOO small
widthwise. Steph- who models hers for me right now jokes, "Look at this
thing! I can't shower on the beach after a swim and walk out in this!
It barely covers me from boobies to bum!". Steph's, Amy's and my towel
choices were all deemed to pass coupon inspection. Then came Jess's.
No go. !WHAT! Okay at this point we were all ROYALLY hot under
the collar- Though I do say none more so than me- as I had a fine sheen
of embarrassment to go along with my mad since I was the one hosting
the get together. I asked to see the manager (who I'd already met when
we came in to show/give the letter from Old Navy/Crowdtap that let's
them know we're with CT and that therewill be a tonnage of photo
taking) Turned out she was standing right behind us the whole time and
hadn't offered to help once! She came around the counter and
begrudgingly gave us the sunglasses and zebra towel by overriding the
system. But not the flip flops we had originally chosen. (> ~<)
We left the store with our haul in tow- but not entirely happy.
Checkout seemed to have cast a pall over our shopping fun.
Jess suggested we go have a drink or two and some dinner to settle
our upset a bit. By the time we had finished our meal and drinks
we had indeed calmed down. Reflecting that while we were still
ticked about the flip flops at least we'd had a good time and
walked away with most of what we wanted from OldNavy!
via OLD NAVY and that the coupon said we could have them!
The staff refused to budge. We were told to go back and pick up
plain/solid colour flip flops only. The faces of my friends were a
mixture of crestfallen edging toward mad. Madder still when we were
informed that the very flip flops we were getting were going to be on
sale the coming weekend for only 1$ a pair.
Amy muttered, "It's like they're all waving their hands at us
and saying- 'We need to unload some old stock so this is what
you get, run along now.'."
Don't get me wrong free is free- and I still LOVE Old Navy Flippers-
even the revamped classic kind- but come on!
We were supposed to be trying out NEW Old Navy Beach Looks-
not OLD Old Navy Beach Looks!
And then- came the sunglasses. Of which we were told we could
have none. Because- and get this- "We only sell Beeline in women's
sunglasses.You can have the men's if you like, though." At this point I
was more than a little upset. I had been told and shown one thing by
OldNavy Corporate on Crowdtap. I had happily and excitedly shared it
with my ALL of my friends not just those I had invited. Now I was
being told something all together different by a completely unworkable
staff. No sunglasses and no flip flop choice? What was next? No bag?
Thankfully the bags went through okay.
PHEW!
Up came the Beach Towel... Which none of us were really thrilled
with anyway- because the prints available were all FAR too kid/teen like.
Not to mention the fact that they are extremely THIN and TOO small
widthwise. Steph- who models hers for me right now jokes, "Look at this
thing! I can't shower on the beach after a swim and walk out in this!
It barely covers me from boobies to bum!". Steph's, Amy's and my towel
choices were all deemed to pass coupon inspection. Then came Jess's.
No go. !WHAT! Okay at this point we were all ROYALLY hot under
the collar- Though I do say none more so than me- as I had a fine sheen
of embarrassment to go along with my mad since I was the one hosting
the get together. I asked to see the manager (who I'd already met when
we came in to show/give the letter from Old Navy/Crowdtap that let's
them know we're with CT and that therewill be a tonnage of photo
taking) Turned out she was standing right behind us the whole time and
hadn't offered to help once! She came around the counter and
begrudgingly gave us the sunglasses and zebra towel by overriding the
system. But not the flip flops we had originally chosen. (> ~<)
We left the store with our haul in tow- but not entirely happy.
Checkout seemed to have cast a pall over our shopping fun.
Jess suggested we go have a drink or two and some dinner to settle
our upset a bit. By the time we had finished our meal and drinks
we had indeed calmed down. Reflecting that while we were still
ticked about the flip flops at least we'd had a good time and
walked away with most of what we wanted from OldNavy!
I can't say that I won't be going back to Old Navy- I love it too much!
The deals, the cute clothes- the flippers! I won't be leaving it behind-
but I worry that Jess may be a bit too put out to go back and I so
wanted Old Navy to leave a good impression on her. After reading
so many replies on CT discussion boards I am thinking that this was
all a big mistake by the rushed printing process of our Old Navy Share
Pamphlets.
In any case- I don't blame Old Navy Corporate or CT for the flub.
I am sure with all the feedback- Old Navy and CT will find a way to
prevent future share coupon issues.
I have talked with my friends after the share- and they tell me- even
though they didn't get exactly what they wanted flip flop wise they do
still love their new Old Navy Beach gear!!!
I have talked with my friends after the share- and they tell me- even
though they didn't get exactly what they wanted flip flop wise they do
still love their new Old Navy Beach gear!!!
After The Share...
A few days later... Steph faces the sun in Old Navy's Terry
Zip Hoodie in cobalt
and the same sunglasses Amy picked as we get ready for the beach!
Her packed Old Navy Tote- One among others that she purchased
along
with her free one as well...
My Old Navy Boho Beach Tote, Classic Flippers in Warm Fire Red & Rhinestone Embellished Black Sunnies (available in store only)
Me in my new Old Navy sunglasses at beach night!
Carrying one of the new totes I
purchased along with the free one given by Old Navy...
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