Vera Bradley Outlet Sale

Well it all started at around 4 am on Wed. morning this week I got up to get ready to go to my First Vera Bradley Outlet Sale. Funny thing about this is I just got my first Vera Bradley purse when I won it at an Hospice Bingo Event back in the winter, but I LOVE that purse! It is the Cargo Sling and it holds Tons of stuff! So of course I was in when I found out the sale was in Ft. Wayne, fairly close, couple hour drive. I wanted an Backpack (great for family trips), Hipster (good for Black Friday shopping), some sort of summery purse and an large bag (I know like I need another large bag), plus some accessories. So I get my shower and head to pick up my cohort for the day Missy. Side bar, we do have wonderful husbands, they both got the kids off to school so we could be there at 8 am when it opened. Our Double D troubles, Delaney and Daniel, did not have school so John, being the dear that he is, said he would hang with Double Trouble. With all that out of the way we were on our way, felt a little like Black Friday except a lot warmer and we had not been, so we did not know what to expect. Tried to register online, no luck, so we did register on site, no biggie, except we could have saved $10! Then they told us to head upstairs, but wait isn't that the line to get in? Well yes maam, but the End of the line is up the stairs and around the bend. So up the stairs and around the bend to the end we went. They pass out fliers letting you know where the goods would be, for example, Backpacks will be in 600 Blue Area and the price. Well the doors opened, by the time we got in it was closer to 8:30, told you it was a long line, but we were in. So we are systematic type of girls, lets start here right? Then we see many women with their VERY LARGE bag they give you at the door filled, maybe two bags filled and was already on the designated side lines sorting what they wanted. So that is how they do it, divide and conquer, to the designated area, grab one of every color, sort and discard. Then we notice people going through piles of Vera Bradley on the floor in boxes, in linen carts, what is it you ask? That is discard piles, I have never seen such piles of Vera Bradley in my life, let alone on the floor. So basically we were being to timid, funny if you know us and Black Friday, we pride ourselves in getting the goods. Well, needless to say we did get into the zone and know what to do next time. So we started going to the areas that we really wanted taking what we might want and sort later, like the pros. So we made it through the entire "store" waited for someone to move so we could sit down to sort. And we did discard and then started stalking the discard carts, boxes, etc. And yeah, here came on a discard cart what we wanted. And us not being to proud, was like isn't that what we are looking for and with one swoop of Missy's hand she had them both - victorious!! Wahooooo!!!! So we decided to go back to the table to find another one. They are starting to restock the discards we discover and someone was standing there debating, "what do you think" and with one more swoop it was ours!! They were in complete shock, snooze you loose ladies. Hey, this is our first trip and we get it, you must be a little slow on the uptake their sisters! Well, needless to say we were feeling good, got what we came for and decided it was time to leave the building, well at least the shopping part. You checked out in another location. So off to the checkout location, well we thought we had conquered, not quite yet, there was a snake style line that wrapped around like nothing you have ever seen, think of a ride at an amusement park concept. And let me tell you we looked like Girl Scouts in this area, we could still carry our one, not completely full bag. There was women draped in large bags, necks, arms, pulling 2 large bags, pushing a box and discarding at the checkout because your limit is $2500 in purchases. Now I know we broke our husbands budgets, but OMG! So you finally get to the front of the line and they tell you to move to the lets say purple or orange area because they have the shortest line, which still is several people out and they have 4 registers going in each colored section. After much delay we have our purchases in hand and head to the car. We have only had one potty break and no food, so lunch is next. We felt pretty good as we sat down, except we were starving! Jason calls to check in and is impressed they have not got a call for bail money, but did remind us it would take a while to get there, lol. We thought of our friend Erica, because last Black Friday we went shopping all together and we were quite victorious and thought if we go again and she is not frolicking at the beach, lol, we could have a game plan and be one of those on the sidelines immediately sorting our goods. I don't know if we would go as far as the headsets we saw, honest to goodness, headsets, "I am in Blue 200 and got it, where are you?" Then we had the poor little old ladies pushing their walkers around and mom's with brand spanking new babies, I would be afraid they would get smashed or something horrific. I guess like the one lady from N. Carolina said "Guess this is what you get when you put women in their natural habitat." And then going to checkout we here - I hope we still have enough for our air fare back home. - what???? Are you serious???? So we did make a deal, no kids, unless my daughters are old enough to go and pay for their own goods and no worrying in our case if we have enough gas money to get back home! Crazy is the one word to sum it all up, but Fun is the second word. We wish we would have pics, but who has time for that when they are shopping!!