{"id":38114,"date":"2017-11-21T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=38114"},"modified":"2017-11-22T16:44:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T21:44:25","slug":"my-extra-special-black-friday-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/my-extra-special-black-friday-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"My Extra-Special Black Friday Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many shopping &#8220;holidays&#8221; after Thanksgiving now! We&#8217;ve got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/some-retailers-step-back-from-black-friday-frenzy-1446111003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Friday<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/about-sba\/sba-initiatives\/small-business-saturday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Business Saturday<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2013\/11\/30\/news\/economy\/cyber-monday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyber Monday<\/a>, and (to make amends for all that shopping) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givingtuesday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giving Tuesday<\/a>. It&#8217;s all &#8220;buy buy buy&#8221; followed by a little &#8220;give give give.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kind of overwhelming, no? That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve decided to mash a bunch of those themes together and pump up the &#8220;give give give&#8221; option. Accordingly, this small business will kick off the holiday shopping season by offering you no discounts whatsoever from Black Friday (November 24) through Giving Tuesday (November 28). That&#8217;s right! You get zero percent off when you shop my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/swPH6f77yLk2I\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/swPH6f77yLk2I\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The good news is that for every item purchased for $800 or more, half of the retail price will be donated to one of three organizations: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACLU<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irteams.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Relief Teams<\/a>&#8216; work in Puerto Rico. The donation will be made in your name and include your contact information so you can receive confirmation from the organization you choose.<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the high-ticket item you&#8217;ve been lusting for.<\/li>\n<li>Identify one of the three organizations in the notes section during checkout.\u00a0(If you don\u2019t want any of these organizations to have your information, please add \u201canonymous\u201d to the notes. The donation will still be made but you won&#8217;t get confirmation.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_38125\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Juana-Peekaboo-Skull-Locket-%252d-Black-Diamonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38125\" class=\"wp-image-38125 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dog_Bone_necklace_M__09134_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dog_Bone_necklace_M__09134_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dog_Bone_necklace_M__09134_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dog_Bone_necklace_M__09134_std-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Dog_Bone_necklace_M__09134_std-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you buy this locket, a worthy nonprofit organization will get $4,000 in your honor! Click to shop.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This extra-special deal is for in-stock, price-listed jewelry only. All designs that have to be made to order, resized, or are labeled &#8220;price upon request&#8221; pieces are excluded. <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/jewel-of-the-month-gold-safety-pin-earring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designs that already have a donation component <\/a>are also excluded. The latter works out in your favor because, while I have to set a minimum purchase order of $800 for the 50% holiday donation in order to avoid &#8220;Going-Out-of-Business Wednesday,&#8221; there are some less expensive options among the regular donation pieces. The silver NASTY necklace, for instance, is $300, and includes a $25 donation to Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_38116\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Letter-Necklace-%252d-NASTY-%252d-Silver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38116\" class=\"wp-image-38116 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nastyon2__21102_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nastyon2__21102_std.jpg 358w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nastyon2__21102_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nastyon2__21102_std-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nastyon2__21102_std-300x302.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to buy the NASTY necklace.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So once again, here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/deets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deets<\/a> of the\u00a0Wendy Brandes Fine Jewelry Extra-Special Sale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From November 24 through November 28, you get no discount (but you can look at the gif of a fox laughing an evil laugh whenever you feel like it)!<\/li>\n<li>50% of the retail price of in-stock, price-listed jewelry designs valued at $800 and up will be donated in your name to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACLU<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irteams.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Relief Teams<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose your nonprofit and type its name into the &#8220;notes&#8221; section during checkout. Add the word &#8220;anonymous&#8221; if you don&#8217;t want your contact information shared with the organization of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Exclusions include designs that are out of stock; those that are made to order or must be resized; those that are &#8220;price upon request&#8221;; and designs that normally include a charitable component.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions, holla at me at info at wendybrandes dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many shopping &#8220;holidays&#8221; after Thanksgiving now! We&#8217;ve got Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and (to make amends for all that shopping) Giving Tuesday. It&#8217;s all &#8220;buy buy buy&#8221; followed by a little &#8220;give give give.&#8221; Kind of overwhelming, no? That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve decided to mash a bunch of those themes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/my-extra-special-black-friday-deal\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53,14,89,320,719,43,722,32],"tags":[1458,1460,1013,1459],"class_list":{"0":"post-38114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-charity","8":"category-gift-ideas","9":"category-good-causes","10":"category-holiday-gift-ideas","11":"category-jewelry","12":"category-my-designs","13":"category-shopping","14":"category-shopping-suggestions","15":"tag-black-friday","16":"tag-cyber-monday","17":"tag-giving-tuesday","18":"tag-small-business-saturday","19":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38114"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38159,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38114\/revisions\/38159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}