Whats better than a shopping spree?
A free spree! TODAY Style Editor Bobbie Thomas recently hosted a clothing swap party – the latest trend for ladies looking to save some cash (this is the painless, delightful preventative step that comes just before Suze Orman confiscates your Saks card). The rules were easy: For every item you brought, you were handed a colored ticket which corresponded to three sections – low (Wet Seal, GAP, etc.), middle (Bebe, J. Crew), high (Michael Kors, DVF) and “deal or no deal” (items you’re willing to exchange/barter). You wrote your name on the tickets, which were then thrown in a bowl. The host picked out three at a time for the lucky ladies to “shop” the collection. Whoever snagged the Chloe bag first won (no, not really… but kinda!). Surprisingly, what was great about the event (besides the champagne) was seeing other people coo about your long-ignored clothing. Intellectually, I knew the items I donated (except maybe the skintight orange dress I wore when as I dressed up as a Fanta gir
