'Rising Temps, Falling Prices'

The first sign of spring can make you act in ways you might not normally: You go out for a double scoop of ice cream, spend all Saturday afternoon at a pub drinking and downing nacho chips, or exchange your morning espresso for an iced Starbuck’s coffee instead.

Yesterday, as temperatures climbed to 89 degrees and I could feel all of New York City sweltering from the sudden heat, my abnormal behavior included shopping.

And just as I began to scour online for some much-needed spring clothes (too hot to walk outside!), I began uncovering mid-season sales, 48-hour flash sales and all sorts of noteworthy promotions.

Don’t miss these two sales:

1. Outnet.com

Ever wondered what it might be like to head into a dollar store and find all of your favorite designer brands: Alexander McQueen, Brian Atwood, Proenza Schouler, Marc Jacobs and Givenchy?

Well, now you can!

Register at outnet.com before April 11 and get exclusive access to Outnet’s one-day designer sale where everything in the sale is $1! The designer sale marks the Outnet's first anniversary, which is a natural off-price 'sister store' to the in-season online retailer Net-a-porter.com. The site regularly holds flash sales, pop-up sales and the ‘Going, Going, Gone Sale’ where the price drops as time passes – typically with designer merchandise from past seasons.

Mark your calendars. It’s going to be a long day next week.

2. Decorinnovation.com

When it comes to home furnishings, Décor Innovation knows how to host a sale where every customer wins at checkout.

The site, best known for its eco-friendly blackout curtains and its faux fur throws (I have two), has a ‘Spend some, get some’ promotion where for every $100 you spend, you get $5 off your final purchase.

Browse through the site and you will find that the blackout curtains are already marked 40% off its retail price. Faux fur throw are discounted at 15% off its original price. But there’s more: an extra 10% off with promocode BLACK for curtains and SAFARI for throws – to be discounted from your order on the billing page. Sale ends May 1.

And don’t forget that certain key items like Sherpa faux fur throw is ‘Buy one, get one free’ and the basic solid grommet curtains comes with a set of free voile curtains with your purchase!

-S. Gonzalez

*Photos courtesy of outnet.com; decorinnovation.com