Many of you have heard me say my motto more than once, “never pay retail.”

This rings especially true for trends.  Trends are great and I fall in love with quite a few, but this doesn’t mean that we have to pay top-dollar for high fashion.

One of my favorite trends this fall has been the Military Tote.  Check out this great one from Lucky:

Now, while the cost is $149, I could certainly search out online coupons or simply wait until it goes on sale.

But, not unlike a lot of you (I suspect), I am impatient and want it now.  Especially before the trend goes out of style.

So, I simply looked around (never underestimate the power of the Google shopping tab) and found this steal from Target:

Take the extra step, shoppers.  Comparison shopping is too easy these days, you can’t afford NOT to!