I'm a Sale Shopping Pro—29 Buys You Don't Want to Skip This Week (and 2 You Do)

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Considering I basically shop online all day for a living, it should come as no surprise that I am rather good at scoping out incredible sale finds. Digging through endless pages of discounted products is not fun for anyone, and with Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, the volume of sales is only growing larger by the second. To ensure you have the most pleasurable sale shopping experience this year, I went through the best sales of the season to bring you the 29 buys you absolutely don't want to skip this week and weekend. 

Additionally, there are a couple of things I want to advise you not to purchase during this sale period. A few years ago, we received some insider knowledge from a retail expert at BlackFriday.com on exactly what to not buy during these seasonal sales. The first thing on the list was jewelry. There are more discounts on jewelry post–Valentine's Day, so if you can avoid the category altogether, you'll be making a wise decision. The second is winter coats. I know I, for one, am always extremely tempted to stock up on all the stunning outerwear the season has to offer, but experts state that you will get better details once the winter season has ended, so once again, hold off if you can. 

You're welcome for those secret Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale shopping tips, but our goal was not to get you to hold off on shopping; it was actually to encourage you to stock up on all the incredible finds that we are advising you to buy ASAP. So go on and fill your carts. You deserve it. 

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Lauren Eggertsen is currently the editorial director of Who What Wear and has worked at the company for over eight years, where she started as an associate editor and has since worked her way up. Lauren has over 10 years of experience in the fashion editorial space, starting her career with internships at Marc Jacobs, Marie Claire, and The Zoe Report, where she was later hired as their editorial assistant. Lauren has worked in the Los Angeles and New York Who What Wear offices but currently calls L.A. home. It is here where she leads and manages Who What Wear's fashion team and oversees all day-to-day editorial content and large tentpole moments. This includes all of the runway, trend, and shopping-driven content that ultimately helps to build a strong brand reputation within the industry. Lauren's role also includes helping to set the fashion direction for all original photo shoots and often styles many of the celebrity cover shoots, including big names like Kaia Gerber, Normani, and Kristen Stewart.

She has also attended multiple fashion weeks, including New York, London, Milan, and Paris, where her personal style has been featured on sites such as Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and Elle. She prides herself on discovering and supporting small brands and on her knack for a good vintage shopping find. When she isn't working, she enjoys researching and dining at reputable restaurants around both her neighborhood and the globe.