Photo: LuxGoddess.com
The summer sun is high and hot, and the streets of Melrose, Rodeo, Century City and the Third Street Promenade are sweltering. Shopping shouldn't require this much sweat! Wouldn't it be great if someone could scour the web sites for these stores for you, finding all the items you like at discounts up to 75 percent off, and then just e-mail them to you?
Sounds too good to be true, right?
Not at all--plus, the service is free. Check out LuxGoddess—it's like a virtual personal shopper. It works like a little sale scavenger, searching nearly 50 retail stores and over 100 brands to come up with over 30,000 sale items daily. Launched in August, this new tool allows you to search multiple retailers at once for sales on your favorite brands and set personal updates and alerts for future sales. Featured brands range from AG Jeans to Yves Saint Laurent and everything in between, popular brands include Free People, Prada, Chloe, Theory, Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs and more.
The 'My Sale Rack' section allows you to select brands and set up profiles in different categories 
(bags, shoes, jewelry, belts, hats, and more—the site also features clothing in addition to accessories), enter personal sizes—even petite and maternity sizes—and set frequency of email updates. Then, sit back and let the magic happen—e-mails will arrive as often as you like, showing you what's on sale and for how much. Click on the links, and it will direct you to the online retailer that sells the product. Items are updated daily, so there's always a fresh crop to pick from. Wait until you see the price you want, then pounce. Can this get any easier?
And if the deals aren't deep enough, LuxGoddess has partnered with CouponCabin, the online coupon powerhouse featuring over 1,500 online stores with more than 8,000 coupons and deals. The “Lux Deals” section provides online coupon codes to be used in conjunction with sale prices. Here's some examples of recent deals:
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Armadillo Peep-Toe Platforms:
Regular Price: $895.00
On LuxGoddess.com: $357.90
61% OFF
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG Grodnica Wrap Dress:
Regular Price: $484.00
On LuxGoddess.com: $242.00
50% OFF
TORY BURCH Nico North / South Tote:
Regular Price: $535.00
On LuxGoddess.com: $374.50
30% OFF
PRADA Leather Shoe Booties:
Regular Price: $495.00
On LuxGoddess.com: $197.90
61% OFF
So what's the motive to shop through LuxGoddess instead of finding the deals on your own? Because 10 percent of proceeds from LuxGoddess sales go to Bright Pink, a national non-profit organization that educates and empowers young women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer to be proactive with their health.
Bright Pink was founded by Lindsay Avner, a 26-year-old who has had her own share of experiences with 
breast and ovarian cancer. When she was 12, her mother fought both diseases. Before she was even born, both her grandmother and great-grandmother succumbed to breast cancer. And in 2005, she tested positive for a mutation on the BRCA1 gene, indicating she had a lifetime risk of up to 87 percent of developing breast cancer and 54 percent of developing ovarian cancer. In 2007, she founded Bright Pink to both share her experiences, raise awareness and help other young women like herself.
So kick back with your lemonade and laptop, turn on a fan and let the sales come to you. Labor Day might be over, but the summer temperatures aren't. And while your friends are pounding pavement, you can do good for yourself and others.
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