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Most stores and brands offer a small discount (usually 10% off) the first time you visit its website or sign up for its newsletter. But some retailers — especially smaller brands — offer bigger discounts that are actually worth the annoyance of deleting their emails from your inbox for the next three weeks until “unsubscribe” actually works. (And honestly, some of these newsletters are good enough to keep around.)
Recently, we’ve noticed enough big discounts (20% is not nothing) to finally catalog them all, along with student discounts that are always available, too. We basically scoured the internet, listing anything that offers 15% or more off of first-time purchases.
So if you’re battling “the shoppies” (that burning itch to just buy something) or freshening up your spring and summer wardrobe, consider doing it at one of these stores. If you know of other great discounts, please list them in the comments for the rest of us! And make sure you read the fine print: If a store is currently running a sale, you might not be able to combine offers.
First-Time Purchases
The 5th Label: 15% off with subscription
Assembly New York: $25 off with subscription
C/MEO Collective: 15% off with code CMEO15
Creatures of Comfort: 15% off with subscription
Dieppa Restrepo: 15% off with subscription
The Dreslyn: 15% off with subscription
Fashion Bunker: 15% off with code BNKR
Frances May: 15% off with subscription
Frame Denim: 15% off with subscription
Frank + Oak: 15% off with subscription
Kate Spade: 15% off and free shipping with subscription
The Kooples: 20% off with subscription
Genuine People: 15% off with subscription
Lacausa: 20% off with subscription
Levi’s: 20% off, plus free shipping
Lou & Grey: $25 off your first purchase
Monogram: 20% off with subscription
Rag & Bone: 15% off with subscription
Staud: 15% off with subscription
Sword-Smith: 15% off with subscription
Tome: 15% off with subscription
Uniqlo: $10 off with subscription
Veda: 15% off with subscription
Wildfox: 15% off; same for students
Student Discounts
Amazon Prime: Free six-month membership with a university email address.
Banana Republic: 15% off, in-store only
Club Monaco: 20% off
For Love & Lemons: 15% off with a Unidays account
French Connection: 15% off
J.Crew: 15% off, in-store only
Madewell: 15% off, in-store only