Update: are you looking for a 2017 online warehouse sale? You’re in luck! Below is an old post, but you can shop lulu’s current warehouse sale right here.
The much-anticipated lululemon warehouse sale is here! I wanted to post this ASAP for those of you who were waiting, but I will update this post shortly with screencaps and commentary. May the odds be ever in your favor! :)
Ok, I’m back!
Overall, I was underwhelmed with the sale. I was hoping to score some rulu tops and maybe some swiftlies, but there was NADA. To save on time, I sorted by my size so I could act fast. That cut the selection down substantially, and there really wasn’t anything tempting. For the most part, it was pretty much a sad march of shame for the year’s generally mediocre designs, with a modest amount of some core items sprinkled in.
The sale went up about 8:20p Pacific time (thank goodness I didn’t have to stay up late for this!), and according to when I saw it, it started with 142 items on US side and 126 in Canada. The sale is set to end Friday unless everything sells through. In the past, they have sometimes dropped the prices as the sale goes on, but there are no guarantees of that. (Update: prices are dropping! Some of the drops are already pretty hefty.) Here are some screencaps (NOT exhaustive).
A veritable crapton of sweaters to be had. Apparently they made way, way too many yogi crew sweaters. Those were on MD for ages this winter/spring, and are back up yet again.
Quite a bit of swim ended up on the sale. Lulu HQ had said swim did well this year, but apparently not well enough to save some leftover stock from a half off fate. It’s also late in the swim season, so MD’s are probably necessary to get the last bits to move before people stop thinking about swim altogether.
Lots and lots of yoga and run bottoms.
Obligatory wall of fugs.
Some recent releases already MD’d, including the wake and flow cami and the running in the city tank. The amala tank didn’t even get added to the site at full price, which is surprising since floral sport is a current color. Also, looks like the 105F’s are making one last curtain call here.
Pretty decent selection of accessories.
Canada’s accessories were pretty good, too. They got the pigment houndstooth weekend warrior for $89!
Thanks so much for always doing the heavy lifting for us fans!!
You’re welcome! Glad you found some goodies. :)
Grabbed a pair of crops I missed at the store and got them cheaper but other than that it was pretty “meh” and prices were very typical of WMTM pricing and definitely not warehouse “sale” pricing.
Yeah, the ugly/really old stuff was at a deeper discount, but the better stuff, like the run bottoms, weren’t very compelling prices.
I was worried that I somehow missed out on good bras, or anything, really. But, apparently, nope. Its all the unwanteds of WMTM past. Disappointing. Last year was better. This year was definitely underwhelming. I agree with Guest about their prices. Have definitely seen cheaper prices in the past. This almost just looked like a huge Thursday upload.
Ok. That’s enough for me. I’ll take some cheese with all the whining I’m doing. ;)
I agree with you and I’d like some cheese too! :)
Sad march of shame–ha ha!!! So true! Even though it was underwhelming, I still managed to snag some gems: In the Flows, Sculpt Shorts (your favorite, lol, but only $29 & I can run in them) & another Pace Pusher LS since I love mine. Skinny Wills were tempting but I talked myself out of them since I have 2, as were Seamlessly Street, but my Bruised Berry WUCs are too similar in color. Love my Hip to Be Free bag but talked myself out of getting a second.
Yeah some of the basics were not bad at all, though none of the colors really interested me. I think sticking with the BB WUC was a good choice. :) Btw, I got my sketchy palms hat. It’s the same size as my other race to win run hat and fits me fine. I wonder if your hat was a fluke, or if this particular hat is larger than some of the others?
I actually work up at about 1:30 EST and checked the sale out. I didn’t end up buying anything. I had hoped we’d see some fall/winter items that never made it into store due to port issues, but perhaps those are just urban legend. Or maybe they’ll drop this fall. Anyway, underwhelmed.
Prices have started to drop, so I ended up placing an order a little while ago. I got two Cabin Yogi wraps since they’re down to $49 (great lounging/travel wrap) and the Let’s Get Visible Hoodie for $79. It’s too heavy to run in (and the reflective fabric is somewhat weighty and would bounce around), but it will be great for evening walks and winter hiking with my hubby.
I’ve bought a ton of CRBs this winter and spring. Maybe I’m done buying for the summer now. Maybe.
Yes some of the price drops were pretty good! I hope I’m done buying for the summer. Fall collections have already started dropping and fall is a really expensive season for me!
Yeah I was hoping to see some of the port product, but there were only like 2 or 3 items I noticed that hadn’t been uploaded before. Urban legend indeed.
I agree it was underwhelming…and yet somehow I always find something to buy! Picked up a couple Pace Pusher LS tops and crops, an all-sport bra and speed tight. I was really hoping there would be a better selection of jackets/hoodies because those are something I actually *need*.
Yeah, the only cold weather tops were basically all those old sweaters and pullovers and such. Blech.
Only thing that tempts me is the unbreakable speed tights, still available in my size (I’d rather have the oil slick blue camo, but too late). Other than that, nothing here for me.
Yup, I had one or two fleeting thoughts about getting some things, but those thoughts passed in like a minute, lol.
Despite not being thrilled with the sale prices I still ended up buying 3 pairs of pants and 2 tops! I blame it on the lack of options for Canadian shoppers lately, haven’t been buying from the U.S. because of the exchange rate. That’s a justifiable reason right? Haha!
Seems reasonable to me… :)
I didn’t get anything. I debated the Rucksack and Find Your Om scarf but decided I could live without and put $ towards the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale which I shop every year.
I looked through the Nords sale and was a little “meh” about that too. Not a very lucky week of sales for me I guess.
I didn’t get anything,,, all the stuff was pretty much from wmtm which had nothing of interest to me. I was hoping they’ll throw in some items that we had yet to see
I got the 50 Rep bra in white and black – which made me happy at half price. Somehow, it seems too unexciting to pay full price for basics (not fun colors), so I was a happy camper. :)
Yeah I have a hard time bringing myself to pay full price on basics, too. I think most of my black/white basics are from ebay…
I was simultaneously disappointed and relieved that I only wanted one item: the unbreakable speed tights. I remember standing in the dressing room trying to choose between the unbreakable and parallel stripe speed tights… it was no contest really, but I am glad I eventually ended up with both. And the big discount felt like a reward for my initial restraint! Buying tights in mid-July did feel really weird, though. Ha.
Good choice, I like the unbreakable print. :) It’ll be cold before you know it I’m sure, so maybe they won’t have to sit in the closet for too long.
Didn’t like anything. Would love if Alala had a warehouse sale, though. Sigh.
I think they had a sample sale recently, but it was a physical sale in NYC. I was curious about what they might’ve had there and the prices, but obviously I couldn’t go! The 50%+ discounts they do at the end of the season are pretty nice, at least.
To sum up my feelings about this warehouse sale in one sound effect…
Meh.
Wholeheartedly agree! Money saved.
thanks for putting this up :) was reading your blog then stumbled upon the warehouse sale!
though i must agree, it seemed like a yr’s worth of WMTM that did not clear put together in one day.
managed to get a bra, the amala tank and my first pair of WU :)
was hoping they would put more CRBS or swiftlies on sale :)
First pair of WU?! Gasp! :) I was hoping for swiftlies, too, though. Ah well.
Haha yes I have never tried any surprisingly. Maybe after that sheerness issue I wasn’t willing to shell out so much money for one. Been surviving on my capris from fabletics and karma wear haha.
Oh, how do you like karma, what do you have? I’ve been thinking about trying some of their stuff.
I love their stuff though I must say they are very dance/ballet/pilates/yoga inspired so their tops are very pretty but not sure how they last for xfit stuff.
Bottoms -> I have 7 of their bottoms (taylor crop, yama and kata tights, and some older one which i can’t find the name anymore), I m a size m on their bottoms (haven’t tried new ones recently though, as the last I bought were a year ago) but no sheerness issue and they have carried me through yoga, xfit, spin. :) i will let you know how they compare up against the WU (i bought myself a size 6 -> hoping I could squeeze into them as I managed to wear a size 6 for the boogie shorts hahahha).
The tops -> pranayama racerback. very synthetic feeling and they dont flatter as much as the CRBs from Lulu. It is much shorter than the crb. The newer version looks longer on their website but I think the fabric hasn’t changed. I wear a size S for their tops (I’m a lulu 6 for all bras and tanks), I have a couple of their older tanks which I wear out (the evelyn tank is pretty).
Bras -> so far they are all light support for me. quite pretty but only for like layering and yoga. not for xfit. The evelyn bra says it is for medium support but I haven’t managed to get my hands on that.
Nordstorm has a limited collection. though i’m trying to order from the CAD website :)
Thanks for typing all that up, I appreciate the feedback. No sheerness is reassuring! I would probably go more for bottoms and to-and-from pieces. Sounds like I should steer clear of bras. As for KiraGrace, I haven’t tried anything from them. Up to this point, I’ve been pretty “meh” about the designs I’ve browsed online, so I don’t have any personal experience to report there.
How can I order some of these items?
Hi Barb, this sale ended quite some time ago, so none of these items are available anymore.