I Want an iPad

Much as one might prepare for the impending arrival of a baby by purchasing clothes, diapers, a crib and whatnot, I have started preparing for a new iPad by hoarding buying cute cases. I'm not buying up cases willy nilly though. I've been thinking about an iPad for a few months now and am inching closer to an actual purchase. Honestly, I'm beginning to think that part of the reason why I even want an iPad in the first place is because of the amazing variety of cases out there! Check out the cases that I bought.

First up is this padded pouch-style case by Pilcro and the Letterpress from Anthropologie. I love the colors and the fun almost safari/leaf type design. The only thing that we cannot agree on is if the animal on the front is a giraffe or a dog. I'm thinking it's a dog because the neck isn't long enough to be a giraffe and he appears to be wearing some sort of collar. I really like the leather wrist strap for when you want to tote around your iPad/tablet without putting it in another bag or carrying something more bulky. This was originally $48, but marked down to $9.95.

The second cover was purchased for a RIDICULOUS price which I will get to shortly. I've been wanting one of Rebecca Minkoff's pouches with the cute sayings for a while, but haven't brought myself to buy one because 1) they are kind of pricey and 2) I don't know what I would put in it! So when I saw this case at Nordstrom Rack, I immediately snatched it up. It is a really nice black leather with the words "touch & go" on the front - how appropriate! This one isn't padded and it's quite slim so it would be perfect for carrything your iPad in your bag.

Okay, now onto the price. Originally this baby retailed for $165. Peeling back layers of stickers it looks like it was on sale for $79.97, then marked down again to something like $66, then again to $41.25 and then further reduced to $24.75. I thought $25 for a Rebecca Minkoff iPad case was a huge bargain, but I got to the register and it rang up as $0.01. Yes, you read that correctly - ONE PENNY. WTF?! That is like a 99.99% discount! I'm guessing it was some kind of error, but the girl at the register didn't say anything (I purchased a few other things at the same time). I guess sometimes you just get lucky. My friend told me she once bought something at Nordstrom Rack for a penny and I bought a pair of golf shorts at Dick's for a nickel.

If this is not an awesome Markdown Monday post then I don't know what is! Now I just need to get one of those pesky iPads...