Just got a new promo code from Macy's — FRIEND which gives you "25% off select regular, sale & clearance prices during the Friends & Family Sale" between 23-29 April. Not too sure whether it's site wide but I've tried a few items under Men and seems to be working.
Also remember the Cashback — BucksBack is also doing 3% on all Macy's purchases at the moment.
Edit: Also see this comment regarding to free delivery on $100+ spend when using Mastercard.
Yeah discovered that after checking out. They should bring back the $15 flat-fee delivery from last year.
Use a mastercard and enter the code MC51 at the payment page (not the cart page) and get free shipping over $100. Just tested, works! (and they stack)
Macy's use FiftyOne for international shipping - stores that do seem to either have crazy shipping costs (like Macys) or inflated prices for people from Australia (J. Crew's 50% markup for Australian orders).
Best bet? Assisted purchases via Shipito or PriceUSA or similar.
Have you had any experience with assisted purchases?
I've been meaning to give it a go, but I have no idea how much it might cost (seeing as I am clueless when it comes to weight and box dimensions). Also, what do you do if you want to exchange or return something?
Amazon lists dimensions and weight on every item so perhaps check there for the item or something similar…
I've only used Shipito for assisted buys (and a lot as a forwarder).
They charge $8.50 (plus cost of purchase, sales tax, bank fee, commission, and shipping) for up to 10 unique items in a transaction, so it's fairly reasonable - their shipping rates have been $20-30 cheaper for me than the stores I've used them with. Details are on their page.
PriceUSA has some other advantages - especially if you're after NikeID (custom Nike), and more complex orders. Haven't used them though, your mileage may vary.
Returns vary (haven't had to use them) - you'll have to return through the forwarder. I believe PriceUSA offer a return protection package (something like you pay 20% of shipping cost and they'll cover you for return shipping/return costs).
Never shopped for cloth in US. How is the fit? Is the size on the bigger or smaller end?
Depends entirely on brand. There will be size guides for each brand/item on its page - measure something up that fits you and compare.
Placed an order two days ago, order got cancelled claiming some items had run out of stock so replaced the order today.
I know in the past Macys used to cancel orders seemingly for no reason, I thought it was because they were unhappy with the amount of codes I was using. Hopefully they don't do that anymore and the items genuinely were out of stock :)
Shipping costs for a pair of jeans is $32, no thanks.