Bird Ring Dish £12 to £5

I'll let you all in to a little secret...I really not into sales. I hate how everything suddenly becomes unloved when it's been marked down, how the art of merchandising goes out the window and shops become a bit of a free for all - not forgetting the queues, ah I hate queuing. Now on-line sales are another ball game entirely, no pushing or shoving is involved at all although you do have to decide on your plan of action - an early riser who gets all the best bargains or late to the party to get the best mark downs. Surprising to me, and probably everyone who knows me I actually bought all these items in store but without an elbow in sight.

This Works Night Owl Set £65 to £32.50

My first sale purchase was the This Works Night Owl set. I couldn't wait to try out the Deep Sleep pillow spray after seeing it on numerous blogs so after honing in on the Night Owl set in Space NK I promised myself I'd buy it in the sales if I didn't find it under the Christmas tree. Spotting the Night Owl set on Annas beauty sales post had me clicking straight through to the Space NK website, only to find they'd sold out. Thank the beauty gods for Manchester Space NK who confirmed they had one set left after a frantic Boxing Day phone call (I am that girl) and would happily put it on hold until the next day. Imagine how pleased I was when I went to pay and discovered £10 on my loyalty card so the set cost me a grand total of £22.50 instead of £65, result! So far I've only tested the heavenly candle and the deep sleep pillow spray but I'm impressed and have even been sleeping better. A absolute bargain and better sleep - double whoop!

Checked Shirt £39.99 to £29.99

My next sale find was from the Zara in Duke of York Square on my recent trip to London with the boy. The checked shirt with studs on the pockets (needs an iron) was actually something I tried on back in Barcelona but as it was the first day shopping I decided not to buy it in case I saw something better, a big mistake in the land of retail. When I came back from Barcelona I spotted quite a few bloggers rocking the same shirt in various colours and I began to kick myself - you always want something more when you can't track it down. So imagine my joy when I spotted it in London, in my size, with £10 off. It had to be mine. It's certainly not my best bargain to date but I refuse to miss out on something twice - shame on me and all that jazz.

Tea Bitch Mug £7 to £4 to £0

My final sales splurge took place in Urban Outfitters - now they have a proper sale, almost everything goes into it and there's some real bargains to be had but it's definitely a rummage job (seriously not my bag). I popped into my local Urban Outfitters (or as me and the bestie call it, T'Urban) last Thursday in the hope of finding something pretty to house my new favourite ring and to sit on my bedside table. After spotting the bird ring dish which I'd previously seen on-line I knew it must be mine, even better when I saw the buy one get one free sign for anything in the home sale. Sadly there wasn't a huge selection unless you fancy some Hello Kitty for Liberty plasters (I was tempted - no lie). In the end I picked the Tiffany blue mug with the funny Tea Bitch slogan, you can never have too many mugs.

I was hoping there'd be an amazing Acne dress from mywardrobe.com in the sale finds mix too but sadly I'm in between a size 38 and a size 40 (10 and 12). Thanks to my shapely bottom I need a 10 on my top half but a 12 on my bottom half so this had to be sent back. R.I.P beautiful Acne dress.

Are you a sales shopping pro or do you detest sales shopping as much as me? What do you think to my sale finds?