{"id":47421,"date":"2011-09-12T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=47421"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:24:47","slug":"how-to-shop-old-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/archive\/how-to-shop-old-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to shop Old Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Old Navy is the go-to spot for true bargain shopping ($1 flip-flops???). The least expensive chain in Gap\u2019s empire (Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta and Piperlime) always offers relatively fashion-forward clothing and accessories, for prices you can actually afford. Since we\u2019re frequent Old Navy shoppers, we put together some tips to help you get the most out of Old Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

8 ways to shop old navy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. Shop for the whole family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From graphic tees to performance fleece to flip-flops, Old Navy will take a product, make it in every size and a rainbow of colors and highlight for customers of all ages. This can make shopping for your family a fairly simple experience as you can probably find something for everyone at the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Timing is everything<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While most Old Navy stores carry the same merchandise, the selection gets a monthly overhaul. Typically, the last two weeks of the month are when fresh items start to arrive. New women\u2019s merchandise will come in one week, and men\u2019s, kids\u2019 and baby stuff the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Know when to shop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As much as we love Old Navy, the stores can be a bit of a hot mess (especially in the women\u2019s clearance department). The best time to the shop the stores are weekday mornings (or during lunch time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Take advantage of promos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to wait for items to get marked down to get a deal. Old Navy usually changes promotions on Friday mornings. So any given week, you might get jeans for $19.50 or 30 percent off handbags. If you sign up for their email newsletters in the store, you\u2019ll get $10 off your next purchase of $50. Plus you never know what might pop up on social media when you get text message alerts, follow them on Twitter and fan them on Facebook\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a bonus for frequent shoppers: Occasionally when you buy something at the store, you will receive a coupon good on a future purchase\u2026 if you can just remember where you put it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Scour the clearance rack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They call it fast fashion for a reason: With such high turnover of merchandise, there are always racks and racks of last season\u2019s or even last month\u2019s merchandise. Those markdowns can get steep. We recently spotted tanks for just under $2. Our advice: always make a beeline for the back of the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Size up the website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The stores are jam-packed with fresh stock, but some items are available exclusively at Oldnavy.com. Hit the website for Old Navy’s women\u2019s plus sizes<\/a>, a greater selection of the maternity offerings and petite and tall sizes as well as extended sizes in men’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Know what to buy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Certain items at Old Navy are just not worth the price, as the quality just isn\u2019t good. Avoid shoes (except for flip-flops), jersey knit dresses (don\u2019t wash very well) and handbags (which look cheap). However, jeans, tank tops, and workout wear are usually of great quality and worth the purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Get familiar with the return policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We cover Old Navy’s return policies in depth here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Old Navy is the go-to spot for true bargain shopping ($1 flip-flops???). The least expensive chain in Gap\u2019s empire (Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta and Piperlime) always offers relatively fashion-forward clothing and accessories, for prices you can actually afford. Since we\u2019re frequent Old Navy shoppers, we put together some tips to help you get the most… Read More »How to shop Old Navy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[303841,121,2635],"class_list":["post-47421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shopping-guide","tag-clothing-stores","tag-old-navy","tag-online-clothing-stores"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1663774,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47421\/revisions\/1663774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}