Gilt — a members-only flash sale store. How to get into the elite club
Gilt is an American flash-sale website that is regularly visited both by people who know a thing or two about high fashion and by those who "aren't rich enough to buy cheap things." It sells clothing, footwear, jewelry, and other items from designer brands, only with big discounts — up to 80%. Every item in the Gilt online store is discounted. You simply won't find products at their full price here. Any purchase here automatically becomes a great deal.
Brands usually aren't too fond of offering big discounts on their products: part of the value of their items lies in the fact that not everyone can afford them. So Gilt covers part of the discount out of its own pocket. The company has been operating since 2007, but it has never once turned a profit. All sales on the site are still made at a loss! That's how it tries to grow its user base. For us, however, this is nothing but a plus. It means there are no similar deals on any other site. And buying top-tier items from Gilt is always a great bargain.
16.05.2025
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How the Gilt store works
Actually, why are the sales “closed”? Because access to them is only available to site users. To get information about them, you first need to register. You can use any e-mail, but invoices and information about your purchases will be sent to it, so it’s still better to use your own.
Sales last 36-48 hours. They feature items from one brand or several brands united by a common theme. The company buys a certain quantity of goods and then sells them to its users at a discount. This means that sometimes items in the Gilt online store run out before the scheduled time. All sales show in the bottom right corner how many days are left until they end (usually 1, 2 or 3), but often you won’t have time to buy items—you’ll open the sale section and many items will say Sold Out.
What’s for sale and how much does it cost?
That’s why it’s best to check the site regularly—it will pay off quickly: you’ll be able to buy items cheaply and get the full selection. The most active Gilt customers use its Android and iOS apps so they can check new offers even on the go and buy quickly if they see something they like.
The store sells clothing, cosmetics, furniture, kitchenware, jewelry, accessories, bedding, gifts, and children’s products (toys, even strollers). There’s a huge variety. The only thing all items have in common is that they are from top-tier expensive brands and their prices are very high. That’s why a 50-60% discount provides serious savings, often tens of thousands of rubles.
Almost all fashion brands you know appear here from time to time. You’ll often see Chanel, Burberry, Christian Louboutin, D&G, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent, Versace, and Valentino. Just to give you an idea of the level. No, don’t expect cheap clothing in the “under $20” category here.
At the same time, discounts on top brands can be very substantial. Sometimes up to 70%. Almost never below 40%. Occasionally 85-90%, but mainly on decor items and, for example, paintings, whose prices you can’t verify, so they may have been slightly inflated to begin with.
In other cases, buying almost any item in the Gilt online store will save you $100-$200, or even many times more. Top and world-famous brands become accessible as if they were ordinary mid-range goods.
Unlike most American stores, Gilt offers delivery to Russia (and even Ukraine). However, the terms are not very attractive. Even a single lightest item costs at least $50 to ship (around 3350 rubles). If the items are large and heavy, shipping is even more expensive. The average delivery time to Russia is two to three weeks. The store simply uses standard U.S. postal service, so the terms are not very appealing.
Gilt.com order purchasing and delivery to Moscow and St. Petersburg
But there’s another option. With Pochtoy.com, shipping from Gilt from the USA will cost just from $12, and the package will reach you in 4-8 days. When you register with us, you get two free personal U.S. addresses for shopping, to which you can send any purchases. They will then appear in your personal account on our site, and you can choose the best shipping option for your purchases to Russia. We remove extra boxes for free to reduce weight (at your request) and store items in our warehouse for up to 70 days for free so you can combine them into one large package from different online stores. This is very convenient for collecting different sales from Gilt.com without having to ship items one by one.
Where can I find a conversion chart for U.S. and Russian sizes?
On our site you can find U.S. size conversion charts. Grab a tape measure to take your accurate measurements and find your U.S. size.
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