there’s a funny thing about free gift bags — they’re never free. you always have to buy something in order to get a gift bag. so in essence, a gift bag is never free. but some gift bags are more coveted than others. Clinique’s free-gift-with-purchase is one of them. as i see it, if the items in the gift bag cost more than the minimum amount of purchase and contain stuff you can actually use, then the “free” gift bags are so worth it. is Neiman’s free gift from their The Hip Event a coveted one? you betcha!

for a mere $350 worth of purchase from their Contemporary and Theory departments, you get a free tote filled with the following goodies:

a theory canvas bag
a marc jacob cosmetic case
an elie tahari black tanktop
a seven for all mankind white tanktop
a juicy couture tshirt
vince headband
nars lip pencil in papua
tory by trb plastic bangle
american rejects cd
cynthia steffe compact mirror
diane von furstenberg play cards
rock and republic headband
christopher blue canvas belt
a laundry by shelli segal candle votive

there’s only one bad thing about this… they’re out of the totes! even online! what a shame!

Neiman Marcus is located at Lenox Square in Buckhead.