Eddie Bauer has several clearance discounts running at once, and the best choice depends on what you are buying and whether you use a code or rely on automatic markdowns. The headline offer is a code for an extra 40% off clearance items, which works well for shoppers buying items already reduced in the sale.
Shopping from the clearance section with a code in mind: The clearance code takes an additional 40% off items already marked down, so you benefit most when the base clearance discount is modest. If you find a clearance piece reduced by 40% and use the code, you then save 40% of the remaining 60%, bringing the final cost to 36% of the original price. On a CA$100 item originally priced at CA$100, marked down 40% to CA$60, the code saves a further CA$24, leaving you with CA$36. However, if that same item is already marked down by 70% to CA$30, the code then saves CA$12 more, leaving CA$18. In both cases the code stacks, but the absolute saving is bigger on items with smaller base markdowns. Work through the items in your basket at checkout to see whether the code improves your total.
Shopping clearance without using a code: Several automatic clearance markdowns run independently. One selection has up to 70% off, another has up to 40% off, and a third has up to 50% off. The prices shown in the product listings already include these reductions, so you see the final amount when you browse. The 70% markdown items represent the best value on those particular pieces, so compare an item with 40% off against the 40% code before you buy. If you are drawn to items already at 70% off, you are getting a stronger saving than the code alone would give.
Mixing clearance with fixed price deals: Eddie Bauer also has fixed price promotions running for women's sweaters and tees from CA$36, men's loungewear from CA$43, men's outerwear starting from $90, and new arrivals from C$23. These deals sit outside the clearance offers and use the prices marked. If you are shopping these categories, compare the fixed prices against any clearance items in the same section to pick the better value on the style you want.
Orders over $135: Free shipping applies automatically on purchases of CA$135 or more. The terms state this cannot be combined with other offers, so if you are using the 40% off clearance code and your order total (after the discount is applied) exceeds CA$135, check that free shipping is still honouring the threshold at that lower price point. If you are relying on automatic clearance markdowns instead, free shipping should apply as normal once the final total hits CA$135.
At checkout, calculate the total cost of your basket under each offer that applies to your items: the 40% clearance code if you're buying clearance stock, the automatic clearance markdowns shown in the product prices, the fixed price deals, or a combination with free shipping if your order is large enough. Take whichever leaves you paying the lowest amount.