This Super Shopper made a quick visit to Talbot’s in the Eden Prairie Center last weekend and left super satisfied with her super-Sunday-afternoon-sale-score.

It’s been a few months, perhaps years, since Super Shopper checked out the work wear options at Talbot’s – usually finding the prices a bit high and the styles a bit too conservative.

But a great looking black-and-white belted jacket “dress” displayed in the window made me stop, shop and …eventually buy. It wasn’t the tempting jacket dress (Talbot’s was out of my size), but I did score two great end-of-the-season deals. I have been looking for months to find a basic brown skirt (to pair with my nearly all brown, all black and slight pop-of-color-work wardrobe) and soon struck gold (brown!) at Talbot’s. My four-season, brown pencil skirt was a steal at $24 (regularly priced at $98) – thanks to the clearance rack and an additional 50% savings off the lowest price.

I also found a sleeveless wool-blend, fits-just-right, black sheath dress – with a thin black belt – to pair perfectly with tall boots, tights and heels, or a great cardigan for $57. Marked down, with that additional 50% “extra” clearance savings, from $198.

While tempted by a high-neck white ruffled blouse dressed with a “totally rocks” chunky necklace, I left Talbot’s super-satisfied with my two sale-rack purchases.

Check out the winter clearance sale – and new spring styles – at the Eden Prairie Talbot’s at 1018 Eden Prairie Center, (952) 946-6943 or visit www.talbots.com.