nobody sells at nieman marcus and also on qvc. i just trusted my gut, i thought if it's me and i'm able to tell my story, then let's see what happens. and it's worked out beautifully. it was my chance to explain the why. >> and when you explained the why to the nieman marcus folks, how did you get them over the line? >> well, i called for about a week and a half every day, multiple times a day, just kept getting voice mail, and i know from selling fax machines you don't leave a message. after a week and a half a human answered, i was like, hi, i'm sara blakely and i invented a product that will change the way your customers wear clothes and it will make a big difference for them. can i have ten minutes of your time. i'll fly to dallas. she said if you are willing to fly here i'll give you ten minutes. so i jumped on a plane and went there. literally five minutes into the pitch, this lady was so perfect, you have to imagine niemans, her pen matched her dress matched her shoes, you know. i come in, i had my lucky red backpack from c

nobody sells at nieman marcus and qvc. and i trusted my gut if it's me and i'm table to tell my story, let's see what happens. and it's worked out beautifully. it was my chance to explain the why. >> and when you explained the why to the nieman marcus folks, how did you get them over the line? >> well, i called for about a week and a half every day, multiple times a day, just kept getting voice mail, and i know from fax machines you don't leave a message. after a week and a half a human answer answered, i was like, hi, i'm sara blakely and i in vented a product that will make a big difference for them. can i have ten minutes of your time. i'll fly to dollars. she said if you are willing to fly here i'll give you ten minutes. so i jumped on a plane and went there. literally five minutes into the pitch this lady was perfect, you have to imagine niemans, her pen matched dress matched her shoes. i came in lucky read back page from college. my friends are you can't. buy a prada bag, return it the next day, whatever you need to

penny, k-mart, kohls, nieman marcus and sears followed by gap, hom home depot, office max and wal-mart. >> it's for sure misleading. they manipulate you into buying there, buying now, feeling good about their purchase so you will buy a bunch of purchases there. >> president's day is coming up. will sales be better? >> no, even black friday sales weren't better than any other week. >> don't be induced to buy the item because it's on sale. buy what you need, when you need it, and don't be in a rush. >> also, shop around and do a price match. sale items are being sold for less elsewhere. at which stores do they find special receivings? >> bed bath and beyond and costco. >> retailors say they stand by their sales policies. they believe the test failed to consider things like everyday pricing, price match and member pricing. the full reports of statements from retailors on 6abc.com. i'm nydia han, "action news." >> cecily tynan with the forecast. >> jim, we have clearing skies, the action cam at penn's landing. it looks like holiday season. tonight, it feelses more like it than the past cou