Madewell currently has an Up to 80% Off Selected Styles sale as the lead offer, and that is the best pick if you plan to buy items already marked down in the sale section. The sale prices are shown on product pages and apply only to selected products, so use the marked price on the page for your item. This page also lists category specific sales for sweaters, shoes, accessories, jeans and smaller quantity deals on socks and tees.
Very small buys under about $50: If you are buying a single full price item that is not in the sale, there is no sitewide code here, so you pay the listed price. If the item you want is in the marked sale, pick whatever sale listing includes it, because the price is already reduced and no code is required. Example: on a marked down jacket priced at $30 after discount, you pay $30.
Buying three tees: If you plan to buy exactly three tees that are in the tees deal, the 25% off when you buy 3 tees applies and is shown on product pages. For example, three tees at $25 each total $75, then 25% off leaves $56.25, saving $18.75. Use the tees offer for multiple tee purchases rather than relying on unrelated sale wording.
Buying three or more socks: For sock purchases of three or more selected styles, the buy 3 or more socks 25% off applies with the discount reflected in the marked price. If three pairs are $12 each, $36 minus 25% gives $27, a $9 saving.
Single higher value sale pieces or multiple sale items: For items that are part of the selected styles in the Up to 80% Off Selected Styles sale, use the sale price shown. For example, an item originally priced $120 that is marked 80% off becomes $24, saving $96. If your cart contains multiple marked sale items, the marked reductions listed on each product page determine the total.
Category sale shoppers: If you are specifically buying sweaters, shoes, accessories or jeans, check the matching category sale first (up to 78% sweaters, up to 75% shoes, up to 71% accessories, up to 63% jeans). Those category pages show the exact price for eligible items.
When choosing between offers, take whichever marked price or deal leaves you with the lower total at checkout. The tees and socks 25% offers are quantity based and apply only to those selected products; the other savings are prices as marked, so the lowest final price shown on product pages wins. No offer term here states any combination rule, so assume each discount shown applies as displayed on the product page.