I do it all the time.They are super nice. I get most of the items I am looking from the store in MA. It is a great way to finish a collection if the website or your local retailer is sold out. Last Christmas I needed to find the lunch bag for my DD's backpack which was discontinued several seasons ago. They had plus a few other accessories. You can get the numbers from the Vera website. One more thing, when the website is running a promo like extra discount on sale items that same special typically carries over to the stores. So if your item is sold out, you try calling an outlet and still get the same deal.