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Direct to you from Janet Simons,
author of the Colorado Smart Shopper and veteran Rocky Mountain News shopping columnist.
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Spring is getting mighty close, and merchants are just about as tired of looking at their remaining winter clearance merchandise as you are of looking at the ice on the north side of your house. So use that extra sunlight to take a walk and do some shopping.
Restless on South Gaylord Street
Pine Creek Clothing, 1099 S. Gaylord St., 303-733-4848, www.pinecreekclothing.com, and Barbara & Co., 1067 S. Gaylord St., 303-751-2618, www.barbara-company.com, both are at the tail end of their winter clearances, but anyone with an open mind and a tolerance for broken sizes can still find some amazing bargains at these cutting edge boutiques.
For example?
At Pine Creek, the “everything $19 rack” includes pieces from See You Monday, Robert Kitchen, Tribal, Last Tango, Joseph Ribkoff and Insight, and the 75-percent-off accessory table includes Leatherock belts, Big Buddha bags and Pandora earrings and totes.
At Barbara & Co., the lone rack at the back of the store offers 40 percent off the last previous discount on treasures from Elana Kattan, White & Warren, Joe’s Jeans, Cambio and Crea Concept.
Fine linen is only the start
The 33rd Annual Spring Sale at The Brass Bed, 3113 E. Third Ave., 303-322-1712, www.brassbedofdenver.com, runs through March 31. Everything in the store — bedding, down comforters, bathroom accessories, towels, robes, bedroom furniture, tablecloths and nursery items, including special orders — is marked down by 15 percent to 50 percent.
Sock it to me!
Don’t darn it. Put down the needle and thread and buy two pair of Smartwool women’s and children’s socks or two pair of Goodhew socks and get two pair free through Monday, March 15 at Sole Food Shoes, 6851 S. Gaylord St. #253 at The Streets at Southglenn, Centennial, 303-703-3855, www.solefoodshoes.com.
Q. What’s $5 and fabulous?
A. One of the beautifully packaged cellophane bags filled with small pieces of vintage faux, fun and fashion jewelry that will be on sale during the Jewels for Hope sale from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. All proceeds go to the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes for research and to help children in need buy diabetic supplies. Help, too, by bringing no-longer-loved pieces to donate from your own collection. For more information, call the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, 303-863-1200, or go to www.jewelsforhope.org.
Dollar Days are here again
All fall merchandise is at least half-price, select designer pieces are reduced by 75 percent, and many items are just a buck during Dollar Days through March 20 at the Junior League's Second Time Shop, 5042 E. Hampden Ave., 303-789-4055, www.jld.org. Get a preview of spring on Thursday, March 11, when new-season purses, jewelry, shoes and other accessories hit the racks. It all culminates on Saturday, March 20, when store manager Ann Schnell will conduct the “Let’s Make a Deal” Backroom Bonanza. All proceeds help the Junior League of Denver do its work on behalf of children and others in need.
Got kids?
● Denver-based diaper bag maker Amy Michele, www.amymichelle.com, has such a deal. A limited number of its extremely popular Pink Tulip Go Totes, usually $135, are being offered to regular customers and locals at just $40 ― and that includes free shipping anywhere in the continental United States. But hurry ― they’ll go fast. This deal is good only for purchases made through the Web site. Just paste http://www.amymichelle.com/classic/tulip-messenger-bags.htm into your browser. Although all sales are final, there’s a one-year warranty against manufacturers’ defects.
● Gently used clothing, toys, furniture, strollers, swings, high chairs, bedding, books, videos and other children’s goods are on sale on Saturday, March 6, at two sales for organizations that offer support for parents of twins, triplets or other multiples – and they’re timed so you can catch them both.
First, there’s the sale for Super Twins of the Rocky Mountains – STORM – 9 a.m. to noon at the Shrine Center, 4625 W. 50th Ave. For more information, go to www.stormcolorado.com.
Then there’s the Twin Connection sale, noon to 3 p.m., at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. Sixth Ave., Lakewood. For more information, go to www.twinconnection.org.
A $1 admission charge, which helps fund club activities, is required at each sale.
Don’t buy a prom dress you can’t afford
It’s prime season for prom dress shopping, and if you know any families who will have to strain the budget to buy a prom dress, please tell them about the Prom Dress Exchange, where more than 3,000 gorgeous, gently used and freshly cleaned prom dresses will be available between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 20, and Sunday, March 21, at Copper Fields Events Chateau, 4901 Marshall St., Wheat Ridge, 720-898-8388. No one will insist, but a $10 donation to defray the cost of cleaning would be appreciated.
This is the 10th Prom Dress Exchange for Copper Fields owner Cheryl Wise, who knows that the need is particularly great this year. She wants to make sure every dress finds a proud owner. So please help spread the word by printing out a few copies of this item and posting it on bulletin boards wherever high school girls or their families might see it.
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Birdsall & Co.
Home and garden supplies
1540 S. Broadway
303-722-2535
www.birdsallgarden.com
Boutique Judaica
Holiday, life occasion gifts
5052 E. Hampden Ave.
303-757-1317
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East Side Kosher Deli
Groceries, deli, restaurant
499 S. Elm St.
303-322-9862
www.eastsidekosherdeli.com
Leta's Loot
Consignment furniture, household accessories
15256 E. Hampden Ave.
303-617-5668
Little Feet
Children’s shoe store
201 University Blvd.
303-388-9535
www.littlefeetandmore.com
Puttin' on the Ritz
Fine women's consignment
1446 S. Colorado Blvd.
303-759-4398
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