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You can save 40 to 80 percent off furniture at Macy’s Eastland Clearance Center. This store carries discontinued and defective furniture. (The defect could be as minor as a torn seam.) You’ll find bedroom, dining room and living room furniture, along with lamps, mattresses, area rugs and occasional pieces. They are the same name-brand items you would find at a Macy’s store.
The center offers added savings through colored tickets—match the ticket color on the item you’re interested in with a color chart to get an additional 10 to 40 percent off. Rugs are 75 percent off the original price. Delivery is available for $80, whether you’re getting one piece or a houseful.
Macy’s Eastland Clearance Center, 4141 Refugee Rd. (west of Hamilton Road), 860-1528. Open Mon-Sat 10 am-9 pm, Sun 11 am-6 pm.
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The shop carries such popular brands as Old Navy and the Gap. All the clothes are cleaned, and higher-end ones are dry-cleaned. A Cinderella dress that sells for $98 at a department store is priced at $40 here. Shoes are all cleaned before they are put on the shelves, and brands include Nike and Air Jordan. Alvarado says she plans to specialize in husky and half-size goods.
She also has opened a school uniform section for city and charter schools, with labels such as French Toast and Dickies. She says if the shop doesn’t have a uniform in stock, it can order one. On the first Monday of each month, there is a 50 percent off sale for items with sales tags in a certain color.
Pompkids, 1402 Cleveland Ave. (the northeast corner of 11th Avenue and Cleveland), 421-7667. Open Mon 10 am-7 pm, Tue-Fri till 8:30 pm, Sat till 5 pm; closed Sun.
ELEGANT TOUCHES For special occasions such as weddings and first communions, Lady M Ltd can add a touch of elegance with its custom veils. Owner Millie Hartle says her custom-designed veils range in style from traditional to unique and are moderately priced. The business is a family affair and includes Hartle’s daughter, Michelle Hartle Honer, who has experience in the New York bridal industry.
Hartle says veils start at $19 for a first communion veil and run up to $1,000 for high-end wedding ones made at the shop from fabric embroidered and hand-beaded in India. They come in any length or width to accommodate the wearer. Bring the dress you plan to wear so you can be sure to get a veil that is the perfect match. You’ll also find decorated tiaras, combs, hairpieces and headbands that would add flair to a prom or party dress.
The other side of this business is Paper Occasions, which offers custom invitations that add a personal touch to special events. You can select the design from a wide variety of samples.
Lady M Ltd and Paper Occasions, 55 S. High St. in historic Dublin, 761-8880; ladymveils.com; paperoc.com. Open Tue-Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat till 2 pm or by appointment; closed Sun.
GARDEN BARGAINS Amy Beljon closed her Garden Way store and now is on the road selling at events and exhibitions. In May and June, she will be selling hand-picked herbs, perennials, hanging baskets and planters at reasonable prices at a temporary location. You can buy as many or as few as you want, from one plant to a flat. She intends to put an emphasis on herbs in a large variety. Vegetable plants include tomato, cucumber and pepper. Hanging baskets will start at $14.99. Prices on everything will go down the last week of June.
Garden Way plants will be sold from noon to 6 pm daily in the parking lot of Carmen’s Vacuums, 5520 N. High St. (north of Graceland at High and Lincoln streets), 433-0646.
Send sale and bargain suggestions two months before sale to: Bargain Bits, Columbus Monthly, P.O. Box 29913, Columbus, Ohio 43229-7513, or pressreleases@acncolumbus.com. No phone calls, please.
