Sunday, July 19, 2009

Checking in at Pleasant Ridge Town Center

A Sunday stroll at Pleasant Ridge Town Center in Little Rock (Cantrell past 430) revealed several summer sales to keep in mind.

The Crown Shoppe has their entire stock of adhesive wrapping paper at 50 percent off. I've never used adhesive wrapping paper, so I can't vouch for how well it works. But they have some fun prints, and it's hard to beat $2.50 a roll for Hallmark-quality wrap.


If you're looking to fill out your cookware collection, stop into Kitchen Co. this week. All their Emeril-brand stainless pots and pans are 25 percent off. The 10-piece set was marked down to $199.

Also at Kitchen Co., Le Creuset stockpots are down to $40, with a few colors to choose from. (But really, the red is the most attractive of the lot.)


Maternity retailer The Sassy Stork is apparently hanging it up. Right now they're offering 60 percent off their goods as part of a closing sale. A peek in the window -- they're closed on Sunday, of course -- showed some fun pieces. One maternity T (which though funny is not among their classier offerings) noted "I should have had a headache ..." right above the bump zone. Clearly for the mom-to-be with a decent sense of humor.


Strasburg Children
has a sliding scale clearance going on for the next couple of weeks. There's a wide range of clearance outfits on sale, with 20 percent off the first item, 30 percent off the second and 50 percent off the third. Of course, when original prices are $75 for an outfit made to fit a 3-month-old, 20 percent off isn't a big help. Still, there were some awfully cute frocks in there.


Hit up Belk for some good handbag and shoe clearance deals. All Dooney & Bourke bags are 25 percent off. There's an entire rack of Michael Kors purses at 40 percent off original (they're usually around $300-plus). Granted, it's time to throw a retirement party for some of these styles:


And I was happy to see that Belk has streamlined their footwear clearance tables. (The ones on the regular sales floor; not the tiny room in back.) They used to be a total cluster -- open tables with box tops strewn around and sizes in the wrong areas. I'd frequently open a box to find unmated shoes under their old clearance floor plan. The new stacks, which are kind of like mid-height bookshelves, each have a size assigned and are just much more organized.


OK, so I've buried the lede here: Shoes are marked down AND you can take an additional 30 percent off to equal 65 percent off original price. As always, the Belk shoe clearance is a nice little treasure hunt. If you happen to have a size 6 foot and love luxury brands (not that I know anyone like that), this pair was still available on Sunday. Cole Haan, marked at $92, with discount comes to about $65. (I tested them out and they're supremely comfortable.)



And if there are late summer weddings in your future, Belk has "contemporary" dresses marked down 30 percent. Check them out downstairs near handbags:

1 comment:

Unknown said...

ohhh I love the Cole Haans! I have their twin, in maroon.