BARGAINS : MANY DEALS IN GENERAL.Byline: Trisha King and Deborah Newmark Anyone who enjoys exploratory shopping will probably find themselves making regular stops at the General Store. This variety store is sure to please just about everyone. For example, if you've been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. decorative switchplates, the General Store has Fiji switchplates at $5.95 for singles and $8.95 for doubles (discounted prices on a smaller selection at the swap meet swap meet n. An informal gathering for the barter or sale of used articles or handicrafts. run $8.95 to $12.95). If you aren't familiar with the brand name Fiji, you've probably seen their detailed, three-dimensional products such as picture frames, book ends, business-card holders, wind chimes wind chimes pl.n. An arrangement of small suspended pieces, as of glass, metal, or ceramic, hung loosely together so that they tinkle pleasingly when blown by the wind. Also called wind-bells. and decorative boxes
Many decorative boxes are used as wedding favors and for promotional packaging. [Bayley's Boxes, Inc. (one shaped like a sofa with a cat sitting on it was $10.95 instead of $16 and up retail). Various themes include sports such as fishing and sailing, animals (our favorite was Noah's Ark Noah’s Ark preserves Noah’s family and animals from flood. [O.T.: Genesis 6:7–9] See : Refuge ), music and many others. Owners Linda and Scott Kempton sold a successful business last year and were looking for something to do. Lucky for us, they decided to open and fill their General Store with the best deals they could find on just about everything. Some of the goods are regularly ordered, and prices depend on the deal they get from the manufacturer. Other items are one of a kind, such as when buying out booths at gift shows. Just in time for Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. , you'll find a decorative wall-hanging made of three large wooden hearts (red, of course, with white writing) for $4.99 instead of $12 elsewhere. Stuffed gorillas (12 inches tall) with Valentine messages such as ``I go Bananas for You,'' ``Let's Monkey Around'' or ``I'm Ape Over You'' were $6.95 (minimum $12 retail) and a ``Kiss Me'' frog prince frog prince transformed by a witch, he is turned back into a prince by favor of a princess. [Ger. Fairy Tale: Grimm] See : Transformation with a golden crown was $5.95 ($14 retail). Other General Store items include furniture (a country table was $150 instead of $380 retail), lots of Asian-style pottery in blue and white for under $10, reading glasses for 99 cents to $1.39, and pictures lit with LEDs (light-emitting diodes) at $95 ($120 to $150 at the swap meet). In addition to the discounted prices, a friendly, neighborly neigh·bor·ly adj. Having or exhibiting the qualities of a friendly neighbor. neigh  bor·li·ness n.Adj. 1. feeling matches the country theme of the General Store sign. The General Store is at 4680 E. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Ave., Unit J (Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
Inside info Decorate your car wheels with the new bullet or spoke-style look for $110 per wheel (elsewhere $200) from Autocessaries Wholesale, a factory-direct importer. A package of four tires and four wheels, including tax, labor and mounting is $650 (elsewhere $800). Prices vary depending on the brand of tires. Autocessaries Wholesale is at 8801 N. Sepulveda Blvd., North Hills; (818) 894-4045. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Until Feb. 15, you can save 20 percent on Valentine candy boxes and can fill them with chocolates for $9.99 a pound (normally $12.95) at the Candy Factory. It has a huge inventory of very attractive boxes and lots of chocolate to choose from. Candy Factory is at 12530 Riverside Drive, North Hollywood; (818) 766-8220. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Co-owner Linda Kempton offers many Valentine's Day gift items at her General Store in Simi Valley. Tina Gerson/Daily News |
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