BARGAINS : PIC 'N' SAVE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.Byline: Trisha King & Deborah Newmark Counting today, there are only five days left for Christmas shopping and four days until the first day of Hanukkah. For last-minute shopping, Pic 'N' Save Pic 'N' Save was, at one time, the second-largest closeout retail chain in the United States. Financial troubles caused the chain to close many of the markets in the late-1990s and early-2000s. has a little bit of something for everyone on your shopping list. For starters, washable wash·a·ble adj. Capable of being washed without fading or other injury: washable wool. wash fleece throws in a variety of colors are $12.99. Great for cuddling up on the sofa or to toss in the back seat of a car, the throws usually retail for $19.99 or more. If you have a woman on your list who's hard to buy for, how about making up a nice gift basket A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard filled with bath items. You can mix and match different colors of spa therapy lotions, shampoos, bath crystals, shower gels, splashes and other items for $1.99 each. In addition to close-outs, Pic 'N' Save also carries current merchandise such as Fisher Price Beauty Salon for little girls. Most toy stores sell this item for $24.99, but you can get it here for $19.99, and a Barbie Fun-Four Car is $9.99 ($14.99 retail). If you still need items like ribbons and bows, Pic 'N' Save has great deals (at least 50 percent off retail now instead of after Christmas). For example, jumbo rolls of Christmas wrapping paper Noun 1. wrapping paper - a tough paper used for wrapping kraft, kraft paper - strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution butcher paper - a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids (240 inches) are $1.99 instead of $3.99 and up retail. Last but not least, for all of you with hundreds of pictures waiting to be organized and put into photo albums, Pic 'N' Save has plenty of 100-page albums for $3.88. We contacted Pic 'N' Save's headquarters, and they are fairly certain that the items mentioned above will still be available when this column runs. Because they are a close-out chain, some merchandise may already be gone, but don't worry because new merchandise arrives daily. Pic 'N' Save is located at 21910 Sherman Way, Canoga Park; (818) 348-7288. To locate a store in your area, call (800) 800-9992. All you have to do is punch in your ZIP code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. and you'll be given two locations. Through Dec. 23, holiday hours for all stores are 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Hours on Christmas Eve are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. MasterCard and Visa are accepted. Inside info It's not too late to hire Santa Claus Santa Claus: see Nicholas, Saint. Santa Claus jolly, gift-giving figure who visits children on Christmas Eve. [Christian Tradition: NCE, 1937] See : Christmas Santa Claus for your holiday party or to bring the gifts to the kids. Call Entertainment 4 All, where you can book Santa for 15 minutes at $69, 30 minutes at $99, one hour at $129 and each additional hour at $100. For other events they supply clowns, petting zoos, pony rides, magicians, puppet shows and more. Entertainment 4 All guarantees the lowest prices on all of its services. Call (800) 321-5867. Their hours are 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Giardinelli mail-order company brings music to your ears at 40 percent to 50 percent off retail prices on name-brand brass, woodwind, stringed stringed adj. Music 1. Having strings. Often used in combination: a six-stringed lute. 2. Produced by stringed instruments: stringed chamber music. , percussion and keyboard instruments. They offer a 15-day trial on all their equipment with a money-back guarantee. Call for a free catalog. Giardinelli Band Instrument Co., 7845 Maltlage Drive, Liverpool, N.Y. 13090; (800) 288-2334. Telephone hours are 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific time Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Pic 'N' Save in Canoga Park is stocked with Adj. 1. stocked with - furnished with more than enough; "rivers well stocked with fish"; "a well-stocked store" stocked furnished, equipped - provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; seasonal merchandise for the holidays plus housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , toys and wrapping paper and bows. |
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