Bargain Bin
SMALL SIZES, BIG SAVINGS
If your kids could use some new duds, head to Beacon Hill for The Red Wagon and Pixie Stix Sidewalk Sale (sister stores, one upstairs from the other), happening today through Sunday. Find shoes by Italian maker Primigi for $40 (“first walker’’ for 1-year-olds through women’s size 6) along with good deals on shoes by Boston-based Morgan & Milo. Children’s and juniors’ clothing by brands including Little Joule and the Oilily-reminiscent Room Seven is 40-75 percent off original prices. Stop by at 69 Charles St., Boston, 617-523-9402 (Red Wagon) and 617-523-3211 (Pixie Stix). www.theredwagon.com, www.pixiestixboston.com
WORK IT OUT
With summer just starting, we’re once again steeling our flimsy resolve to get in shape. And we’ve got some help with Adidas’s end-of-season sale (so-named since fall stuff starts arriving in July). Select sweatshirts, Ts, windbreakers, and of course, shoes (including adorable options for baby) are 30 percent off already moderate prices; scoring some sleek new running shoes for under $60 can only improve our game. Adidas is at 1270 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-864-0790. www.adidas.com
ON SPECS
Ponying up the cash for a pair of specs leaves us little to spare for much else. So we were happy to see that when you buy a pair of glasses or sunglasses at full-price at Vision House Harvard Square, you’ll get a second (less expensive) pair for half off. The store carries the usual high-fashion suspects (Prada, PIECE OFFERINGS
West Elm’s extensive “Dash for Design’’ sale features discounts of up to 60 percent on lots of indoor and outdoor pieces. On a recent trip to the Fenway store, a king-size diamond quilt was $69.99 (originally $149) and pillow shams started at $6.99; a funky, chocolate-brown modular two-shelf bookcase was $219.99 (originally $279); and a low, well-padded dean sofa was $849 (marked down from $999). The sale includes lots of rugs and accessories (cushions, candles, lanterns, vases) as well. West Elm is at 160 Brookline Ave., Boston, 617-450-9500, and 6 Wayside Road, Burlington, 781-221-5626. www.westelm.com
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SPOIL DAD
You didn’t get the memo that last Sunday was Father’s Day, and you’re feeling like a heel. Luckily, there’s a chance to make amends. The Naz Kupelian Salon’s triply indulgent “Metro Dad’’ package entails a deep scalp massage, haircut by the owner, and - gasp - a pedicure complete with honey and aloe-tinged detoxifying salts, a skin sugar scrub, and a cucumber moisturizer. The combo normally costs $155, but is $140 until Aug. 31. Naz Kupelian Salon is at 311 Woburn St., Lexington. 781-676-7791. www.nazkupeliansalon.com
AMI ALBERNAZ
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