BEST BUYS -- greer wylder

If you’re worried about earthquakes, you won’t want to miss the catalog

full of products put out by Earthquake Preparedness Products. I don’t

normally write about businesses out of the Newport-Mesa area, but this

one is too good to pass up. Earthquake Preparedness Products is at 2024

W. Lincoln Ave. in Anaheim, and if you call (714) 542-3200, they’ll

gladly send out a catalog stocked with merchandise for emergencies ideal

for one person or even large groups. The kits make a great gift.

Draper’s Damon’s Ladies Fashions is having a millennium sale on misses

and petite sizes reduced by 25% to 50%. There are big reductions on

holiday items and previously reduced merchandise. Draper’s & Damon’s is

in the Westcliff Plaza shopping center. Call (949) 646-5521 for more

information.

Dandelion Household Goods is having a New Year’s Eve sale through Jan. 8.

Included in the sale are holiday decor, cottage furniture, decorative

pillows and more. It’s at 432 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. Call (949)

548-7286 for more details.

At Roger’s Gardens there has been a big after-Christmas sale on holiday

decor. Roger’s has the best in decorations and they’re reduced by 50%.

Included in the sale are lights, wrapping paper, Barcana trees,

ornaments, ribbons, cards and linens. The sale technically lasts through

the 16th, but the selection is now limited. Roger’s Gardens is at 2301

San Joaquin Hills Road in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949)

640-5800.

Christmas Dazzle, a temporary holiday store, is having a 50%-off sale on

all merchandise except handblown Polonaise ornaments. All trees, lights,

ornaments, tabletop decor and more are reduced. Christmas Dazzle is at

Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Call (949) 640-4634 for more

information.

A pair of good sales are in progress at the 369 E. 17th St. row of

stores. Bow Danglers is having a storewide clearance sale. The ladies

clothing and accessories store has discounts from 30% to 50%. Call Bow

Danglers at (949) 642-5459. Blue Springs, Ala., which was in December’s

Romantic Homes magazine, is having an after-Christmas storewide clearance

sale. Merchandise is reduced by up to 40%. The store is filled with

Shabby Chic designs and vintage furniture and home accessories. Its phone

number is (949) 642-3632.

Shape-Up Fitness Center is having a special -- a six-week trial

membership costs $69. With a membership, you can sample all that Shape-Up

has to offer, including group exercise, yoga and stretch classes,

spinning, free weights, personal training, and rehab/physiotherapy. The

semiprivate health club offers child care, too. Soon there will be two

locations -- the original at Westcliff Plaza, 1080 Irvine Ave., in

Newport Beach, and a second location, opening in April, at 2101 East

Coast Highway in Corona del Mar. If you’re interested in a regular

membership, there are grand opening rates available for a limited time.

For details, call (949) 631-3623.

Butterflies & Bees, a children’s store on Balboa Island, is having a

“clothes-out” sale on all clothing in the store. All clothes will be

marked down by 30% to 40%. Butterflies & Bees has a great selection of

books and different gifts for children. It’s at 321 Marine Ave.

* BEST BUYS is published Thursdays and Saturdays. If you know of a good

buy, send a fax to (949) 646-4170 or write to Daily Pilot, Best Buys, 330

W. Bay St., Costa Mesa 92627.