Trocha’s decorates for THUNDER!
Drop by Trochta’s flowers and see the Thunder Display. Very cool! (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).
Don’t forget to use your Premier Card!
Premier Card participants offer a generous 20% discount to cardholders for the ten-day period, Friday, October 30th – Sunday, November 8th, 2009. Proceeds from card sales benefit Payne Education Center.
Girls Night Out at Balliet’s
Gather round, ladies, you won’t want to miss this. It’s Girls Night Out at Balliet’s, 50 Penn Place.
The event is from 6 to 9 tonight with tax-free shopping, plus 10 percent off cosmetics and fragrance. This is the biggest discount Balliet’s has ever offered on cosmetics.
What’s more, you can get a little face time with national makeup artists from Laura Mericer and Trish McEvoy. Jason Hoffman with Shu Uemura also will be there. And you definitely will want to check out Bobbi Brown’s new holiday collection, the Milly trunk show and the Gurhan jewelry trunk show.
Oh, and did we mention the free martini bar, wine tasting, drawing for a $500 gift certificate and live music?
Party Galaxy is ready for Halloween parties
Sale at Zippdog in Edmond
Get your red, white and blue on. Independence Dayis nearly here. To celebrate, Zippdog at 30 E 33 in Edmond is having a sale.
Any shoes, clothing or handbags with one of the colors red, white or blue will be discounted 25 percent through July 3.
FYI: Zippdog will be closed July 4.
Holiday Shopping Tips
With Christmas Day 9 days away, it is time to get serious about holiday shopping. If you are ahead of the crowd and are already finished, kudos to you! However, if you are like myself, there are at least a few items that remain on a loved one’s wish list. Here are the top ten holiday shopping tips from the National Retail Federation:
1. Shop after 6:00 pm the evening before a sale is advertised to begin. Many retailers program the registers the night before, so the sale may already come up in the system despite there being promotional advertisements displayed around the sales floor.
2. Prepare a list to use while you are shopping, be sure to include alternative choices in case of stock-outs.
3. Take advantage of stores’ extended hours and shop during these times. This helps avoid crowds.
4. If you are looking for a specific advertised item, bring the advertisement with you. That way you do not end up with the wrong item or in the wrong store.
5. Always use gift receipts in the case the merchandise needs to be returned or exchanged.
6. Remember when gift shopping you are buying for someone else’s wants and needs, not your own.
7. Shop safely! Watch your personal belongings including handbags and purchases. Stores are not responsible for any lost items.
8. Save yourself some time for other to-d0’s on your holiday agenda, let the charity group at the mall wrap your gifts.
9. When shopping online, have your credit card and address book available at your fingertips. Many websites have timed windows to complete shipping and billing information.
10. Wear comfortable shoes! You will be walking a lot on tile and marble flooring.
Hope these tips are found to be helpful!
Happy shopping,
Crystal VanZandt (Linda Miller’s winter break intern)
Check out the fashion, beauty blog
As the holidays edge closer and you find yourself looking for cheap, unusual or special fashion and beauty gifts, check out the Fashion Matters blog at blog.newsok.com/fashionmatters. It’s chockful of ideas.
New Chef at the Colcord
Shopping for good food? The Colcord Hotel Restaurant has a new chef. He is Chef Jeff van Glabbeek. He has been there for two weeks and his food is incredible. Take a look.
Chef Jeff van Glabbeek
Salad…. note the roasted garlic cloves.
Their new menu features lamb, salmon and chicken
Yummy chocolate dessert served by Terri Oak
Helen Ford Wallace, Social Columnist
Jude Frances trunk show at Naifeh Fine Jewelry
Looking for a special piece of jewelry for someone special? Heck, forgot that. How about for yourself? Check out the Jude Frances trunk show from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Naifeh Fine Jewelry.
Girls night out at Balliet’s
Balliet’s long-anticipated, first-ever Girl’s Night Out is tomorrow night!
Tuesday, October 28, 6-9 PM
There will a $500 Balliet’s gift card giveaway; the first showing of the Marc Aurel Spring 2009 Collection; a Shu Uemura Eyelash Clinic; the debut of Pearl Ice at Balliet’s; 10% off of cosmetics; guitarist Edgar Cruz; martinis and food. And a few other surprises .
Helen Ford Wallace, Social Columnist
