Bargain Finds
Orange County
Orange County Listings
Custom Comfort Mattress
The deal here is value. Instead of paying for over-hyped marketing, advertising and the huge markup the big commercial mattress companies charge, at Custom Comfort you’ll get your mattress manufacturer direct. All the mattresses here are made by them at their factory in Orange. No middleman, no excessive markup, no hyped “Sale” and no bull. You’ll save 20%-40% below the biggies on better quality mattresses.
Dale Tiffany Outlet Center
Do you have champagne tastes? Well then, the Dale Tiffany Outlet is a store for you. Here you have the rare opportunity to buy beautiful gift and lighting reproduction pieces by Dale Tiffany, Handel, Galle Collection, Badash Crystal and Antique Road Show at incredible savings. This factory direct showroom carries last seasons overproduction, end of production, unique-one of a kind and closeouts at 20%-70% below average retail.
Felikians Carpet One
One look around Felikian’s Carpet One and you’ll never get your carpeting or hardwood flooring anywhere else. Under the leadership of Greg Felikian, a knowledgeable staff help make saving money on quality flooring easy. Savings start at 10% and often go up to 40% and more off regular retail prices. Stanton, Armstrong, Lee, and Bigelow are also here offered at solid savings.
Just Like The Model
Just Like The Model is a huge warehouse of home furnishing at 30% -70% below retail. Super deals on sofas, dining sets, chairs, lamps, armoires, accent tables, dressers, bedding, art and decorative items original displayed in model homes in New Housing Communities in Southern California and Nevada.
Urbanism
A true bargain find, Urbanism offers good quality, stylish home furnishings at 20%-50% off of boutique furniture stores like Crate & Barrel and Restoration hardware. Savvy owner Stephanie Lamons can sell these hi quality pieces by working directly with manufacturers, keeping a low working overhead, buying in volume and only being open limited hours.
Back to School Necessities
It’s time to get down to the necessities of back to school shopping. Every kid is going to need some kind of back to school supplies, shoes and few pieces of clothing.
If you haven’t already, do go through your kids closets, drawers etc and see what they have that still fits and will work for school for the next few months. Make sure they have enough supplies , that all pens work, calculators have fresh batteries etc.
Then make a list of what they need.
Big Y Yardage
Savings of 15%-50% on name and designer upholstery fabric. Large selection of Tapestries, chenille’s, chintz, cottons, damasks, wools. Designer consultation available. Full service.
Children’s Orchard
New and used apparel for children. Savings of 20%-40% on new apparel, usually overruns or liquidations. Nice presentation of Infant through Pre-Teen apparel in good condition with some furniture, toys, book, videos.
Childrens Resale Stores
Shopping at kids resale stores when my daughter was little was a real budget saver. She had a great wardrobe and we didn’t have to spend much. Even now at 13, we go in to our local store and I let her pick a couple of items. I used these stores to pick up books, videos/DVDs, shoes, furniture… anything I may have needed at real budget prices.
Furnishings Direct
Tired of cheap furniture? Want the best quality for less? Then your destination should be Furnishings Direct.
Here you’ll find quality crafted, beautifully designed modern and Arts & Crafts styled home furnishings at 20%-50% less.
Habitat Restores
Habitat ReStores have both new and used surplus building materials donated by building supply stores, contractors, demolition crews and individuals. The products here range from door knobs to doors, sinks to lighting, windows to hardware, flooring and almost anything in between, all at prices that are 40%-70% below what you would expect to pay.
HD Supply, Repair & Remodel
Spring and Summer usually bring with it home repair and remodeling jobs. Some of these big repairs can be costly, even if you do the work yourself. With every penny counting to stay on budget, you’ll be happy to shop at HD Supply Repair & Remodel.
HD Supply does a high volume, low markup business in huge warehouses, saving you 10%-50% on doors, windows, cabinets, flooring, lumber, moulding, tools, electrical, masonry, plumbing, heating & cooling and more.
Home Consignment Centers
One shopping trend that is coming back after the recession, is resale furniture outlets.
Consignment furniture stores offer shoppers a great way to get a bigger bang for your buck as well as turn over your quality furniture for some cash.
Home Consignment Centers has been around for 17 years, but only in Los Angeles area for the last couple of years.
La Belle Armoire
Mom taught me to buy the best quality I could afford… the problem was I rarely could afford the best quality in anything. So I started haunted resale clothing, furniture and appliances stores, occasionally buying the best quality and style for far less.
So when I walked into La Belle Armoire in Costa Mesa, I knew immediately I had fallen into a gem.
Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
Men’s and women’s current designer shoes at 20%-70% below retail. Big designer names, huge selection, no kids.
Accessories too.
Once Upon a Child
A larger resale store with a terrific selection of cribs, furnishings, toys, strollers, hi-chairs, books, bedding and apparel from infant to size 12. Good selection of labels from boutique brands to department store. Savings are 50%-85% off original retail
OTW Tile Outlet
Got a home improvement project? Wanna re-tile your entry way, bathroom, kitchen, patio or walkway? OMG…. Have I got a place for you!!! OTW Tile Outlet.
OTW Ceramic Tile outlet carries indoor or outdoor tile in ceramic, porcelain, mosaic, travertine. marble, and granite. It literally has got to be the best bargain place to get tile in Southern California. Really!
Produce Company Factory Outlet
Hidden away in a business park in Orange County is the factory outlet for the Produce Company. This resort / casual wear women’s clothing company been around since 1986. Geared for savvy baby boomers who loves comfy clothes with style, here you’ll save 40-75% on last season overproduction, samples from the Produce Company as well as other versatile, beachy clothing lines that they can bring in at outlet pricing
Red Balloon Warehouse Outlet
All good boutiques have end of season sales. But what do they do with what’s left over after the sale? Some sell their extra product to jobbers and outlets. Some store product for months and then have a huge sale. Then some. like the OC’s Red Balloon open a Warehouse Outlet and sell their remaining product at 65% off their original retail price.
So.Cal Liquidation Center
As most homeowners are aware, there is always some kind of repair or improvement chore to do around the house. Maintaining your home is an ongoing project. Thankfully, there’s a resource that’s sort of a Home Depot outlet in Orange County.
So. Cal. Liquidation Center is a small operation that liquidates, overstock, shelf pulls, discontinued and customer return items, mostly from Home Depot but also from Lowes and Sears
Top 10 Bargain Sources for 2012
Here they are…our top 10 new Bargain Sources for 2012!
Every year we research dozens of new stores, outlets and discounters. Out of these we pick the top ten new sources for each year. It isn’t easy, but here they are.
See if you agree.
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Happy Eyes
Designer Eyeware/Prescription Glasses -
The Saturday Sale
Designer Sample / Overstock Sale -
California Closeouts and Liquidations
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Half Off Clothing Store
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Urbanism
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Frame Club
Framing -
Game Dude
Video Gaming & DVDs
