Dan's Papers - January 11, 2008 - Shop 'til You Drop with Maria Tennariello

The shops are gearing toward sales and new inventory, and starting the New Year off with a bang. This is the real deal time of the year to stock up and take advantage of all the specials. So empty those closets, move some furniture and start anew. Let's do some shopping!

Jimmy's, located at 167 Main Street in Westhampton Beach, is known for their great women's fashions and accessories and is having a huge sale with 50-70% off everything in the shop.

To start off the New Year, Main Street Sweets/Ben & Jerry's on Main Street in Westhampton Beach is holding its famous candy super sale! You can purchase five pounds of candy for $10 or two pounds of chocolate candy for $10. Congratulations to Karla Lato, the winner of the twenty-five pound chocolate Santa raffle at the shop.

At Respectable Collectables Antiques Shop and Pine Cove in Westhampton Beach on Glovers Lane there is so much to choose from at both spaces. Respectable Collectables has a unique line of antiques and accessories that are a must-see. And Pine Cove has it all going on with a wonderful array of everyday merchandise and gift-giving merchandise, including handmade shawls and scarves.

Bernadette O'Brien Fabrics & Interiors Ltd., located at 260 Hampton Road in Southampton, is not closing their store at all! They are having a winter sale, slashing prices with 50% off all items in stock. Look for furniture, fabulous children's clothing and hand-painted furniture, linens, quilts, fabrics accessories and so much more. I love this store! Go for it!

Casual Home on County Road 39 in Southampton is having their bedroom and floor sample sale on comfy, cozy, cottage furniture, furnishings, lamps, counter and bar stools and home accessories. What makes this shop so special is the new inventory that is constantly arriving and the prices are really affordable. Take a peek at their brand new website www.shopcasualhome.com for more information.

Waterstone Pottery, located at 76 Mariner Drive in Southampton, is having their winter sale/inventory clearance extravaganza with 50% off. You will be surprised at the over 2,000 wholesale-priced terracotta, fiberglass, glazed, cement, wood and metal planters from around the world, all under one roof. There are also special frost-free pottery items to choose from and now is the time to pick out what you need for the garden or patio and save. For more information call 631-283-5747 or visit www.H2Ostone.com.

At Victoria's Secret in the Bridgehampton Commons do not miss out on their semi-annual sale that is in progress right now. The manager Kristin and her sales associates have put the store in gear and everything is flying out the door at 50% off selected merchandise. There are great nightshirts, PJs, robes, tons of undies, bras and accessories, along with perfumes and body lotions.

Also in the Commons...Ann Taylor Loft is having a huge winter sale on women's clothing and accessories. The Gap is having an end of season sale on men's and women's winter clothing and accessories. Banana Republic is having their winter sale on women's and men's fashions and accessories at up to 50% off. Williams-Sonoma is having a sale that I wait for every year...the Peppermint dish soap and hand cream, and don't pass up the holiday merchandise that is also on sale. Their online winter sale offers up to 75% off. And just for the record, Hampton Photo Arts in the Bridgehampton Commons is a good source for passport photos. My grandsons Michael and Anthony stopped in to get theirs done. The store also has photo frames, photo developing, stationery items and so much more.

Alice B. King Fine Stationery and Gifts on Main Street in Bridgehampton is strutting her stuff with so much to choose from in gifts, leather goods that include the AMI Collection, Daisy Arts, Dyer, Stone Editions, just to name a few. There are journals, Fisher Space pens, Jean Pierre Lepine and Retro 51, Recife and Waldmen pens, announcements, invitations, stationery, Caspari and Krepe-Kraft Fisher tableware and so much more. Visit www.alicebking.com for a look.

Beviamo Fine Italian Gifts on Main Street in Bridgehampton has fabulous specialties and gift-giving items such as Artisan Murano glassware, Tuscan crystal and a great selection of decanters and wine glasses to die for. Visit www.beviamo.org for more information.

Main Beach Surf and Sport, conveniently located at the Red Horse Plaza on Montauk Highway in Wainscott, is continuing their winter sale on kids and adults merchandise. Get going, because the stuff is going fast.

Until next week. Ciao and happy winter shopping!

If your shop is having a sale, has new inventory or if you are a new business or have relocated, and you want everyone to know about it, please e-mail me at and at Newkids@danspapers.com or via fax at 631-726-0189. I would love to hear all about it!