BEST BUYS

Greer Wylder

Tiffany & Co. offers a slew of quality business gifts ideal for

gift-giving throughout the year, and now it’s created business gifts for

the millennium. The gifts include crystal champagne flutes -- two styles

at $27 a piece; porcelain mugs -- two styles at $25 a piece; porcelain

boxes -- two styles at $45 and crystal boxes -- at $150. “Whatever the

occasion, business gifts must always project genuine, intrinsic value,”

says John Petterson, senior vice president of corporate sales at Tiffany

& Co. “We have made it a priority to develop the 2000 theme in elegant

ways, so that these gifts will be treasured long after the century’s

turn.” Tiffany & Co., at (714) 540-5330, is on the lower level of South

Coast Plaza, near Nordstrom.

Famous Footwear, at (949) 650-7358, has everyday low prices on some

popular name brands like Keds, Adidas, Nike, Skechers, K-Swiss, Airwalk,

Vans, Reebok and New Balance. For back-to-school shopping there is a

half-price sale on the entire stock of school shoes. The half-price sale

offer is good when you buy one pair of brand-name shoes; you’ll get a

second pair of shoes of equal or lesser value for 50% off. Famous

Footwear has a location in the Costa Mesa Courtyards at 1835 Newport

Blvd. in Costa Mesa.

The Spa & Salon Gregories is holding its first massage-a-thon and

cut-a-thon to coincide with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K race

at Fashion Island on Sept 26. On the race day you can get a $20 haircut,

or a “buck a minute” massage. The massage is $1 a minute at the race

site, or $70 an hour or $45 for a half-hour at the spa. For reservations,

please call (949) 644-6672. Spa & Salon Gregories is at 200 Newport

Center Drive in Newport Beach.

Newport Mesa Ballet, at (714) 241-1442, offers ballet lessons for

children as young as 2 all the way up to adults and professionals. The

artistic director at Newport Mesa Ballet, Stela Viorica, is a former

principal dancer of the National Ballet of Romania. When you sign up for

dance lessons the first class is free. There are also classes available

in jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, ballet theatre and floor barre. It’s at 2790

Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa.

Cannery Village is filled with antique shops and one of them, Jane’s

Antiques, is having a 20% to 50% off sale through the end of the month.

Jane Antiques, at (949) 673-5688, is at 2811 Lafayette Ave. in Newport

Beach. The hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and

Saturday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Great Train Store, at (949) 640-5197 and located at Fashion Island in

Newport Beach, is having a storewide sale on selected merchandise reduced

up to 20% off. The Great Train Store carries top quality toy train sets

and accessories by Brio, Tomy, Learning Curve, Thomas Wooden Railway and

Lionel. The store is filled with trains for children of all ages, and for

collectors. If you’re serious about train sets, you’ll like the New York

Central Flyer Freight Train Set for $169.99, the Alaska Railroad train

set for $199.99, and the Santa Fe Special Freight Train Set for $269.99.

The train sets are reduced an additional 20%. You can also find non-train

toys like clocks, Thomas the Tank talking camera, Thomas the Tank books,

Big Engine rockers and step stools, and dinnerware sets.

Lladro collectors can special order the new 1999 Christmas ornaments at

Robinsons-May. The holiday ornaments include Santa’s list for $195, the

‘99 Lladro bell for $40, and the Lladro ball for $55. Robinsons-May is at

Fashion Island in Newport Beach and at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.

Roger’s Gardens, at (949) 640-5800, is celebrating the grand opening of

the world’s only Christopher Radko Galaxy Store, which features a huge

collection of the collectible ornaments for almost every holiday. As part

of the celebration, Radko representatives will answer any questions about

the handcrafted, heirloom glass ornaments. Also, actress Tippi Hedren of

“The Birds,” will sign ornaments benefiting her Shambal Wildlife

Preserve. And Roger’s Gardens will have a drawing to win valuable prizes.

Roger’s Gardens is at 2301 San Joaquin Hills Road in Newport Beach.

Yuen Lui, at (714) 545-8845, is offering a family portrait special for

just $38. It’s a $100 value. The family portrait includes the sitting fee

and one color 8x10 photo. The Yuen Lui studio is at South Coast Plaza, at

3333 Bear St. on the third floor.

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