GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

South Coast Plaza is celebrating another store opening today, the

much-anticipated Pottery Barn Kids. The store is filled with just about

everything you’d need to furnish a baby’s room to a preteen’s room. If

you’ve already seen the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, then you’ll want to

see the great selection up close. There are beds, bunk beds, cribs,

bedding, rugs, lamps, desks, mirrors, shower curtains, tables, chairs,

chests, and more. It’s definitely a great place to find perfect home

furnishings for children. Pottery Barn Kids is on the first level, in the

Robinson’s-May wing.

A one-day sale is happening from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at The China

Source in Costa Mesa. This decorator’s favorite warehouse is having a

sale on all items reduced 40% or more. The warehouse is filled with

antique furniture, architectural elements and artifacts from China. The

China Source is at 670 W. 17th St in Costa Mesa.

Nicki’s Secret Premier Labels is celebrating the grand opening of its

newly expanded shop. “I feature only high-end designer clothing in

perfect condition at a fraction of the original price,” says owner Nicki

Weld. “I have a 35%-off sale the first Saturday of every month.” The

designer clothing consignment shop carries popular labels such as Escada,

Giorgio Armani, Versace, Chanel and Valentino. It’s at 177 Riverside

Ave., Ste. G, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 547-0099.

According to South Coast Optometry, 8% of the male world population is

color vision-deficient. Last November, ColorMax lenses received clearance

from the Food and Drug Administration as an aid in treatment of color

vision deficiencies. These high-technology lenses cannot cure color

blindness but can be used as an aid in most cases, as in red-green color

vision deficiency. At South Coast Optometry, you can have a complete

color vision analysis with computerized ColorMax Technologies Color Test

Software and see if ColorMax lenses can help you. The costs are as

follows: A Color Vision work-up with no eye exam is $150; a Color Vision

work-up including an eye exam is $219; a ColorMax Lens Process is $699 a

pair (cost of frame and clear lenses are extra). If you’re interested in

the ColorMax lenses, they can order the tested lens in your prescription

as a nonprescription clip-on over your prescription glasses, or as

nonprescription glasses over your contact lenses. South Coast Optometry

is at South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714)

540-5768.

Macy’s is having a spring and summer clearance sale with merchandise

reduced 40% to 75%. There’s a huge selection of clearance fashions for

women, men and kids, and there are also home accessories at reduced

prices. Macy’s is at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and at Fashion

Island in Newport Beach.

If you love crafts, you won’t want to miss the Orange County Craft &

Sewing Festival this weekend at the Orange County Fairgrounds. The latest

in fabrics, supplies, notions, patterns and tools will be shown. There

will also be free seminars, make and take workshops and demonstrations.

The hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: (800) 96CRAFT.

The Athletic Club for Women is having a bargain special -- one

three-month membership for $99 (plus a one-time setup fee of $25), and

50% off on the first month of personal training. The special offer is

good through Sept. 15. The Athletic Club for Women is at 2036 Quail St.

in Newport Beach. Information: (949) 852-8655.

If you like tropical theme home furnishings, stop by Island Living

which specializes in vintage-styled Hawaiian furnishings. The store is

filled with reproduction rattan furniture from the 1930s and ‘40s. You

can also choose from a large selection of fabrics to give pieces a custom

look. It’s at 2633 Coast Highway in Newport Beach. Information: (949)

650-5576.

* BEST BUYS appears on Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to

Greer Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.