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Reader Whitney sent in this tip about a new sale for the new year: Housing Works in Park Slope is taking 40 percent off all apparel on Wednesdays and Thursdays through Jan. 26. Housing Works, if you don’t know, is a great organization that raises money through its thrift stores to support its AIDS advocacy and research work. And with that kind of mission, they get some pretty sweet donations (read: not bleach-splashed jeans or promotional T shirts from NASCARMAGGEDON 2005).

Housing Works, 266 Fifth Ave., open Mon-Sat: 12pm-7pm, Sun: 12pm-5pm.

If you’ve exhausted Brooklyn’s dwindling selection of used bookstores, or if the idea of combing through slightly moldy hardbacks gives you the willies, powerHouse Arena’s epic Summer Skid Sale might be your time to browse. Offering a myriad of titles for up to 90 percent off, this book bonanza is the time to stock up on some discounted fall reads and quirky coffee table oddities. The best deals seem to be in the massive selection of art and photo books, where you can snag anything from a rather normal photo collection of Obama’s presidential campaign ($8.50 from $30!) to a decidedly peculiar portrait series of suburbanites who reenact medieval battles for fun. The sale is online too, and this is the last weekend!  Read the rest of this entry »

Greenpointers this week green-points us (see what I did there?) to another huge Insound Warehouse sale today from 5-8pm, where you can browse bargain bins of vinyls, save on new and classic LPs and snag some promo goodies. But also: free booze from Brooklyn Brewery! Everything you need to know in the flyer to the left.

Our heads have been spinning from all the deals coming out of the internets these days. With so many sites available, and new ones popping up, you have to wonder: which sites are worth adding into your already full “deals” iPhone folder? Signpost, a new promotional partner of ours, is worth a look, and here’s why: Read the rest of this entry »

Get your singing duds on at Guvnor's

Has Groupon met its match? Effed In Park Slope reports a new kind of discount surfacing at Guvnor’s Vintage Thrift in Park Slope. Instead of receiving a fixed sale price (borrrring), sing your favorite tune and get between 10-25 percent off anything in the store. Discounts are based on a card drawn from a hat, and not on vocal styling ability so don’t hold back! If you’re still feeling skittish, the store has dual mics available for those more comfortable singing a duet. Discount Karaoke is available on Sundays between 4-7pm at Guvnor’s, 178 Fifth Ave.

Do Groupon, ScoutMob, KGB Deals and the other sites still not quite fill your need for group discounts in New York? This week brings the launch a new site of a slightly different tilt: MindBodyGreen focuses on flash sales for healthy, organic, green or otherwise crunchy offerings from spas, restaurants and the like. The introductory offers today include a 10-person Pilates session at Body Tonic in Park Slope and $10 off GustOrganics, the city’s first and only certified organic restaurant (located near Union Square). Co-founder Jason Wachob (a DUMBO resident) says the site will focus on “everything from vegan/organic restaurants, to yoga and Pilates studios, to events and more.”

Photo from Racked NY

Sort of like “cash for clunkers” for denim, Gap’s smack in the middle of an incentivized recycling program for your jeans. Bring an old pair of jeans, of any brand, to a Gap store through Wednesday, Oct. 20, and Gap will give take 30 percent off a new pair from their 1969 collection. Go one step further and “like” Gap on Facebook, and 30 percent turns to 40. The program, called Recycle Your Blues, isn’t only to refresh your drawers—all donated jeans will be used as home-insulation to keep people warm this winter. Here’s how it works, in case you can’t quite picture it. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s September, which means school’s back in session and Fashion’s Night Out is back for a second year. Originally created as a way to help recession-addled fashion retailers, this year’s slate of Vogue-sponsored shoptastic events spreads to Brooklyn neighborhoods like Mill Basin, Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst in addition to more expected nabes like Williamsburg and Greenpoint. You may not see the likes of Michael Kors out here (he’ll be at Bloomingdale’s), but chances are there are some stylish goings on near you: The FNO web site very conveniently lists events by neighborhood (we like the ones with booze and freebies). Here are a few of the Brooklyn shopping spots we’ll be checking out on Friday night: Read the rest of this entry »

Marty says: Eat! Shop! It's good for you!

Marty’s back at it again, sponsoring the third annual Shop Brooklyn and doing his damnedest to drum up some business for our local mom and pops (and one uncle) from now through Aug. 22.

More than 225 locations are participating, and some deals are… well, better than others … but the list is worth a look over to see if anything strikes your fancy. Here’s a quick rundown of what kind of deals you can find: Read the rest of this entry »

A Timex digital watch is $60.

As you may have heard, Trader Joe’s and Urban Outfitters are getting a new neighbor, and his name is Barney. Come this September, Barneys Co-op will open up a new location on Atlantic and Court, solidifying Atlantic Avenue as Brooklyn’s upscale shopping destination. In case you’re wondering if this is a good thing or a bad thing for Brooklyn, and what, really, the difference is between Barneys New York and Barneys Co-op, let’s call the Co-op the artsy little sister. Read the rest of this entry »