The sale rack, March 29

Rocky Mountain News

Friday, March 28, 2008

With the arrival of spring, local merchants are tipping their hats and their prices.

Tax bill hurt this year? To ease the burden, the recently opened Lulu's Furniture and Decor, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 106, will cover sales tax on all $100-plus purchases today through April 15.

Find furniture, accessories, rugs, art and lighting at the store in University Hills West Shopping Center. Call 303-756-2222 or visit lulusfurniture.com.

Lee Alex Decor will knock 15 percent off all sales today through Monday in honor of its new and true customers. Last year at this time, the home decor store, which features an extremely eclectic inventory, was completing its move from Antique Row to its new home at 66 S. Broadway, looking for a better neighborhood fit. The owner says he found it and wants to celebrate with everyone, from his antique collectors to his modern-day fashion-seekers. Call 303- 777-0862 or visit leealexdecor.com.

Memory Magic and More will hold an hour of demonstrations by candlelight in honor of "Earth Hour," a movement calling on everyone to shut their electricity down for one hour today. The scrapbooking boutique at 200 Quebec St., Bldg. 800, Ste. 109, in the Lowry Town Center has marked down prices on all of its older products to make room for its spring and summer collection and will celebrate with refreshments. Call 720-859-0758 or visit memorymagicandmore.com.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Europtics will cut prices on all of its sunglasses by 25 percent, just in time for sunnier days ahead.

Prescription and nonprescription shades are part of the deal, which will be honored at all of the store's locations and on the Web beginning this weekend for a limited time.

Visit Europtics at: First and Fillmore in Cherry Creek North; Holly and Orchard in Greenwood Village; Park Meadows Mall; just east of Flatiron Marketplace; or at europtics.net.

Spring has officially arrived at the Assistance League of Denver Thrift Mart, 1331 Colfax Ave. Join in on the savings at the shop's spring Changeover Sale today and help support the organization's six philanthropic programs, including Operation School Bell, which clothed more than 2,400 Denver Public School children last year, and Arts for Kids, which introduces DPS students to the arts. Call 303-751-7694 or 303-861- 2122.

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