GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Starting Wednesday, you can find deals on designer clothing at the

Nordstrom semiannual collectors and couture consolidation clearance sale.

The final sale of the season will have an additional 15% off all fall and

winter designer apparel that’s already reduced 60%. The sale will end

Jan. 14. Nordstrom is at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. Information:

(714) 549-8300.

If you are ever in need of a television repair service, Mike’s TV &

VCR Service Center is very reliable and repairs all makes and models. The

shop offers in-home service, carry-ins and free estimates. Mike’s can

repair TVs, VCRs, video cameras, CD players, stereos and microwave ovens.

It also offers a home theater installation service. Mike’s TV & VCR

Service Center is at 2610 Avon St., Unit B, Newport Beach. Information:

(949) 650-4700.

The best of the best in hosiery is on sale at Wolford Boutique in

South Coast Plaza. The semiannual sale has selected autumn/winter fashion

merchandise reduced 30% to 50%. The sale merchandise is mostly trend

items of last season, colors that have been discontinued in hosiery and

bodywear. The sale starts today and ends Jan. 14. Information: (714)

556-7900.

The American Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop in Corona del Mar is

having its annual after-Christmas sale, with all furniture and winter

clothing reduced 25% to 75%. Also, all furs, leather and ski apparel are

75% off. There is a generous donation for art collectors of signed and

numbered watercolors, serigraphs, and lithographs. Discovery Shop is at

2600 E. Coast Highway. Information: (949) 640-4777.

There are more than 100 wrought-iron beds available at Newport

Bedding, and all of them are reduced 30% to 50%. The beds are ready for

immediate delivery. Newport Bedding is at 1534 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa.

Store hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays

and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Information: (949) 646-3991.

If you’re already a fan of the beautiful interior designs by Barbara

Barry, you’ll probably love her Tranquility collection of crystal that

she designed for Baccarat Boutique in South Coast Plaza. The collection

includes tumblers, goblets, carafes, vases, candlesticks and more. The

crystal is done in clear and her signature color, green tea. Wine glasses

and water goblets in green tea are priced from $245 from $250, and in

clear from $130 to $135. The clear decanter is $495. Baccarat Boutique is

on the mall’s first floor, near Saks Fifth Avenue. Information: (714)

435-9600.

A children’s portrait sale is underway at Yuen Lui in South Coast

Plaza. For $19.95, you may choose from six color proofs and get one

8-by-10 photo, regularly a $52 value. The photo sitting must be made by

Feb. 28 to take advantage of the offer. There’s an additional $5 fee for

two or more children. Yuen Lui is on the mall’s third level in the Crate

& Barrel wing. Information: (714) 545-8845.

Summerhill Floral & Gifts is having a 50% off sale on potted ivy,

orchids, topiaries and all floral arrangements. The store is at 369 E.

17th St., Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-6745.

There are two plays on the stage this month at South Coast Repertory

Theatre, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. “A Delicate Balance” by

Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee and will open Friday and run through

Feb. 11. There are low-priced previews playing now. The other play,

“Bosoms and Neglect,” is a dark comedy written by the author of “Six

Degrees of Separation.” Low-priced previews will begin Jan. 23. The play

will officially open Jan. 26 and run through Feb. 25. Tickets and

information: (714) 708-5555.

* BEST BUYS is published Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to

Greer Wylder at the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or

by fax to (949) 646-4170.