>>Last call for shopping tax-free. Connecticut’s Tax-Free Week ends Saturday. Shop by then and you won’t pay sales tax on most individual clothing or footwear items priced less than $100.
>>Attention Forever 21 fans: F21 Red, the chain’s discount spin-off, opens its first Connecticut location in Meriden’s Westfield Mall on Saturday, Aug. 22. Deals include camisoles starting at $1.80, jeans at $7.80, tees at $3.80, and leggings at $5.80. The first 100 people in line when the store opens at 10 a.m. get a $10 gift card; the first 300 in line get $5 off purchases of $25 or more.
>>With back-to-school just ahead, stores are clearing out summer items to make room for fall merchandise. At Christmas Tree Shop in Manchester, prices are slashed on picnic paper goods, pool toys and other summer seasonal stock. You’ll also find good deals at Big Lot and Ocean State Job Lot stores.
>>Dance Village, 171C Spencer St. in Manchester, is having a back-to-school sale with savings on dance gear and 15 to 20 percent off regular-priced Bloch and Capezio items. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Information: 860-645-6606 or DanceVillageCt.com.
>>The Eliza B Factory Store, 55 Plains Road in Essex, features deals on trendy sandals for women, leather goods and accessories, including headbands, watchbands and totes, along with men’s preppy leather goods, fashionable pet leashes and collars, fabrics, ribbons and trims. Savings run as much as 50 percent, and all sales are final. Summer hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
>>Merchandise is 50 percent off on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21 and 22, at Favarh Thrift Shop, 250 Albany Turnpike in Canton. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Information: 860-693-2899.
>>The Salvation Army Family Store, 1359 Dixwell Ave., in Hamden, is holding a huge outdoor sale on Saturday, with household items and clothing starting at 29 cents and all summer Items at 50 percent off. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event also features giveaways and prizes.
>>Bargain hunter road trip! Clad in, a women’s clothing boutique with locations in Mystic, Stonington and Providence, is holding a blowout sale at its outlet store in Westerly, R.I. (about an hour’s drive from Hartford). The event features designer clothing and shoes at 75 percent off. The Clad in outlet is at 32 Friendship St., Westerly. Information: 401-596-1958 or cladin.com.
