Where to get the best gifts and deals in the Midlands on Shop Local Saturday

For the eighth consecutive year, shoppers nationwide will take part in Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25. Also known as Shop Local Saturday, the shopping day is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big-box retail and e-commerce stores respectively. As the name suggests, Shop Local Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize small, locally owned brick-and-mortar businesses.

So, after hitting the area’s big-box stores for deals and steals on Black Friday, check out this sampling of where you can get some great, one-of-a-kind gifts and deals at Midlands’ area born-and-bred shops on Saturday.

In Columbia:

For upscale men’s clothing: Brittons of Columbia

2818 Devine St.

(803) 771-2700

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

All Shop Local Saturday customers at Brittons of Columbia on Devine Street will receive a surprise gift with purchase on Saturday. Saturday is also the day the shop will launch its holiday sales, which include 25 percent off men’s suits and sport coats. The sale also includes 25 percent off women’s sweaters (yes, though many know Brittons as a menswear store, the Columbia iconic shop has carried women’s clothing since 1954). And the store is offering a Southern Tide gift with any $200 Southern Tide purchase.

For upscale women’s clothing: Coplon’s

4825 Forest Drive

(803) 790-0015

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Customers of Columbia’s famed Coplon’s on Forest Drive in Forest Acres will find “great bargains” on Saturday, according to owner Bruce Greenberg – including 40 percent designer shoes and sportswear.

For toys: Be Beep: A Toy Shop

4525 Forest Drive

Phone: (803) 787-5772

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Longtime favorite local toy store Be Beep will give customers 20 percent off one item on Saturday when they come in and sign up for the shop’s email list (customers already on the list will receive the coupon via email prior to Saturday). In addition, the first 10 customers of the day will receive a free canvas tote.

For some unique Palmetto State-themed gifts: Cotton Mill Exchange

301 Gervais St. (inside the South Carolina State Museum)

(803) 898-4967

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Stop in the Cotton Mill Exchange inside the State Museum on Saturday between noon and 2 p.m., purchase Patrica Moore-Pastides’ new book, “At Home in the Heart of the Horseshoe,” and get the first lady of the University of South Carolina to sign it in person. The perfect holiday or wedding gift for alumni, parents and fans alike, Moore-Pastides’ book shares poignant stories of USC’s historic President’s House and life in the heart of the Horseshoe.

Also, throughout the day in the shop, museum members receive 10 percent off all purchases. In addition, the museum is offering 20 percent off the purchase of a new membership, membership renewals and gift memberships on Saturday. (Discount only applies to purchases made in person at the State Museum on Saturday, Nov., 25).

For affordable designer women’s clothes and accessories: Revente

737 Saluda Ave. (Five Points)

(803) 256-3076

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Five Points’ favorite boutique and designer label consignment shop Revente will offer 15 percent off all regularly priced merchandise Friday through Sunday. (The same deal will be offered at Revente’s sister stores, Revente Second Chances on Millwood Avenue and Sid & Nancy on Saluda Avenue).

In Lexington:

For upscale menswear: Craig Reagin Clothiers

103 E. Main St., Lexington

Phone: (803) 785-7848

Shop Saturday Store Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Craig Reagin Clothiers on Main Street in Lexington will have a storewide sale on Friday and Saturday with 20 percent off purchases up to $300, and 25 percent off anything over $300. Additionally, the store will be giving away a free Yeti cup to anyone who makes a purchase of more than $100.

For some vintage vinyl: Turntable City

202 W. Main St., Lexington

(803) 546-2319

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Villain of Vinyl himself – DJ Kingpin Kingsley A. Waring – is having a blockbuster sale at his new Turntable City vinyl store in Lexington. The sale is simple: For every record you buy, you get dollar records equaling that amount for free. For instance, if you spend $5, you get five $1 records for free; if you spend $20, you get twenty $1 records free … and so on.

For one-of-a-kind housewares: AR Workshop of Lexington

5076 Sunset Blvd., Lexington

(803) 262-4306

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Drop in at Lexington’s make-your-own-Fixer Upper-style home decor store AR Workshop on Saturday between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for cocoa, cookies and crafts with special deals on the shop’s featured projects, including make-your-own wood slice ornaments for $5 each and 15 percent off pre-made wood signs. No registration needed. Offers are good while supplies last. Or, join a DIY workshop at 10:30 a.m. or 7 p.m. Saturday (while spaces are available) and make two lazy Susans for $95.50 (a discount of $35.50).

For unique jewelry, apparel and accessories: Nifty Gifty

104 Andrew Corley Road, Lexington

(803) 808-2380

Shop Saturday Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 pm.

The clearance room at Nifty Gifty near the Lake Murray dam will be full of buy-one-get-one-free merchandise on Saturday. The shop – which carries popular brands such as Barefoot Dreams, Yeti and Sheila Fajl jewelry – will also offer sales with up to 20 percent off select items throughout the store. Also, customers will get a free gift with purchase of Vera Bradley and Spartina items.

This story was originally published November 20, 2017 at 12:49 PM with the headline "Where to get the best gifts and deals in the Midlands on Shop Local Saturday."