BLACK FRIDAY: If you're gonna do it, you might as well stay local

Bus Stop Boutique | Arcadia Boutique | Wells Fargo Center | Juju Salon and Organics | Aci Nae

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BLACK FRIDAY: If you're gonna do it, you might as well stay local

POSTED: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 1:00 PM

Filed Under: Shopping Fashion

Believe it or not, Black Friday found its roots here in the City of Brotherly Lovem— it was originally coined by the area’s newspapers following a day of dangerously heavy, post-Thanksgiving foot traffic and surging profits being reported by retailers. Today, of course, it’s just another excuse to embrace consumer culture and brag to Aunt Jenny about your superior bargain. But lucky for you, Philly presents the opportunity to forego the standard 4 a.m. Wal-Mart or Target runs in search of unique bargains truly worth boasting about.

✚ Bus Stop Boutique

Bus Stop goes truly “in the black” with an all-day 20-percent-off sale on black Autumn/Winter apparel. After shopping, welcome yourself to the store’s “Holiday LITTLE BLACK DRESS + HEELS EVENT,” which will feature supplemental shopping from guest boutiques like Betsy & Iya, Look From London, Urban Expressions and Three Sirens. Couple in free styling advice for your looming New Year’s Eve party, as well as free wine and it’s not difficult to see that Bus Stop is offering one of the most competitive local offerings of the season. 750 S. Fourth St., 215-627-2357, busstopboutique.com.

✚ Arcadia Boutique

Described as an “eco-fashion boutique,” this Northern Liberties-native retail store provides original products from eco-friendly designers everywhere. The boutique will be offering a full-fledged “Black on Black” sale, slashing prices of black-colored products by a whopping 30 percent. All additional, non-black items will also be discounted by 15 percent. 819 N. Second St., 215-667-8099, arcadiaboutique.com.

✚ Wells Fargo Center

A little something for the sports lover, Comcast-Spectator will offer major discounts on sports memorabilia, starting at 30 percent between 7-8 a.m., continuing from 8-9 a.m. with a 20-percent discount and finishing between the hours of 9-11 a.m. at a rate of 10 percent. Also be sure to keep an eye out for Flyers alumni roaming the area autographing merchandise. 3601 S. Broad St., 800-298-4200, wellsfargocenterphilly.com.

✚ Juju Salon and Organics

Soak up the benefits of beauty and relieve holiday stress as the rest of the world sacrifices their souls in a shopping frenzy. Juju presents a 10-percent-off sale on any spa and salon service for the entire day. The salon/spa will also offer 15 percent off all purchases of its many all-natural hair care products, provide you with complimentary booze and automatically enter you in a Black Friday Raffle to win a free $50 gift card. 713 S. Fourth St., 215-238-6080, jujusalon.com.

✚ Aci Nae

Located in South Philly on East Passyunk Ave., Aci Nae is a local boutique harboring brands like Melie Bianco and Maxx bags while still supporting area designers and even touting their own brand of clothing and bags. This Friday, the boutique will offer 15 percent off all its clothing and a more impressive 20 percent off all bags and jewelry. 1928 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-755-1480, acinae.com.

(brandon.baker@citypaper.net) (@brotherlylover)

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