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Get some deals on kids’ clothes during a consignment sale this week.

The First Kids consignment sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at First Presbyterian Church (617 N. Elm St., Greensboro).

Most items will be half off Saturday.

Items for sale include childrens’ clothes, toys, book, accessories, furniture, maternity wear and bedding.

Child care will be available for $3 an hour.

Proceeds benefit children’s ministries, the preschool center and child development center.

Interested in volunteering? Contact Becky Fligel at rk131f@aol.com or 274-8436.

Bridal show on wheels

Get a swag bag full of discounts and coupons during a bridal show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25.

Brides on Tour begins at Magnolia Manor (8818 W. Market St., Colfax).

A shuttle then will take brides to three more locations.

Participating retailers include Songbirds Consignments (2610 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro; 288-5456).

Tickets are $20 for one or $35 for two.

Visit www.bridesontour.net or call 790-8153 for more information.

T-shirt design contest

Tap into your inner artist and win a prize while you’re at it during a T-shirt design contest at Across the Tracks (506 S. Elm St., Greensboro; 370-4801).

The “vintage junkie” shirts will be made and sold in the store.

Contest ends Sept. 30.

See contest rules at the store’s Facebook page. You’ll find the link under the “likes” section at facebook.com/bargainblog.

Clarks at Friendly shops

A Clarks store recently opened at The Shops at Friendly Center (3326 W. Friendly Ave., Suite 139, Greensboro; 315-5121).

The store sells footwear and accessories for men, women and children.

The store is next to Wine Styles.

Children’s Place coupon

Save 20 percent if you spend at least $50 with a coupon at The Children’s Place.

Coupon is valid at the store’s Four Seasons Town Centre location (854-4061).

Get the coupon here.

Coupon expires Sept. 30.

The Children’s Place is on the lower level near the Belk side of the mall.

Celebrity products

Many products endorsed by celebrities usually don’t come cheap.

They can be two or three times the price of leading national brands.

That begs the question: Are they worth it?

Consumer Reports recently put celebrity-endorsed food to the test with some results that may surprise you.

The magazine found only three of 26 products to be “excellent.”

Half of the soups, sauces and salad dressings were described as average.

Foods rated excellent were Giada De Laurentiis tomato basil pasta sauce, Mario Batali marinara sauce and Wolfgang Puck tomato basil bisque.

Ten products were rated “very good” including Lidia Bastianich’s marinara sauce.

Read the full results in the magazine’s October issue. Subscribers also can view it at www.consumerreports.org.

Deals on groceries

Speaking of food, be sure to check my weekly roundup of grocery deals in the Triad from about a dozen locations, including store chains, corner grocers and a co-op.

You’ll find it at www.news-record.com/groceries.

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Contact Mike Fuchs at 484-1175 or michael.fuchs@news-record.com