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GREENSBORO — Get a discount at Cornerstone Garden and Fashion Boutique (414-B State St., Greensboro; 392-4031) if you donate blood.

Just bring a document through Feb. 14 showing you gave blood and get a 20 percent discount on women’s clothes.

The first 20 customers will get a free Neon Buddha yoga bag and credit toward a free perennial.

Visit gso.redcross.org to find out where you can donate blood.

Cornerstone Garden’s winter hours are noon to 3 p.m. Thursday through Saturday (entrance in the rear).

The store sells clothes from brands such as Cut Loose, Neon Buddha, Ryu, Comfy USA, Lucky Brand Jeans, GoFree Pants and Surrealist.

Price drops in 2012

Here’s something to look forward to this year: lower prices on a variety of items, including iPads and wine.

Deal News has a list of 12 items that should drop in price. That includes the iPad 2 with the expected release of its successor this year.

Wine lovers also can rejoice because pricier wines haven’t been doing so hot in recent years, thanks to a lousy economy.

“So to move stock, retailers are expected to offer more sales and even flash deals on wines,” according to Deal News.

Other items with lower price tags expected this year include e-book readers, laptops and 3-D TVs.

Best cheap wine

Talk of lower wine prices got me thinking: What is the best-tasting wine out there for $5 or less?

Is it Trader Joe’s famous Two Buck Chuck?

Or maybe something at your favorite wine or grocery store?

My wife and I are partial to Harris Teeter’s brand.

Email me at michael.fuchs@news-record.com. Include your name and where you’re from.

I might mention some of your comments in an upcoming column.

Best Buy coupons

Best Buy has coupons that take an extra $25 to $50 off open box items on computers and cameras.

The links are here and here.

Coupons expire Jan. 28.

Dolce Dimora sale

Dolce Dimora Fine Linens, Tablescapes & Gifts ( 803-D Friendly Center Road, Greensboro; 282-9572) is having a furniture clearance sale.

All in-stock furniture and lamps will be discounted up to 40 percent starting today.

Dolce Dimora is in Friendly Center next to Gate City Pharmacy.

Ladies’ night

Get discounts and beverages during a ladies’ night this week in the State Street shopping village.

It will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

The event is sponsored by Linnea’s Boutique, Rubenesque for Less Consignment and Lillo Bella’s shoe store.

Forever 21

Buy one item, get one free at Forever 21 ( 315-1826) at Four Seasons Towne Centre.

It’s while supplies last.

Art sale in Greensboro

Support local artists during a sale that ends today at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art (200 N. Davie St., Greensboro; 333-7460).

Buy artwork from the “winter show” collection and get a 10 percent discount.

Visit www.greenhillcenter.org for more information.

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