Philly local Black Friday sales

In honor of every retail employee’s most dreaded day of the year, here’s a Black Friday roundup. But there’s no need to fear, wake up at 4 a.m. or elbow your way through a claustrophobia-inducing mall; these are the smaller-scale, mall-avoiding stuff going on at local places, many of which involve snacks and/or booze. I can almost guarantee nobody will be accidentally trampled to death. I’ll put it after the jump, because boy-oh this is a big one:

Bus Stop, a boutique with some pretty excellent shoes on Fabric Row, is doing this:

Ruffles & Heels BLACK FRIDAY Party, November 27 5:30pm – 8:30pm.

An exclusive shopping weekend event at BUS STOP featuring Letau Designs by Maren Reese, a limited edition collection of Drawstring and Hooded scarves – www.letaudesigns.com

Letau Designs started in 2005. Every new season, Maren forecasts color trends, buys all the fabrics (wool, cashmere, silk, cotton, linen) for her two designs, the Hooded Scarf and the Drawstring Scarf, and cuts all the patterns herself. She uses a local company in Philadelphia for all the sewing. Her goal is to make a Letau scarf a staple in every woman (and man’s) wardrobe.

Join us for a kick-off party on BLACK FRIDAY. Come meet Maren, sip a cocktail and start your holiday shopping by picking up a scarf or two, they make great holiday gifts!

BUS STOP is offering a BLACK FRIDAY discount – save 15% OFF any shoe or boot purchase including the new selection of men’s shoes + An Extra 5% OFF any black or brown shoe or boot!

Bus Stop: 750 S. 4th St

Agh, one of my favorites, here:

* all boots, coats, and sweaters 20% off

* selected red-dot merchandise 30% off

* refreshments served! Complimentary breakfast treats, organic hot coffee & hot toddies — Coffee supplied by Red Hook Coffee & Tea — 765 S. 4th St, Philadelphia

* your early bird (10-Noon) purchase gives you a chance to win a $50 gift certificate!

Reward Boutique, 55 N. 2nd St.

Omoi has stuff to give away:

*Spend $50 and get a Medicom blind-box toy as our gift to you!

*Spend $100 or more and get an ultra-limited KidRobot holiday Dunny!

*Spend $200 and I’ll hook you up with three treats!

We’ll be open 11-7 and are stocked floor to ceiling with gifts from around the globe. Get first pick of Shinzi Katoh imports, Japan-only models of cameras from Superheadz, cozy knits from Coal Considered headwear, new tees from Upper Playground, and amazingly delicate jewelry from Swallow.

Omoi, 1608 Pine St.

Honestly, I am not sure about Happy Juice, but it is in fact made of alcohol. Abakus Takeout is a place in Chinatown with an excellent selection of dead-stock sneakers, decor cleverly resembling a Chinese takeout place (think a window display alternating shoes and roast ducks) and a video feature a few days ago on Philly 360.

Abakus Takeout: 227 N 10th St.

Bambi Gallery is having an event from 4-9 p.m.:

It’s a post-holiday party celebrating the closing of Tory Franklin’s show “Serenata and Skirmish” AND it’s Black Friday so isn’t it time to do some Christmas shopping?

…we got ties, bags, has, scarves, jewelry, prints, paintings, lamps, FLASKS… and so much more!!! If you plan on staying all night, bring some yummy thanksgiving leftovers! There will be booze and children are welcome to chocolate chip cookies (if you bake them.. please)

and just so you don’t think we forgot, 10% off everything if you mention FACEBOOK!! (except the dirty coloring books)

Bambi Gallery:  The Piazza, 1001 N. 2nd Street

TrickGo, open 12-7

Tip Toe is helping out the Career Wardrobe:

Join us for three days of fashion, indulgence and generosity!

Beginning on BLACK FRIDAY shop with a cause–Donate your new or gently used shoes and receive a special discount in addition to our blowout sale prices. Savings up to 75% off–Doors open at 10am. Enjoy complimentary hot cocoa and holiday treats while you shop…

*Donations benefit the Career Wardrobe, a Philadelphia non-profit dedicated to helping women obtain professional attire to enter the workforce. www.careerwardrobe.org

Tip Toe, 2027 Walnut St.

Sazz Vintage: open 11-7

Three Sirens, in Old City, will be open 11-7 on Friday:

BLACK FRIDAY

50% off in-stock Rebecca Minkoff

30% off listed Rebecca Minkoff pre-orders

60% off already reduced clearance merchandise

20% off accessories

30% off clothing

Three Sirens Boutique: 134 N. 3rd Street

Arcadia Boutique is having their black-on-black sale from noon to 8:

50% off ALL black items in Arcadia.

25% off everything else in the shop, including accessories.

Not into Black Friday madness? Come in Saturday or Sunday and still receive 25% off all clothing.

I’m just picturing the nitpicky arguments one could get into over whether a dress was black vs. dark gray or whether colorful buttons on a coat make it count as not black, but even so, that’s not a bad deal. I kind of wear a lot of black. It’s because I get things dirty.

Arcadia Boutique: 819 N. 2nd St.

The Pink Ladies at Smak Parlour are having a sale, and I’ll go anywhere they’re giving away Belgian Tripel.

This Black Friday, Nov. 27th, swing into Smak! We are hooked up for holiday and chocked full of goodies and gifts! Black Friday only, we will be giving away gorgeous gloves with any purchase of $40 or more! Plus, enjoy savings of up to 40% off on tons items throughout the shop!

Also, join us Friday from 5- 8pm and celebrate the unveiling of our holiday window spectacular, “Jungle All the Way”, featuring paintings and design works of Philadelphia Artist, Sarah Folger. Meet the Artist and ring in the gift- giving season with us! We’re serving Weyerbacher Winter Ale and Merry Monks Belgian Tripel to spread happy holiday cheer!

Smak Parlour, 219 Market St.

I certainly hope that’s enough stuff to do! If you own/work for a locally owned place and you’re having a Black Friday sale we missed, feel free to list it in the comments.