GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

If you are ever in need of custom men’s clothing, stop by The Custom

Shop in the west wing of South Coast Plaza. Once you’ve had a custom

shirt, jacket or pants made there, you’ll appreciate the excellent

service and care the store provides. Also, customers receive specials

from time to time on custom apparel. Another great feature of the store

is that there are no minimum shirt purchases and no extra size-related

charges on shirts. And there are no long waits for deliveries. There are

great quality custom pants, shirts, sport coats and suits made from

hundreds of new fabrics. The deliveries on custom clothing take about

three or four weeks. The store recently added more than 170 new pants,

sport coat and suit fabrics, including a signature custom pants line and

combinations of coordinating pants and sports coats. There is also an

enormous selection of shirting fabrics, including linen and sophisticated

sport shirt fabrics. A special 10% discount is offered when six or more

shirts are bought. Information: (714) 549-1264.

The best in outerwear has arrived at the North Face store at Triangle

Square in Costa Mesa. If you’re the Outside magazine type, you’ll want to

see the newest expedition-proven outerwear made from Gore-Tex XCR

fabrics, which is made to be comfortable, breathable and waterproof. The

store is also filled with all kinds of extreme-weather gear and apparel.

All North Face products come with a lifetime warranty. The store is at

1870-A Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-0909.

There are great buys to be found on children’s (mostly boys, for a

change) apparel at the Metropolitan Prairie warehouse sale today through

Saturday. The sale will be on from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Friday, and

9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The warehouse sale will have cargo-pocket pants,

cord pants, flannel shirts, knits, T-shirts and more. All sales are

final. It’s at 711 W. 17th St. in Costa Mesa

Garys Island is having a 40% off sale on selected fashions. On sale is

resort wear from Tommy Bahama, Reyn Spooner, Kahala, Back East, Tori

Richard, Jams World and more. Selected resort footwear is also on sale.

Garys Island carries resort wear for men, women and kids. It’s at Fashion

Island in Newport Beach. Information: (949) 640-2371.

The best place to stop for Halloween-related food and supplies is

Smart & Final. The pumpkins are selling for two for $5, big bags of

assorted candies for trick-or-treaters at $5.99, red candy or caramel

apples at $2.99 for six, a gallon of apple juice at $3.49, Halloween

cakes at $4.99, and holiday chocolate or white iced cupcakes at $4.99 for

a dozen. Smart & Final offers a SmartAdvantage card for extra savings on

items. Smart & Final is at 707 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa. Information:

(949) 548-8473.

Kmart has some bargains on Halloween candies. Bagged candy is selling

for $1.88 for assorted PayDay, M&M;’s Crispy, Baby Ruth, Butterfinger,

Nestle Crunch, Jolly Rancher lollipops, Almond Joy, Hershey, Milky Way

and Twix. Also, for $4.99 shoppers can buy a giant 54-ounce bag of

assorted candies. There is also a $3 off candy offer if you buy two ultra

multi-packs of Duracell batteries. Kmart is also full of Halloween

costumes, decor and supplies. There are tons of costumes for kids, masks,

light-up yard signs, indoor and outdoor decorations, Halloween lighting,

spider web decorations, boys’ and girls’ costume sleepwear, and Halloween

yard art. Kmart is at 2200 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

646-7701.

JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts has all kinds of Halloween-related crafts and

fabrics to chose from. Through the week, on sale are ready-to-wear

costumes, indoor-outdoor decorations, autumn tabletop decor, Halloween

craft fabric, fiber optic witches, scarecrows in various sizes and

styles, costume accessories, toys, and party favors. JoAnn Fabrics and

Crafts is at 2200 Harbor Blvd. in Costa Mesa. Information: (949)

642-2340.

BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.