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The Great Escape: Private Shopping Parties

After taking care of everyone else, it's time to take care of you. This week, it's a Great Escape that can be shared with friends—a private shopping party with wine, cheese and discounts.

Your teens are having a car wash at the high school on Saturday. The grandparents volunteered to take your young children to a movie on Sunday afternoon. Your 'tweens take tap dance on Wednesday evening.

However it works out, it’s your time. Take it.

In “The Great Escape” each week, we’ll tell you about one great idea to give you a much-deserved break and make your life a little easier. Maybe a whole lot easier.

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This week, it’s all about jewelry, wine, cheese and a bit of shopping with friends.

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They call it “retail therapy” for a reason—there’s just something about treating yourself to something shiny and new, to take the edge off a stressful week.

Add wine, cheese and the company of good friends to the mix, and you’ve got yourself a true Great Escape, indeed.

Beau Bijou, a boutique jewelry store in the Santana Row Shopping Center in San Jose, offers private shopping parties for small groups of friends, by appointment. For a fun and unique “ladies’ great escape,” you can call and schedule a private shopping time for you and a group of friends, complete with complimentary wine and cheese, and a whopping 15 percent off all of your purchases for the night. Whether your personal jewelry collection needs a little expanding or you’re in search of the perfect gift for someone dear to you, what better way to take a Great Escape?

Beau Bijou carries a unique selection of stylish jewelry from many countries and cultures around the world, all housed in a beautiful, charming, European-style shop in Santana Row. Make a night of it with dinner or drinks at any one of the top restaurants on the Row, and a private shopping party at Beau Bijou, just for you and your friends.

Beau Bijou is at 378 Santana Row, Suite 1110, in San Jose. For more information or to schedule a private shopping party, call 408-261-3434.


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