Rather than Valentine's Day, which is lame no matter where you stand on the spectrum of involved-ness, let's think of today as Barney's Warehouse Sale Day. Yes, folks, it has begun, and we will drink to that, but let's not lose our heads. Racked has a report from the front-lines this morning, (actually, they have about six posts so far) where shoppers were lined up, waiting to get inside. People! The sale goes until March 2.

We kind of don't even want to tell you about this one, because that may mean fewer jeans left for us (yes, there will be denim at this sale.) Uniqlo's sample sale starts Wednesday, the 26th, at 9AM, so nurse that Christmas hangover with these prices:

Knit tops- $5.00

Sweaters- $10.00

Woven Tops- $10.00

Bottoms- $10.00

Cashmere- $15.00

Jackets- $20.00

The sale ends when the goods are all snatched up.

Uniqlo

546 Broadway

Full disclosure: The founders of Lifebooker, a new website which is like Open Table, but for spas, are friends of Threadster's. For the holidays, they have gift certificates, which means you can give your mom a massage without a) rubbing her anywhere, or b) having to figure out whether she wants reflexology or aromatherapy. Or she could decide to book some acupuncture or a fake tan or a Brazilian—ew—instead.

If you're not feeling the holiday spirit just yet, you might be more interested in this link, which tells you how to get $50 off any spa treatment through the website. You look like you could use an Ayurvedic Baltic Mud Wrap or something.

Hunter, the company that makes wellies that make you look cool and WASPy instead of cutesy and trendy, is having a trunk show. With every purchase, you get a pair of $38 welly socks. Sale details below.

San Francisco Clothing

975 Lexington Avenue

(between 70th and 71st)

(212) 472-8740

Saturday, December 8, 2007, 11 am to 6 pm

Sunday, December, 9, 2007, 12 pm to 5 pm

People, it's time for some new jeans, even if it means showing a bunch of other bitches your ass in the communal dressing room. The Earnest Sewn sample sale ends tomorrow, so make it happen:

819 Washington Street

between Little West 12th & Gansevoort

(212) 242-3414

8am – 8pm

$22 - $75 on men's, women's, and kid's jeans, jackets, shirts, skirts, etc.

In case you don't receive email alerts from Urban Outfitters, they're taking a lesson from Sarah Jessica Parker and holding an under $20 sale, starting Wednesday.

You should know this already, so we're not going to try to hide it from you any more: Built By Wendy is having a sample sale in Williamsburg starting Friday and going all weekend. Details are here. We're anticipating some major shopping competition, but, well, let the best girl win.

Built By Wendy -- Brooklyn

46 North 6 Street

Williamsburg

(718) 384-2882

Sample Sale

Friday, 11-8
Saturday, 11-8
Sunday, 12-6

Etsy, the website where crafty kids buy and sell their homemade creations, also hosts a trunk show every month in Chinatown. Each trunk show features a "street" team of artists from different locations around the world. Tonight and tomorrow, it's Texas, y'all.

Etsy Trunk Show

325 Gold Street

Friday, 6-8 PM

Saturday, 1-5 PM

Free

RSVP to rsvp@etsy.com

A true sample sale is coming our way. In the garment district, things will get serious the first week of September, with a Showroom Seven Sample Sale that boasts "designer sportswear and accessories at wholesale & below"! Some of the labels featured are Charlotte Ronson, Issa, Clarendon, and Tara Subkoff for Easy Spirit. But there are much more.

Showroom Seven

498 Seventh Avenue

24th floor

(212) 643-4810

Sample Sale

Tuesday, September 4 - Friday, September 14

(Not including Sunday)

10 AM - 7PM

Photo ID required

If you don't know the store La Sirena, Threadster is doing you a favor today. Every Christmas, we hit up this tiny Mexican imports shop on East 3rd for traditional Oaxacan sculptures, decorative mirrors, embroidered tunics, and cool hard plastic shopping bags. Starting Thursday, owner Dina Leor is holding a big sale, so now we can get some stuff for ourselves.

Rebajo!

August 23 - September 3

La Sirena

27 East 3rd Street

(212) 780-9113