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This is a great time of year to stock up on that purse, those shoes or that coat you've been lusting over. Why? Because there are a ton (I am talking about many, many, many) stores and websites that are slashing prices on the perfect compliment to your outfit.

Let's start with the top, meaning keeping the head warm. Don’t you remember your mother always telling you to put a hat on? Do your mom proud and do it in style with a playful cap that is part newsboy, part beret. I found this baby on Bluefly.com-- a wool blend number by Helen Welsh. This hat is available in a brown, black or olive tweet. What a perfect way to top off your ensemble for forty bucks. The price is coincidentally forty percent off the usual price of the item.

Next, let’s deal with covering that gorgeous neck. Or maybe you are still on the hunt for a gift for that aunt that has everything. How about cashmere scarf? Too expensive, you say? Bah humbug, I reply. A friend tipped me on to a website called smartbargains.com where she found these lovely neck snugglers for fifty bucks. A great find for a quality item that usually goes for a hundred and fifty smackers. So, in twelve different colors to choose from, you can get one for YOU and one for your aunt. (Search under Cold Weather Accessories).