The fall/winter occasional sales for kids' consignment are winding down until spring. Just Between Friends ends the year with a big sale at the Golf Center (8401 83rd Av. N., Brooklyn Park, 763-226-5526, www.jbfsale.com) through Saturday. More than twice as many consignors (500) are expected to contribute compared with the spring sale, said organizer Kris Bishop. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today ($2 admission) and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (half-price day). Go early for items such as strollers, bouncy seats and swings. Nearly everything is half-price on the last day.

It's too late to consign items at the Brooklyn Park/Maple Grove sale, but not at the Spoiled Little Rascals sale Nov. 27-28 in Eagan. If you want some extra cash for the holidays, get your kids' items ready now. Consignors get about 70 percent of the sale price. For details, go to www.spoiledlittlerascals.com or call 651-303-3119. Not sure how to price stuff? Check out the prices at the Just Between Friends sale this weekend.

Cue the billiards and more sale Peters Billiards (6150 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-866-8433, www.petersbilliards.com) celebrates the reopening of the Crosstown Lyndale Avenue exit ramp with a storewide sale through Sunday. Get markdowns of 10 to 40 percent on pool tables, kitchen and bar stools, home-theater seating and arcade games. The biggest discounts will be on last season's patio furniture, including Lloyd Flanders. Overall, prices will be about 5 percent less than at last year's warehouse sale, thanks to the flat economy and extra vendor discounts, said Steve Slyce, sales manager at Peters. The best deals on pool tables are factory specials and discontinued models. This year's sale is at the store, not the warehouse.

VIP event at the Albertville outlet mall It doesn't cost a dime to join the VIP Club online at Albertville Premium Outlets. Sign up by this weekend and you can take advantage of deals available only to VIP members Saturday and Sunday. Here's a sampling of the best coupon deals that can be printed online: Thirty percent off your entire purchase at Bass, Calvin Klein, Izod or Van Heusen, 20 to 25 percent off your entire purchase at Clarks Bostonian, Converse, Guess and Guess Kids, Hartstrings, Kids Supercenter, Reebok, Samsonite, Polo Ralph Lauren, Rockport, Wilson's Leather and Yankee Candle. At Coldwater Creek, Dress Barn, Dress Barn Woman, Harry & David, Jones New York, L'eggs Hanes Bali Playtex and Le Creuset, get 20 to 30 percent off one item. Most stores exclude clearance items from the additional discount. Members may print out the additional coupons under "exclusive coupons and VIP coupon book" as well as a voucher for a free coupon book that may be picked up at the mall office. Go to www.premiumoutlets.com/vip/ to sign up and print coupons. The Charlotte Russe store is now open and Chico's is expected to open Tuesday. To reach the outlet mall, call 763-497-1911 or go to www.premiumoutlets.com/albertville.

John Ewoldt • 612-673-7633 or jewoldt@startribune.com. If you spot a deal, share it at www.startribune.com/blogs/dealspotter.