The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 498

4 5 -f Ur 0 -j 4 5 TT hunters find a new mecca at plaza olr 1-595 By MARSHA HALPER Herald Staff Writer With three kids including one extremely clothcs-conscious teenage daughter Sabrina Pena has no choice but to hunt for bargains Pena used to shop for clothes at The Goodwill Store in Hollywood Now she finds bargains including designer-brand clothes closer to her home in Cooper City The Plaza a 300000-squarc-foot shopping center at Hiatus Road and State Road 84 in Davie has two new stores that cater to people who watch their pennies The Goodwill newest Broward outlet opened there in March The Value Mart an indoor flea market with 280 booths opened April 11 Both businesses appear to be infusing new life into the center which had lacked a major tenant in its west section since 1990 when Ames closed its 75000-square-foot discount department store The Value Mart moved into that space STANDING WATCH: Guard Jeffery Small keeps an eye on merchandise at The Value Mart a new indoor flea market at The Plaza in Davie MICHELE SPANO Miami Herald get a circus in here But this is a different she said Low overhead Mandato said 157 of the 200 booths are rented Fees start at $200 per month The low overhead made it possible for Ethel Grossman of Davie to open her Hats Plus booth totally untapped out Grossman said no admission we have free parking and we will have a food court no place for people out here to shop like this except i for Sawgrass Mills and a whole Added Nancy Callahan whose booth features T-shirts personalized with pet breeds: will take a few weeks for this to fly but I really think going to be a good market 1 think some of the vendors sitting out in the sun at the Swap Shop will come over Elsewhere in The Plaza the Goodwill Store where shirts slacks and skirts cost $349 each manager Gay Anne Gressman said business has been brisk have over 100 buying cus- tomers in here every she said lot of people walk here from nearby neighborhoods Plus drawing a lot of peo- pie from Interstate 595 visible from Bonaventure resident Jim Zabloski checked out the Good- will Store with his wife and son last Sunday looks like a department Zabloski said friend i bought a suit here for $10 and it looked really impressive I need $750 suits and from what seen so far everything here is clean and Convenient location Jacques Morenge of Davie said the location is convenient used to go to the Goodwill in Oakland Park This is a lot Plantation resident Ken Gilbert opened Scentastics a potpourri and fragrance booth at Value Mart after looking at other locations including the Bazaar in Lauderhill and the Festival in Pompano Beach geared mainly to snowbirds and this is geared mainly to Gilbert said OTiMasemacaiaio BUY DIRECT FROM OUR FACTORY AND SAVE turning feel The Value Mart will be a turning point as far as The Plaza said Maria Ashenfelter vice president of Konover and Associates South the Boca Raton firm that owns and manages The Plaza The struggle over yet Pay- less ShoeSource recently closed its store and moved to the Saw-grass Mills outlet mall in Sunrise But Ashenfelter said the new stores could turn the center around Judging by last turnout people are noticing the new activity at the shopping west end Last Sunday the parking lot in front of Value Mart was packed Nancy Mandato Value assistant manager said the store appears to fill a need in West Broward For one thing she said a lot closer to many customers than the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop owned by Preston Henn 1 one can compete with his character and flavor and we SECURITVlBARS Save 405 9 Steel Security Doors Fire Exit Security Windows We oho do Awnings ShuWerj Windows Roofing Corpet Tile Screened Rooms Painting etc Where 1 1 a ample PERSONAL ADS To listen to personal messages call l-9()0-990-()088 (S195 first minute 95t each additional minute) wllciiTiaiuiHcralei No Down Poyment lay Credit Terms CCCMMIO tJt- FREE 5 ESTIMATES FLORIDA HOME SECURITY A IRON WORKS Dode M7-3333 BB (800) 226-3340.