Santa comes early for the budget-minded

Here’s one phenomenon we’re spotting with increased frequency: retailers putting the entire store on sale. One offer from the Frontgate catalog and website arrived in our e-mailbox offering 20% off all merchandise through Thanksgiving Day. Now, the Container Store is offering a 20% discount on everything, including its popular Elfa closet organization products, through Sunday. Go to www .containerstore.com and click on “Download the in-store offer here” to get the coupon. A Container Store spokeswoman said the storewide sale is the company’s first in its 30-year history. Pot-ted, the garden furniture and accessories specialist, offered a 20% discount on all merchandise Friday. If you missed out, don’t worry. You can still find discontinued pots and other older merchandise for up to half off, plus deep discounts on classic Fermob patio furniture, right. The power-coated aluminum lounge chairs, regularly $495, and side table, regularly $225, are 30% through December when purchased separately. Purchase two chairs and the table, and you’ll get a 40% discount. In Atwater Village, (323) 665-3801, and Santa Monica, (310) 395-7687; www.pot-ted.com.