Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct an earlier error. Uptown Cheapskate will give away items it doesn’t buy to Bethel Bible Village and Northside Neighborhood House.
Uptown Cheapskate’s debut will be Beth Savini’s comeback.
Fifteen years after setting aside her career aspirations to be a full-time mom and caregiver, Savini and her husband, Mitch, are planning to open an Uptown Cheapskate location in Hixson next month. Uptown Cheapskate sells “new and gently used clothes” from brands including Coach, Michael Kors and J. Crew, according to its website.
“She has done everything,” Mitch Savini said, “from working with the builders and the business plan to training in Salt Lake City for two weeks and internships in Atlanta. Dealing with architects, run the wiring for the internet — you name it.
“I get up, go to work, go to the gym and come home. She’s spearheading the whole store. It’s her dedication, and she gets all the credit,” he said.