This weekend is full of opportunities to support local retailers, artisans, and Jewish delis. On Friday is the Jack London Square Holiday Night Market in Oakland from 5-10pm. On Saturday your options include the Telegraph Ave. Holiday Street Fair in Berkeley, and the Bazaar Bizarre in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The Bazaar Bizarre [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Retail'
Do you have some holiday shopping left to do?
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Holidays, Retail
Tags:Aletheia·Berkeley·buy local·Christmas·Christmas shopping·craft fair·Golden Gate Park·Hanukkah·Oakland·San Francisco
Cheapskate, er, frugal parent alert!
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Frugality, Retail
Thrift Town, probably the most awesome chain of thrift stores in the Bay Area, is having a 50% off sale this Friday, December 4th. Don’t miss it! Thrift Town stores are not only cheaper than most Salvation Army and Goodwill stores, they are also larger and better organized. Also, compared to other thrift stores, the [...]
Tags:Aletheia·El Sobrante·Fremont·recycle·San Leandro·thrift store·Thrift Town
Ikea!
October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Babies, Retail
There’s a great song about Ikea from Jonathan Coulton (you can find it here, just search for “Ikea”). Seriously, this song runs through my mind every time I’m at Ikea, and sometimes upon noticing that people are giving me strange looks I realize that I’m singing the song. Anyway the point of this post is [...]
Daiso Recall
October 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Recalls, Retail
There are numerous locations of Daiso (or, as my brother calls it, the Japanese $1 store) around the Bay Area. They sell toys, housewares, Japanese plastic products, etc., usually for around $1.50. I just read that they’ve recalled some children’s toys due to lead paint and/or choking hazards. The recall website (complete with handy pictures [...]
Tags:Japanese toys·Karen