Category Archives for Featured Stores
We wandered into VaVoom after grabbing lunch one day in Bisbee, Arizona. Little did I know, I would discover every single Christmas gift for my brother in this store. I could spend hours in there. Their selection of old books, … Continue reading →
20. December 2013 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Books and Magazines, Clothing, Featured Stores, Postcards, Vintage Military, Weekday Outing |
Tags: 1930s, 1960s, antique, bisbee arizona, cameras, clothing, hats, jackets, military, old, postcards, shopping, southwest, thrift, vintage, where to find |
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After a year long hiatus…I’m back! I’m currently in New Orleans with some friends for a bachelorette shindig and today we explored Magazine Street, which is packed with awesome vintage, antique and thrift stores. We spent quite a bit of … Continue reading →
23. March 2013 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Featured Stores, Jewelry, Style Flashback, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: dresses, jewelry, new orleans, thrift, tshirts, vintage, vintage dresses |
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*This is a continuation of posts from my trip to the Pacific Northwest. Don’t worry, I will be blogging about Boston again soon! If you’re in Seattle and you love antiques, don’t miss out on the Seattle Antiques Market. It … Continue reading →
17. March 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Featured Stores, Flea Market, Housewares, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: 19th, 20th, 35mm, 50s, 60s, antiques, books, cameras, century, furniture, LIFE magazines, LPs, old, pacific northwest, paintings, photographs, records, seattle, seattle antiques market, thrift stores, thrifting, vintage, washington |
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This past week I was out in the Pacific Northwest visiting friends in Seattle and Portland. I made sure to check out a couple antique/thrift/record stores along the way! One of those stores was Easy Street Records. They have two … Continue reading →
11. March 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Featured Stores |
Tags: albums, easy street records, entertainment, fleetwood mac, LPs, music, records, seattle, the beatles, tom tom club, used, vinyl, where to buy vinyl in seattle |
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On a weekend trip to Portland, Maine, I found pinecone+chickadee, a super cool store that sells vintage cameras, housewares, purses and other knick knacks. Their prices were reasonable and their selection was quite interesting…if you are looking for a Polaroid … Continue reading →
20. February 2012 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Featured Stores, Housewares |
Tags: affordable, antique, cameras, canon, maine, new england, polariod, portland, thrift, used, vintage |
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Last weekend, I traveled to Los Angeles for an awards ceremony for The Lower 9, a documentary I co-directed/produced. Because it was such a rushed trip I didn’t have alot of time to check out the thrift stores but I … Continue reading →
13. December 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Featured Stores |
Tags: amoeba music, california, cheap, clothing, crossroads trading co, la, los angeles, music, out of the closet, purses, records, sales, santa monica, shoes, shopping, sunset blvd, thrift store, thrifting, vintage, vinyl, west hollywood |
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I recently posted about Artifaktori in Beacon Hill, so I felt it was only appropriate to head over to Davis Square and give the original store a spin. To my surprise, the two stores couldn’t be more different. Going to … Continue reading →
09. November 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares, Jewelry, Vinyl in Boston |
Tags: artifaktori, beans in a can, blouses, boots, boston, clothing, davis square, dresses, elaine mcmillion, fashion, hats, high heels, inexpensive, jewelry, ma, men's clothing, mod, scarves, shoes, shopping, skirts, somerville, stylish, thrifty, tricia fulks, unique, used, vintage, winter coats, women's |
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Olde Dutch Cottage Candy is not exactly a candy store. The South End establishment is more like going through the basement of a man who has hoarded random things–baskets, pennants, jewelry, books, records, pillows, silverware, lamps, cookie jars, globes, stuffed … Continue reading →
23. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Featured Stores, Housewares, Jewelry, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: albums, antique stores, back bay, beans in a can, books, boston, candy, jewelry, ma, marilyn monroe, memorabilia, olde dutch cottage candy, photos, records, shopping, south end, thrift stores, tremont street, vinyl |
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I want to preface this article by saying that most of the items in the store are not under $50 (the “beans in a can” standard), however I feel that any thrifter values beautiful and unique clothing and will save … Continue reading →
18. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: artifaktori, beacon hill, beans in a can, boston, boutique, charles street, coats, condition, cowboy boots, cowgirl boots, davis square, dresses, high quality, mint, quality, somerville, sunglasses, vintage, winter |
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I added three new listings on the directory (link above), including Rick Walkers in Back Bay and two locations of Artifaktori Vintage. Their original location is in Davis Square but I will be posting photos from their newest location, in … Continue reading →
17. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Daily Posts, Featured Stores |
Tags: back bay, beacon hill, boston, boutique, directory, thirft, upscale, used, vintage |
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Bean Rating I finally made it over to Urban Renewals located here on Brighton Avenue in Allston. Although the store is huge and fairly well organized, I was slightly dissapointed in their selection. Alot of the things for sale are … Continue reading →
17. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: allston, antique, bean rating, beans in a can, blankets, boston, brighton, cheap, childrens, city, clothing, dishes, family, Glassware, housewares, location, LPs, ma, records, review, shoes, thrift, ur, urban renewals, used, vintage |
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Today, I went down to Goodwill and Boomerangs on Centre Street in JP to find some cheap costumes for a birthday photo booth I am setting up tomorrow for my backyard party. First, I went to Goodwill and was shocked … Continue reading →
14. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Featured Stores, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: boomerangs, booth, boston, budget, centre st, centre street, cheap, costumes, dress-up, fun, goodwill, halloween, ideas, interesting, jamaica plain, last-minute, photo, where to buy halloween costumes in boston |
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Every item in the basement at Urban Outfitters in Harvard Square is 50% off right now. It is pretty picked over, but there are alot of size medium and large items for girls left. There are also alot of hats … Continue reading →
09. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Sales, Weekend Outing |
Tags: beans in a can, blog, budget, cambridge, discounted, fall clothes, fashion, half off, harvard square, hipster, ma, new clothing, sales, shopping, UO, urban outfitters, urban outfitters in boston |
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Matt (the vinyl-fanatic for beans in a can) found some great vinyl yesterday at Planet Records in Harvard Square. He picked up a Louis Armstrong, Professor Long Hair, The Traveling Wilburys, and Slim and Slam albums. Definitely check this place … Continue reading →
09. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Daily Posts, DIY, Featured Stores, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: boston, cambridge, cheap, deals, harvard square, jazz, LP, LPs, ma, music, old, records, stores, used, vintage, vinyl, where to buy vinyl in boston |
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I found some really great deals at the Second Time Around in Harvard Square last night. Everything downstairs was 70% off and everything upstairs was 30% off. The sale will go through Monday (Columbus Day). They have several racks of … Continue reading →
09. October 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Jewelry, Sales, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: 70 percent off, blouses, boots, boston, clothing, columbus day, consignment, dresses, fall, harvard square, ma, new, pants, sales, second time around, shoes, shopping, skirts, summer, used, where to buy nice vintage clothing in Boston, winter |
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