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Urban Renewals: Allston/Brighton
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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Halloween Costumes for Cheap
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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Planet Records: Harvard Square
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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Tres Gatos aka Vinyl Heaven
I went to dinner last night at Tres Gatos in JP and was thrilled to find out they have a new/used record and bookstore in the back of the restaurant. The place has a huge selection of artists! I purchased … Continue reading →
02. September 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: antiques, beantown, books, boston, dolly pardon, elaine mcmillion, fats dominoe, for sale, free, jamaica plain, JP, LPs, ma, records, sale, selection of records, stores, thrift, tres gatos, unique, used, vintage, vinyl, where to buy vinyl in boston |
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Bean Rating: Boomerangs, West Roxbury
I rode my bike up to West Roxbury today to check out the deals at Boomerangs and I have to say, I wasn’t impressed. Their inventory is pretty skimpy. I would say their strongest point is furniture. The patterned director’s … Continue reading →
19. August 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Daily Posts, Featured Stores |
Tags: bean rating, books, boomerangs, clothing, furniture, rating, thrift stores, vintage, west roxbury |
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Featured Store: Savers in West Roxbury
Savers in West Roxbury recently moved from 1600 VFW Parkway to a huge store at 1230 VFW Parkway. The store is pretty awesome and is a great place if you’re looking for records, books, frames, clothing, shoes and/or trinkets. Despite … Continue reading →
24. July 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares, Jewelry, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: books, boston, cheap, clothing, for sale, frames, good condition, housewares, places to shop, savers, shoes, thrift, thrift stores, used, vintage, west roxbury |
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Bean Rating: Savers, West Roxbury
Matt and I checked out the new Savers in West Roxbury. Read the full review and see photos under the “Featured Stores” tab. Women’s Clothing: 4 beans Men’s clothing: 4 beans Books: 3 beans (all books are buy four get … Continue reading →
24. July 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Featured Stores, Vinyl in Boston, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: bean rating, books, clothing, furniture, housewares, LPs, records, savers, shoes, stores, thrift stores, thrifty, west roxbury |
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Bean Rating: Goodwill (Harrison Ave.)
I stopped by the Goodwill right off of Melnea Cass Blvd. today after a morning shoot and found a ton of great blouses. This is a HUGE store so be prepared to shuffle through racks upon racks of clothing. I … Continue reading →
14. July 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Clothing, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Weekday Outing |
Tags: bean rating, boston, charity, clothing, goodwill, shopping, thrift stores, women's clothing |
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Bean Rating: Thrift Shop of Boston
I checked out the first night of the Summer Stroll in Roslindale and I have to say it was a bit of a let down. I thought there would be more going on outside, more of community-gathering of sorts. Instead, … Continue reading →
01. July 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Daily Posts, Featured Stores, Housewares |
Tags: bean rating, housewares, roslindale, thrift store |
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Featured Store: Regeneration in Roslindale
Regeneration is going out of business unfortunately. The store, which carries vintage/used items and new items, is located in Roslindale Square. For the next couple weeks items in the store will be continually reduced. I bought several small gift items … Continue reading →
15. June 2011 by elaine aka bean
Categories: Bean Rating, Clothing, Featured Stores, Housewares, Jewelry, Sales, Weekday Outing, Weekend Outing |
Tags: antiques, boston, cheap, clothing, for sale, going out of business, graphic design, housewares, jamaica plain, old cameras, regeneration, roslindale, shopping, thrift stores, vintage, vintage clothing for sale in boston |
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