Nothing excites me more than a great deal. The other day, I buy a pair of the most fabulous sunglasses ever. Where? Street vendor. How much? $5. I tell Bro, “OMG, the guy wanted, like, $10, but I told him that I wasn’t paying more than $5. We fought. He eventually caved. $5!! Isn’t that great?!” Bro’s response: “Don’t be such a fucking cheap-ass!” I can’t help it; I love a great deal. And, today, I thought I’d treat you to a few of my favorite places to get deals in New York City. Shhhh! I’m only sharing this information with: faithful readers, my legion of lurkers, and the occasional MSN-searcher(s) who arrive(s) here on accident …
Soy Luck Club. [ Website ]
Vegan coffee shops aren’t usually my thing, but this place is great! Not only do their soy milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard, they also serve (some of) their food with real meat. Yummy & inexpensive. What more could you want? Oh yeah, and, bring your laptop. They have **free** Wi-Fi.
Bad Ass Chinese Mafia [ Website ]
Handbag, handbag, purse … You need handbag? Negotiate a little, you get respect. Negotiation too much, you loose your life. This is serious stuff — underground Prada knockoffs. I like to take my out-of-town guests to Canal Street when they visit. Why? Because my guests like the bags … and *I* like to feel like a real tough New Yorker who isn’t afraid to take on the Chinese mafia. Bring it on, bitches!
Tenant.net [ Website ]
These sexy volunteers, lawyers and organizations make it their business to inform NYC tenants of their housing rights without charging us for their services. How fucking cool is that?! If you are able, regardless of where in the world you live, please support these organizations. (My favorite, WSTU, is solely supported by individual $25 donations / membership dues. Send them a check today!)
The Strand [ Website ]
Boasting 18 miles of new and used books, The Strand is a “fiercely independent family business”. I honestly think I’d cry if this place ever went out of business. Sure Barnes & Noble and Borders are nice places to buy books, but isn’t it great to support the “little guy” every now and then?
NYC Free Events [ Website ]
If a free event is happening in New York City, it’s probably listed on this site. Find out which free event taking place tonight features the model, actress and author Jenny McCarthy. (NOTE: I was on television with her in LA several years ago.) Hundreds of other free events await you, and they are only one click away …
Now that I have showed you mine, it’s time for you to show me yours. People who read the Funky Brown Chick — for example, *you*, you gorgeous and amazing reader — come from all over this little globe; so, tell me, what are some of your favorite places to get a good deal in your own city? (If you’re a fellow New Yorker, tell me where *you* go to get great deals here.)
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Here in Germany, second hand stores cost as much as regular stores, and garage sales are *not* popular. So what do you do? Go down to the weekend flea market (“Flohmarkt”)! Sure, there’s lots of useless junk there, but hidden among the piles of rubbish are some good finds just waiting for you. At a flea market in Frankfurt, I bought a bunch of retro buttons, an old CCCP metal taken from a Russian officer, and a cool smock/dress thing, which I paid only 40 cents for!
As for Seattle (my real hometown), I go to Buffalo Exchange for rad, second-hand fashion.
Next time you’re in the great, metropolitan Jackson, MS area (insert sarcastic snort here), please stop by and grab a bite at:
Empanada World – tasty little treats that won’t set you back too much! I love the #1(chicken) and the #5(mediterranean), but plan on working my through the rest of the menu real soon.
The Vietnamese Soup Place – I’m pretty sure that’s not its real name, but that’s what I call it. Tasty, cheap, and acommodating – if you don’t see what you want on the menu, they’ll whip something up for you.
And that, is all. Note that I haven’t included any great, cheap places to score clothes, ’cause I haven’t found any yet – even the consignment shops are pricey by my standards. If however, you’re ever in the L.A. area and I am too . . . we can roll – garment district anyone?
There is a really cool JUNK store here in Rome called Grandpa’s Attic and I can usually find some really cool eclectic stuff on the cheap.
Country Kitchen – 3373 Weaver Pike, Bristol TN. Some of the best home cooked food ever and it is very cheap. You can get a huge hamburger steak, tater tots, salad, texas toast, and a big ass drink for $5.50. They are open 7:30am-3:00pm M-F and you can order an artery hardening breakfast all day and it is cheaper than lunch.
When I am in NYC I like to go to “Off the Wagon” at 147 Bleecker St. They had cheap drinks and $6 pitchers. Of course I didn’t have to buy much because people were buying for me just to hear me talk, it’s the southern accent.
I’ll have to get back to you on the “cheap bargain” spots here, but, answer me this. How can a coffe shop be Vegan if they serve meat? :(
China Buffet. Heaps of steaming chinese food served fresh buffet style all stinkin day. And SOOO cheap.
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