{"id":4025,"date":"2018-04-17T11:54:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T15:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4025"},"modified":"2018-04-17T11:54:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T15:54:40","slug":"avery-the-best-thrift-stores-near-bu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2018\/04\/17\/avery-the-best-thrift-stores-near-bu\/","title":{"rendered":"Avery: The Best Thrift Stores Near BU!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>As a college student, I\u2019m always looking for ways to save money. One thing I almost never did in high school that has become a staple for me at BU is thrifting! Thrifting is awesome because it\u2019s cheap and you can get some really awesome, one-of-a-kind pieces from thrift stores. There are some super cool and trendy thrift stores close to the BU campus, so I thought I\u2019d share some of my favorites with you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>1. Urban Renewals: This place is awesome!! They have anything you could ever want, with endless rows of every single article of clothing possible. It\u2019s organized by color, which is super helpful and makes the process a lot easier! Located at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=122+Brighton+Ave,+Boston,+MA&amp;entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">122 Brighton Ave, Boston, MA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.57.50-AM-300x222.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-17 at 11.57.50 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.57.50-AM-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.57.50-AM-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.57.50-AM.png 838w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>2. Buffalo Exchange: Buffalo Exchange is a bit more pricey than Urban Renewals, but it still has some great options. The choices here are very trendy, and they have everything from clothing to jewelry to shoes to random stuff like pins and notebooks! Located at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=180+Harvard+Ave,+Boston,+MA&amp;entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">180 Harvard Ave, Boston, MA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.58.27-AM-300x153.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-17 at 11.58.27 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.58.27-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.58.27-AM-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.58.27-AM-1024x522.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.58.27-AM.png 1226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>3. Goodwill: Goodwill is a great option as it is right here, near the west side of BU\u2019s campus. The store itself is massive, with options ranging from 80s prom gowns to Hawaiian shirts. If you ever need a very specific piece of clothing for an event, this is the place to go to! Located at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=965+Commonwealth+Avenue,+Boston,+MA&amp;entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">965 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.59.16-AM-300x198.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-17 at 11.59.16 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.59.16-AM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.59.16-AM.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>4. The Garment District: Ah, the Garment District. This store is a bit farther from campus, in Cambridge, but it has EVERYTHING you could ever want. Literally. This store becomes very popular around the time of Halloween, as they sell a lot of costumes in addition to regular vintage clothing. Located at 200 Broadway, Cambridge, MA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.59.45-AM-300x198.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-17 at 11.59.45 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.59.45-AM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.59.45-AM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-11.59.45-AM.png 783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a college student, I\u2019m always looking for ways to save money. One thing I almost never did in high school that has become a staple for me at BU is thrifting! Thrifting is awesome because it\u2019s cheap and you can get some really awesome, one-of-a-kind pieces from thrift stores. There are some super cool &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2018\/04\/17\/avery-the-best-thrift-stores-near-bu\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Avery: The Best Thrift Stores Near BU!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44480],"tags":[44497,306,44491],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4030,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4025\/revisions\/4030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}