Brokes Populi: Is $5 too much to pay for a thrift-store DVD?
A reader pointed us to what he thinks is a bit of gouging in the thrift store world. The Salvation…
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Things an Olympic gold medal could buy you in Brooklyn
Are you getting SO EXCITED for the Olympics? Hours upon hours of obscure sports to watch at all hours of…
Closing sale: get Boerum Hill clothes at H&M prices
Ladies, this is a really good sale, especially if you just scuffed down Atlantic Avenue like a dejected sloth because…
Will you miss Daffy’s when it closes?
Here's the reaction from the various corners of Team Brokelyn after the news broke this week that the discount retailer…
Would you pay $175 for a piece of the Coney Island boardwalk?
To quote Faye, aka Mama Brokelyn, Kickstarter is both a boon for dreams and an enabler of bad business ideas,…
Nyquil: Screw it, here’s some over the counter Ambien
We assure you that this is not a late April Fool's Day joke or satirical fake product commentary on our…
Scavenger hunt: 9 groovy furniture finds
Nine furniture finds from Craiglist and krrb that may not be there tomorrow.
Urban Outfitters selling Romney T shirts, for you hipsterublicans
For anyone with actually had doubts, Urban Outfitters revealed itself as just another heartless corporation when this whole donating-to-Santorum controversy…
The nutso organic milk prices in one Brooklyn neighborhood
A comparison shop of organic milk prices in Ditmas Park reveals prices are all over the place: from $3.99 to…
9 groovy furniture finds from Craigslist
Hello Brokesters! Another week has come and gone and that means all new awesome finds on the interwebs handpicked for…