For retailers, there’s gold in them thar Etsy
We'd heard that big retailers troll Etsy for crafsy-looking merch and now we know why: they can charge gigantaur mark-ups…
Category: Shopping
Craiglist freebie of the day: bag of change/ashtray
One man's ultimate laziness is another man's beer money. This bag of change can be yours for absolutely nothing. Yes, free money.…
Insider tips to avoid grocery overcharges
In the four months since Consumer Affairs last checked, overcharging at city grocery stores has gotten ... worse. Seventy percent of…
$25 and under gift No. 21: “gold” Indian necklace
Most import stores are unfortunately unimaginative or expensive---or both. But when we stumbled into Home and Abroad (487 Atlantic Ave.),…
$25 and under gift No. 20: New York Aviators tickets
The future site of pro basketball in Brooklyn is still largely a gaping pit, and the Cyclones still have many…
$25 and under gift No. 19: Red Hook marshmallows
Come December, we put the lemonades and ales away and let warm beverages carry us through the brutal winter: from…
$25 and under gift No. 18: psychedelic coasters
Drinks and furniture: two essentials of daily living that do not get along. Even if your wood furnishings are limited…
$25 and under gift No. 17: Circa 1900 subway signs
Before the Helvetica Bold invasion of the 1960s (and even before Mad Men), New York's subway system directed travelers with…
$25 and under gift No. 16: bottle cap tripod
At the risk of overdoing the whole bottles, mugs, glasses theme to this year's gift guide, here's another liquid-vessel item…
$25 and under gift No. 15: Brooklyn’s first bourbon
Shopping for the locavore on your holiday list has been a pretty easy task recently, though one item had long…