Tag Archives: shopping

“Natural” Soda Pop? What the Zevia?!

Today I enjoyed an impromptu food court lunch with a good friend: intrepid gossip blogger and general internet shockster, SoJu.

Drunk karaoke - circa January 2011

Okay well “enjoyed” might be misleading – actually it was the crappiest shawarma I’ve had in months. What’s up, Anoush? You did not bring your A-game today! The company was lovely, though.

After walking with Soju to the scene of her meeting in Yorkville, I decided to have a wander through Pusateri’s on my way back to the office. For those of you who don’t know – Pusateri’s is a chi chi frou frou gourmet food store where lunch costs 85$ and they offer valet parking and pet minding for your diamond-collar-studded yapper named Pookums.

So I poked around for a while, but eventually I got tired of being shoved and jostled by wealthy matriarchs and sunglass-wearing socialites who could obviously smell the middle class on me and did not spare the snake eyes. So I grabbed the cheapest drink in the cooler and got the hell out of Dodge. Read more »

Swappy Goodness

Shop for free at a swap meet!

Yesterday, I went to my very first swap meet. My good friend Michelle’s housemate organizes it every year. The idea is that you bring whatever clothing, shoes, bags, accessories and stuff you don’t want, and so does everyone else. Then, you get to go “shopping” for free. Whatever is left over at the end is donated to charity. This year, the organizer chose a battered women’s shelter. Read more »