Holiday Shopping List
Since it’s the holiday season, we’ve decided to post some recommended alternatives to typical holiday haunts - alternatives that are labor friendly, animal friendly, environmentally friendly, etc. We encourage anyone who has other recommendations to post them. Also, if you believe that one of the websites or stores that we’re offering isn’t truly “friendly,” then please post that here. On to the list:
Local Stores:
Sqecial Media at 371 S Limestone, Lexington, Ky 40508. Great place for various kinds of trinkets, used books, magazines, incense, etc.
CD Central at 377 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508. Wide range of music to cover almost any taste. Plus, dvds, vinyl, video, and posters.
Jonk at 132 W Third St, Lexington, Ky 40508. Mostly vintage clothing, but also some cool furniture and trinkets.
Pops Resale at 1423 Lesstown Rd, Lexington, Ky 40511. Weird toys and trinkets (I once found an old R2D2 that played cassette tapes), a TON of vinyl, used amps, used instruments, some vintage clothing.
Goodwill at 130 W New Circle Rd, Lexington, Ky 40505. (There are other locations as well but I think this is the main building.) Used (sometimes vintage) clothing, fun toys and trinkets, and furniture.
Salvation Army Thrift Store at 228 E New Circle Rd, Lexington, Ky 40505. Same basic description as Goodwill.
Websites:
www.nosweatapparel.com. Sweatshop free, union-made clothing from right here in the US of A. Some cool t-shirts. The women’s selection is much more expansive than the men’s.
www.globalexchange.org. Fairtrade shopping. Coffee, books, clothes, jewelry - you name it.
www.goodhumans.com. Hemp and organic shopping. Soaps, beauty products, clothing, home & garden, etc.
While we do not endorse consumerism as a way of life, we realize that sometimes you’re gonna buy stuff. So, why not make sure that you’re shopping ethically.
Brandon tapestries, posters, toys, jewelry, pride, bumperstickers, tarot cards, journals, boxes, statues, and many little things from a