Places to shop in New England that won’t break the bank.
The thing about the toy department at the Vermont Country Store in Weston, Vt., is that the adults seemed to be having as much fun as the kids on a recent visit. Full of retro toys popular before the technology age changed everything, kids of all ages not only...
If you have just about had it with trendy, overpriced, sterile, pretentious, overcrowded retail and food stores in the Boston area, take a respite from this 21st century overload and travel to quieter New England regions that feature good old-fashioned, traditional country and general stores. Proving that there’s no...
The common belief is that the big box chains at strip malls, open air shopping centers and indoor malls dominate retail sales — as well as at stand-alone giants like Walmart, Big Lots and Kmart — but nothing could be further from the truth. Many mom and pop stores...
If you are going bananas trying to find new, interesting family travel attractions in New England, may we suggest The Curious George Store in Cambridge, Mass.? This delightful Harvard Square store is the world’s only brick-and-mortar retail store that sells everything Curious George. Curious George books and DVDs, toys,...
Most Vermont downtown districts are so small that with a blink of the eyes, you might bypass that quaint, old-time country store that you’ve wanted to visit for such a long time. In the case of Weston, Vt., you might miss two of these stores. The Vermont Country Store...
Before trekking to Chic 2 Charity in Stoughton, Mass., I thought this would be just another uninspired cookie- cutter discount clothing store that really didn’t offer true discount prices. I also expected the all-too-familiar chain clothing store staff that we have all come to know and love with employees...
If you have a sweet tooth, be sure to check out Chutters in Littleton, N.H. The Guinness World Records reports Chutters has the longest candy counter in the world at 111 ft., 11 inches! Here’s a “sample”: The variety of sours and gummies, jellybeans, candy bars and bits, chocolates...