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My issue is with titling this store "Affordable". Seems like it would have been a lot more affordable at the original Goodwill they got all this stuff from no? So many businesses like these thrive on finding thrift store/garage sale items and reselling them for 5-10x the price they paid for them. Sure this is convenient for people with money to burn, but for me the fun is in the search. It's all about the thrill of the hunt - finding something old and unique that speaks to you for cheap is my idea of a good time. Going to a mass collector of overpriced stuff takes all of the fun out of the experience, and all of the money out of my bank account.

Another hoarder here. Maybe I'm overly sensitive but all of the CFLs I've tried give me migranes after a few hours. Also the cool tones make everything look inaccurate color wise which is a problem if you're a designer. I will go for natural light over all else, but don't see myself using CFLs until the technology improves significantly.

Yeah this pretty much blows. No one cares about cities they don't live in and having only 3 options for LA isn't enough to make me click in to this. I'll just go to craisglist on my own if this sticks.

I've been here and can attest this place is truly awesome! Lauren has been cutting my hair for years and I was so stoked to see her and Danny create such a bitchin' shop. Really great style and attention to detail... looks even better in person!

this is all I want in life. perfection.

Agreed on all the tips, but the Rose Bowl Flea Market is not as good as it used to be a few years ago. You used to be able to walk away with pretty decent steals, but now everyone there selling things knows exactly how much what they have is worth and usually won't budge on price. The last few times I've gone the majority of the vintage pieces were insanely overpriced and a lot of the vendors had extremely poor attitudes. No doubt it partially was the fact that it was during summer and they had been baking in 100 degree weather all day, but I had a number of vendors complain about the fact that the Rose Bowl had raised the price of their space rental and that was now trickling down to the customer in the form of non negotiable prices.

I went here once a few years ago...there was lot's of cool stuff but most of it was covered with a thick layer of dirt and dust, probably from the car exhaust of La Brea. Most pieces seemed kind of over-priced for their condition.

This place is gross...I went once to see a movie on a Saturday night...parking is impossible, and there were hoards of families and kids just slothing around, doing nothing but moving slowly and taking up space.

I guess it's a great place to go if you just want to leave your house and sit around somewhere "new", but don't even think about going there if you have some kind of purpose like actually buying something specific, seeing a movie, etc.

It's basically Disneyland on a bad day minus all imagination and fun. You couldn't pay me $2000 a month to live here.

good location with parking
central air/heat
blank canvas (no overwhelming era or theme)
good size with big windows/balcony
well maintained/no shady landlords or agencies

Does that mirror in the bathroom swivel? Where did it come from??