Stores, Malls or Markets in Los Angeles

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The Burbank Center is three floors of shopping. It has some of the normal shops you find in other shopping malls and a number of more unique, trendy shops. The decor is worth seeing on its own. Of course the mall is also full of Southern Californians so it is great for people watching. Extensive selection of food too. Mall Hours: Monday-Friday: 10 AM to 9 PM; Saturday: 10AM to 8n PM; and Sunday: 11 AM to 7 PM.

What to buy: Whatever you want. Stores include: Macy’s, Mervyn’s, Sears, Sport Chalet, Bed Bath & Beyond, AMC Theater (14 screens), Old Navy, New York & Company, American Eagle, Zales, Aldo Shoes, and Charlotte Russe.

OK, the smell of "used clothes" is strong here at times, yet I deal with it. I mean, it has to be at a secondhand clothing store! Predominantly, Savers sells clothes but also offers books, old records, furniture, jewelry, and various good crap found in a home. i do emphasize good crap. Savers tries to accept the most quality items to sell.

What to buy: if you're a girl, you would find many, actually cool fashion items here. I like the skirts especially.

What to pay: a typical trip here cost s about $20. Getting a full outfit here with shoes included would be one easily under $50.

What to buy: Suggestions for souveniers:

Food - Coffee from Whole Foods, roasted nuts from Trader Joes, unpopped popcorn, dried fruits such as apricot, apple slices, pineapples, jams such as roasted garlic onion jam, jalapenio jam or lime marmalade (from the Farmers market at the Grove), tea and honey

For the ladies - bracelets, large flower rings with elastic band (at Macy's), flip flops, socks, hand crafted bar soaps (Lush)

For the guys - shirt, wallet, hat

For the kids - shirt, hat, pajamas, stuffed animals

This is one of the few interesting stores in blah Pasadena (the other is a custom denim store around the corner whose name you can get from the Old Focals folks).

A nice selection of retro eye wear and some reproductions. The man who helped me was expertly polishing an old frame while he shared tales of supplying frames for the fabulous 'Madmen' series.

What to buy: Vintage and repro-eye glasses. A lot of Clark Kentish frames.

What to pay: $95 on up

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Anything candy can be had in this store including but not limited to every kind and size of gummy bears, M&M's, powdered candy, candy apples and candy inspired clothing/accessories. It's not cheap but the novelty of it might be worth it. Located at Universal City Walk.

What to buy: Candy

What to pay: A Lot.

While I was doing international tours on a regular basis, as far back as the 1970s and 80s, - in the Los Angeles area, the name Lazar's was already legendary in the world of travel accessories. I had forgot about this superb supplier, but had a reason to be in Sherman Oaks, in the Los Angeles part known as "The Valley", and spied the location of Lazar's once again, and decided to spent some time there.

The owner, Jay Friedman, and his most enthusiastic manager, Gene Dietzgen, did not disappoint with their plesant and informative service. I found that today, just as in the early days, they love to pick traveller's brains for good information in order to serve their customers better. Although they do have some excellent wares for travellers of all types, it is the in store attitude, of the owners/operators that make the place a cut above the rest.

I recommend this place for anything you need to travel properly and comfortably. It is located on Ventura Blvd, in the city of Sherman Oaks. Ventura Blvd is the main street in the The Valley, and easy to find. Check them out on YouTube as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONIclMyJTFk

What to buy: Anything to do with travel, - from backpacking to luxury travel, lugguage and all accessories you can imagine, - they will have it.

What to pay: You can spend as much as you want or as little as you want. It is completely according to quality of the merchandice.

This Los Feliz fixture goes by a few names: Soap Plant, Wacko!(store within a store), and "La Luz de Jesus"(gallery within a store).

Let's just call it Soap Plant, for now.

Soap Plant is not necessarily a store you "need" to shop in, it's more a kitsch explosion. But, as one of the few longtime residents of a formerly deserted Hollywood Blvd. strip, the store is a local landmark and must see if in the neighborhood.

What to buy: This is a great place to buy tiki home furnishings, inappropriate childrens' books, art theory collections, and raunchy hand puppets.

And, the adjacent gallery, surprisingly, is hung with influential local artists.

What to pay: Anywhere from a 10 cent pagan babies to $4K mural work.

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