Looking for cheap (slightly used) gifts?
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Best Thrift Store
Goodwill and Savers
Goodwill in Mountain View (855 El Camino Real, 969-3382; 711 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, 324-9380) has a wide selection of second-hand items, and Savers in Redwood City (875 Main Street, 364-5545) houses an extensive array of cheap clothes and housewares.
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Best Outlet Center
Gilroy Outlet Mall
Fifty miles south of campus in the heart of the Garlic Capital of the World lies the sprawling Gilroy Outlet Mall. Be sure to taste some of the local delicacies while you're there. If you're lucky, maybe garlic ice cream will be in season. (Napa is also good – just farther away).
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Best Flea Market
San Jose Flea Market
With an antique merry-go-round and 2,700 vendors on 120 acres, this is no ordinary flea market. Check out fresh-from-the-farm produce, international food stands, and live entertainment. Open on Wednesdays through Sundays, the Flea market is located at 1590 Berryessa Road in San Jose. (408) 453-1110.
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Best Place to Buy a Gift Under $15
Feeling the student budget crunch? Have you realized that not only do you have to remember the birthdays of your friends and family, but now you have to monitor the birthday list each week to buy gifts for your closest classmate? Never fear, inexpensive (never cheap) gifts can be found in the area. Cost Plus (1910 El Camino Real West, Mountain View, CA; (650) 961-6066), and the Palo Alto Farmer’s Market are both recommended.
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Best Dives
The Goose and The Oasis
For cheap beer, grub, and a place where you can drop your peanut shells on the, votes were split between The Oasis (241 El Camino Real, 326-8896) and The Goose (3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, 854-3245).