This guide is aimed at new post-docs not already familiar with the typical stores that carry goods of interest. This information is provided as an orientation tool -- SoPS does not endorse any of these stores.

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Furniture

Ikea (super cheap), Korea Town, Goodwill/Salvation Army, Craig's List, Pottery Barn (more expensive)

Household Goods

Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Linens and Things, Sears, Surfas (chef’s stuff), Sur La Table (kitchen)

Electrical

Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Fry’s, UCLA bookstore

Groceries

Ralphs (medium), Whole Foods (high end, organic), Bristol Farms (high end), Wild Oats (high end, organic), Albertsons (medium), Vons (lower), Trader Joe’s (fantastic), 99c store, Food 4Less (low end)

Bulk Foods

Smart and Final, Costco, Big Lots

Drug Stores

CVS, Long's Drugs, Rite Aid, UCLA Pharmacy (westwood medical plaza)

Hardware

OSH, Home Depot

Markets

Farmer’s market, Westwood, Santa Monica, 3rd & Fairfax

International Foods

Cost Plus World Market (International), Santa Monica King’s Head (British), Tudor House (British), India Sweets and Spices (Indian), Soliel (Qeubec), Mitsuwa (Japanese), Artesia Blvd (Little India), Sawtelle (Japanese), European Sausage Co (South African)

Automotive

Repair and Parts

Find mechanics on Klick and Klack's Car Talk database at cars.com Pep Boys, Firestone, Kragen, Autozone, 76 Gas stations / Shell, Costco Fuel / Tires

Rental

Rent-a-Wreck, UCLA Travel Center, FlexiCar, Hertz (UCLA has a nifty contract with them for official business)

Sports and Recreation

REI, Adventure 16, Sports Authority, Big5 Sporting Goods

Comparison Shopping

Consumer reports, Consumer Reviews

Malls

Westside Pavilion, Century City, Santa Monica 3rd Street, Sherman Oaks, Beverly Center, The Grove, DSW, Fox Hills

Shoes

DSW, Shoe Pavillion, Aldo, Footlocker, Footnotes

Bikes

Helen's Cycles Wheeles (sepulveda) Craig's List University Impound lot Sports Authority Costco

Museums

Hammer Moca Getty Center Getty Villa Huntington Gardens Rodeo Drive Art Galleries Science Museum Park (near USC) UCLA Live Aquarium of the Pacific Museum of Jurasic Technology

Mainstream Vistors

Universal Studios Rodeo Drive Disneyland

Visitors

Zuma Beach Santa Monica Mountains Will Rogers Park & Hike Venice Canals Bike Venice Beach La Brea Tar Pits Hollywood Blvd Cantalina Island Channel Islands Mullholand Drive Disney Concert Hall

Snowboarding

Big Bear Mountain High Mammoth Mount Baldy

Discount Airlines

Southwest Frontier Jet Blue Alaska

Travel Agencies

STA Travel Travelocity Expedia Travel worm Orbitz hotels.com sidestep.com priceline.com

Hiking

A foot and a field in LA County Another book Amalfi Wesrtidge Pallisades Temescel Topanga Trippet Ranch Malibu Creek

Personal Finance

http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/contact/retire_save.html