Photo by Matt Teuten |
There are two kinds of people in the world: people who love to shop and people who would rather prepare for a colonoscopy than enter a store. This latter bunch could account for the Best Readers’ Poll write-in “votes” we received that said things like “Property is theft!” and “Eat the Rich!” Fortunately for what’s left of the economy (as well as for our poll), we also have readers who routinely engage in mercantile commerce — no doubt with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
It’s for those casual consumers and rabid till-they-droppers that we laud and applaud this year’s winners. (The rest of you can return to your self-criticism session any time.) The act of shopping, after all, is only natural — the one activity that combines two primal human talents, hunting and gathering, with acquired abilities such as parallel parking, counting change, and carrying bulky bags of stuff onto crowded subways.
The variety of shops, boutiques, emporiums, specialty stores, product purveyors, co-ops, and outlets in the Boston area is, indeed, impressive. So whatever you’ve got, don’t spend it all in one place. Click below to see the results . . . 
Related:
Boston's Best City Life 2009, Customer service, Photos: The Boston Phoenix's Best Awards Party, More 
- Boston's Best City Life 2009
There’s so much to love about Boston, it’s hard sometimes to know where to start. Traffic? Obnoxious Sox fans? Irritating students? Norway rats? Inflated rents? An inferiority complex unlike any on the Eastern seaboard?
- Customer service
It's that special time of year ...
- Photos: The Boston Phoenix's Best Awards Party
The Boston Phoenix hosts our first-ever awards show in honor of the Best issue at Brighton Music Hall on April 11, 2012.
- Review: To Rome With Love
Woody Allen's European vacation winds down with four tales that indulge his usual preoccupations: hookers, sell-outs, fame, mortality, and hot bi chicks.
- Thirst Aid
Our old Swiss Army knife just rusted shut in shame.
- Shopping with Kitty Pryde
A few weeks ago, Florida’s Kitty Pryde — everyone’s favorite red-haired teen-girl rapper — stopped by Brighton Music Hall for her much-anticipated first Boston show.
- Happy hunting: Three thrifting spots
Last month, we once again witnessed the September 1 free-for-all known as Allston Christmas — the day when the ’hood’s hordes of students and other apartment-hoppers leave their detritus on the sidewalk and up for grabs.
- Photos: The Providence Phoenix Best of 2012 Party
The Providence Phoenix Best of 2012 Party | Fete Music | April 11, 2012.
- 28 cent book bin
For some reason, these books have been relegated to the bargain bin.
- Photos: The Providence Phoenix Annual Best Awards Show
The Providence Phoenix gives out the Best Awards at the Met on April 20, 2011. Check out the winners here .
- Local heroes of 2011
In the 14th annual edition of the Providence Phoenix 's Best issue, we highlight people and organizations who are doing exceptionally good work.
- Less
Topics:
Ultimate Lists
, Health and Fitness, Medicine, Medical Treatments and Procedures, More
, Health and Fitness, Medicine, Medical Treatments and Procedures, Shopping, best, Medical Imaging and Diagnostics, Less
