The last music store still standing on Barrington Street—having witnessed the passing of Sam The Record Man and CD Plus—Random Play (1587 Barrington Street, 445-1056) is still kickin’ it with a 20 percent off on DVDs sale happening right now through February. And speaking of sales, take a stroll down Barrington Street right now and you’ll find there’s plenty of mid-winter savings to be had. For example, Hilltribe Designs (1729 Barrington Street, 492-8254) is offering a 60 percent off sale on all regular priced items in an effort to clear out winter stock. You’ll also find that their selection of icat—traditional south Asian hand-loomed and hand-painted fabrics—are on sale, at 20 percent off.
This article appears in Feb 17-23, 2011.