Clothes By The Pound on Valencia Street offers an unusual number of clean-smelling used outfits; $10 will buy you a pound of used clothes. And, ok, we can't promise a Kerouac original, but the store has two racks of adorably original [more...]

Though smallish, Dog Eared Books in the Mission District is one of the best bookstores in the city. The staff is knowledgeable, the bargain bin outside is full [more...]

Step into Out Of The Closet, San Francisco's favorite chain of cleverly-named thrift stores. Look for the pink and turquoise branding on the buildings -- [more...]

Take a trip to Amoeba Records, the self-proclaimed largest indie record store in the country. Impress your date with your ability to sing along to the Killers at [more...]

Half Price Books in Berkeley provides an excellent selection of used books and media at startlingly low prices. You can buy your date that complete set of the [more...]

About forty minutes outside San Francisco, nearby town Martinez has a surprisingly great selection of antiques. Come for the antique stores, stay for the -- well, for the antique stores.

The SF Public Library holds its booksale once a year in a giant warehouse at Fort Mason. Grab that literary nerd you've had your eye on [more...]

Check out the Goodwill on Mission Street for a huge selection of used clothing, including, occasionally, bridal gowns. Perfect for those last-minute weddings, or for dates who aren't easily scared off.

Mickey's Monkey at 214 Pierce Street sells an odd mishmash of cheap, original furnishings during an odd mishmash of opening hours. This hole-in-the-wall shop is always worth a browse-around.

Thrift store duds are the designer clothes of San Francisco. Where else can you get the fashions you hated two years ago but are finally ready to try? Or the vintage granny lace dresses, the plastic electric blue skirts, the fabulous [more...]