by Caitlin Kenney

Adam & Chana
Jessica Sweeney/Planet Money Flickr pool

Seen in Long Beach, Calif.

Jessica Sweeney was one of the first to respond to Planet Money's five cents or less challenge with these photos from the Long Beach Deport for Creative Use. She writes:

I found a number of items at "The Long Beach Depot for Creative Reuse", in Long Beach, CA. In fact, it's a seriously fun place to hang out! I've met folks there who will buy 5-cent doobobs for their children, and they leave happier than clams. As you can see, it's a multimedia art supply store, but it carries things that are fun for all, as well as showing off some of the finished products from local artists.

 

I've bought some scraps of fabric from them, as well as a Christmas present for my partner — a Tom Jones 8-track. This time I went with a pocket of pennies on assignment, but I was bad and went over budget for a two-tape Evita 8-track set for fifty cents. I'd only brought forty-eight, but they had a take-a-penny. Is that wise in a store that sells things that only cost a penny to begin with!?