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Sidewalk Sale challenge tests $20 budget across shops
Five Journal-World staffers chase bargains in Lawrence on a sweltering day. Each shopper details early starts, multiple downtown stops, and spending near or over budget while hunting apparel, sneakers, home goods, and curios. The group notes heat, trends, and local store chatter.
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Seal
Journal- World
Katie Bean
Ali Edwards
Pulse
Jon Ralston
Sara Shepherd
Nick Spacek
Miss Fortune
Creation
Kansas University
Jack
Sunflower Bike
Kansas State University
Ali
Sunflower Outdoor
Brown’s Shoe Store
Sharks
Third Planet
Arizona Trading Company
Urban Outfitters
Kiew’s
Lawrence
Hobbs
Wonder Fair
Cosmos
Urban
Sara
Leah Duncan
Duncan
Blackbird Trading Post
Nick
Phracyde
Big Pink
Thurston Moore
Liberty Hall
Game Nut
Cosmos Indian
Maggie Allen
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Jessica Lemus
Olivia
Jack’s Nitch
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