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 FRUGAL
FESTIVAL SUMMER SWAP: NOHO
PAC, NORTH HOLLYWOOD, JUNE 19, 2010
1-3 P.M.
North Hollywood, CA---The Frugal Festival Summer
Swap is
LA's biggest and best-ever clothing swap, with 300+ savvy shoppers
descending
on the North Hollywood Performing Arts Center for one day only to swap
designer
clothing, accessories, home decor, books, music & movies – all
curated by
national sustainable style and bargain shopping experts Julia Scott of
BargainBabe.com, and Amy Chase & Melissa Massello of
TheSwapaholics.com.
FEATURING:
- 300+ admission-paying attendees expected for the
day-long
swap
- Reusable swap bags given to each attendee stuffed
with
free beauty samples, exclusive coupons, and a $25 Restaurant.com gift
certificate
- 25 VIP swag bags include a
front-of-the-line pass, a free
movie ticket to AMC, Loews, or Cineplex Odeon theaters, samples of
Starbucks
VIA coffee, the Free Fun LA guidebook, a copy of Secrets of a Stingy
Scoundrel, a WalletPop.com baseball cap, a drink voucher for Holiday
Inn
Santa Monica, plus exclusive coupons and beauty samples!
- Admission includes raffle ticket; prizes include
8GB iPod and
2-night hotel stay at Holiday Inn Santa Monica, and a waterproof Ipod
boombox
- $1 from each ticket and all leftover items
donated to Goodwill
and Children of the Night
- Popular LA-area DJ Cassette spinning tunes from 1
to 3
p.m.
- Sponsors include WalletPop.com, Goldstar, Holiday
Inn
Santa Monica, Savings.com, LOZO.com, Planet Green, and Free Fun LA
- Tickets sold exclusively through Goldstar.com for
$5-$15, here.
 Swapping clothes and other gently used items is the
trendiest way to spend time with friends and make the most of a down
economy. Recycle
clothing, home goods and media and take home "new to you" items.
Hosts Julia Scott of BargainBabe.com and Amy Chase
and
Melissa Massello of TheSwapaholics.com have been featured in USA Today,
Los
Angeles Times, Washington Post, US News & World Report, The Boston
Globe, on
Good Morning America, Martha Stewart Living Radio and dozens of local
network news
stations for their modern swap meet and bargain expertise.
About Bargain Babe: BargainBabe.com
helps readers save money on everyday expenses like groceries, gasoline,
and
gifts. Founded in January 2009 by former print reporter and columnist
Julia
Scott, the site has a national following and attracts 50,000 unique
monthly
visitors.
About The Swapaholics:
TheSwapaholics.com is devoted to all things swap-related and
founders Amy
Chase and Melissa Massello have run dozens of swaps and been featured in
USA Today, The Boston Globe, and NBC News for
their modern swap expertise.
This is their first swap on the West Coast!
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