Cheap Gear Rundown

Kick Gear:Creative Recreation Sale @ Sportie LAToday-Sun at 7753 Melrose Ave; Mid-Wilshire; 323.651.1553 Take 70% off colorful shoes and sneakers (including one-of-a-kind samples and never released deadstock) at this parking lot sale, which also's got a DJ, who's obviously spinning sole. Get kicked at SportieLA.com
Old Gear: Lost & Found VintageNoon-6pm Sat-Sun at 408 N Ave 65; Highland Park This blowout sale on vintage gear's got everything from concert tees to Hawaiian shirts to blazers, with every single piece only $5, or take five for $20, which is better than Five For Fighting because it doesn't include Five For Fighting. They're totally vintage: they're online at MySpace
Gift Gear:Alpha Pre-Holiday Blowout SaleFri-Sun at 8625 Melrose Ave; West Hollywood; 310.855.0775 This all-guy-gear store's looking out for the rare man who plans far, far ahead, with gifts like $200 TASCHEN books on sale for $60; Mini Dolmen radios marked down from $68 to $23; and a $50 bamboo Aquala bath caddy for $20, which your grandad continues to adamantly maintain is superior to a bath beemer. Spend $100 and get a $25 gift certificate for a future purchase; all the gear's at Alpha-Man.com
Hipster Gear:Welcome HuntersToday and tomorrow at 451 Gin Ling Way; Chinatown; 213.687.9905 This cool-kids boutique's got 50-75% off hoodies, jackets, tees, and shorts from brands like KTZ, Skyward, and Another Boy, whose mom is currently being paged on the overhead. They're online at WelcomeHuntersLA.com


