In this city full of an increasing number of highend shops (and an increasingly bad economy), we worried that we’d never find a bargain again. But the boutiques lining Newbury Street have sale racks, and according to store owners and shoppers, they’re better than you’ll find in any city. One of our favorite artsy boutiques, Stel’s (334 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.262.3348), swears they have the best designer duds at the lowest prices. Walk a little farther and you’ll find dozens of half-priced but head-turning dresses at Betsey Johnson (201 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.236.7072), and you can get jewelry to match at Aldo Accessories (184 Newbury Street, 617.266.2189), where the entire back wall is covered with purses, clutches, and shoes on sale for almost nothing. Or head over to the bargain basement at Urban Outfitters (11 Bolton Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0070). You’ll probably spend more of your paycheck playing their vintage Pac-Man video game than you will on a pair of neon sunglasses and flats to match.
