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Ever wonder where your favorite vintage clothing store owners shop? Most days and nights, they’re slaving away in their own shops, or buying new stock.

Weekly Volcano readers chose urbanXchange as their favorite vintage clothing store in our Best of Tacoma 2009 issue. Owner Julie Bennett sent us a kind note of appreciation â€" and while we dig the store and its lovely owner, it wasn’t our doing. Our readers chose her store as the best in the City of Destiny.

On the eve of our Best of Tacoma 2009 issue launching on our Web site, I thought I’d ask Bennett where she shops for vintage clothing in Tacoma.

There you go. Three more vintage clothing shopping options from one of the best in Tacoma.

Here are the Bought and Sold Readers’ Picks from our Best of Tacoma 2009

BEST PAWN SHOP: Hilltop Pawn Shop
BEST THRIFT STORE: Goodwill
BEST FLOWER VENDOR: J Robbins Florist
BEST FREE SERVICE: The Link
BEST TACOMA NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YARD SALES: North Tacoma
BEST PLACE TO BUY A USED CAR: Goodfellas Motor Co
BEST FURNITURE STORE: Posh Home
BEST ECO-STORE: Marlene’s
BEST VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE: urbanXchange
BEST PLACE TO PUT GUESTS: Hotel Murano
BEST PLACE TO BUY SHOES: Nordstrom
BEST TATTOO SHOP: Supernova (with House of Tattoo a close second)
BEST PLACE TO BUY EYEGLASSES: Costco
BEST HAIRCUTTER: Andrea McKillip â€" Baroque Salon
BEST SPA: Savi Day Spa
BEST INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE: Buzzard’s
BEST PLACE TO BUY VINYL: Buzzard’s
BEST OCCULT STORE: Crystal Voyage
BEST WINE SHOP: Tacoma Wine Merchants
BEST POST OFFICE: Downtown
BEST ATTORNEY: Eric Bjornson
BEST COMIC BOOK STORE: Comic Book Ink
BEST PLACE TO RENT MOVIES: Stadium Video
BEST BIKE SHOP: Old Town Bicycle

For the Weekly Volcano Bought and Sold category staff picks, pick up the issue on the street or check out our Web site tomorrow.