Your typical upper-middle class department store, featuring a broad selection of clothing, perfume, cosmetics, electronics, and home supplies. Macy's warrants a visit during the holiday season when they deck their walls and create their classic Enchanted Village on the top floor. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Public restroom: Each floor has at least one bathroom; ask any clerk. Halloween fun: Oct. 25th at 2pm is the 2nd annual Halloween Pet Costume Contest at Macy's sponsored by Kiss 108fm.

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Don’t judge a book by its cover. Commonwealth Books is a bibliophile's dream come true. If you have the time to dig through the piles of dusty tomes, this used-book store (one of three independently owned Commonwealth Books in Boston with its sister store on Boylston Street) is a diamond in the rough. Each of the Commonwealth shops has its specialty—ranging from history to art to locally written gems. The store in the basement of the Old South Meeting House has an excellent selection of limited-edition tomes and New England-specific historical books. The owner purchases out-of-print and antiquarian collections from Boston’s elite including retired professors and local authors.

Bromfield Camera Co., a family owned and operated camera store for over 42 years and winner of the CBS4 2006 and 2007 Best Camera store in Boston Award because of their outstanding customer service, competitive prices, and outstanding product knowledge. Located in Downtown Crossing they have won numerous better business bureau awards as well as being voted as Boston's Best by both the The Improper Bostonian Magazine and the Tab newspaper. The store, located just steps from Downtown Crossing and Park Street, offers a vast selection of new and used digital cameras and video equipment. They offer sales, repairs and rentals and also do passport photos. Their sales staff is extremely helpful and will spend as much time as you need demonstrating the features of different products as well as product instruction.

Template:Stationery Store In the last 50 years, this family store has expanded into an establishment that offers the largest selection of fine writing utensils in New England. The vast array of pens includes imported Auroras, Mont Blancs, Parkers, Bics, and rare antique models. Prices range from $2 for a Stanford Uniball to $2200 for the Kron “Space in Time” model, which seems ridiculous, but let's face it: if you're paying $2200 for a pen, you probably have also already bought your own seat on the shuttle and really do need one that functions in zero gravity. Used pens bought and sold. Fountain pen repair services available. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Founded in 1948 by Joe Hamburg (middle) and managed for 15 years by George Salustro, Bromfield Pen Shop is now owned and operated by Fred Rosenthal (Joe's grandson). Your pen repairs are done economically in-house by Greg Byrne, a pen repair specialist with over 17 years experience restoring vintage as well as modern writing instruments. Your engravings are done on-site as well.

Bina Osteria and Bina Alimentari officially opened Monday, Nov. 17. A new Italian restaurant and gourmet eatery in Downtown Crossing--Bina Osteria and Bina Alimentari--opened on the corner of Washington Street and Avery Street near the Boston Opera House, with both the restaurant (Bina Osteria) and the shop (Bina Alimentari) providing an upscale selection of European-style goods. Bina Alimentari offers gourmet comestibles including home-made breads and pastries, gelati, pastas and a killer selection of coffees and prepared meals.

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From their convenient location at 40 Bromfield Street in Downtown Crossing, the Watch Hospital has been selling and servicing watches for over fifty years. A two time winner of The Best in Boston award for watch repair, this family-owned business offers a level of service well beyond the Mall kiosks, with their staff of friendly watch doctors providing quick and efficient work at a great price. Having served as a Timex Authorized Factory Service Center since 1957 and a Citizen Authorized Sales & Service Center since 1964, The Watch Hospital has proven itself as Boston's premiere watch shop. A variety of watch repair and maintenance services are offered, including battery replacement, watch bracelet repair or resizing, crystal replacement and more. Their service is quick and painless, with most repairs done while you wait. In addition, all watches needing a complete overhaul receive a one year warrantee, guaranteeing that the work performed will be to your satisfaction. The store also carries a variety of sport watches, pocket watches, fashion watches and clocks from manufacturers such as Timex, Citizen, Pulsar and Seiko as well as a wide selection of bands & straps. Whatever your budget, The Watch Hospital will be more than happy to help you find the perfect watch you’ve been looking for. For quick watch repair at great prices, or for those in need of a new timepiece, make time to stop in for a checkup at The Watch Hospital.

Winmil Fabrics located in Downtown Crossing seems to have it all. Great selection, low prices and the best help. The sales people know what they are talking about and are there to help. They have a large selection of patterns to choose from as well as a huge clearance section and reasonable prices.