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“Since I am the one that’s here most of
the time, I need to know how to talk about
the product and like them. I can’t fake it.
Every product I buy for the shop, I have
some experience with it,” Chin said.
According to the boutique owner,
she currently houses around 20 brands.
About 75 percent of vendors are run by a
person of color, and 75 percent are smallbatch
makers. No matter what direction
you face in Side B, there is a product
you’ve probably never seen before.
Chin accessorizes the shop with prints
and paintings by local artists like AJ The
Awful and Sharon Spell; ceramics by Camille
at the Wheel; clay jewelry by Lemon
Water Studios; handmade incense cones
by Kon Incense; and books from The
Golden Lab Bookshop.
“I have more fun working with Lyn than
my current day job,” said Adrian Cepeda,
owner of The Golden Lab Bookshop. “We
hit it off well during our first pop-up and
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