J August — Local services in Cambridge

The cashier was incredibly rude. I bought a postcard that didn’t have a price tag, so I asked for a receipt to check how much the tax was and how much the postcard cost. But the cashier, with a very unfriendly and arrogant attitude, just pointed at the register screen and said, “No, no~.” The screen changed so quickly that I couldn’t even see what was what.

Also, they didn’t inform me that the envelope had an extra cost. They just asked, “Do you need an envelope?” and when I said yes, they immediately added it to the total without telling me the price.

To make matters worse, I was supposed to get $0.32 in change, but they only gave me $0.30. Isn’t that basically stealing?

I was part of a group tour and couldn’t afford to waste time arguing, so I just left — but it left me feeling really upset. I strongly advise everyone: do...

J August is the cheapest place to buy Harvard and MIT souvenirs.

If you went to the more expensive Coop, another souvenir store around here, you can use my Coop membership 2176-5557 when check out and get 10% off on everything and 25%...

Great place to get the Harvard stuff here. They have a great collection of shirts, hats, hoodies and other usual stuff. I was on a trip and could get amazing fridge magnets of Boston, MIT and Harvard in this one...