Julie Bennett and the urbanXchange Factory

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The Golden Ticket: "Greetings to you, the lucky shopper at urbanXchange from owner Julie Bennett. Shop at my hip, second-hand clothing store during the month of January and you may possibly win this golden ticket, an original hand numbered print from Beautiful Angle. You may bring with you many members of your own family — or all your roommates — and everyone else. In your wildest dreams you could not imagine the marvelous surprises that await you!"

If such para-verbatim trivia thrills you, if mixing the literary illusions in child-hating Roald Dahl's script with shopping at urbanXchange makes you nostalgic for your first ironic pop-culture moment, then this is your month to shine. Above all, winning an original Beautiful Angle print is way cooler than a factory full of candy.

I say paint your body orange and sing your Oompa-Loompa ass around the store. The extra effort might bring you good fortune when the ticket is randomly drawn at the end of the month. Patron participation, not out of the question in this store.

[urbanXchange, 1934 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.2280]