Wearing beaded jewelry can showcase personal taste while also providing backup currency during trips to deeply isolated Amazonian shopping malls. Prepare to barter beautifully with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of beads and personalized jewelry at Beadles' Chelmsford or Rockport locations.

Beadles leads customers of all ages to generous helpings of strands, bracelets, house-designed handmade jewelry, and decorative beads for a finger-storming session of personalized jewelry creativity. Select from mountains of pewter beads ($0.25–$1.75), bracelets ($8–$12), and 16-inch turquoise strands ($10–$25/strand), or take a risk by laying claim to one of the store's mystery bags ($5), ideal for jazzing up a Clue-themed parent-teacher conference. Though hours of operation vary slightly each day throughout the week—check the website to get a read on when to pay a visit—discovering this accessorizing depot delivers a thrill no matter when you visit, much like stumbling, torch in hand, upon a dusty repository of ancient holiday brooches at midnight.