Sidewalk sales can conjure up images of junky merchandise piled atop sorry-looking card tables as heat waves radiate relentlessly off the asphalt. In the case of the SODO Sidewalk Sale, however, ignore that last part and just focus on the fact that quality neighborhood retailers are banding together and slashing price tags up to 70 percent off, for the third year in a row, to bring people to their neck of the woods. Find garden art or salvaged vintage fixtures like door handles at Seattle institution Earthwise. Stock the cellar with discounted bottles at Esquin Wine. Outdoor Research might provide an inexpensive solution to a lack of gear for summer outings—they promise deals on tents, sleeping bags, hats, sunglasses, and wintery items like gloves. Year of the Monkey will break out their home accoutrements from the Orient, like Tibetan prayer wheels and Mongolian buffets. Come prepared to travel between deals, though—the participating stores are spread somewhat far apart. But don’t get discouraged. Just look at it as an urban treasure hike through a concrete jungle.