Boston Olympics merchandise relegated to area thrift-store racks
Well, that didn’t take long.
Less than three weeks after the United States Olympic Committee and bidding group Boston 2024 jointly pulled the plug on the city’s Olympic bid, local pastor Laura Everett spotted a discarded “Boston 2024’’ T-shirt at the Goodwill in Lower Roxbury.
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For those interested in buying the shirt, either to show your undying support for the failed bid or to wear ironically, it’s too late—Everett brought the only one home for $1.99.
“I did buy it [because] I love our city and admire the desire to share Boston with the world,’’ she tweeted. “Agnostic on [Boston 2024], but thrilled for [conversation] about a future Boston where all thrive.’’
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