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We've all been going through some changes over the past few months, and surely we have been trying to adjust to the new status quo, coron...
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It's International Women's Day, and more and more with everything that's going on in the world today (after what's gone on in the world f...
Geeking Out in the East Bay

Geeking Out in the East Bay

The East Bay Comic Con is a haven for anyone looking to transform their home into the geek den of their dreams. Taking place a few weeks ...
Quick Draw All Things Sci-Fi

Quick Draw All Things Sci-Fi

I had the opportunity to check out Quick Draw, a live drawing event happening every 3rd Thursday at 1192 Folsom in SoMa. While a nightclu...
Great for the Art World

Great for the Art World

An American artist, mostly obscure to those outside the art world, sells record breaking painting.
The Frame-O-Rama Relationship

The Frame-O-Rama Relationship

People have walked into our Berkeley store since it was changed over from a Frame-O-Rama to a Cheap Pete's, confused and a bit disappoint...
Bay Area Built by US!

Bay Area Built by US!

Visit one of our stores now (and in the near future on our Online Store) and you'll see this sticker on some of the readymade picture fra...
We The People...

We The People...

Shepard Fairey, the artist responsible for the iconic Barack Obama “Hope” posters is back with his artistic response to our current polit...
Who's Framer Pete?

Who's Framer Pete?

It's the 1st of 2017, and Cheap Pete's has been around since 1988. That's 29 years in business, and only now are we introducing you to F...
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Quick Draw All Things Sci-Fi

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Great for the Art World

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The Frame-O-Rama Relationship

Bay Area Built by US!

Bay Area Built by US!

We The People...

We The People...

Who's Framer Pete?

Who's Framer Pete?

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