Common Vendors
All accept the SAO Purchase Order
Restaurants on the Brown First List
Don't see the restaurant you want to use on this list? You may be able to get one-time permission by contacting Catering (please plan FAR in advance as the process can take a month or more). Permanent additions to the list are possible, but generally not if the type of food is already represented on the list. Contact Catering for details.
List of approved restaurants.
Copying/Printing/Graphics
Metcalf Copy Center
Graphic Services
Graphic Ink
Please note: when purchasing apparel, and in keeping with Brown's commitment to work with designated suppliers, we encourage you to select a vendor that is a participant of the Fair Labor Association (the Worker Rights Consortium is also a resource).
Lodging
Saunders Inn at Brown
Radisson-Providence
Markets
Eastside Marketplace
Stop & Shop (West River Ave., off of Branch Ave.)
Stop & Shop (Mineral Springs Ave.)
Store 24
Transportation
Conway's Bus Service, Cumberland, RI. 401-658-3400
Enterprise Rental Car, Weybosset St., Providence
First Student, Providence, RI. 401-464-4350
H & L Bloom Bus Co., Taunton, MA. 508-822-7377
Tremblay's Motor Coach, New Bedford, MA. 508-984-1209
Additional bus companies available under Travel Arrangements; however, only the ones on the list above take the SAO Purchase Order.
Other Frequently Used Vendors
Salvation Army (in Providence)
Brown Bookstore
Adler's Hardware
Utrecht Art Supplies
Lorraine Fabric
Radio Shack (563 North Main Street)
ATR Treehouse
Members of the Undergraduate Council of Students on their way to a retreat at the Haffenreffer Outing Reservation. The SAO Common Vendors list includes two bus companies that accept the SAO PO, meet certification and insurance standards, and have a record of good customer service.