---
title: "Where can I buy something specific in town? | Prince George"
description: "Search the directory for the product or kind of shop: it covers about every licensed business in the city, with links to their sites."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/where-to-buy/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/where-to-buy.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:10:51.379Z
---

[Finding a good business](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/#pros)

# Where can I buy something specific in town?

Search the directory for the product or the kind of shop: it covers about every licensed business in the city, with links to their own sites. Ask the assistant if you are not sure which kind of store sells it.

Checked October 1, 2026. Numbers update on their own.

The directory has 2,484 businesses grouped into categories (outdoor gear, hardware, electronics, second-hand, specialty food and more). Search for the item; many shops list what they carry on their own sites, which each listing links to.

## By the numbers, live

- Businesses in our directory
  2,484
  October 15, 2026. PG Pulse. [More on businesses in our directory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/)

Still have a question? The assistant answers from all of our live data.

[Ask the assistant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/ask/?q=Where%20can%20I%20buy%20something%20specific%20in%20town%3F)

## On PG Pulse

- [Business directory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/)
- [Sports and outdoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/sports-outdoor/)
- [Second-hand](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/secondhand/)
- [Specialty food](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/specialty-food/)

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## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Answer

Source: [Answers compiled from our own pages and the official sources linked in each answer; live values from our public API](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/). Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); each answer links its official sources. Updated 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/answers/where-to-buy

- **id**: where-to-buy
- **theme**: 38
- **topic**: pros
- **topicLabel**: Finding a good business
- **question**: Where can I buy something specific in town?
- **also**: Where to buy bear spray, Hiking pants, Non-alcoholic drinks
- **short**: Search the directory for the product or the kind of shop: it covers about every licensed business in the city, with links to their own sites. Ask the assistant if you are not sure which kind of store sells it.
- **answer**: The directory has 2,484 businesses grouped into categories (outdoor gear, hardware, electronics, second-hand, specialty food and more). Search for the item; many shops list what they carry on their own sites, which each listing links to.
- **official**: _none_
- **checked**: 2026-10-01
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/where-to-buy/>

#### facts

| key | label | api | value | asOf | source | sourceUrl | href |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| businesses | Businesses in our directory | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/meta | 2,484 | October 15, 2026 | PG Pulse | https://princegeorgepulse.ca | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/ |


#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Business directory | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/ |
| Sports and outdoor | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/sports-outdoor/ |
| Second-hand | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/secondhand/ |
| Specialty food | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/directory/c/specialty-food/ |

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