Mollie (by the way, Lizzie changed her name to use her first name years ago. I'm just slow to catch on) and I spent the weekend thrifting. The nice thing about living in a large metropolitan area is that there are many thrift stores available and quite a few of them are near wealthy neighborhoods. I'm not saying that we don't shop at the Goodwill store in Woodstock, but there is a difference in quality. In Woodstock you get things that could have been purchased in Walmart or Target. Many things were probably purchased at Ross or Marshall's. I've found a few nice Liz Claiborne items and things from Coldwater Creek. Perfectly good clothes, but the same as I can reasonably afford to purchase new. The stores in Johns Creek and Buckhead tend to have more upscale clothing. Mollie scored three pairs of American Eagle jeans, and I found some slacks from Jones New York and Anne Taylor. See the difference? I am grateful that I can get clothes like these and at the same time support a worthy cause.
The loggia at work is very breezy and cold in the winter we call it little Siberia. I can tell employees who have lived up north, because they know how to dress for it. They will have on a full length coat, leather boots and gloves and be wearing a wool hat and scarf. We dumb southerners don't get long enough or cold enough of a winter to think about proper outerwear. So on those mornings when the temperature dips, I am unprepared for it. I have looked at the northerners with envy many a morning when the temperature is below freezing, thinking that I should buy myself a long coat. Every time I go to price one I am rebuffed by the cost. I don't think I've ever owned a $200 coat, and that seems like the starting price. So I was thrilled when I saw several hanging along the back wall of the store in Alpharetta. They had one in my size, and I love the style of it. It still had the price tag on it, $275, and Goodwill had it for $8.98. For less than $10 I got a brand new winter coat. I think this is the best Thrift shopping spree that I've been on. Oh, and I found a new store that has a good selection of gently used furniture. I would really like to replace my couch. I'll be back there soon.
2 comments:
It's so worth it to shop at thrift stores but I don't have the time or patience for it. So many of my friends get lots of nice things there but I've never jumped in with both feet. I should give it another go. Glad you've had luck!!!
Hi She. When I had more than one child at home I didn't have time for it either. Coupons were the best that I could do. My boys weren't patient enough to shop all weekend at thrift stores, so I think we have this in common. Now without the kids to cut the coupons for me, I'm pretty much at a point where I only use the ones attached to my loyalty card. Still, I think my preference for thrifting comes from having done community service projects at thrift stores. I saw the amount of quality clothing that was donated and I feel like I'm recycling them instead of adding them to a landfill. The best part of it is that I save a ton of money by doing this, and I get things that I would otherwise never be able to afford. But it only works because I live in a major metropolitan area. I have eight favorite stores to go to and I always find a good deal.
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