Thrift Shop - Score!
By suziecat7
@suziecat7 (3350)
Asheville, North Carolina
June 5, 2017 3:06pm CST
I usually visit a nearby thrift store about once a month mostly to restock my book supply. I enjoy scavenging through the shelves and seem to always find some gems. This time I had a more targeted shopping plan. I needed new work pants. I'm not much of a clothes shopper and despise the malls and chain stores. So I crossed my fingers and hoped that I would find something at the thrift store that would fit me.
Pay dirt. Score. With little effort I chose four pairs of pants in my size to try on. Two of them were perfect - they were like new and fit very well. I also spotted a blouse (though I really didn't need it) that I thought was just beautiful. So for $22.00, I walked out with two pairs of pants, a shirt, seven paperbacks and a wonderful Christmas bone-shaped tin for my dog. Yay!
Do you ever shop at local thrift stores? Have you ever found something great there?
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by the Rolling Stones on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was name...
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
5 Jun 17
I rarely go to the thrift shop anymore because the closest one has closed down.
But yeah, isn't it great when that happens?
I did manage to get a nice black winter coat with a velvet hood for $25 once about a year or so ago though at the thrift store..I was so pleased as it is hard to find new. And then it would cost several hundred.
Great you got a good bargain.
But yeah, isn't it great when that happens?
I did manage to get a nice black winter coat with a velvet hood for $25 once about a year or so ago though at the thrift store..I was so pleased as it is hard to find new. And then it would cost several hundred.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
5 Jun 17
@suziecat7 Love that monkey up there lol
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
5 Jun 17
I take things there as well. When I'm finished reading my books, I bring them back there and buy some more. I was pretty lucky :))
@LadyDuck (458730)
• Switzerland
6 Jun 17
We do not have thrift shops in the area where I live. When I need something I usually wait until the stores offer the left items at big discounts, usually my very small size is among the leftovers and I can get things at 75% discount on the original price.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
15 Jun 17
Yes, small sizes are usually left over - lucky you to be that small and find good prices too :))
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
15 Jun 17
Yes, I was pretty happy. Especially since I found pants that fit just right - not an easy task at a thrift store.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
6 Jun 17
yeppers, score ya did! i despise clothes shoppin', too. sadly the thrift stores've rarely schtuff that fits me, thankfully there's a gebo's 'cross town that still carries wrangler jeans :)
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
15 Jun 17
I'm a pretty standard size but clothes are so finicky. I avoid clothes shopping and only buy when my present wardrobe are close to rags :((
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
16 Jun 17
@suziecat7 my biggest troubles'd be tops. i aint well endowed 'n e'en the larges 're too tight fer me. heck, i'm 5'6" 'n 108lbs, such ought not be so diff'cult, eh? so, i get me fella shirts when i must :)
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
6 Jun 17
I do look for more the unusual and collectible items. Mostly I take lots of stuff there, not sure why I always have so much stuff to get rid of
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
15 Jun 17
Isn't it crazy how we gather things?
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@lillywriter (1143)
• Lithuania
5 Jun 17
Looks it was great shopping for you, enjoy new pants and other things.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
5 Jun 17
The monkey is pretty cute. I love all the old rock and roll. Brings back great memories.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Jun 17
I went to one last Saturday but didn't see anything interesting.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
15 Jun 17
It's often hit or miss though I rarely leave empty-handed.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58153)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Jun 17
i love going to the thrift store too. I went on Saturday and bought 7 books and a stuffed minion toy for the dog for $2.68
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