Do you know that there are folks in NYC who pay extra for new jeans that are broken in for them? One store bought old jeans from cowboys in Wyoming. I always find jeans that are perfectly broken in for less than ten bucks. And yes I like to help the Salvation Army, too. Still. Ten bucks.
I belong to a couple of FB groups who do "Thrift Stores" as a subject. Every so often, there comes the debate about the culture of what these thrift stores are for. Are they for Smart Entrepreneurs to scour and find " BUYS " which they then flip on various internet platforms, or even in their own Brick and Mortar Niche store, or are thrift stores for those who are struggling in life , to be able to afford the necessities of life at a much reduced price which leaves them more in their budget for other things ? It usually degrades into name-calling and having the comments turned off.
Oh no! That old barn sounds amazing! I’m all the way over in the Rockies so I have probably just found out about it in time to know what I will never see. 😭
Is BATS going to have a big sale before they move? I know someone who might be willing to make the trip for that... as would I, the one who taught her to thrift!
Thrift stores and yard sales are among my favorite forms of entertainment, and probably 80% of the things I value most in my home came from one of those two places.
Sal's bargainland is the only place I buy jeans.
Do you know that there are folks in NYC who pay extra for new jeans that are broken in for them? One store bought old jeans from cowboys in Wyoming. I always find jeans that are perfectly broken in for less than ten bucks. And yes I like to help the Salvation Army, too. Still. Ten bucks.
I belong to a couple of FB groups who do "Thrift Stores" as a subject. Every so often, there comes the debate about the culture of what these thrift stores are for. Are they for Smart Entrepreneurs to scour and find " BUYS " which they then flip on various internet platforms, or even in their own Brick and Mortar Niche store, or are thrift stores for those who are struggling in life , to be able to afford the necessities of life at a much reduced price which leaves them more in their budget for other things ? It usually degrades into name-calling and having the comments turned off.
Thank you for the heads up... I may may make it in time for the remnants.
Odd that in the past week I have come across multiple Swedenborgian references!
Oh no! That old barn sounds amazing! I’m all the way over in the Rockies so I have probably just found out about it in time to know what I will never see. 😭
Is BATS going to have a big sale before they move? I know someone who might be willing to make the trip for that... as would I, the one who taught her to thrift!
I have no more room in my house for my thrifty finds. One day you'll drive your truck up here and take some of my tools. I have lots.
Thrift stores and yard sales are among my favorite forms of entertainment, and probably 80% of the things I value most in my home came from one of those two places.