what is thrifting? shopping at thrift store,flea market,garage sale,consignment shop or charitable organization with the intent of finding great items for a cheap price...I thrift for this very reason....so I wanna share a few tips I have learned from my mother,grandmother.....
First off you gotta have a open mind....I try not to go into a thrift store looking for anything in particular.....I usually go in with the intent on spending only a certain dollar amount....you got to know thrifting can be a hit or miss....your not always going to find something every single time....and this should not discourage....not all thrift stores are created equal....when I say that I am speaking in terms of pricing,organization and cleanness....so keep that in mind
Some myths you may hear is that you gotta go to the "rich" neighborhoods to find good thrift stores....no ma'am that is not the case...although allot of people donate to their neighborhood thrift store....that is not the only place thrift store get inventory...trust me....and honestly the "rich" neighborhood thrift store be the ones tripping on the prices....I shop all over I google thrift stores,salvation army's, Goodwill's and i look for estate and garage sales.....I suggest this as a way to find good thrift stores use Google.com.....also I know allot of folks don't like thrifting because it seems unsanitary....its called soap and water that is all....
when your first trying to thrift I suggest starting off with belts.purse,blazers and then working your way up to clothing.....I also wear leggings,tshirt and shoes I can slip off easy when I go shopping.....so I can try things on right in the isle no dressing rooms for me...allot of thrift stores have only one or two dressing rooms and they are always full with old people waiting to try on scarfs lol.....Also ask the workers when they have their sale days...allot of thrift store have colored tag days...for example on red tag day all red tags are half off....Goodwill's usually have one day a week when everything in the store is half off....and also they offer discount cards (I got mine) so don't be afraid to ask about these perks.....and finally when shopping just cause it may be a skirt doesn't mean you gotta wear it as one....What I mean is don't pass up on something try to think how you can turn it into to something else....I have a long black skirt I turned into a tube dress....and if you have the tummy for it you can turn short skirts into tops....I hope this was helpful now get out there and thrift....
3 comments:
I completely agree Tiff! My daughter and I went thrift-ing a couple weeks ago and Speting $60 and came home with: 6 pairs of jeans, a denim vest, three skirts, a jacket, a shirt, a dress and a pair of black knee high boots!!! Are you kiddin....thrift stores are a gold mine! We hit up the salvation army one off 115th and Metcalf....OMG!
Yes, that's what I'm talking about.....if you were at a normal store $60 would of gotten u just a outfit....that's why I love thrifting....
Yes, that's what I'm talking about.....if you were at a normal store $60 would of gotten u just a outfit....that's why I love thrifting....
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