I know some people think I spend my life in Thrift stores..... I wish! lol! No, actually it's a Hobby, a Quest...to find that one thing... what ever it may be.....
As a military Brat, growing up on Military Bases except when we lived with my mother's family in Germany... we were limited on possessions and at times, money... so I learned to sew if I wanted clothing and gladly accepted 'hand me downs'....
As I grew up,,, (teen years) I hated hand me downs....and never wanted to step inside a Thrift store ever again!
Then my daughter, who was about 12-ish, had a sweet friend. The friend's mother became a lovely friend and she shared with me her secrete to being up-scaled dressed....Thrift Shops and Consignment shops! OMG! This lovely woman is not for want of money...but she knew how to get the most out of her money....then not to long after I discovered the same secrete of another friend of mine...she always wore designer suits and accessories... Yep, all Thrift store finds... Both ladies know where all the really good thrifts where back in SO. CAL.... So I became a student of theirs and honed my 'Thrifting' skills! I learned from the best! :>)
Having moved up to Farm country....I have learned where the best Thrift stores are and what days of the week to visit them for the best deals. I would like to think I am a Graduate with Honors og the University of Thrift Shopping... lol!
That is why I like to share with friends, that just because I shop at a Thrift Store, does not mean I am destitute... I like to think it is a mater of better using my money and because I love to re-purpose things. I can buy the most gaudy dress for 99cents, cut off all the cute buttons (which buy the way...button cost a bloody fortune) and use the fabric for something else... Well you get the idea...
Why spend good hard earned money on new when I can salvage and not add to the trash dump pile...
I need a Bumper sticker that says" Caution, I Brake for Thrift Shops"... lol!
I hear you, me too. I grew up wearing hand me downs too from sis. As a young adult I only bought new, then worked retail and saw what a ripoff "sales" were. Then I started seriously thrifting with 3 kids, but bought some new too. Really stretched our budget! Now I have about 1/2, or more, of my work wardrobe used, not to mention vintage stuff in the house...
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