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Shop More, Spend Less, Help Others. Here are some of my best finds at Goodwill and the Humane Society. Less cash, more cache'
The Empress of Thrift Reveals Herself
Why the Empress of Thrift
I have thrifted and rummaged all my life. Now I work with Goodwill in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kismet. I decided to throw down a challenge to myself -- buy only thrift clothes for six months. It turned out that this was not deprivation, it was freedom from catalogs, shop windows and commercials. Bonus: it is a fun game. I like treasure hunting through thrift stores and finding items I might not have bought at retail. Some of these items were mistakes (okay, the 50's pink plaid mohair coat turned me into fuzzy Heffalump), but even when they were, I had more flair in my fashion and I re-donated the items for a new sale and $$ for the thrift store cause.
I shop at all Goodwill stores in the Bay Area, especially the boutique stores at West Portal and Menlo Park. I also shop at the Peninsula Humane Society store, Pick of the Litter, in Burlingame. See links to locations below.
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Your poodle Christmas robe is awesome!
ReplyDeleteNo wait, the mail didn't arrive in Burlingame today...
537 from The OC
PS - Do you know where I can find a 70's yellow bathrobe?
I found a coach bag at Goodwill today. Nothing darling like the dog purses. I didn't get it, cuz they wanted $29 for it. Too much.
ReplyDeleteSo, I went to TJ MAXX- Coach bags are about $300 there, a bargain. Oh well. Libby
That yellow quilted robe was such a guy magnet, oh wait, it wasn't. Maybe wearing your middle school clothes in college is not so fetching after all - I thought boys liked human potholders.
ReplyDeleteLibs, go to shopgoodwill.com -- many Coach bags, though $29.99 is a good price if the bag was a must have. Also, check out sfgoodwill.org and go to their listings on ebay -- better prices and lots of Coach. I will keep my eyes out for one for you. oxoxo Jeri
ReplyDeleteOh I'm so glad I found your blog! I am having a hoot looking at all of your thrifty finds! I love the 6 month thrifting challenge! What a great idea. :)
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