Thrift store wardrobe enhancement

Day 16:  I am thankful for the fun day I had with my mom.

We took the costumes back to the rehearsal space then went to a couple of thrift stores.  It's fun to find some great bargains!  Today I bought a Levi's corduroy jacket, a white jacket (cut like a jean jacket), a denim skirt, two shirts, and three pairs of shorts for Steve.  It only cost me $20 and everything is in good shape.

The only thing I don't like about finding things at a thrift store is that I feel like everything has "cooties."  When a friend told me that NYC has a big problem with bed bugs, it made me even more concerned.  Plus, I'm cautious because of the moth infestation I had.  So now I leave everything in plastic bags in the basement until I can run them up to the washing machine.

Do you like shopping at thrift stores?  What has been your best find?

Comments

[Mary]

ooohhh, you did great! I don't shop in thrift stores, but my mom used to.

[Carole]

I don't visit thrift stores very often but I enjoy it when we do. And the cooties thing doesn't bother me. I must be weird like that!

[erin]

Sounds like good buys! I don't shop at thrift stores because there aren't many here. I think there's only one (the Salvation Army thrift store) that I know of and it isn't conveniently located. Now that you've mentioned it, the cooties problem kind of creeps me out a little too.

[lydia]

i've shopped for costume "parts" in thrift stores-especially when you're looking for something "old" those are the places to go, pj was ben franklin once, and my mom was mary poppins-thanks to the local charity shop we hit the jack pot. i'm a really odd size so unfortunately it's not the place for clothes shopping. i love how they call them "jumble shops" in the UK.

[vanessa]

Yes! I enjoy thrift stores/consignment shops when i have time to really browse. I buy lots of clothes for the kids at consignment stores. And regarding the "cooties" . . . that's the inner germ-phobe talking! I have the same thoughts, and I either wash everything in hot water or dry clean immediately!