I LOVE resale stores!! Don't YOU? ? ? ?

I just got a down filled parka for me for only $18.00 ! It looks brand new too, And it's freshly dry-cleaned.

what a deal!

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and could share some good find stories. :shrug:

but I happened to stop into a consignment shop on a fluke on Friday, and came home with 3 handknit sweaters, one of them wool, for $7.50 total. And that night I got another handknit sweater, also wool, but brand new for $10 at a Mexican restaurant. Amazing, just amazing. Two of the used sweaters are a cotton/rayon yarn I may recycle into my own projects. Or not. I'll have to wait and see. Not quite sure about the wool used sweater -- it was made in Norway, I think. Very nice fair isle number, my size.

Decisions, decisions.

used bookstores!!!

Although I have not been to one very much since I closed mine.

The other day at the Salvation Army Thrift shop I got three pairs of pants and a belt for $5.5. I should have been shopping there more.

I have been buying clothes for the last few months. Losing weight, I've been needing to find things that fit but only for a short while because the weight loss is ongoing. Resale stores have been wonderful! Some days I can't find a thing and other days like today I found EXACTLY what I needed.

We love used bookstores too!

and used cars, who can afford NEW anyway ? : )


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I'm really into pen-and-paper gaming, but the books can be expensive, especially with money being as tight as it is these days. When I've shopped through eBay or Amazon marketplace, I've scored $20-35 books for $5! They were like new, too!

I think my thrift store knows what things will sell for on ebay, LOL. The clothes are still reasonable, but books sell for over a dollar sometimes! What's up with that!

when they have tag sales though. 1/2 off, 1/3 off.

Some things are priced too high, I guess you have to go in knowing what you want :)

there also seems to be a lot more fellow book grubbers in the thrift stores. I almost got into an altercation with a jerk who informed me, "Wait a minute, I haven't looked through those yet"
As if I was supposed to allow him to go through them first? Needless to say, that didn't happen.

:rofl: the NERVE of some people.

store jacket and thrift store stacy adams shoes as i type this.

and yes, they rock.


**though there's one here in atlanta that so ridiculously overpriced that my friends and i go in there occassionally for shits and grins**

is called Upscale Resale. They have some clothes there that I wouldn't buy for rags, but mostly they do have a good selection. I was amazed to find just the right parka for me. It was a good day!

a 100% cashmere sweater that was 1/2 off because it had the "tag color of the day"--$1.99 :evilgrin:

next best score from goodwill: a silver metallic long-sleeved turtleneck that was also $1.99, bought the day before a chi-chi cruise. i wore it to dinner in the formal dining room, got tons of compliments on it. "wow, i bet that set you back a few." "why yes, in fact, it did." :evilgrin:

i can't go to regular stores now...i know i can get that stuff for much cheaper.

dg

good for her!

:yourock:

I learned older Coach and Fendi bags can be validated by the manufacturers and they are quite valuable in and of themselves. I gave my beloved a small Fendi clutch when times were good over 10 years ago, and it's worth 50% more now on Ebay than the $285 I paid for it in the Fendi Store.

10 points to anyone who gets the sitcom reference. :evilgrin:

Gimme my points now.:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

my shopping habits for sure. Used to be I couldn't find ANYTHING in my size, but now .. wow!!

I'm spending and saving money at the same time.
Congrats on the excellent finds!
:)

i'm finding it easier myself (amazing what ditching 50 lbs off your carcass will do, eh?). but have you found the reverse to happen to you? find something really cool, only to look at the size & think (for a very split second, mind you) DAMN! IT'S TOO BIG! :rofl:

dg

had that happen with some size 14 jeans today,and thought I'd try them anyway ... they WERE too big LOL

salvage retailers. Ships get in too late for scheduled sales, hurricanes they buy up all the stuff and sell them for huge discounts.\

At least not in the Detroit Metro area.

I love thrift stores. :D Oh and yard sales. My favorite tip is to go to church yard sales just before they close up, I can usually get a big bag of clothes for a few dollars and they usually have tons of kid's stuff.

I'm going to have to try that.


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thanks!

I LOVE (not like) LOVE resale stores. My 11 year old is hooked on them now too. She'll take a trip to Goodwill over the mall anyday.

Cheap pants, dress shirts and jewerly to rework. I also am a big fan of my local used bookstore.
Today I went to a used cd/dvd shop. They had a huge sale! I picked up a copy of The Black Cauldron on dvd for $3 and they guarantee the quality of it.
Stocking stuffer and she'll never know the difference.

They are also goo for nice flannel shirts.

at the local Goodwill store. All of them excellent brands like Lands End and Eddie Bauer, and spent $12.

In the last month I have purchased more than 40 books, all hardcover with their spines virtually untouched - they are brand new books, for a buck a piece. They are my Christmas presents this year. All of them excellent authors and titles that I am proud to give as gifts.

I can't remember the last time I bought clothes for myself at a retail outlet. I always go to the re-sale shops.

to know that you've saved your family some money and that you're well dressed too!!


awesome indeed!

that I got last year for $6. Very Burberry-esque but no label. Zip out lining trench coat sort of thing. Where did I put that away to after cleaning it last Spring??
My kids adore trips to Goodwill and ValuVilla. Getting the rooms cleaned? Promise a trip to Half Price Books!

I'd never heard of it, but then, after looking it up online .. it's no wonder. I don't shop at Nordstroms. I got a good deal :)

i have to add an update to my best scores at goodwill. on black friday, my cousin & i went to goodwill (our little tradition) & i found four salad plates (which really are the size your dinner plate SHOULD be), furio thailand, for $0.49/each. out of curiousity, i went to froogle today to see how much these things go for in a "real" store.

:wow:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7324310882&category=25

granted, this is a dinner plate in this series, but considering i got 4 salad plates for just under $2, my mind reels....
dg

Bought my favorite pair of shoes at the local Savers - a pair of 3 hole Doc Martens oxfords - for $3. I wear hats, too, and there are usually an assortment of them at the Humane Society Thrift. Also our dishes (one piece missing on a set of vintage Noritake for 12) for $45, my spinner bike....

I need to hit one of the locals - last year was a cardigan year but this year, I'm wanting pullovers and most of my old ones are way too big now. Like you, I've lost weight. (Not in the tatas, though... Will those ever come off????)

We buy books from the used booksellers on Pearl Street, our contribution to keeping Boulder Weird.

Tell me more! Please! I swear, Switzerland must be a developing nation or something. :grr:

Is a consignment shop. The others are places like Goodwill and there is also one called St Vincent de Paul. Salvation Army has thrift stores too.

I don't know what you call them in Switzerland. I've never used the expression "resale store."

These are places like the Salvation Army stores that sell all the doanted clothes and housewares, sometimes electronics, and furniture that gets donated.

It's really a lot of fun to sift through stuff and you can find a great bargain. Although, I have to be careful and watch for petite-sized clothes, otherwise they're too big for me. :-)

that aren't affiliated with Goodwill and the Salvation Army Thrift shops actually use the word Resale in their names, I guess that's why I refer to them as such. We have a couple of consignment shops too. They tend to be a tad more expensive, but you get what you pay for. I'm just thrilled to be able to find clothing that fits now :)

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I have a wonderful old Herringbone Tweed I picked up at a consignment shop in Rhinebeck, NY.

tag and stuffed with the paper) Coach handbag (which neither of us would ever pay full price for) at a garage sale. She got three of them (all brand new) for 20 bucks. :wow:

St. Vincent DePaul's we got an Art Deco dresser with the inlaid vines for $50. We talked them down from $200, and then it was half off friday. We were happy. It even had all of the knobs. :hi:

Half of my condo is furnished by 2nd hand, consignment stuff. I have a walnut dresser with carved feet(one of a kind), a corner breakfast nook, a unique entertainment center, a cobbler's bench I use for an end table, a glass covered display end table, and a telephone bench. I paid 825 for all of this. The dresser is truly unique, and would probably get 700-800 at an antique shop. Possibly more, but who knows.

I love the eclectic furniture I got, especially that the price was low. Layaway was my friend.

here's a Xmas Gift I did

Before (from the thrift store, all beat up, chipped, dirty and ugly) :



AFTER:



other scores (less than $20 for the whole lot) note the pizza stone/peel and the BIG stainless bowl and strainer, also the wonderful cuttingboard



and my cool teapot, intact no chips $6



and the MAJOR score from the salvage yard, a Kohler sink for $18

:) very creative! i saw your original post on making that as a gift for your mom(?). :thumbsup:

dg

I love it when you find things with the original price tags still on them.But, this weekend, I'm on the other end. Beast Man and I are running out of space and we are purging. So far, our local Red Cross is getting a shower curtain and matching toothbrush holder. A christmas tree(once you've gone pre-lit, you can't go back!). Lots of christmas decorations. Candle holders. One of those light up christmas houses.

More to come...I haven't done our clothes closets, or the two big miscellaneous storage closets.:scared:

Congrats on the Parka...they are expensive!

Our local chain is called Value Village and I love Love LOVE it!! :toast:

After getting laid off, my friend who sells on ebay suggested going to thrift stores to find things to sell on ebay. I found a pair of bebe shoes for $2.50 (mint cond)that sold for $42 and a bcbg dress that I got at goodwill for $6.99 that sold for $60. That put a big smile on my face because I was down to my last $20.

Last week someone donated a Thierry Mugler dress (see pic below) to goodwill that I bought for $6.99. The dress is ugly but a collector's piece and someone on Ebayland shelled out it for $202 to buy it.



I now have a store on Ebay listing re-selling the items purchased at resale stores. http://stores.ebay.com/Fashion-Rhapsody_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZk

I'll never go back to mall shopping to pay full retail price. You find so many treasures at the re-sale stores and you can also make a extra money on the side.

I guess if you KNOW what to look for you can do very well!


WTG!

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