The Finesse of Shopping at Thrift Shops

Jun.27, 2009 in Fun Stuff

Consignment shops are a god-send for so many reasons. Not only do they allow us to help out our community but we don’t have to throw away perfectly good clothing Certain types of stores purchase your things, such as clothing or electronics like a used computers or game console.Others take it for free, but you can get tax reductions for giving to places like these. Often you can give broken electronics to places who sell refurbished computers. If you live in an area with a lot of these kinds of stores you should consider yourself very lucky. Shopping here for clothing or anything else can save you so much money. You can come home with a whole new wardrobe for under fifty dollars. At some department stores, a pair of pants costs more than that.

Keep in mind however, there is an art to thrifting. Thrift stores aren’t places you can shop for pants in five minutes. Often, at first glance the clothing at thrift stores looks bad and unpromising, but if you give it time you can find some real jewels. You just have to go one a day where you have time to search and the energy. You also have to think creatively. If you find a dress that looks boring or frumpy, it can often become extremely stylish just by adding a jacket or belt.
If you aren’t cut out for thrift store shopping, go to stores like play-dos closet where they buy brand name and stylish clothing and sell it at very low prices. You can get ten dollar jeans and shirts for four dollars there. A pair of jeans for fifty at store price will probably cost around ten to fifteen dollars! Also, these stores will pay you for your old clothing. They can be very selective, but on a good day you can make up to thirty dollars. They are most interested in jeans, so if you have jeans in good condition that are from good stores you should try to sell them. You can take the money in cash or turn around and buy some clothes in the store.

Another product at these stores that is good to buy is furniture. You can find couches, stools and chairs for unbelievably cheap prices. You can save hundreds of dollars by putting new fabric on a two dollar chair instead of buying a brand new expensive one. Also, you can find really eccentric and unique decorations at thrift stores. If you are into weird fun and funky items, I strongly advise shopping at thrift stores. People give away the craziest things.

Thrift stores are the pivotal example of the old saying that one mans trash is another mans treasure. People can find so much use in the things that other people have thrown away. Buying used items save a lot of money. If you put the effort out to shop at thrift stores, it will save you lots of money