Well, friends, I am so excited to get started on this blog. I am happy to have a place to share one of my passions, which is the art of
THRIFTING.
Most people are surprised to find out that I am a thrifter. I am not sure when I started thrifting, but I imagine it was sometime in high school. I have always loved expressing myself through clothes, and as my taste got more "eclectic" and "funky," I found that I was really bored with current styles. Plus, once I got my first job, I never wanted to spend a lot of money on ANYTHING! Also, once I moved out for the first time, I had to be creative in order to furnish and decorate my apartment. I got so excited when I could find something cool at a thrift store for less than $5, especially because the stuff I found was cooler to me than anything new I could have found.
Thrifting is the best hobby (way of life) ever, and I'll tell you why:
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it's good for the planet. reuse. recycle. repurpose! rescue.
-most thrift stores' proceeds go to
great charities.
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it's funny. half of the thrill of thrifting, especially with friends, is laughing at the monstrosities you have to dig through to find the cool stuff. some (let's face it-most) of the clothes are GOD AWFUL. Or, they are so dated that you can't believe you are actually seeing clothes that you have only heard about: velvet jumpsuits, taffeta prom dresses with giant sleeves, sequined sweaters with shoulder pads...once you've been thrifting for awhile, these things actually start to look cool to you and you get pretty excited when you see them.
-it's awesome for those of us who are
nostalgic. I personally am constantly looking for cool Disney stuff in thrift stores, partly because it reminds me of my childhood. Even if I don't buy them, it's really fun to see cool late 80s/early 90s things like LITE BRITES and Easy Bake Ovens.
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Records and VHS tapes. Mountains of them.
-You can take some
fashion risks- if you only end up wearing that $3 sweater once, it's not the end of the world.
-You can singlehandedly bring back
old trends. I am convinced I am going to bring overalls back. It's already starting to happen. You'll see.
There are so many more reasons, which I will share as we go along. I am happy to share my thrifting wisdom and tips that I have come up with over the years, as well as my favorite stores, and of course pictures from past and future exciting trips. Leave lots of nice comments (ridiculous ones will be deleted), send pictures of your thrifting successes to share, and...Disney's 1951 Animated Feature Alice in Wonderland is literally the greatest thing ever, and not just out of all the movies. I mean out of all the
things.here's a picture to get you started:
Me (center) with Amanda and Lauren, my favorite thrifting buddies, at the Thrift Center in San Carlos. I had just bought that dress at Goodwill, and then we got Starbucks, which was ironic but coffee frappuccinos are SO good.
