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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 11:47 am
Ya know, I was just pricing those shoes s/he's wearing last Thursday, and they're rather pricey compared to when I had to wear them for gym class.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 1:43 pm
Want me to check the thrift shops for them for you, Gracie? Betcha I can get them for two bucks! RB, I LOVE church sales. The churches in this town are always having rummage sales/bazaars. I now even know which are the best churches to visit. Some of the churches have a LOT of real junky junk, and others have GREAT top of the line stuff. I have a theory that because there is a lot of wealth in the Seattle area the thrift shops here have way better stuff than other parts of the country. When we have spent the winters in South Texas, the people down there have NOTHING, especially across the border in Mexico. Some of the churches and charitable groups have clothing drives, and I sure wish at those times that I had access to my thrift stores up here. I could clothe whole families in really good clothes for under $20.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 9:32 pm
juju, that is SOME picture! Glad to hear of your good finds. My fav. thrift shop has clothing on sale 4/5 times a month for $1 each.
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Melfie1222
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 9:48 pm
to borrow from the Write a Caption for this Picture thread: "Gene Simmons called and wants his wardrobe back" 
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Sage
Member
07-20-2000
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 11:44 pm
That picture... now that is just plain wrong! LOL!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 9:32 pm
Hey Mods??? If you happen to see this, how about moving this thread over to Bargain Barn or whatever it is called? Okay, so we have to go to Arkansas for Bigdog's Momma's 100th birthday in September, and she has started harping on him about how he has to wear a suit for her three hour punch and cake reception to impress the good folk of Podunk, AR. Neither Bigdog nor his brother are suit type folks. Bigdog has a navy blazer he has been wearing in years past for formal wear, but Bigdog's ample girth has now exceeded the blazer's ample girth. Momma offered to send Bigdog $200 to buy a suit, which is kind of amusing, since she is usually trying to con US out of money. Don't know if she is actually sending the $200, and I haven't actually looked, but I have an idea you can't buy much of a suit for $200 nowadays. I went to a couple thrift stores this morning and while I didn't see any suits that might fit him, I did see a beautiful fake suede jacket that could probably be paired with dress slacks and do the job of a suit. This afternoon, Bigdog agreed to go try the jacket. It was too small, but he agreed to go look at jackets at the other thrift stores. We found a lightweight wool subdued tweed Hart Schaffner & Marx sportcoat in excellent shape for $18, AND I had a 20% off coupon from making my own donations to that store. Then we went to another thrift store and found a pair of Haggar black dress slacks for $5 and a nice tie for 99 cents. Okay, so $22 invested so far, and we have Bigdog almost respectable enough to go to Momma's tea. Except the coat sleeves need shortening. That will probably cost $25. LOL.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 9:25 pm
How's this for an oxymoron? I just bought s silver champagne bucket at the Goodwill Store. Hahahahaha!! Okay, so it's insulated brushed aluminum, not silver, but it is silver colored. With gold handles. And it is made in France. LOL. Bigdog wanted one for chilling white wine and champagne, since our somewhat smallish refrigerator is not well configured for tall bottles. And for those romantic dinners. LOL.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 5:26 pm
ahhhhhhhh, those romantic dinners, LOL! I usually go 2 or 3 times a week to the Salvation Army close to me. They have such reasonable prices and the people who work there have gotten to know me and give me some REALLY good deals <grin>. I haven't found anything really special since I bought a few Barbie's (still in box) a few wks ago (see the Barbie thread) for my finds. Still need to finish taking a roll of pictures so I can get them developed and scan them. I need to send a scan of the watercolor, by Sessions I talked about above, to the art gallery in Chicago.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 2:26 pm
bump
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 4:06 pm
Hmmmmmmmmmm, I might be slipping. I am not even sure I have been in a thrift store in a few weeks.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 3:08 am
bump
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:08 am
Here is a cute story. I went shopping yesterday (thrift shops and consignment stores, of course) for something cool but daytime elegant for me to wear to Bigdog's Momma's 100th birthday party. I found a gorgeous Jones New York short sleeve dress, tres elegante. For Momma!!! I debated long and hard on whether or not to get it, since it may not fit, but finally bought it. Sigh. I am just too good to that woman, bless her little John Birch Society heart. And today I took it in to the cleaners, and it is going to cost more to get it dry cleaned than the dress cost! LOL.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Monday, August 30, 2004 - 9:32 am
Juju, LOL! That sounds typical. I hate having anything that needs dry cleaning and never buy anything any more that needs it. I usually go to my local thrift shop twice a wk and always pick up a few little things. I haven't bought many clothes lately but that's because I have so many already!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Monday, August 30, 2004 - 11:22 am
Last week one of the local thrift stores got rid of their old stock and restocked this week opening this morning. I got a babysitter and was there for opening time...(with about 35 people ahead of me..I couldn't believe it) I walked to the girls dresses section, I got 6 beautiful Christmas like fancy dresses.. I got some nice vests and sweaters for the girls too. I also got a Danier Leather winter jacked for dh...it fits him great and looks almost brand new. I also got a shirt for myself, a pair of short zipper boots for me (brand new) a pair of brand new work pants for dh, a pair of skates and boots for kids. I spent only $82 I was impressed. I also impressed my dh with the leather coat and how it only cost $8.00. (I find you have to treat the man a bit, so he understands why you do the thrift stores. )
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 5:19 am
Skootz, it sounds like you found some great buys! WTG!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, October 15, 2004 - 4:35 pm
Well, we are going to Thailand in a few weeks, and we just now started thinking about clothes for Bigdog. It will probably be 90 degrees every day in Thailand, and unfortunately Bigdog has adapted to living in constant 60 degree weather, as we found out when we went to Arkansas in September and it was high 80's and he was sweating like a faucet. He has shorts but NO lightweight shirts other than t-shirts and polo shirts, and those are not all that lightweight. Well, he has a couple silk shirts, but we found out in Cyprus that he can sweat those up real good and stick them to his body. LOL. And of course the stores are all cleared of summer merchandise. So I went off to the thrift store today. They still had summer shirts!! I bought him 7 short sleeve lightweight broadcloth shirts and one huge pair of navy shorts. $30. Bigdog's traveling wardrobe taken care of. Well, unless you count washing and ironing them.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 4:35 pm
Sounds great juju. Did you get anything for yourself too??? Have a great trip!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, October 17, 2004 - 9:55 pm
Starshine, nah. I don't sweat as much as Bigdog, and I have a bunch of tank tops, so I am set to go.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, July 11, 2005 - 9:13 pm
Stopped into my local thrift shop this morning, and it was Monday Madness. Red AND blue tags 99 cents. Found a pair of 36" inseam jeans that fit me. And they had a blue tag! They were men's hanging in the woman's section. Probably somebody had "hidden" them there over the weekend so they could come back and get them for cheap today. I came along instead. The way I shop for pants for me in a thrift store is just look along the floor. If there is anything touching the floor, I take a closer look at it. LOL. I was also looking for a pair of lightweight casual pants for Bigdog to wear on the plane and enroute to Vietnam (where we are going this November), something cotton that he might also be able to wear in Vietnam in the steamy heat. Found a pair of Savane, a brand I don't recognize. Sort of a weird gray/tan color and looser weave lightweight cotton. Danged near perfect. Red tag! Yay!!! Then I also found a pair of Columbia travel pants. Very well made, probably very expensive originally, AND they had a zipper pocket for security. Boulder cloth or stone cloth, something like that, also cotton, just slightly heavier fabric than the others. Blue tag! Yay!!! I bought them both. What the heck. Yay Monday Madness!!!
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 3:03 pm
I wish the thrift stores around my area had stuff for guys. I use to stop in there at least once a week looking for cloths, no luck, usally what they had was either soooo outdated or is such poor shape I wouldn't wear it. There are always a lot of ladies and kids cloths but very little for the guys.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 3:46 pm
Jagger, I've found that to be true everywhere I've lived. I think that kids outgrow theirs, women either change sizes or just change styles, and men - well they hate to clothes shop and just wear theirs until they wear out. LOL
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 4:08 pm
LOL. How true!
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 4:26 pm
I just picked up a 7.5' tall (beautifully shaped) Christmas Tree, (complete with extension cords for lights attached to it) and a good metal stand. It was in the original box and the price marked on the box was $125.99. It looks like it was used once. Perfect condition. All parts there. It was priced at $1.50 but when I got to the cashier, she said all Christmas things were 50% off!!! LOL. I'm loving this--thrift stores for me for now on.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 8:24 pm
Jagger, I don't find that to be true in my town at all. Well, it is true at the consignment stores; those are almost all women's clothing. But the thrift stores seem to be about 55-45 women vs. men. Since I retired and have time to check out thrift stores, I have found LOTS of stuff for Bigdog at the thrift stores. The boy looks like a million bucks anymore, although he does like to make little jokes about wearing dead men's clothes. 
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 7:56 pm
Went to the local Goodwill this afternoon, to take a look at some clothes for my Hawaii trip in January. Looked at some shoes and grabbed this one pair..well they looked in good shape, had a European size..well I paid $4.99 for them, got home and decided to check them out on the net..they are a pair of Dansko shoes here What a great buy..they are barely worn, if at all. Did manage to get a couple capris, short skirt, dress and a couple of shorts for dh..woohoo..we are getting ready now for the warm weather.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 8:39 pm
I have a bunch of clothes and shoes, all in great shape and very nice, that I know I'll never wear again. Should I take them to Goodwill, Salvation Army, or elsewhere? Some of the shoes I've only worn once.
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Justavice
Member
11-22-2005
| Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 9:52 pm
Skootz-- I own those exact shoes!! They were worth every penny I spent on them and I wear them almost every day. They are so discreet, I can wear them with business clothes as well as with jeans and a cute pair of socks. You will LOVE them!!! They are supposed to fit just a little big, as they are a "clog" and not a "shoe" (as the saleswoman who sold them to me explained...??) I can walk for miles in them and they have helped my back as well. That was a real steal!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 10:42 pm
That's a great deal, Skootz! And those shoes are very cute. My best shoe deal ever was on $1 day at a local thrift store, and I found a pair of extremely soft, unworn leather shoes, just my size. I did not recognize the brand, but I thought they were probably very good shoes. I went home and looked up the brand. They came from an exclusive boutique in Seattle where the owner goes to Italy each year and personally picks out and buys all the shoes. About $200. It makes sense to do what you have done, which is go buy your vacation clothes there. You can get a whole bunch of almost new stuff, new to you anyway. And if you only wear it on vacation, you can re-donate it when you get home. I was at a thrift store myself today and bought Bigdog some travel clothes. I got a pair of Dockers slacks and a Nautica dressy t-shirt, $5 each but with a 2 for 1 coupon because I also donate stuff there. Haul my old stuff in the back door, haul their new old stuff out the front door. LOL.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Thursday, November 02, 2006 - 11:03 pm
Twinkie, we have a non-profit here called Fairbanks Resource Center where we can donate stuff and they sell it to a store called Value Village. Fairbanks Resource Center works with people with all types of disabilities to help with counseling, jobs, etc. and generally has to rely on grant money for funding. Check around where you live and see if there are places like that to donate your stuff to. Ours will even come pick up the stuff if you call and ask.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, November 03, 2006 - 8:26 am
Oops, sorry, I meant to answer Twinkie. I don't think it matters. I donate to whichever one I happen to be going near. They all do good works. Salvation Army is faith-based; Goodwill is not.
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