Its funny. When I was a kid I
HATED secondhand clothes. Absolutely hated them. But now, I
LOVE them! Being that James is in school right now we have a tight budget, so I don't get to shop as much as I use to when we were making good money in Missouri. But I found a loop hole: CONSIGNMENT! There are two awesome stores in town that I frequent often, Lily's & Lily's Two. There's a long drawn out story of how Lily's Two came to be so I won't get into that, but pretty much they always have the best finds, and good quality ones too! I always manage to find items from J Crew, Abercrombie & Fitch, The Limited, New York & Co., Calvin Klein, & many more. The best part of it all, I get all these name brand items for under $10! The best find yet is a gorgeous dress from J Crew for only $2! Granted these items have been previously worn by someone else, but I always make sure its in good condition so I know the person before took good care of it. Plus, after a good run through the washer machine (or in some cases the
dry cleaners, I figure I saved a ton of money buying it, its worth
spending a couple extra bucks getting it proffesionaly cleaned if needs
be) its good as new! Ah, the combination of being thrifty and fulfilling
the
need want for new pretty things is just glorious!
Here are a couple finds worth sharing
Clockwise from top left:
wrap cardigan from Maurices $3, dress from J Crew $2, skirt Old Navy $1, blouse from Charlotte Russe $2,
sweater cardigan from Calvin Klein $6
Left: wedges from Nordstrom (brand BP.) $1!, Right: wedges from JC Penney (brand Decree) $2
Clockwise from top left:
dress unknown brand $1, halter blouse unknown brand $2, skirt by Stephanie Andrews $4,
skirt from Macy's (brand Ellen Tracy) $4, blouse from DownEast $2
large bag by Duex Lux $10
(you might be thinking "$10 is a lot for a used bag." But if you look here a similar bag is $150!
It had a never been used shoulder strap and has no imperfections whatsoever.
I use it all the time now for church, so I'm thinking I got a pretty good deal.)
I have some more finds that are definitely post worthy that are sure to find their way on here. I can't help but share my love cheap goods!
Addendum: JoJo made a good point I forgot to mention...I bring in my old clothes and use the store credit for future purchases! So I'll always have at least a $3-$5 credit every time I shop, so I'm always getting at least 1-2 things for free! Thanks for reminding me Amy!
