The girls and I love to shop in thrift stores as it is always like a treasure hunt to us. Sometimes we find really great bargains, and sometimes not. Recently we went to a local resale shop (KCM) and happened to hit upon a great sale on books. The books were priced $1 for hardbacks, and $.50 for paperbacks, and they were buy one get one free. We had a great time searching through the books and came away with some great ones. Here are some pictures from our KCM trip, where we spent $18.50. This was my first attempt at tagging photos, and if it worked, you should be able to hover over the pictures and see the titles of the books.
Besides the books, I also purchased some cloth napkins, a lamp, and a Van Gogh puzzle.
Tonight I took the girls, except Sarah, to our favorite thrift store, Family Thrift. They generally have much better prices than the other stores, and they have a huge selection. The girls were needing some things for cold weather, so that was our goal. We spent more than we normally would, but we bought a couple of more expensive (expensive for us) items. The only downside to thrift store shopping is the sticker shock you get at a regular retail store… or even Wal-Mart. I was able to buy the girls nice pajama pants at the thrift store for $1.91 a pair, and when we saw some at Wal-Mart later, they were $10.
I bought several books with Christmas ideas and recipes tonight. I wouldn’t buy them at normal price, but with the most expensive one being a mere $3.93… who could pass them up. I ended up with 7 books. I also purchased 2 Christmas tins for next to nothing.
I also bought Hannah, Rachel, and Caroline each a robe.
We found some pajama pants for Lindsay, Hannah, Rachel, and Caroline.
We bought Sarah an Eeyore pull-over sweatshirt and a Minnie Mouse t-shirt.
The girls got 15 long sleeve t-shirts.
They also found 8 other tops.
One of our bigger ticket items was a fleece cape for me; it cost $7.50. I had been wanting one for a while, but didn’t want to pay what they are asking in the stores. This was too good a deal to pass up. I like it because it can be both casual and dressy, and you can easily wear it over bulky sweaters.
We found a really nice black trench coat for Lindsay, which was just about a miracle. It is so hard to find clothes for her because she is so tiny, usually wearing a 1. This coat was a 4P, but it fit her nicely. This was our biggest ticket item at $12.50.
So for tonight’s trip we bought:
7 books
3 robes
1 cape
1 trench coat
2 Christmas tins
4 pairs of pajama pants
1 Eeyore sweatshirt
1 Minnie Mouse t-shirt
8 miscellaneous tops
15 long sleeve t-shirts
total spent: $121.50
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