Category — Oh, the Bargains I’ve Found!

Today I bought a new looking Brooks 346 (that’s what Brooks Brothers calls their casual line of clothing) navy tee. I already have a tee shirt in the same color in my closet, and since I don’t wear that one very often, I really didn’t need another. But one of the benefits of the secondhand wardrobe is that you can upgrade clothing for very little cash, and then donate the items that the new ones are replacing. The navy shirt that was already in my closet fits me well, but has a small flaw that bothers me, so for 75 cents (regular retail is $19.50), I now own one that’s perfect.  

I went back to the thrift store that had the ½ off winter clothing sale (the one where I was too hungry to shop, on April 2nd). I found a gorgeous cashmere sweater for $4. I also couldn’t resist a new set of 6 (still in their very stylish black cylindrical box!) salad-sized plates. The plates are decorated with New Yorker Magazine cartoons that are about food and eating.  So I can now enjoy my lunch while slowly uncovering New Yorker witticisms with each mouthful. I kept imagining the excitement of the person who originally bought them, probably a fan of the magazine. I paid $5 for the set and they still had the price tag on the bottom of the box ($39.00!!). Boy, some weird stuff shows up at the thrifts. I generally stay away from packing my house with excess things (always a possibility when you bargain hunt), but for five bucks, sometimes it’s just too tempting. 

Today is Family Day at the Salvation Army Thrift Store, so everything in the store except for the yellow tagged items are half price. I don’t know about you, but having that information is enough to get me out of my chair, away from my computer screen and out shopping.

It took me about 12 minutes to look through the rack of jeans, and I found 2 pairs that cost $5.25 combined. The brand name of one pair is Buffalo by David Bitton. From the quickie Internet search that I always like to do when I return home from shopping the thrifts, I found out that Buffalo jeans sell for around $80 – $110. Do people really pay that much for jeans?