Tinka: There is one particular thrift store that has 144 wedding dresses that somebody donated. These dresses are absolutely stunning. Most of them went for $500 to $1000 per dress, retail. Now you can get these dresses on the 2nd market for usually less than $100. I think some of them are $125, but [...]
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Getting married next June? Save a fortune on your wedding dress and spend it on your honeymoon!
June 3rd, 2009
Tinka: The nice thing about shopping on the second market, you can change your wardrobe 4 or 5 times a year, and still look good, and when you get tired or wearing it you just send it back to the thrift store, and somebody else gets it, if it is still in good shape.
Boosha: You [...]
What would you say to people who turn up their nose at going to a thrift store or feel too proud to buy something in a thrift store?
April 10th, 2009
Vivienne: What would you say to people who turn up their nose at going to a thrift store or feel too proud to buy something in a thrift store?
Tinka: Truthfully the thrift stores today are not like they used to be. They are very clean. They are almost like going into retail department stores. Especially [...]
$300 Oleg Cassini blouse for $5!
April 8th, 2009
Another great find I made while yard sale-ing was this beautiful Oleg Cassini blouse. Tinka saw it in one of the thrift stores we visited and showed me, telling me it would retail for around $300.00. It was being sold for $5! “Do you want it?” she asked me. “Absolutely!” I declared, [...]