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To think that I found it in Thrift Stores
Wexler and Dexter For as long as I can remember my family has done a secret Santa gift exchange amongst ourselves, where we all draw a name of one of our siblings out of a hat and have to give that sibling a gift. My younger sister and I have gotten each other a few times in recent years as we've both been getting older and we've somehow developed a similar taste in knick knacks and doodads. She picked my name last year and went shopping at the Salvation army. This particular Salvation Army was the biggest Thrift Store I’ve ever been to, and had multiple shelves simply stocked full of knick knacks, doodads, bling, and trinkets. It was the perfect place to shop at, and a recurring favorite of mine. My sister found this pair of wax squirrel candles the glitter ever so slightly in the light and knew she'd found the perfect Secret Santa gift for me. Everything was well until she made it to the register to pay and found she was short by a few dollars. Reluctantly, she put one of the squirrels back and trudged out the front door; one squirrel was better than no squirrels, and was still a great gift. Once she was back in her car she looked in her cup holder and found enough money to buy the formerly forsaken squirrel. She hurried back inside and told the lady at the register "I found enough money." The lady told her she was glad because she didn't want to break up the set and my sister walked out of there with dos ardillas. Come Christmas Morning and I’ve opened my Secret Santa gift I love the squirrels, but then she tells me “there’s a story too.”
By alan pierce5 years ago in Styled
Lady Luck
Thrifting is fun. Whether it be clothes, furniture and toys, the feeling of going treasure hunting and finding something that is almost as rare as a first edition Charizard Pokemon card is joyous. Stumbling upon something incredible by chance and knowing there will not be another person out there that has the same thing as you? What more could you ask for?
By Einreb Ortega5 years ago in Styled
Thrift Shop Treasures
It’s a used one. I mean when I got it, it was already covered up by other people’s fingerprints. At first my attention was drawn to it because of the cover image. I like the four seasons in itself; I find that it is a fully complete process. I especially love how in winter everything freezes. It’s like if Simon in Simon Says called out: “Simon says freeze!” Then I heard the violins playing in my head like if my memory file contained the music sheet. I felt warmth in my heart. My eyes were closed yet allowing for the imagery of the letters to take place like a printed logo on my brain. I read: Vivaldi
By Alice K.S.5 years ago in Styled
Thrifting and I became... a Thing
It was after a stressful day of work, and I needed a good drink and some retail therapy. This particular day, as soon as I got off, I drove to the nearest daiquiri shop. To my convience, there was a thrift shop across the street, yet a few stores down from the daiquiri shop. Now, this would be my very first time going into a thrift store. My grandma introduced me to them because for some reason she would get a kick out of "bagging" items that were "brand new" in her eyes. Sometimes I wanted to say "Lady, if it's in the thrift store, do you really think it's new?" But she loved it, and today I decided to get a taste of the thrill she gets out of thrift shopping.
By T'Nasha Thomas5 years ago in Styled
Lost and Found
I’ve always liked the idea that some items have a special place, somewhere they really belong. Perhaps it’s a romantic notion, to believe that everything that exists has some important purpose, but the thought has always shaped how I see the world. I go through each day, trying to connect the dots, to discover hidden meanings in the ordinary. Sometimes, the connections are pretty obscure, maybe even far-fetched, but I can recall an interesting event a few years ago, where the connection was clear.
By Maegan White5 years ago in Styled
From Fur to Vintage
When I walked into a thrift store a year ago, the musty scent would settle into my nasal cavities by the time I reached the first rack of clothing. Bargain deals in bold letters were based on the color of the tag. Racks of clothing were so close together you were practically swimming in a pool of cloth. The same old couples would be wandering the lines of home goods, their mouths dropping when they find a beautiful lamp or an unseen perfect photo frame. The teenagers who call themselves "hippies" would run down the racks, fighting for the last wool sweater.
By Isabella Wellman-Webster5 years ago in Styled
One Papaya Princess
I've always loved the allure of thrift shops. Back in school, however, I had to hide my affections. Instead of spending my weekends in London shopping in Oxford street like my classmates, my mum and I would sit together and trade out my thrifted labels with that of clothes that I'd grown out of the year before.
By Rose Waters5 years ago in Styled
When Old Becomes New
There is something so special about walking into a thrift store. It doesn’t matter which one although we all have our favorites, and it doesn’t really matter why you are there. It’s the excitement of what you might find and if you are going to find your next favorite thing!
By Sarah Weber5 years ago in Styled
Thrifting Pro's
How do you write a story about thrift shops without mentioning the song Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. This song was so popular back in 2012 and talks about how Macklemore works at a thrift shop and buys everything from a broken keyboard to a pair of moccasins. He even says that he is hunting in the store looking for the next best thing that he can find because you never know what you will come across in these stores. In the music video you see him Macklemore wearing everything from fur coats to a built-in onesie with socks, riding a scooter, and running across multiple couches all in a line. The video does a great job at showing what goes on at thrift stores.
By Nicholas McKenna5 years ago in Styled
