Misleading post titles aside, I have a borderline disturbing obsession with my favorite local thrift store, as anyone in this household could tell you. What's not to love about a place where everything for kids is generally less than a dollar? Slightly worn Stride Rite shoes for $1? Yes, please! Vintage smocked dresses for $0.50 apiece? Thank you! Winter jackets for a buck? I'll take them all!
So, this post is dedicated to a few recent finds from our thrifting trip last week. Nell was quite pleased to have a {mini Boden, not that the brand matters to Nell} tulle skirt to twirl about it. It won't fit her properly for another year or two, but that doesn't stop her from putting it on over her jeans and spinning around the living room for now.
Another item of clothing for a year or two in the future. A sweet pintucked and embroidered shirt from Gap.
The ladies at the thrift store ringing me up were so apologetic that this jacket/snow pants combo in perfect condition, which will probably fit Nell next winter, would be $3 altogether instead of $1 per item. Weeeelllll I GUESS THAT'S OKAY.
I know vintage isn't for everybody, but I always feel like I hit the jackpot when I find some lovely little old-fashioned outfit in amongst the Target and Old Navy clothes lining the racks. Look at these sweet little rompers, that smocked dress, and that blousy little top! $0.50 apiece.
This little Maggie & Zoe cardigan is a little big on Nell right now, but perhaps it'll be perfect for Easter next year!
And finally, just skip right over this if you're a little skeeved out by the idea of used swimwear, but how cute is this little ruffled suit?
This past trip I was only on the hunt through the kids' clothing section, but in the past, I've also found:
* a Restoration Hardware seafoam green silk queen sized duvet cover in perfect condition for $2.00. Yes, that's TWO DOLLARS.
* six Restoration Hardware curtain panels for $1 or $2 apiece {I can't remember}.
* a bunch of little decorative ruffled pillows from Pier One Imports for $1 or $2 apiece, which are now enjoying their happy new home in Nell's bedroom.
* women's clothes for between $2-6 apiece, including a few items that have become favorites in my wardrobe. I got a gray Boden wool peacoat for a couple of dollars this past fall!
* some great furniture finds, too!!
Some thrift stores seem to have unreasonably high prices, and I hate those kinds of thrift stores. No, I'm not going to pay $10 for a worn out old pair of shoes or $30 for a used coat I'll have to pay to get dry-cleaned. That stained onesie is not worth $3, and those women's jeans may be Gap, but they're from the 90's and no one wants to pay $12 for them.
In conclusion, dear Local Thrift Store, I love you. Your inventory is interesting and always changing, and your prices are dreamy. My idea of a perfect day is one in which my husband offers to watch the kids, I get an iced coffee, and I go browse your delightful aisles without having to worry about my children touching everything in sight. Just a nice peaceful hour or three to look at all the wonderful things you have to offer.
Hint, hint, Nathan. I bet I can find us a hundred things we never knew we needed, and all for under $30!
WHERE IS THIS PLACE? I will drive to Boston to go shopping with you. Hunter-warrior-mom!
ReplyDeleteIt is north of Boston in Beverly, just a town over from where we live. It's the best! I hate those thrift stores that charge $5 for a stained, used onesie, haha... we've all seen those kind, right? But this place, on the other hand, is what all thrift stores should be!
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