I adore second-hand stores so much that I decided to write about it, so these are my experiences and lessons-learned shopping at second-hand, thrift and consignment shops.
It came in the mail as a sinful temptation – the Kohl’s sales paper with coupons. Having started a new job about a month ago, I have been in desperate need of nice business pants. I bought some pants from Walmart not long ago, but those haven’t been too tempting to wear. They are just ugly. I deemed them the [...]
So I started a new job this month and my first thought was, “I need to get some new clothes.” However, since I am trying my Clothing Challenge, I am going to try and stick to it. Well, I will be honest with my readers, I have CHEATED! Pants have been the hardest item for me to find second-hand. I [...]
My second-hand shopping adventures have always been with a girlfriend and this time I took my husband’s cousin, Madison, for a girls day. We found the Sunshine Shoppe in downtown Chesterfield, a thrift store that raises money for the local Chesterfield County hospice. I was genuinely surprised by what I found in Chesterfield and just wowed by the size of [...]
A friend tweeted that I check out this online recycled t-shirt company called Teecycle, so I explored their website. If you are into t-shirts, this one’s for you! The company buys gently used t-shirts and resells them online, donating $1 from each sale to restore urban rivers and trails for the River Rivitalization Foundation. Teecycle was founded in 2008 in [...]
On our way back home one day, we stopped at the Salvation Army in Loris and I was genuinely surprised at what I found. This will be one to revisit multiple times this year because first, it’s close to home and second, I bought three brand name items for under $11, and third, it was a prime example of a [...]
Although I will be purchasing clothes from second-hand stores, I still want to remain in style. I’ve come up with the idea for a Style Match, where I will be checking fashion magazines for the newest colors, trends and styles, and then looking for the outfit at second-hand stores. Something for me to keep in mind while “green” shopping during [...]
A quick store visit because our spouses were waiting in the car, but the Goodwill in Cornelius, NC was my first second-hand store visit of 2011. Along with my best friend, Robyn, we ventured into the store, which is known for receiving “really good” donations from local wealthy people. First, I immediately went to the white shirts, hoping for that “essential” [...]
It’s a challenge to find a good second-hand store. Part of my Clothing Challenge this year will be exploring the stores and writing about what I find. Second-hand stores can be overwhelming, especially if you have never been to one. Don’t let the first time, scare you away. Some second-hand stores may be full of clutter, unorganized, and claustrophobic, which [...]
As a part of my journey, I decided to start from the beginning, so I found a checklist of clothes that women should always keep in their fashion wardrobe. These basic items are standard, classic and timeless pieces that every woman should own. I scoured the internet and looked up a few reliable sources, such as Elle, Glamour and Lloyd [...]
After about a year of blog slumber, I decided to reignite my green blog. I suppose I was just waiting for the right time and the right focus. I decided to kick it off with a bang with my New Year’s Resolution. Recently, my husband and I reviewed our spending habits for 2010 and learned that our family of three [...]
