Buy Resale...Not Retail

I love sniffing out a good deal. Buying resale can save you some big bucks… as long as you only buy what you can use! Check the item VERY carefully for “issues” that you can’t live with or fix.

I don’t have much time for most “antique” stores as they seem to be filled with downright trash at treasure prices. Thrift stores are a favorite shopping stop. Most are run by charities so not only are you getting a bargain, you are helping a good cause.

My favorite local thrift stores are:

ReStore – this shop is by “Habitat For Humanity. It has almost anything in it…you never know what you will find! In a later blogs I’ll be posting some to the things I’ve brought home and what I have done with them.

New Spring – supports the mission organization “Africa For Jesus”. It’s amazing what they have been able to do since they opened their shops.

Goodwill – in my town… it’s not the greatest. Has a tendency to be a bit junky and overpriced. But I have found some treasure – like my piece of pottery marked “Persia” (Iran before 1935). So I take a peek every so often.

Another way to buy resale is the old standby – yard sales. At the beginning of our “chick day” last weekend, Best Friend and I stopped at a yard sale. I scored some darling outfits (2 and 3 piece!) for my nephew for $1-$2 each and a pie plate for .50c.

Below are a few great blogs to get your creative juices flowing on how to redo treasures you might find at resale stores. You’ll never look at old furniture the same! Or lamps… mirrors… platters… jars…

http://betterafter.blogspot.com/

http://confessionsofacurbshopaholic.blogspot.com/

http://decoratingaddict.blogspot.com/

http://www.decorchick.com/

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

http://infarrantlycreative.blogspot.com/

http://myrepurposedlife.blogspot.com/

http://reddoorhome.blogspot.com/

http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/

And there are a few stores that while they are retail establishments, they sell overruns and end of season items at good discounts. Sometimes crazy discounts!

I am a dedicated TJ Maxx/Home Goods shopper!

So is my sweet niece Hanna!