"junk"

...not that, you pervs.

I'm talking about what some refer to as "junk" stores.... what my grandma called re-sale stores....and what are commonly known down here as thrift stores.

Lots of people I know refuse to shop in them. They feel it's dirty, or somehow degrading, to shop for used clothing and other stuff.

I, on the other hand, have always been a HUGE fan of hand me downs, hand me overs, hand me ups, and thrift store shopping!!

Over the past two weekends, we have gone to 4 thrift stores. Dave has to wear khaki type pants for work (Dockers, whatever)...no jeans allowed, except on Fridays. He has been needing some new pants for work.

Who am I to argue about him saying he wants to go to the thrift stores? In those trips, we have obtained his needed work pants, a few new shirts for him, and I have found several skirts and tops, and a couple of pair of jeans.

If we had purchased the equivalent of these items NEW at retail prices, we would have spent well over $300.00 by now. Seriously.

Every time I wear something new-to-me, I get compliments. When I say it came from a thrift store, I get a mixture of amazement and disgust. It's so funny!!

But I always, always get compliments on what I wear. The other day, I actually heard a couple of ladies at work talking about me after I left the kitchen... "She always dresses sooo cute!" "Yeah, she always looks nice, and I love her sense of style!"

What does THAT add up to?

No matter what some folks think of it, thrift store shopping works!