Lesson 1: How to stretch a Dollar

First off.
What I am about to demonstrate is not an easy feat and takes practice and the right weather conditions.
In the above picture are 3 items that I purchased at a local thrift store over the weekend. These three items were all bought for under $1. All together. 

Here is how it breaks down:
Shoes- Vintage $0.50
Earrings- Vintage $0.25
Small bag- Vintage $0.20

Making the grand total with tax.... $0.89

Now as I said things like this don't always happen, it take patience and the right weather.  In this case, 2 of the items, the shoes and the earrings, had been sitting around that place for a while.  Sometimes, when I see something I like at a store but it seems kinds of a silly buy (like lime green wedges) I wait and see it they're still there the next time I stop in... if they're there, they were meant to be mine. If not, well then they weren't.  Sometimes, this holding off can also grant you a price drop... like on another pair of wedges I recently purchased, but that's another entry.

Another thing that helped keep the price down is that the earrings are clip-ons.  Now most people would pass these by because of that. However, It would be fairly easy to change these in to stud earrings... or I could just take out my usual earrings and clip them on! Think about it ladies, just cause you CAN wear post earrings doesn't mean you CAN'T wear clip-ons!

Lastly, the small bag is a great floral print which is really big right now.  This was bought for my best friend who LOVES orange.  It was mixed in with the toiletry bags but is in great shape and will make a great jewelry bag, make-up bag or maybe even a wallet or night out bag to go with the right outfit.


So today's tip is to be patience. Wait to see if its there the next time around and it may be worth your while.  And look for weird things and in weird places. Who knows, your next favorite bag might be hiding among the toiletry totes.
ck

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Smarty Pants

Image
In my last post we looked at business casual. Today I'm on the same topic but on the more fun and funky side!   Being in the print media/design field I not only want to look professional but also creative when I'm at work. In this outfit I accomplished a funky look with some bright colored denim, my new nerdy glasses, chunky jewelry and, oh yes, a sweater vest.     Now, of course this outfit would be just fine with out the sweater vest but for me the vest added an extra layer of formality and neediness I was looking for to tie in with the glasses.   I also wanted to give you a close up on the necklace. It is so versatile, using black and brown tones and goes with an array of outfits.   This outfit contained a lot of light colors (the coral, the light denim and the light camel sweater) and this darker chunky necklace helped me tie in the darker glasses and the dark tones in the shoes. I like to think of accessorizing like d...
Read more

Falling in to Place

Image
This outfit is one that I worked on for a while to get all the pieces together.. and then again the over all look just fell right in to place. I had been wanting a jean dress for a while and was not having any luck. I had this idea for an outfit with my new brown boots and a pair of gray tights that I have had for a while. They're a really nice medium heather gray, and heavy, great for cooler weather. All I needed was the jean dress. So more recently I fond an app called Vinted that allows you to buy, sell and swap clothing with other app users. And that is where I found my last piece, the dress! It's not a denim like I had originally envisioned but it worked out almost better. The dark blue of this dress allowed for me to tie in the blue and gold cashmere scarf my brother brought me home from Israel, which tied in the camel colored cardi. All I needed to do was top it off with a gold accent bracelet and my vintage Coach bag. This outfit practically built itself! Come...
Read more

A Short Trip & Fall

Image
  So I had a different outfit all lined up for the next post... and then fall happened. Not to mention a small shopping trip with my ever thrifty mother as a birthday gift, and so TA DA! The featured outfit was born.   While shopping, my mom and I discussed something that may be an issue for my generation, tell me if I'm wrong, but I seem to own more black and grey clothing than anything else. I pick things off the rack, black and grey. I have to FORCE myself to pick things that are colorful and different from everything else in my closet. And so, with my mom as my shopping wing-man if you will, I chose this shirt... okay my psychedelic raised-in-the-70s mom picked this shirt.     Seriously though, this shirt is so far removed from anything I own... and it only slightly reminded me of Austin Powers. Aside from that, however, is the fact that this shirt is versatile. I tried this shirt on with brown pants, navy pants and black pants... and althoug...
Read more