Comments on: Secondhand Not Second-Rate http://www.frugalvillage.net/2004/12/14/secondhand-not-second-rate/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mom23boys http://www.frugalvillage.net/2004/12/14/secondhand-not-second-rate/#comment-12832 mom23boys Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:34:24 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/?p=1#comment-12832 I love shopping at second hand stores! It doesn't bother me in the least that someone else once wore the item. I love your ideas, especially the one about making sure you have extra cash on hand just in case you come across a really good bargain. I love shopping at second hand stores! It doesn’t bother me in the least that someone else once wore the item.

I love your ideas, especially the one about making sure you have extra cash on hand just in case you come across a really good bargain.

]]> By: Katybird http://www.frugalvillage.net/2004/12/14/secondhand-not-second-rate/#comment-12478 Katybird Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:12:12 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/?p=1#comment-12478 Great idea to keep a notebook with sizes and preferences of family and friends. I love to shop the thrift stores and can make an afternoon of shopping for bargains in them. The first place I head is the book section and then I make my way to the craft sections. I am always on the lookout for a great buy in the clothing section too. I find that in the plus size clothing, most are are pretty worn or they are outdated, I have a hard time finding clothing but I still enjoy the search. :) Great idea to keep a notebook with sizes and preferences of family and friends. I love to shop the thrift stores and can make an afternoon of shopping for bargains in them. The first place I head is the book section and then I make my way to the craft sections. I am always on the lookout for a great buy in the clothing section too. I find that in the plus size clothing, most are are pretty worn or they are outdated, I have a hard time finding clothing but I still enjoy the search. :)

]]> By: emily_hope http://www.frugalvillage.net/2004/12/14/secondhand-not-second-rate/#comment-12290 emily_hope Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:00:24 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.net/?p=1#comment-12290 Very interesting article. Good points about impulse buying. We have a local thrift-type store where everything is a dollar. They get buy outs from stores going out of business and such. Many times I have purchase items just because they were only a dollar and then I didn't need or use them. I have stopped this bad habit. Another good point...being selective. My boss bought a pair of jeans for her grandson from a consignment shop near us. She was angry to find that the zipper didn't work. She never checked it. And of course they do not take returns. I told her she should have looked and someone else probably wouldn't have minded buying them if they were seamstresses and could replace the zipper. She won't even go back in the store because of this one episode, which was really her own fault. Very interesting article. Good points about impulse buying. We have a local thrift-type store where everything is a dollar. They get buy outs from stores going out of business and such. Many times I have purchase items just because they were only a dollar and then I didn’t need or use them. I have stopped this bad habit. Another good point…being selective. My boss bought a pair of jeans for her grandson from a consignment shop near us. She was angry to find that the zipper didn’t work. She never checked it. And of course they do not take returns. I told her she should have looked and someone else probably wouldn’t have minded buying them if they were seamstresses and could replace the zipper. She won’t even go back in the store because of this one episode, which was really her own fault.

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