So, today's topic: As anyone who knows me can tell you I have a passion for frugality, namely shopping & treasure hunting at Goodwill!! Ahhh, the smell of bargains in the morning.. or afternoon, or at night, heck, I will use ANY excuse to stop in the local goodwill and just look around. I never feel compelled to buy, (like going in thinking “I have to spend money, or find something”)> I know that there is a stereotype of women that we shop just because, or that we spend money because we have to, (emotional shopping and the like) so I know there are those of you who think going to Goodwill is like that, as if thrift-store shopping is an excuse to spend money, just because it's cheap. Not so with me. True, I do get a natural high or thrill from finding something for a great price, or finally finding an item that I've been looking for for a long time, but no, I don't go for the reasons most women do.
Recently
my sister-in-law turned me on to a song by Maclemore called “Thrift
Shop” that says it best (although I won't repeat the expletives).
“This is ****ing awesome!!”. The song is a bit crass in spots,
but I do appreciate a fellow thrift hunter and the song captures some
of the main reasons I like to shop the thrift-stores. Reason #1, as I
previously stated, there is an element of fun in hunting the shelves
and racks to see just what you can find. Reason #2, there is an equal
exhilaration and even pride in buying a whole outfit (including
accessories & shoes) for less that $20. Reason #2, shopping
elsewhere is a WASTE OF MONEY!! When you can spend less than $20 on a
whole outfit at Goodwill, (granted, slightly worn/used) where you
would spend at least that much on a single article of clothing
brand-new at all other stores, it stands to reason.
Side note* I LOVE my dog. My dog Bear
is a pure-bred West Highland White Terrier and he is a spunky,
fearless, BIG dog in a little dog body. So naturally he is always in
the back of my mind when treasure-hunting.
I also love Pinterest. I currently have
over 22,000 pins and 100 boards. Amoung them is a board entitled “For
the Dogs” where I pin all things related to dogs. Dog beds, toys,
home-made treats, breeds (I also love
Scotties, Bull dogs and Bull Terriers), cute pictures, and
anything else having to do with dogs.
So, why do I mention these things that
have seemingly nothing to do with the other? Well during my random
searches I saw the cutest
Westie bookends that I wanted SUPER bad. I looked them up on Ebay and
Amazon, and they were going for between $40 and $80. As much as I
wanted to buy them, I have a bedrock internal principle; “Don't
spend too much money on something you know
you can find cheaper at Goodwill!!” And I LOVE shopping at
Goodwill. So basically, I would rather wait to buy something, in
order to save money. And I would definitely rather wait to buy
something if it means it gives me an excuse to shop at Goodwill...
are you catching my drift when I said I LOVE GOODWILL!!!
So, you can imagine my shock, surprise
and delight, when I found THESE beauties!!!
I've been looking for bookends for
six months. Via Pinterest, I've seen ideas to take ugly &
outdated thrift-store bookends or inexpensive plastic toys and attach
them to blocks of wood and then spray paint them. Fortunaly, I found
absolutely ADORABLE Scottie/Westie bookends (one of which I will
spray white/Westie, one of which I plan to leave as-is/Scottie). I am
THRILLED!!
And my point? Amazon price? $80. Goodwill price? $16!! Savings? $64
THIS is why I love Goodwill shopping!!
BOOM!!
Thrift-store Lyrics by Maclemore
“I'm like yo, that's heck'a tight.
I'm like Yo! that's $50 for a _________ (fill in the blank, whatever)
Limited edition lets to some simple addition
$50 for a ______ that's just some ignorance
I call that getting swindled!“
This is ****ing awesome!!!
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