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I bought a storage locker a few weeks ago and the person had good taste in clothes and was my size.. there are 3 Polo sweaters that fit me and a bunch of Nike and Under Armor shirts.. I’m cheap, and probably should sell them, but they are all almost new so I think I have my new fall wardrobe.. the good news is I’ll still make a few hundred dollars profit even after I keep these items! Brian
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Mine and my wife’s wardrobes come from scavenging trips.
I wear the nice wicking polo shirts for work. After losing a bunch of weight I have a closet full of Nike and Adidas Polo’s that I paid $1-2 each for – all of them like new.My wife was hesitant to get clothes from thrifting for a long time. She would rather shop on clearance racks at Walmart. I kept showing her the high quality stuff I was finding and eventually she tried it. Once she tried it, she hasn’t looked back! She now has Miss Me and Buckle Jeans, a closet full of high end like new shoes to go with any outfit, and a whole closet full of very nice clothes.
My kid’s baseball cleats came from Goodwill. New they would have gotten budget shoes for $30. This way they got the high end $100+ cleats – barely worn. $2-3 a pair.
We just make sure to bleach all clothing and I clean and disinfect the shoes.
Building your entire wardrobe from thrifting/scavenging is AWESOME!
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It would be a good concept for a TV show where someone only shops at thrift stores to fill their home/wardrobe. The only money they could spend elsewhere is on food/utilities.
I watch a lot of British shows where they stick families in situations where they can only live like it is 1920, on social assistance, etc. and this could be a good concept.
You could have various families compete – one that is a full fledged scavenger and some that are diva/princesss types to see how they fare.
I’m sure TLC would pick it up if someone produced it.
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In June, I bought a rain coat at an outlet store for Fall. In August, I went to a rummage sale where I bought an even nicer, hardly used rain coat in my size for about $8. The rain coat I bought in June is now listed on eBay for the price that I paid.
I’ve bought art for myself. At an auction, I bought a framed painting on silk of tribal masks for $11.50. I bought a framed Agam (a famous Israeli artist) print on fabric for $20 (at the same rummage sale as the rain coat) for $20.
I have my reseller’s certificate on file with all the auctions that I go to and don’t pay taxes when I purchase something. If I buy something for personal use at an auction, I will pay taxes on it when I enter quarterly state taxes for the business. If I buy something at a garage sale or similar, then I won’t bother.
The majority of stuff I buy is for the business, and I rarely buy for myself or family. But, every once in a while ….
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I’d say that at least 90% of the clothes I buy for myself and the kids come from thrifts, especially my favorite local thrift where clothes are $1. I outfitted myself with an entire professional wardrobe (suitable for small-town New England, anyway) for my new part-time job from that shop and I’m probably more smartly dressed than 60% of my colleagues.
I’m ruined for retail. If I have to buy something other than socks/underwear at a retail store, I feel like a failure.
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I have 3 teenaged granddaughters who love clothes and purses. (Of course!) They grew up wearing thrift store clothes a lot because their parents are thrifty. So I routinely pick up things I think they would like when I’m thrifting to give them for birthdays and holidays. I have asked them if they would prefer to receive new with tags clothing from upscale stores but they always say they love their thrifted things best! They sure get more that way.
Yesterday I made a special trip to Macy’s to buy some Clinique makeup while they have a special going. You buy X amount of product to receive a cute make up bag with nice free makeup. I used to save the free makeup that I don’t use to sell on ebay. But now that they all wear makeup they love it when I send them those. Especially now that they live in Hong Kong where everything is so expensive. Tomorrow is the last day of the special so I will return again to buy more.
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