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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2008Second-hand Fun (OT)
I didn't (still don't) really know how long I'll be here in SC. I also didn't know what to pack so I'm pretty much wearing the same stuff over and over again. I packed three nice t-shirt I got (freebies) from some of John's art shows but they are HEAVY and too hot! Anyway, last week we left the house waaay too early for Mom's doctor's appointment. (She's doing fine, BTW.) So we drove through a small shopping center. There was a "resale" shop and we went in. We browsed through short-sleeved shirts and tops and I picked out two to help round out my currently limited wardrobe. They were in very good (barely, if ever, worn) condition. And at USD $2.50 and $3.50 a steal! But wait! When I got to the counter the total for *both* was $3. When I expressed surprise the woman said, "Oh, the ones with the green tags are on sale." I'm loving it :) (Too bad I couldn't find any shorts; it's soooo hot in this house and I only packed 2 pair!) I go through my clothes every couple of years and donate the ones I haven't worn in a couple of years either to Good Will or AmVets. I'm not the type to donate clothing I wouldn't wear myself (i.e. ratty, worn out, missing buttons). I don't really know where "resale" shops like this one get their clothes but everything appeared to be in very good condition. We passed a consignment shop called "I Had to Have It - Now I Don't". Cute name, but we didn't go in there. Consignment shops are, in general, more expensive and feature more designer-label things. I couldn't care less about designer labels. I'm certainly not about to pay to advertise their name emblazoned across my chest (or on my butt)! I remember the days when designer = quality, not free advertising. And, unless you were among the mega-rich, you might have one or two great outfits for special occasions. I've gotten a lot of great deals on things like lamps, small kitchen appliances and gadgets and so on at thrift shops over the years. And I adore second-hand book stores. I got a complete set of hilarious (!) Southern Living cookbooks for $1 each. Why hilarious? Well, they were printed in the 1970's. Anything that lists Jell-O as a primary ingredient makes me laugh (or cry). I did get a pristine (hardback with plastic dust cover) copy of Paul Prudhomme's 'Louisiana Cooking' at this same used book store for $9. Jill And I >adore second-hand book stores. I have to be dragged screaming from them! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > I've gotten a lot of great deals on things like lamps, small kitchen > appliances and gadgets and so on at thrift shops over the years. And I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > cover) copy of Paul Prudhomme's 'Louisiana Cooking' at this same used book > store for $9. Second hand book stores are a good part of the reason I want/need to add a combination family room/library onto the house. We have boxes and bags of books in the garage waiting for us to have shelf space to put them, and I've been winnowing them out. Pam S who spent more than she should, but less than usual for book therapy. > I didn't (still don't) really know how long I'll be here in SC. I > also didn't know what to pack so I'm pretty much wearing the same [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > green tags are on sale." I'm loving it :) (Too bad I couldn't find > any shorts; it's soooo hot in this house and I only packed 2 pair!) Sounds like a real bargain! > I go through my clothes every couple of years and donate the ones I > haven't worn in a couple of years either to Good Will or AmVets. I'm > not the type to donate clothing I wouldn't wear myself (i.e. ratty, > worn out, missing buttons). I don't really know where "resale" shops > like this one get their clothes but everything appeared to be in very > good condition. Think again about donating your old unwearable clothes. Those that can't be re-sold in second hand shops are ripped up and sold as rags for cleaning - and still make money for your charity. (How do I know this? I use *alot* of rags at work to clean up paint. I still find it rather difficult to use old baby clothes to wipe up mess because i always wonder what happened to that baby, and hope they grew out of it rather than something else. > We passed a consignment shop called "I Had to Have It - Now I Don't". > Cute name, but we didn't go in there. Consignment shops are, in [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > (hardback with plastic dust cover) copy of Paul Prudhomme's > 'Louisiana Cooking' at this same used book store for $9. I love second hand shops too, you find ht emost amazing things in them. And, like always, I often wonder what story those items would tell you if only the could speak. Yowie > Think again about donating your old unwearable clothes. Those that can't be > re-sold in second hand shops are ripped up and sold as rags for cleaning - > and still make money for your charity. (How do I know this? I use *alot* of > rags at work to clean up paint. I haven't seen this in the US, but that doesn't mean it's not done. > I still find it rather difficult to use old > baby clothes to wipe up mess because i always wonder what happened to that > baby, and hope they grew out of it rather than something else. Most likely the former. After all, growing is one of the main things that babies *do*. :) Joyce >> Think again about donating your old unwearable clothes. Those that >> can't be re-sold in second hand shops are ripped up and sold as rags [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Most likely the former. After all, growing is one of the main things > that babies *do*. :) I know. I think perhaps what is happenign to Siobhan is getting to me more than I would care to admit. Yowie > I love second hand shops too, you find the most amazing things in them. > And, like always, I often wonder what story those items would tell you > if only they could speak. The most astonishing thing I have ever seen for sale second-hand was in car boot sale, not a second-hand shop. A radium-lined corset. These were promoted in the 1930s as a treatment for rheumatism - you can see ads for them in the newspapers of the time (one I've seen was from the Radio Times in 1938). This one was unused in the original packaging. They have enough radium in them to count as *high-level* radioactive waste. They wouldn't be cheap to dispose of. Obvious solution, take it down to a car park on a Sunday morning and make it somebody else's problem.. (Only a difference in scale from the way the whole nuclear industry operates). ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts > Think again about donating your old unwearable clothes. Those that can't be > re-sold in second hand shops are ripped up and sold as rags for cleaning - > and still make money for your charity. My mum used to volunteer in a charity shop which raised money for the local hospice. Any clothing that was not good enough to be sold was bagged up and a local firm would come round every couple of weeks and give them so much per bag, it made a tidy sum for the charity as well as being good for the environment as the cloth was then recycled to make other clothes Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >> Think again about donating your old unwearable clothes. Those that >> can't be re-sold in second hand shops are ripped up and sold as rags [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I was looking at some trousers in a charity shopy last year, the trousers were £3, I found £15 in the pocket. The ladies running the shop seemed surprised when I told them. :-)  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I was looking at some trousers in a charity shopy last year, the trousers > were £3, I found £15 in the pocket. The ladies running the shop seemed > surprised when I told them. :-) It happens, my mum was once hanging up a jacket in the shop when she felt something in the pocket and it was £300 in cash. She managed to trace it back to the donor who explained that they had wanted to make the donation discreetly and was a bit annoyed to be contacted and asked about it! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
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