Don't you just love it when someone starts a blog and then doesn't post for months on end?!?!
(crickets chirping)
What can I say? Life. It happens. Kids get busy. Work gets insane. You stop folding clean clothes until 3 weeks pile up in baskets and overtakes your family room.
I'm still thrifty crazy as ever. Opened a Poshmark shop, https://poshmark.com/closet/funklicious. (Seriously, go check it out. I have good taste!)
Last post was all about my favorite thrift haunts. I thought it might be beneficial to go over some good guidelines to keep in mind when you go thrifting (if you are new to the thrifting game).
1. Bring friends. It's a bitchin' time to get some of your peeps together and search for buried treasure in thrift stores. Trust me on this.
2. Research your thrift stores first and check out their sale schedule. What colored tags are marked down? When is Ladies' Night? What days are 50% off (BEST DAY EVER)?
3. Don't go in with a specific item in mind. Instead of saying I am looking for a red pair of Lucky Brand jeans in a size 8, say I'm looking for a pair of jeans. Or I need a sweater. You'll never know what you will find. Make sure to keep an open mind.
4. That said, it's good to keep a limit or else you'll walk out with 95 bags of stuff you don't really need. Review your own wardrobe first so you know what holes you need to fill.
5. Be prepared to dig for gold. Most thrift stores will filter clothes by style (tshirts, sweaters, jeans, pants, etc.) and then by color. So all pink shirts will be in one section. Khaki pants in another. 95% of the time the racks are overflowing. You have to get in there and dig. Read labels, sizes, and look over condition. Check pockets and make sure zippers work, all buttons are there, etc. (Serious on the checking pockets thing. I once bought my son a pair of snow pants and found bullets in the pockets. That would have been super scary if I just threw them into the washing machine/dryer without checking.)
6. If the thrift store has dressing rooms then take advantage and try on. Most thrift stores have a no return policy, so you want to make sure you will wear what you purchase. Part of the thrifting is reducing waste and using what is already there instead of purchasing new. Clothing waste is a huge issue. Tons of wearable clothing goes to landfills. You want to make sure you are not adding to this issue.
7. I always like to find the wackiest thing in the store and have a good laugh. Some stuff even your imagination couldn't think up! (Think bedazzled sweatshirts with past president's heads on them. It was awesome btw.)
8. Most important, just be patient! If your having a grumpy day, then perhaps wait to thrift on a day that you aren't feeling like flipping everyone off. (Unless you are like me and thrifting HELPS the grumpies, then I say shop away and mentally flip people off. I mean, not that I would EVER do that.)
9. I wish there was a job for a thrifting guru. Seriously. I'd nail that shit.
Make sure to follow me on Facebook. Search Funklicious Thrifting and you will find me and all my snarkiness.
(crickets chirping)
What can I say? Life. It happens. Kids get busy. Work gets insane. You stop folding clean clothes until 3 weeks pile up in baskets and overtakes your family room.
I'm still thrifty crazy as ever. Opened a Poshmark shop, https://poshmark.com/closet/funklicious. (Seriously, go check it out. I have good taste!)
Last post was all about my favorite thrift haunts. I thought it might be beneficial to go over some good guidelines to keep in mind when you go thrifting (if you are new to the thrifting game).
1. Bring friends. It's a bitchin' time to get some of your peeps together and search for buried treasure in thrift stores. Trust me on this.
2. Research your thrift stores first and check out their sale schedule. What colored tags are marked down? When is Ladies' Night? What days are 50% off (BEST DAY EVER)?
3. Don't go in with a specific item in mind. Instead of saying I am looking for a red pair of Lucky Brand jeans in a size 8, say I'm looking for a pair of jeans. Or I need a sweater. You'll never know what you will find. Make sure to keep an open mind.
4. That said, it's good to keep a limit or else you'll walk out with 95 bags of stuff you don't really need. Review your own wardrobe first so you know what holes you need to fill.
5. Be prepared to dig for gold. Most thrift stores will filter clothes by style (tshirts, sweaters, jeans, pants, etc.) and then by color. So all pink shirts will be in one section. Khaki pants in another. 95% of the time the racks are overflowing. You have to get in there and dig. Read labels, sizes, and look over condition. Check pockets and make sure zippers work, all buttons are there, etc. (Serious on the checking pockets thing. I once bought my son a pair of snow pants and found bullets in the pockets. That would have been super scary if I just threw them into the washing machine/dryer without checking.)
6. If the thrift store has dressing rooms then take advantage and try on. Most thrift stores have a no return policy, so you want to make sure you will wear what you purchase. Part of the thrifting is reducing waste and using what is already there instead of purchasing new. Clothing waste is a huge issue. Tons of wearable clothing goes to landfills. You want to make sure you are not adding to this issue.
7. I always like to find the wackiest thing in the store and have a good laugh. Some stuff even your imagination couldn't think up! (Think bedazzled sweatshirts with past president's heads on them. It was awesome btw.)
8. Most important, just be patient! If your having a grumpy day, then perhaps wait to thrift on a day that you aren't feeling like flipping everyone off. (Unless you are like me and thrifting HELPS the grumpies, then I say shop away and mentally flip people off. I mean, not that I would EVER do that.)
9. I wish there was a job for a thrifting guru. Seriously. I'd nail that shit.
Make sure to follow me on Facebook. Search Funklicious Thrifting and you will find me and all my snarkiness.
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