Shopping
Monday, October 22, 2007
There is a fairly out-of-the-way rural Goodwill we go to sometimes when we are in the neighborhood. But what great stuff! Somehow they have new merchandise - shoes from Target for women - originally @$30 - now from $3-$5. And things like gift bags, and other little things. I got a good deal on a bath mat! They also have bargain racks with things from $.49 to $.99 - I always find something.
This time the find was a Downey-Burke purse. I remember the brand from the olden days with the green/brown square editions -but I recognized the Downey duck - and realized that the pebbled leather brown pouch had been put in with the plastic! Imagine my surprise when I got home & looked it up on the net - retail almost $300!! And seemingly brand new!
But that's the place I got my husband's black leather blazer for - oh, I think $40!! - It makes one an impulse shopper- but with leather purses going for hundreds of dollars, I grab the bargains when I can!
It helps to recognize brands - I also got some new Bandolino ballet flats for $2.99 (retail @ $40) - It's great fun to come home and look up the values on the net. Ka ching! And I got some Target gold pumps against a gala for $5 - (value $30) - But watch out for the sizes! The pumps were marked 8 1/2 and they fit my 7 1/2-8 size foot just fine. So often things are in thrift shops because the sizes are OFF. And nowadays Chinese-made shoes tend to run SMALL. So always try them ON. I think I even have some size 9 shoes - which also fit quite well!
As I have said before, I live in Los Angeles, more specifically Hollywood, and when I get dressed up, I have to get DRESSED UP, even tho I spend lots of my time in jeans and t-shirts. It's part of the old theatrical bluff. I don't want anyone knowing exactly how much I am making. Keep them guessing, I say.
And that leaves me $ to spend in the health food store! (Altho a local health food store has a bargain bin I always peek into - and get bargains from that, too, including nice skin cream....My cash register racked up a supposed $25.00 in savings last time. They have sales, too....)
P.S. - A TIP- compare formulations (look at the ingredients)of even healthfood or homeopathic remedies. I just found a near-duplicate of an allergy formulation I love, but which is sometimes hard to find! About the same price, or a little less - I am going to try it out. Have done the same with formulations that have gone out of production....
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