I really hate shopping. Well, I should probably just say “I really hate running errands. Of any kind.” I put off pretty much anything that has to be done out of my house and then do it all in spurts. So when I do buy clothes it tends to be in big clumps, which means that I shop almost exclusively at thrift stores and the clearance section of Target so that my wallet won’t start smoking from my trips.
My local Goodwill was so good on this last trip that I actually asked the cashier if they bussed in donations. I have no idea how my little, poor, blighted town can regularly have such amazing stuff.
I bought that entire outfit in one trip at Goodwill, after the Pendleton wool sweater I’m wearing literally jumped into my cart. I wouldn’t have looked at it, it is summer after all, but my cart snagged it’s hanger and it joined the mountain of clothes I had to try on. It ended up being my favorite find of the day.
This trip I went with my Project Put Together in mind, so I ended up buying a lot of staples, pieces that could be layered or mixed, and skirts.
Atticus was being such a great sport about the whole thing, that after a stop for ice cream I decided to cross the street and check out what Payless had to offer. Best luck ever, I walked in when they were having a 70% off end of season sale. I let Atti crawl around on the carpet while I pulled out box after box after box. An embarrassing amount. But in my defense, many of these shoes were $3. I mean really, it would have been irresponsible *not* to buy them. Right?
These were my favorite find of the day, and probably something I never ever would have bought at full price. Since I’m such a cheapskate, I tend to avoid really trendy things, or buy one trendy item in a basic color so I can get a ton of wear out of it before it goes out. But at $5? I can take a risk.
Your outfit looks great! I LOVE the purple flats!
Wow! If you are ever back in town come by Straight From the Heart. We have awesome stuff too and the prices kill the other thrift stores.
so jealous of all those pretty shoes. i need to ck out my payless store.
Love love love those shoes! I'm a thrift store shopper too and it's SO much fun to go home with a bagful of awesome new stuff for practically no money. I went shopping in real stores with my mom recently and nearly choked – people actually pay, like, $50 for a pair of pants? On sale?! I can get a new wardrobe for that!