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July 26, 2010, at 2:49 pm
 Today’s shopping lesson starts with a zen-tastic mantra, courtesy of the gurus at Om Yoga Center. What the eff do sun salutations have to do with thrift? So glad you asked. Yoga increases one’s capacity for patience. Patience tips the secondhand shopping scales in or out . . . → GO ON… Mantras and Thrift Finds
March 16, 2010, at 1:59 pm
 Is the Hell’s Kitchen Salvation Army a bitch and a half to thrift? Yes.
Can a thorough browse at the Hell’s Kitchen Salvation Army result in a pair of legit Rich & Skinny Jeans? Also yes.
These denim dreams were originally priced at $14.99; I happened to find . . . → GO ON… You Don’t Have to be Rich to Buy Rich & Skinny Jeans
February 1, 2010, at 11:46 am
 Every three months or so, I suffer a crisis of faith re: my mission to get you gals shopping in the most fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible way there is (a.k.a. secondhand, obvs).
The inner monologue goes something like this:
Resale’s an easy sell, but what about . . . → GO ON… Four Bucks Nets Me C&C Turtleneck
January 29, 2010, at 4:56 pm
 The below Tresics top has the following pros: burnt orange/red color (always a plus for olive-skinned brunettes); thin, cozy material (great for layering); butt-covering length (plays well with leggings); a crazy-low price ($3.99 at Salvation Army, Chelsea. Word.)
There is, of course, one glaring con. The keyhole . . . → GO ON… How To Transform a Keyhole Neckline
October 1, 2009, at 1:37 pm
I pass by Hamlet’s Vintage on Bleecker multiple times a day, as it’s a hop, skip and a jump away from my apartment. The store pimps itself out to locals and tourists alike via a $15 T-Shirt Rack on the sidewalk. The tees are standard secondhand . . . → GO ON… The Fourteen Dollar Difference Between Vintage and Thrifted Tees
September 30, 2009, at 12:44 pm
If there was a video game designed to test one’s thrifting prowess, the Hell’s Kitchen Salvation Army would be the final level. I hit the store yesterday and it was, hands down, the most daunting of my thriftastic challenges to date. I sifted through racks and . . . → GO ON… Theory Cashmere at Salvation Army
June 24, 2009, at 12:52 pm
To shop the Chelsea Salvation Army is to boldly hunt where few have hunted before. I’m not just talking no dressing rooms. I’m talking visible schmutz all over the floor, pit-stained t-shirts, stinky shoes, et. al. The place exemplifies any and all stigmas associated with thrift; . . . → GO ON… The Conquest of the Chelsea Salvation Army
June 3, 2009, at 5:45 pm
Check out the outfit on Donna, Salvation Army Skeptic Turned Thrifting Extraordinaire:
O.M.F.G. The dress, the clutch, the shoes, and the way she put them together is all kinds of awesome. This outfit is KILLER! I almost can’t believe this is the work of a thrifting . . . → GO ON… Salvation Army Greatness
June 1, 2009, at 5:43 pm
On May 27 at 12:12pm, Donna wrote:
I kind of thought that uber-successful thrift shopping was limited to thin petite pretty girls like you.
I was proven wrong when I took a trip to my local Salvation Army. I was able to snag two dresses for a . . . → GO ON… A Skeptic Finds Salvation (Army)
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