When I enter a thrift store, there are 2 things that happen immediately. 1, I head straight to the dresses. 2, I scan the room to assess the other shoppers. I do both of these things for the same reason: I call dibs. Dresses are my highest priority, so I need to get to them before anyone else in sight. If someone in the store appears to be my size and have a similar sense of fashion, things go to a whole new level of intensity. I MUST beat them to anything that is, by right of being the thrifting queen, mine. I call dibs on the whole store.
I started in Henrietta as I usually do on my school year Salvo days. I ran into a church friend there - this is the fourth time in a year that I have run into someone from Edgewood at either Henrietta or Greece, so clearly they are wise people who read my blog. :)
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| Pants - Limited, $3.50 |
I have been looking desperately for a pair of gray pants to replace the ones I have outgrown (oops) so I was completely thrilled to find these. The shirt is not a thrift store find, but needed to be shared nonetheless. We happened upon a fundraiser for the Pitty Love Rescue last weekend and I was able to support them by buying what is sure to be my favorite tank top next summer! Go to that website and try not to fall in love with the puppies on the homepage, I dare you.
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| IZ Byer, $3 |
Soft, purple, buttons. Love it.
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| Op, $1.50 |
Not as awesome as my Pitty Love shirt, but still comfy and versatile.
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| Forever 21, $5 |
I've been needing a new black jacket forever. I love my houndstooth Bitten jacket, but you can only wear houndstooth so often. Love this one!
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| Wicked, $1 |
This was an impulse buy. It caught my eye as I was leaving the dressing rooms, and for a buck, I couldn't resist. I daresay I have a few students who will be very jealous.
Side note: This is not my shopping cart. It's my church friend's. I am just so proud.
I then headed up to Greece. That store is very hit or miss for me. Sometimes I make out like a bandit, sometimes there's a fire (that seriously happened) or a power outage (that, too) and I have to leave without buying a thing. I only found a few things today, but was very pleased with the results nonetheless.
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| daisy fuentes, $2.50 |
I love wrap sweaters like these. I already have one in black and pink, so obviously I needed one in gray. This one is really soft and warmer than the others, so I am really in love.
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| Top - Old Navy, $1.50 Pants - Limited, $3 |
I've also been needing to replace my brown pants, and after finding a perfect pair at Henrietta that weren't my size (but I handed them off to my friend, so I hope she got to time them home instead!), I was pleased to find this perfect pair. The top, if you can't tell, has little fabric flowers and large shimmery doo-dabs (not quite sequins... what do you call those?). Adorable.
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| Citizens of Humanity, $2.50 |
This was the coup de grâce. I found these jeans, saw that they were my size and seemed to be of good quality, but didn't recognize the label. I put them in my cart and googled them, and found that they were originally $200 jeans! Yes, those are the exact jeans. I also saw that they didn't have a tag on them. It is usually store policy to refuse to sell any items without tags, but obviously I wasn't letting these go. I asked a manager and she sold them to me for $5... but told the cashier to give me the half-off discount. Dear Greece Salvo manager, there is a special place in heaven for you.
All in all, a satisfying outing! And another one coming up in a month. Consider yourself warned, Rochester area thrift shoppers. I have pointy elbows and I call dibs.
