tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282065843261490028.post7028805939809207260..comments2023-06-18T07:35:09.683-07:00Comments on The Stylish Geek: The Stylish Geek’s Guide to Thrift ShoppingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282065843261490028.post-31940503361164809242009-12-01T06:22:55.738-08:002009-12-01T06:22:55.738-08:00You can also buy from www.lethrift.com. It is an o...You can also buy from www.lethrift.com. It is an online consignment and thrift store that sells only designer and name brand goods for very inexpensive prices. Le Thrift also goes to great efforts to ensure that each piece is in great condition and each customer is happy with their purchase. There is also a constantly changing inventory of new things uploaded every week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500222305742918321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282065843261490028.post-56002287569121448892009-02-12T01:38:00.000-08:002009-02-12T01:38:00.000-08:00If you thrift often enough, you can tell just by t...If you thrift often enough, you can tell just by the feel of fabric if something is good or not. I go through many racks "by touch" and when I feel something that is made of a quality fabric I stop to look at it. This works especially well with men's suits. A good wool, camel hair or cashmere stands out instantly.<BR/><BR/>Since I thrift most often at an outlet the size of a supermarket that marks things between 25 cents and $1.75, has little rhyme or reason to its layout (sometimes organized somewhat by gender, never by size), and turns over its entire inventory weekly, this little trick comes in quite handy.<BR/><BR/>And for the squeamish? They can just buy it from me on ebay--still less than retail, still helping reduce landfills, still finding unique one-of-a-kind or man-I-wish-they-still-made-those items. But cleaned up, inspected for flaws/repaired, and easily searchable with just a few keystrokes. Win-win!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282065843261490028.post-62650384688296889892009-01-31T23:28:00.000-08:002009-01-31T23:28:00.000-08:00My goodness, squeamish? I've been thrifting si...My goodness, squeamish? I've been thrifting since 1975 and I've never even got a viral cold from shopping in thrift stores. Most valuable hint: go often. Sometimes I find not a thing, the next time a bundle. Shop all sections. Never miss the pajama section (male & female), almost always something there. Only buy it if you love it; don't fixate on label or cost. I've made a few mistakes buying some fabulous label at low cost (Like an Eileen Fisher for a buck) and never wearing it. Although now I sell it on Ebay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282065843261490028.post-10152273647839506762009-01-25T10:38:00.000-08:002009-01-25T10:38:00.000-08:00Yeah, I'm not squeamish about the clothing at all....Yeah, I'm not squeamish about the clothing at all...but it does seem to be the main thing holding many people back from thrifting!<BR/><BR/>I also barely ever dry clean anything. Unless it's super special, I usually just hand wash it.Anna M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07613300160004156046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282065843261490028.post-45434113260903873552009-01-25T10:25:00.000-08:002009-01-25T10:25:00.000-08:00Great advice! I have to say I don't understand bei...Great advice! I have to say I don't understand being squeamish about thrift store clothing. You have no idea how many people have tried on a 'new' piece in a retail store--or bought something, wore it, then returned it.<BR/><BR/>Most of my thrifting is done at yard sales where the clothing I find is so cheap I never dry clean anything. If it gets ruined I'm only out a buck or two at most, but that's very rare. And I even wash leather shoes in the washer!The Queen of Fifty Centshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384014133730608702noreply@blogger.com