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The Thrifty Chicks
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Thrift Store Gurus, a nation-wide network of friends with decades of thrift store shopping experience. We live thrift.
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When the Thrift Gods send a message, you better listen

Yesterday featured several rare events. Much of it was spent at an outlet mall and Nordstrom Rack. March is birthday month and I’ve two girls. Given the seasonal transition of this month, clothes are...

25 feb 12

Rewire us please

I know it’s not true. Why do I hold fast to the assumption those “new” items will work or even meet basic expectations when they arrive in my home? I constantly forget to give “new” items a good once...

28 jan 12

The price of living

As January sets in, I face another birthday. At 44, I don’t consider myself “old” but I no longer see eye to eye with youth. Could this be the nether years? My daughters are growing up; fast. College...

11 jan 12

Purchase Patience

Stopped by the credit union the other day and did the standard 10 minute surgical strike at the neighborhood thrift. I found one. It’s been two years of searching I call Purchase Patience. The price ...

24 dec 11

Beware of the looming Gifting Anxiety

This post ran last year and resonated with many. I think we could all use a little reminder... I’m no fan of staying up late on Christmas Eve to wrap gifts only to have my daughters wake me up pre-da...

15 dec 11

My home of abandonment

My brother in law visited recently. He had not been to our Denver home, quite a different place from the home we left in Boulder. Built in 1900, it’s much older as are the contents. Nearly every piec...

11 dec 11

Go chopping not shopping!

For over a decade my family has been chopping in lieu of shopping the weekend following Thanksgiving. The National Forest Service offers many sites and invites citizens to purchase a tree-chopping pe...

22 nov 11

Totally outfitted placesetting: china to flatware to stemware to individual salt and pepper shakers...

This post originally ran in November of 2009. Just over a week before Thanksgiving, we thought it wise to remind Americans there are alternatives to outfitting a table worthy of a spread in a magazin...

15 nov 11

Listing is a lonely process

With over 100 listings, some repeat items, on my fourth week of hosting Shopping Glightly, an Etsy store, I’ve arrived at the sad conclusion that listing is a lonely job. Mr. Golightly thought I was ...

10 nov 11

About the only item, aside from groceries, we buy new without second thought

Thrift store family of horses for my Little Pie, my Piper. This weekend I picked up this family of horses at Goodwill. They are tucked away for the holidays for my little Piper. I will not wrap them....

02 nov 11

More from the journals of a new online re-seller

The online store Shopping Golightly premiered on Etsy this October 16th selling vintage finds with plans to eventually include handmade items. Hah! It was a small, intimate premier. Etsy gets all aro...

28 oct 11

It’s Etsy!

Week three: Change of resale shop opening plans. Enter vintage on Etsy! The store was up and running in less than an hour. Of course it’s not fully stocked. My goal in Apron Thrift Girl’s October Res...

20 oct 11

Journals from a newbie online reseller

Note: Im receiving emails to purchase items scheduled be sold the in store that have been photographed on this site. This is a tough decision. Not because of inventory, Ive loads of it. Im uncertain ...

12 oct 11

Its all in the bag

Vintage Spools of thread you can repurpose as holiday ornaments with sheet music also found in those bags. Little Piper and I worked on these this weekend. Ever wondered whats in those clear plastic ...

11 oct 11

Struggling with Resale

Apron Thrift Girl and Ive chatted many times about how I need to open an online resale shop. Ive sat on this idea for over one year. So Im taking ATGs October Resale Challenge. Today I FINALLY starte...

06 oct 11

Original Halloween

Our mantle outfitted in thrift for Halloween. Most notable,  the round mirror ($8)  topped with a feather cape ($3) and the vintage Columbia scale ($6) weighing in a  papier-mâché lant...

03 oct 11

Unconventional Harvest

The autumnal equinox was last Friday, the 23rd. Fall is my favorite season. Not only am I a person who loves sweaters and hats, but also I love a good harvest, an unconventional one of course. We’ve ...

26 sep 11

New Position: Blue Jean Distresser

Officially announcing availability as a Blue Jean Distresser for the fashion market. Now Hollywood starlights can wear and feel the truly and honestly distressed jean from hard, backbreaking work. No...

19 sep 11

How much are you going to pay? To who?

Above is a project Im happy to complete, refinishing this vintage sewing box. Little Pie and I spied it at Goodwill three weeks ago for $9. Hand-crafted in Poland, each component still has penciled n...

06 sep 11

Crafty or resourceful? Resourceful I think.

I dont consider myself a crafty person. But then, I hunker down in this heat wave and felt little birds for the holidays with Little Pie. Thats kinda crafty. We have fun Little Pie and I. She always ...

30 aug 11

It ends and begins on Septemeber 2nd

On September 2nd, a group of about 300 American consumers will hit a personal milestone. With the exception of a few items like undergarments, they will not have purchased any new clothing for a full...

25 aug 11

The Consumption Economy Is Dying—Let it Die! by Michael Mandel

Michael Mandel is chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute. His piece, "The Consumption Economy Is Dying—Let it Die!" appears in The Atlantic on August 15th. Mandels pass...

18 aug 11

Taking on Water But Loving It

Ever started a home project only to find youve open not one, but a dozen cans of worms? Thats what Mr. Golightly and I did while the girls were at summer camp. For three weeks we worked tirelessly, l...

15 aug 11

Pushing the re-set button on American retail

My mental back-burners been simmering since the former post, “A Plea to Anthropologie.” I fell short on a few critical points about this business proposal. Keep in mind, the mission of this blog is &...

11 aug 11

A plea to Anthropolgie

Dear friends at Anthropologie, Anthroplogie stores are more than a shopping environment, they are a refuge; at least for me they are. The classic and vintage-inspired clothing is a relief against the...

01 aug 11

Start by publicly blowing raspberries

Mainstream American consumers are cultivated purchase items en masse. We even purchase “bargains” en masse. Lost in the world of retail sales, shoppers forget they will not be using the item they acq...

21 jul 11

What are Snake Eyes?

Many people struggle finding quality clothing at thrift stores. Five 10-foot racks packed with dresses can be a bit overwhelming. I witness at least one person painfully thumbing these racks item by ...

15 jul 11

Childrens thrift store trunk show

As mentioned in the previous post While the children are away the mommy will save, not only did I find items for my teen daughters back to school thrift trunk show but items for Little Pie, still in ...

11 jul 11

While the children are away the mommy will save

I enjoy teaching my daughters alternative methods of acquiring distinct quality fashion. We don’t go to the mall for the standard issue at heavyweight prices. Petite Pois long-sleeve hoodie, $2. I pa...

07 jul 11

In a moment or in the moment, what’s it going to be?

In today’s terms “a moment” confirms an associated task is in our work queue and will soon receive attention, blah, blah, blah. How unfortunate. The notion of a moment being the present is passé. Our...

29 jun 11

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