Comments on LifePrints - Good News for a More Compassionate World: Sign Of The Times - Shopping Resale

MowenDo you live near Buford, GA? That's very clos...

2009-03-31T09:08:00.000-07:00

Mowen

Do you live near Buford, GA? That's very close to my home town.

Thanks for your comment. I love to go thrift store shopping with a friend or my step daughter. She always finds the coolest clothes.

Peace,
Lisa

I love shopping at the second hand stores as well....

2009-03-31T08:12:00.000-07:00

I love shopping at the second hand stores as well. I try to go Goodwill in Buford (it is organized and clean)and some of the local thrift stores as well. It is always fun to find a deal and it makes it more fun if you take a friend with you!!!

Margaret,Didn't you go to Savers once with me when...

2009-03-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

Margaret,

Didn't you go to Savers once with me when you were here? I go in spurts. I might shop there several times in a month and then not go back for a long while.

It does feel good to know that I'm supporting a charity.

Love ya,
Lisa

Mike,So good to hear from you. I'm not a garage sa...

2009-03-25T13:26:00.000-07:00

Mike,

So good to hear from you. I'm not a garage sale person..unless I'm driving by one. Then I have to stop! I don't like to haggle over price. That's my hang up.

Peace,
Lisa

We don't have a Savers in GA but I haunt the local...

2009-03-25T07:12:00.000-07:00

We don't have a Savers in GA but I haunt the local thrift store which supports a local "safe house" for battered and abused women. I find some great thing there.

Mom Mc

Hi Lisa,That's a great idea about shopping at a pl...

2009-03-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

Hi Lisa,
That's a great idea about shopping at a place like Savers. Myself, I am a garage sale hound. Here in NY I am anxiously awaiting the beginning of "garage sale season." Last year, I scored a new leather jacket and two fleece jackets, all almost new, for a whopping $20 for all three items.

Everyone thinks I bought them new, and who am I to tell them the truth? Being thrifty does not mean being cheap. I'd rather save the money I'd spend on fancy clothes in my children's college fund than to buy new leather jackets and fleece (I love fleece, by the way).

Very informative article, I enjoyed it. -Mike.

Linda,That's why I love to go. I buy jeans for les...

2009-03-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

Linda,

That's why I love to go. I buy jeans for less than $10 buck and they are brand name jeans that would cost $50 or more retail. I love that!

Talk to you soon!
Lisa

Meg and Fin,I've bought great items besides clothi...

2009-03-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

Meg and Fin,

I've bought great items besides clothing. I found a student desk in perfect condition for my son and bought it for $30. It was an IKEA piece that would have cost close to $200 out of their catalog. I was very happy about that one!

Thank for the comment,
Lisa

I went into Savers looking for a Halloween costume...

2009-03-23T21:33:00.000-07:00

I went into Savers looking for a Halloween costume and came out with a skirt, which I wore to work the next day. You really can find some decent things in there. I think the skirt cost $3.00!

I like thrift stores too, but mostly for non-cloth...

2009-03-19T17:42:00.000-07:00

I like thrift stores too, but mostly for non-clothes things like books. I go to the library too.

I usually donate straight to Safe Nest - they are a great charity.

Meg

Lynn,Thanks so much for the comment! Did you know ...

2009-03-19T15:43:00.000-07:00

Lynn,

Thanks so much for the comment! Did you know that Value Village is the Canadian arm of Savers? My local Goodwill isn't that great..kind of unorganized and I like the way that Savers seems to be pickier about the clothes they put out.

Todd and I love to buy used books too. I get them from my library bookstore for 50 cents or a dollar at the most. We have way too many books!

So good to hear from you!

Peace,
Lisa

Kevin and I LOVE shopping in second-hand stores. ...

2009-03-19T15:14:00.000-07:00

Kevin and I LOVE shopping in second-hand stores. When you live in a big city, there are lots of them scattered around. We shop at Value Village quite a bit but our favorite is Good Will. I love getting a pair of jeans for $7. Kevin buys his work clothes there too. But our favorite items to buy are books. Living in Canada, the cost of books is outrageous. I can get children's paperbacks for $0.99 and hardbacks for $1.99. I also buy my novels there for $2.49 each. I love thrift stores!