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エルメス スカーフ Opportunity Shopping
Opportunity Shopping
Months of minimalist suitcase living inspired me to pare down my wardrobe for the summer. What formerly cluttered the hangers has now departed: too big, too small, never wore it by way of friends, the charity bin downstairs, or (ok I admit it, they were falling apart) the bin. I need to make some new acquisitions soon, エルメス スカーフ or the cupboard won be the only thing that bare! What to do?
Last night I was at the pub with my industrious friend Isi, when I noted her gorgeous retro glomesh wallet. Cardin she stated, bucks from Charing Cross Vinnies!" Then she held out her handbag: Vinnies. It a gold mine. my gosh! I was instantly taken back to my undergrad days and the great little St Vincent De Paul shop tucked into the corner that I walked past on my way home from uni. There, amongst the musty racks of bizarre bricabrac and inexplicable polyester, I had rummaged almost daily and successfully kitted myself out from top to toe in funky, colourful outfits. I could always find pairs of seventies jeans and cool retro tshirts, as well as grandmaknitted jumpers. I remember some kind of fuzzy, snot green cardigan that was a huge fave (grunge was actually a fashion style back then).
Op shopping is a bit like fishing. Sometimes you go through the racks for hours and come out with nothing. Other days, you hit gold as soon as you walk in. I remember the fantastic Kangaroo skin (I know Pamela Anderson would have a fit but it doesn count if it second hand, right?) tan leather jacket I found one day. It was $50, an extravagant purchase (nice to know the money went to a great cause), but I bought it and it went backpacking around Europe with me. Last year I bought something similar sorry Pam for closer to $400!
The hitandmiss nature of the op shopping beast is why second hand market stalls do so well. Somebody has done the hours of groundwork for you. But if you do http://www.buyhermesshop.com/ have time and patience, then Bob might well be your Uncle in the form of a cool jacket, designer suit, funny tee, sexy scarf or fab handbag for ten bucks! Not everyone can be bothered EBaying off every last item, so there will always be bargains for the dedicated hunter.
Another great idea is the swapsies party. Get your friends together with their wardrobe clearouts and make an evening of it. Everyone a winner!
And next time I need the pickmeup buzz of a new purchase, I am heading straight for St V de P. Looks like I won be getting around in paper bags just yet after all. They are well worth a look if and when you get the chance. But try things on and decide that yes you really will wear it before buying it no point getting a bargain if it never gets back out of the wardrobe!
I surprised some people look down on Vinnies and all their cousins as inferior. Today I wearing a work outfit of skirt, blouse, jacket, necklace and shoes, all bought the same lucky day at a resale shop. Even better, it makes me feel smart to know I can manage my hardearned money so well instead of giving away ten times that much for new things. And many shops support charities.
Vinnies is the best place ever for bargains. Every single time I wear something bought second hand someone comments エルメス on it. True, you do need to spend the time rifling through racks or bins, and have a bit of an eye for fashion, but the time and effort is SO worth it.
My favourite finds have been a pair of chartruese, suede Christian Dior heels and a Hussy top that I was debating buying when it was $230 in the shops and then a couple of months later found it in the local Vinnies, unworn with the tag for $12.
Bargain buys are a girls best friend!!
Well, Anna, you have lost one loyal reader. I used to love reading this blog, コンバース but I will no longer support a selfish bimbo who thinks her own statements are more important than an innocent kangaroo. You are very sick to support such a cruel industry and even consider wearing our national emblem on your back. Go http://www.shougakukin.jp/bunya/newbalance.html educate yourself about animal welfare issues such as this, then maybe your little savings plan will no longer be such in comparison to what these innocent animals endure.
Whilst Vinnies and other shop places are great to pick up a bargain (and I am certainly not one to knock a bargain when there is one to be オークリー メガネ had), it does have a knockon effect when EVERYONE goes there to nab up stuff that might look cool or those who want cheap designer stuff they put the prices up due to demand (especially evident in more affluent areas) and make it increasingly harder for ニューバランス 店舗 struggling families to buy clothes and other goods that they can afford at full price.
It fair enough for kids clothes which can be circulated a few times before they worn out but other things (women and girls clothing, especially jackets, jeans, shoes) get increasingly harder to find.
Growing up, we had need of these shops on occasion because money was simply too tight to buy new so we swallowed a bit of pride and went to a local op shop. The same op shop 15 years later now sells the same type of gear we bought at about 2/3 retail prices and that a jump of several hundred percent from when we had a real need of コンバース ハイカット it. Even counting inflation, that a massive rise.
When I asked the lady behind the desk why it was so I was told it fashionable and wants cheap bargains so we may as well make our money http://www.newbalancesaleshop.net/ for it ジョーダン スニーカー I taken a friend in to show her how cheap the stuff was after she found herself in financial troubles but she left mostly empty handed. Defeats the purpose of the store, really. Sure, the money they make goes to helping others in the long run but it doesn help those in more immediate need. It those people who don care if they wearing Chanel or Dior it just clothes on their backs which is important.
Just something to think about. St Vincents, the Salvos and all their ilk are there for the needy first and foremost, not the fashion savvy.
Last night i picked up a couple of pairs of shorts for the OH $5.00 each doen from $24.99 and $29.99. Picked up some business shirts with tie for $5.00 down from $29.99 we weren expecting much (they were prewrapped etc) but they are quite decent in quality and the ties are lovely!
Picked up some swimmers today what would have cost $60 was down to $10. And $30 boardshorts for $8.00! Bargain!
All of the above will easily last a few seasons they are of good quality as well as classic type styles so won go out of date in a hurry either.
Em of Melbourne has an important point. These charity shops were originally set up to help the genuinely disadvantaged (poor families, starving students, single moms, etc.) not to feed the fashionistas of this world.
Doesn anyone feel the slightest flash of guilt when they come down to further the abuse of these shops?
Of course on the other hand, charities could easily make a fortune by trying to stock designer stuff for knockdown prices. This fortune of course goes to the disadvantaged and to the further running of Vinnies, Salvos. As long as the prices remain knockdown prices, not upping prices just because fashionable
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