On Wednesday all of our local Salvation Armies (we have 6 or so in our general area) have Family Day, which means 4 out of the 5 price tag colors are 50% off. We rotate the stores we go to so we always have fresh items to buy. After a slow couple of weeks we did quite well yesterday at just one store. This particular store is one of the busier ones, but it was PACKED yesterday! Autumn found 3 nice pairs of shoes (UGG, SAS, and Dansko), and I found (above left-right):
- A vintage 60's or so Boy Scout uniform (with pants and 2 patches in the pocket) $9.99
- The North Face A5 Series short sleeve shirt $2.49
- Polo Sport micro fleece pullover jacket $2.99
- Women's Under Armour shirt $1.99
- Men's Under Armour shirt $1.99
- Nike Windbreaker $3.99
I also found a pair of Tommy Bahama silk shorts, a Castelli cycling jersey, a pair of Pearl Izumi cycling shorts, and a pair of Columbia Titanium shorts. The good thing about the thrift stores is they are a steady source of merchandise all year long, which is great when the season ends on yard sales and the flea market closes. We also have a few Goodwills and 2 Savers south of us. I like the selection that Savers has, but they are far more expensive that the Salvation Army. We generally only go to Savers when they have a 50% off sale (usually on holidays). I plan on listing today and tomorrow (as much as possible), and then off to the yard sales on Saturday.
