It will come as no surprise when I say I love thrift stores! The chain ones can be good, I buy all the boys jeans at Savers because they are only $5 and are like new. They are going to put a hole in them 10 minutes later so I can't justify $20-30 for jeans for 5 kids. But my favorite thrift stores are the ones tucked away in a small corner of a town. That's where the best treasures are! Yesterday was a purging day. Phase one of our household purge: Books. So I took a load of books over to a little thrift store in town. I didn't plan on staying long, the kids were in the car with my dad, but on my way out I noticed a huge bin of Legos. I couldn't believe how much there was. I asked the guy how much he wanted for them and he said "$30". I know that is still considered a steal to anyone who buys Legos but for me I really didn't want them that badly. Then he said, "well I could let them go for $20". So I grabbed them. The crowning jewel of this set is the Lego pirate ship that came with it. My boys, Owen especially, are obsessed with ships of all kinds.
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I'm not thrilled to have so many Legos. I hate how small the pieces are and I don't like the fact that now we have thousands BUT with boys who are growing up you can't not have Legos so I am thankful that if I HAVE to have them, at least I got a steal!My other great finds included: Two LL Bean fleece jackets for Noah and Owen for next year that look brand new for $2 each. I also scored a Polo winter jacket for Gabe for this year. The zipper broke on the one he had and I was really not wanting to buy him a new jacket but I was able to get one that looks like it was hardly worn for, again, $2. You just can't beat it. And by saving money like that I can now not feel guilty about getting my hair cut and colored!!! Everyone wins!
Awesome! I love deals! What are your favorite local ones?
ReplyDeleteThere's a fairly new one in Sanford behind the Dairy Queen and I've had very successful trips there. My all time favorite though is the Goodwill in Portsmouth, although the past few times I've gone haven't been that great.
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome deal on legos. I find as Sam gets older the toys get smaller and have many many more pieces but storing them takes less room.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try the one behind Dairy Queen! I think I saw it when we went to renew our license. Have you tried the little one in North Berwick that benefits rescued animals? The prices are fantastic, but it is often cluttered. They often get the Wells PTSA Consignment clothes, so there's often quite a few there for $.50 or so. I also like to go to the Leeward Landing and York Community, both in York. I like to pop in at Full Circle Thrift shop in Eliot too. Although, after Christmas, I can't say I've been. I look around and see enough stuff! I think I should take your lead and purge!
ReplyDeleteI do like Full Circle too! I haven't been to the one in N.Berwick,I'll have to check it out some time when I don't have the kids with me. That's the hard part about the small cluttered ones, I can't get around with a double stroller and having that many little hands wanting to touch stuff really stresses me out! :)
ReplyDeleteAgreed...and I only have one kiddo! I tried to bring him without my carrier (carriers are becoming harder wtih this large baby bump)...it didn't work and he ran all over the place. Luckily it's small so I could catch him, but still!
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