I was reminded that my children truly are mini-me’s when I was ready to take my daughter out to get her first day of school outfit and she asked all excitedly “where are we going to go?!”. I replied “oh I thought we would first stop by the thrift store.” As quickly as my daughter had smiled she soon replaced that smile with a frown, “I am not getting clothes at a thrift store.”
I laughed because listening to my daughter state that fact reminded me of my childhood days when I said the same thing. I probably didn’t venture into a thrift store of my own free will until my early adult years when I had no choice but to.
My reply to my daughter was simple “Well I too used to have that same thought and pretty sure I would have or did say the same thing to my Mom anytime she wanted to get me clothes at a low end place. I soon found out that thrift stores have some amazing things if you give them a chance. Sometimes you find great treasures and other times you find nothing but it’s always worth a quick stop before venturing out to buy new.”
Not completely convinced she should give it a try my daughter reluctantly went into the thrift store, first we looked at the little kids section trying to see what they had for the boys and that got her all interested for they had the cutest little tiny baby things there. Next she went off on her own to look for her own clothes, within seconds my daughter had found a few things to try on and a smile appeared on her face!
We left the thrift store with a new shirt, a new pair of shorts and a pair of khaki type pants as well as a new pair of dress shoes – all for my daughter. The total price of it all? $7. Yes, I spent $7 on my daughters first day of school outfit and don’t feel bad at all for shopping at the thrift store because it gives back to my community and it is a great way to find like new items at a price almost anyone can afford!
I highly recommend taking your kids to a thrift store, I don’t care if you are rich and don’t “need” to, it’s all about teaching your kids that life is too short to get your nose held high in the air and remind them there are unique ways to give back to others that can both benefit them and their community!
I’m a HUGE thrift shopper! My kids love going to the thrift store because they know they’ll almost always come home with new (to them) clothes since they’re so inexpensive. I buy most of my clothes at the thrift store – especially when you can find one that sells really nice stuff for cheap!
I’m glad that she ended up enjoying it and finding and outfit. I love thrift stores now but I’m not sure I would have been caught dead in one when I was a kid!
When my daughter Hailey was younger, my mother in law would tell her they were going to Macy’s when she took her to the thrift store that way if anyone asked where she got her clothes, my daughter would say Macy’s.
She wasn’t too happy once she got a little older and found out her Nana’s secret.
That’s great – I’m gonna use that next time.
We have a Goodwill thrift store that’s brand new and really big but I haven’t gone in. I feel like since we can afford to buy new I shouldn’t shop there. There are a lot of families that need those discounts more than we do.
We shop at thrift stores all the time, even my teens. After a few times when their friends asked where they got something they have learned to be vague and not loudly proclaim, “The Salvation Army”. Especially when they are growing fast it just doesn’t make sense to buy everything new.
LOL That is funny, Stefani! My daughter likes going to the thrift store but we haven’t actually bought clothes there recently, just household goodies!
I love thrift store shopping. When my daughters were in high school, it was all the rage to shop the thrift stores for them. They had some of the most unique outfits too.
I have always liked to bargain shop, even as a kid. Therefore, I never had a problem with going to consignment shops or places such as Goodwill or Salvation Army. You never know what you’ll find, and half of the time I’ll stumble upon on treasures that are brand new or gently used. I also love to scour the clearance racks at stores such as Nordstrom, TJ Maxx, and Marshall’s. When it comes to clothes, I will hardly pay full price. I’m hoping that my daughter will share my love of bargain shopping someday. 🙂
I have always loved shopping the thrift store, yard sales and flea markets! As you say, sometimes you find something amazing, other times nothing at all. It is fun though and I have gotten some really great deals on items we wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise!
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I’m glad she found an outfit she liked. When I was younger, my mom would give my brother and I each an amount for school clothes. My brother would buy one outfit. I’d come back with outfits for a week and still have enough money to buy lunch.
As a young teen, I use to thrift store hop with my mom. I really liked the thrill of the hunt. I haven’t been in years. I think it’s time.
Oh I LOVE Thrift Store shopping. I’m glad she found such great stuff. “Vintage” is in these days 😉
I couldn’t agree more!! My sister had her nose held a little too high and we took her – she now loves them as much as we do!
I love thrift shopping – i feel like I’m recycling. I also love getting something new for $5 – just feels great.
I think Thrift stores are great! I will do it for kids but I have a phobia for me! If Don’t know where it came from I have a hard time with it. My friend is trying to convince me otherwise and I really want to try it just have to get past what “I” think of it. I know it is good stuff, just got to tell my gross out factor that! LOL
Now I’m in the mood to go thrifting!
Thrift store shopping is great! I like to find furniture there.
The thing with kids clothes, especially nicer ones are they grow out of them so fast they often only get worn a few times if at all. I remember a gorgeous French crocheted sweater dress I got my daughter off Ebay with the tags still on it… She never wore it & I ended out selling it to someone else on there. Hopefully some little girl eventually wore it….lol
That is awesome, I hope someone else wore it too! I saw a nice pair of Old Navy dress pants and I so wanted them for Ki but alas they were too big. She had a blast though and got some nice clothes!
My kids definitely know what a thrift shop is. They have been a few times and have liked what they saw. My grandma got me started on thrift stores when I was younger.
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