tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post8362358750781490915..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: The Three Stages of Thrift Store Addiction or "How I made $100 in fifteen minutes"Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-42655697438465257352013-05-19T11:19:40.245-04:002013-05-19T11:19:40.245-04:00That was the tee shirt -- it was mislabeled women&...That was the tee shirt -- it was mislabeled women's.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21066984204939459312013-05-19T10:19:27.741-04:002013-05-19T10:19:27.741-04:00I am only Stage 2 as I dislike "real" sh...I am only Stage 2 as I dislike "real" shopping and don't usually have an idea of what the retail cost would be. I am curious that you haven't told us what the retail price on "Women - white" was. Depending on the women, you should be able to resell them for a decent profit;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-64388111795698037332013-05-11T09:38:36.224-04:002013-05-11T09:38:36.224-04:00Okay, I must be in stage four of thrift store shop...Okay, I must be in stage four of thrift store shopping because sometimes I actually buy something knowing I can make money actually selling it and making actual money. I am notorious for doing this with sewing machines as well. Let's just say that at one point I bought a sewing machine that came with a lot of extras. Now I already had that exact sewing machine, a Bernina 1630, and quite a few extras already. So that machine arrived and I assessed my loot. I kept what I wanted and sold off the rest and ended up making quite a bit of money on the whole deal. Plus I had probably every possible extra for this machine (presser feet, stitch keys, etc.).<br /><br />As for the thrift store shopping in general I am probably at the excited at what I got and excited about what I saved. I can't really justify saying I made money because it is not money I would have spent if I hadn't found it dirt cheap at a thrift store. So anyway, maybe I skipped Stage 3 and jumped right to Stage 4. LOL. Kelley in VTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-30517267012696864402013-05-07T07:17:55.585-04:002013-05-07T07:17:55.585-04:00lol, it does sound like heaven on earth!lol, it does sound like heaven on earth!judithhttp://weestorybook.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-87535272662334949332013-05-04T15:16:20.781-04:002013-05-04T15:16:20.781-04:00Wow, so sad to hear about Deanna...but so glad she...Wow, so sad to hear about Deanna...but so glad she was able to live the life she wanted. :)<br /><br />Stage 3...will probably cross the line into stage 4 once I can finally afford a place of my own (hoping to furnish it in thrift-store items as much as possible). 8lol*<br /><br />LOVE this blog, BTW - you have such talent, and an amazing collection of vintage patterns! Wow!<br /><br />Regards,<br />MugsyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13747793860095958352013-05-02T20:43:18.027-04:002013-05-02T20:43:18.027-04:00STAGE FOUR: Buying things at the thrift store to ...STAGE FOUR: Buying things at the thrift store to sell on the web or at tag sales. Now that's earned money. (BTW, I'm at Stage One).Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161710324564422851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-74040989225011391982013-05-02T18:01:25.967-04:002013-05-02T18:01:25.967-04:00I mean 'sister' obviously. Wouldn't kn...I mean 'sister' obviously. Wouldn't know what a "siter" is , hope I haven't used a dirty word. (my English is not that good)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639087557310523786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-26340632629149014192013-05-02T17:59:48.105-04:002013-05-02T17:59:48.105-04:00Just now, I visited for the first time ""...Just now, I visited for the first time ""male pattern boldness".<br />What a blog!<br /><br />Being an addict myself, I truly recognize the 3 thrift store rules. In the same way as Julie (above) states: I often get in stage 4. For me it is things I bought and no longer need, giving away to my mother, or my siter. <br /><br />If you'd like to see some pimping I did, check it out on my (Belgian)blog under the label "kringloop" (dutch word for thrift store)<br /><br />http://homeiswherethedachshundis.blogspot.be<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639087557310523786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-89526164649624660462013-05-02T15:10:53.937-04:002013-05-02T15:10:53.937-04:00Great entry! Long time reader....first time respo...Great entry! Long time reader....first time responder. xo - PatriciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-84683283729415835612013-05-02T13:33:32.721-04:002013-05-02T13:33:32.721-04:00Not much of a shopper, so no thrift store addictio...Not much of a shopper, so no thrift store addiction here. :)<br /><br />Great price for the Vornado fan, Peter. I'm in need of a new one and have been pricing them. Mine is at least 15 years old!<br /><br /><br />TajaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-91761299490634644772013-05-02T11:43:40.513-04:002013-05-02T11:43:40.513-04:00Oh, Stage 3 thrift store addict here, with the add...Oh, Stage 3 thrift store addict here, with the added thrift store Tourette's...if I receive a compliment on a dress, I MUST say "Thanks, I got it for a dollar!" (or whatever the great deal was.) Of course, we must never talk about stage 4...when stuff that "just needs a coat of paint" or "just needs a new zipper" starts moving en masse from the thrift store to your closets...PatternJunkiehttp://patternjunkie.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-50322941419660095342013-05-02T10:57:43.934-04:002013-05-02T10:57:43.934-04:00The thing I always admired about Deanna Durbin - b...The thing I always admired about Deanna Durbin - besides her wonderful voice - was her well-lived life. She never got into the "fading star" stuff so many of them do - the trashy movies done just for the money, the addictions, the tacky conduct. Best of all was her decision to retire when she could no longer accept what Universal was doing with her - she simply went and lived another life away from the spotlight instead of railing against things that were never going to change anyway. If you look at other stars' public utterances over the years, you often see what amounts to: "I hate this town and I hate what it does to people, but PLEASE keep the paychecks and the adulation coming, folks."<br /><br />Deanna had - overworked word, I know - class. She'll be missed.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179527486369159565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5261010127004659622013-05-02T06:18:31.644-04:002013-05-02T06:18:31.644-04:00I volunteer in a Salvation Army Thriftshop and bel...I volunteer in a Salvation Army Thriftshop and belive me, if you think temptation is bad when just shopping, working there is worse! And all the things you want to rescue from the bin...I have a Bernina sewing machine from a friend but no foot peddle as yet, she is still looking for it. I was watching a television program last night and happened to notice that a character was sitting in front of a Bernina sewing machine, quite a coincidence!Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5915861965829538412013-05-02T03:52:43.776-04:002013-05-02T03:52:43.776-04:00I believe Im a stage 3. I love thrifting, Im a sno...I believe Im a stage 3. I love thrifting, Im a snob though I like the quality. My best buy a brand new pure wool sol mio blanket minus its box. It felt devine. I paid £3.00 got it home and researched it, and the its value £233, new. WHAT FUN.<br />p.S. In reply to your past post, I too did my research and decided I wanted an old mechanical bernina (Swiss made) I finally found one, not a thrifty buy, but if I add up all the attachments etc still a good buy. I love my Bernina 1020 wouldnt part with it or sew with anything else.<br />Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074168748281297290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-56541883422430541852013-05-01T23:20:17.095-04:002013-05-01T23:20:17.095-04:00Is there a stage 4 for people who re-sell the thin...Is there a stage 4 for people who re-sell the things they buy in thrift stores? I always crow about the smocking pleater I bought for $9 and re-sold on Ebay for $115. Then there was the children's book I bought for $.25 and sold for $50 on Amazon. Those were my best, but there are many others for varying amounts of profit.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221577622794207889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-35498534056261965042013-05-01T23:06:41.443-04:002013-05-01T23:06:41.443-04:00I am a total thrift shop addict. I actually get &q...I am a total thrift shop addict. I actually get "frantic" if I don't get a 'fix" for a few weeks. As for berninas, this Bible thrift shop in our town often has sewing machines of all types and ages(some I have never heard of, even) but I have only ever seen a Bernina once, and it was a rather battered, rusty-looking "Record" (that old yellow model you showed in your previous post). It looked so crappy I didn't even bother with it, and the wiring was shot, anyway. I got a nice 70s Viking Husqvarna 6160 there for $10(with no foot pedal though; it costs $50) in almost-new shape and one of the cams missing ( there were 4) I could tell it was "almost new"; there were no scratches or abrasion marks whatever on the throat plate and no evidence of any wear or use anywhere else on it. I am going to take it in and have it 'assessed" I think it just needs a good oiling!Sufiyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-79573846651018820692013-05-01T22:57:53.318-04:002013-05-01T22:57:53.318-04:00That does it: I'M MOVING TO QUEBEC. Is that Mo...That does it: I'M MOVING TO QUEBEC. Is that Montreal or Quebec City.Sufiyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25387892326247404992013-05-01T22:11:19.095-04:002013-05-01T22:11:19.095-04:00allow me to take you further down the rabbit hole:...allow me to take you further down the rabbit hole: those vornado fans (the best for white noise) are guaranteed for LIFE. ruggy has sent ours back several times, free of charge, now for a fixer upper.<br /><br />i gotta go get my calculator.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86558693165647213802013-05-01T20:37:29.326-04:002013-05-01T20:37:29.326-04:00Stage 2 here, love those bags of zippers you can p...Stage 2 here, love those bags of zippers you can pick up cheap! Deanna Durbin was a Winnipeg gal. RIP. Gracahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709238617916016462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63929068052632665022013-05-01T20:31:15.781-04:002013-05-01T20:31:15.781-04:00She was Canadian!She was Canadian!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88926196578411957092013-05-01T20:30:04.545-04:002013-05-01T20:30:04.545-04:00I've been in stage 3 for years. Primarily bec...I've been in stage 3 for years. Primarily because I can walk into any store and immediately pick out what was originally the most expensive thing they have without even trying. (This also holds for high end retail stores) I suppose it comes from having champagne tastes on a water budget....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-15039210177151178442013-05-01T20:24:58.310-04:002013-05-01T20:24:58.310-04:00I live in Charity Shop Heaven, at the HUB of multi...I live in Charity Shop Heaven, at the HUB of multiple charity shops around us, often in wealthier areas. The best is where the items go straight into the shop, staff are volunteers, and a few on "projects". Great items go right in, no creaming off. I have a depression challenge, and find the hunt is great as an upper. I used to scour the S.A. in 15 cent bin, and come up with fine linen hankies, with embroidery. Back in the day. I use my purchases as meds, and shop in sewing sections. Then I do not open once home, but let the bag age for a few days, and then savour the experience, when I have some quiet time. I sew with my purchases, and am now very captivated by my new to me presser feet. We also buy books, like 5 cents for The Art of Manipulating Fabric. Cathie, in Quebec.Cathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-42216656678820988652013-05-01T20:19:30.265-04:002013-05-01T20:19:30.265-04:00Peter: You're hilarious! I am a stage 1/ stage...Peter: You're hilarious! I am a stage 1/ stage 2 hybrid. <br /><br />And I think the English peeps have more awareness of the influence of Ms. Durbin than their North American counterparts. I hadn't heard she'd died. What a role model to have made her fortune and then lived her life!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-82372049751886547402013-05-01T18:48:07.107-04:002013-05-01T18:48:07.107-04:00My mother loved Deanna Durbin. She sang soprano a...My mother loved Deanna Durbin. She sang soprano and belonged to a choir many many years ago.<br />So I mainly heard my mother singing and listening to Deanna Durbin, Mario Lanza, Howard Keel etc.<br />None of whom I am much of fan of. I loved the DD movies because of the fashions and furnishings.<br /><br />I look around thrift stores and buy something I need. Sometimes I get a really good deal, and other times I can buy it cheaper new on sale. I LOVE Salvation Army stores, but we really don't have many where I live.Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470039217443534947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45587128389762224712013-05-01T17:19:27.465-04:002013-05-01T17:19:27.465-04:00Yep, three. Thoroughly three. I actually go throug...Yep, three. Thoroughly three. I actually go through my purchases, usually they end up being refashioned, so I make lists of the retail price of the outcome. My husband thinks I'm nuts but I made 300$ on my last trip. Happily thrift store addicted :-)Mikelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com