tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post8648782909936640107..comments2024-03-18T05:10:27.463-06:00Comments on Pat Veretto's Frugal Living Blog: Creative thrift store shoppingPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-18696326291543302932021-04-12T11:29:17.129-06:002021-04-12T11:29:17.129-06:00A good blog always comes-up with new and exciting ...A good blog always comes-up with new and exciting information and while reading I have feel that this blog is really have all those quality that qualify a blog to be a one. <a href="https://www.allshopbiz.com/" rel="nofollow">Online Store</a>zohaib khatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248167103059348759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-44523448039943129662010-06-14T10:26:01.223-06:002010-06-14T10:26:01.223-06:00Good examples, Bette. If you're knitter or cr...Good examples, Bette. If you're knitter or crocheter, you can sometimes find hand made sweaters than can be taken apart for the yarn, too.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-11063042040406994542010-06-14T08:29:19.385-06:002010-06-14T08:29:19.385-06:00Such excellent ideas! There are so many creative ...Such excellent ideas! There are so many creative treasures to be found in thrift stores and at rummage sales! I'm addicted to the search, but have to limit myself!! I love to find great fabric in thrifted skirts. If the style is right, there is a lot of usable fabric and often, there is a lining that can also be used. Linens, cottons and silks that would otherwise be cost-prohibitive if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-90564267534031947542010-05-02T18:59:44.534-06:002010-05-02T18:59:44.534-06:00Good advice, "Anonymous." I shop for Chr...Good advice, "Anonymous." I shop for Christmas and other gift giving occasions year 'round.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-17728610070442787772010-05-02T17:57:42.677-06:002010-05-02T17:57:42.677-06:00I know...I know....some of us are still in winter ...I know...I know....some of us are still in winter weather(we know you guys are tough!) and we are only beginning to approach warmer weather but being of the frugal mind that I am don't forget to look for your Christmas gifts at yard sales and thrift stores. Well why not? This is the time of year when we are most relaxed just browsing so why not be on the look out for those gifts? My daughterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-81139970808007540952010-05-02T10:53:17.198-06:002010-05-02T10:53:17.198-06:00You're right, Frugaller. Being frugal can be a...You're right, Frugaller. Being frugal can be a lot of fun!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-6781794446247848212010-05-02T02:37:29.519-06:002010-05-02T02:37:29.519-06:00I think shopping creatively is such a fun think to...I think shopping creatively is such a fun think to do. At out look highstreet there are 3 charity shops - I guess that is what you would call a thrift store. There is a big trade in the UK in charity store for books. Many people go to these places to get second hand books rather than go to a big book store. <br /><br />I love all the crazy things you can find that other people have thrown away. <Scriptpunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456192425620824051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-74362950962472115112010-05-01T22:36:28.029-06:002010-05-01T22:36:28.029-06:00FrugalCollegeKid, we've become so accustomed t...FrugalCollegeKid, we've become so accustomed to seeing things in certain roles that sometimes it takes a little work to see them for what they really are.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-22975429086354361262010-05-01T22:33:02.822-06:002010-05-01T22:33:02.822-06:00Yep, that's what I mean! See it for what it is...Yep, that's what I mean! See it for what it is. :)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-63628611946865188392010-05-01T21:22:26.506-06:002010-05-01T21:22:26.506-06:00Hmmn..what you just said about garage sales is so ...Hmmn..what you just said about garage sales is so true!!Sometimes it feels as though Im just sifting through useless stuff at some garage sales but I guess thinking creatively would shift my perspective on what to buy. Cool stuff.FrugalCollegekidhttp://frugalcollegekid.onsugar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460131713224869765.post-7586769905342721022010-05-01T17:33:19.061-06:002010-05-01T17:33:19.061-06:00Actually, today my family and I did shop like that...Actually, today my family and I did shop like that. My 16-y.o. needed to make a project about the holocaust. We went to the Goodwill and found a men's shirt that she could easily paint stripes on to resemble the uniforms worn in concentration camps. I didn't have any scraps of yellow material to make a Star of David patch, but we went to the toddlers' clothing section of the same slk2042noreply@blogger.com