Polo and Abercrombie & Fitch are heating up my thrift stores!
I just paid $3.98 for a pair of Abercrombie & Fitch jeans and a Polo tee shirt!How insane is that? I'm pretty sure it would have cost a good $70 at least brand new from the store...not that i'd really know though as i a) NEVER buy anything brand new that's not on sale, and b) have never worn anything Abercrombie before ;) But there was no way i was passing up those bargains last night.
The funniest part was that both of these items were discounted AGAIN at 50% because it was "Family day"! haha...anything with yellow tags got this discount, so while i was perfectly fine paying the $7.96, it was sliced in half. But the odd thing about it was that neither of these items had that yellow tag - they were white.
The only thing i can think of was that the cashier wanted to reward me for my patience since the F-face in front of me couldn't make up his mind as to what the F he wanted. He was sorting through all sorts of things, then coudn't decide how to pay, then kept trying to call someone on his cell phone, all the while the line getting longer and longer behind him. I was actually waiting for the idiot to whip out a checkbook so i can blog about it AGAIN, but sadly no luck. haha....i was pretty proud of myself though as i waited for a very patient 11 full minutes ;) The rest of the line slowly dissapated - half stomping out the door, and half trying to find another line.
I also found it wierd that many of the non-brand named items cost much more than the polos, gaps, etc i found. For any of you LUCKY jean lovers, i found a pair of those bad boys for only $4.98!!! WTF? those usually run over $100. I'm not complaining (except that the jeans didn't fit), I just find it pretty interesting. I'm guessing those who price tag everything are more familiar with your day to day brands.
Either way, I am now the proud owner of 2 practically brand new pairs of clothes, and all for less than a grande iced-double shot latte express 3,000 from Starbucks.
And although i haven't bought clothes from a thrift store since my vagabond NYC years after college, I think it's about time i start adding it to my shopping routine. If i'm perfectly happy with their assortment of LPs and books, why not clothes? I'll let you know if they fall apart when i walk out the door ;)
Labels: bargains, thrift stores
posted by J. Money at
10:40 AM
11 Comments:
This comment has nothing to do with your great clothing deal. I just had to share the I appreciate your use of the words "F Face." My mom calls people that (yeah, she's like that), and I didn't know anyone else who did. rock on!
Thrift stores are amazing and I find thrifting to be incredibly fun. Out of curiosity, what thrift stores did you find your deal (I live in the DC area).
Since I commented on your lack of patience last time - I wanted to say good work this time. Even if you are counting every minute of it. ;)
F Faaaaaaaaaaace! I am in love with that word, i use it at least 15 times a day ;)
jin1239817523523 - oh yeah they are! i frequent the Goodwills and Salvation Armys most of the times, unless i feel like driving 20 mins to some other more local ones.(grammar question here, since salvation army is the actual store name, i wouldn't change "armys" to "armies" right?)
Not sure where you live, but there are a TON up on Rockville pike/355 up in Maryland a good 20 mins from DC borders. I had a harder time finding them in Fairfax, VA when i lived there, but i know they exist!
Cat - YES! I'll take it ;)
You scored big time, you rock star!
Wow Polo at the thrift stores? I bought an old school Burbery suit jacket once from a thrift store for $15. I refuse to purchase anything Abercrombie at all, regardless how cheap it is! Call it just a pure moral principle that I wont budge on!
Wow Polo at the thrift stores? I bought an old school Burbery suit jacket once from a thrift store for $15. I refuse to purchase anything Abercrombie at all, regardless how cheap it is! Call it just a pure moral principle that I wont budge on!
That is one sweet deal! Good job!
i love that you counted minutes...just like i counted back when the lady in front of me was writing a check, lol. i love your use of "F Face" :D
I might have to hit up the thrift store scene after this post. I don't need any clothes right now, but I'm sure I will in a few months...
Thrift stores aren't a favorite of mine since you mostly find crap. I do shop at A&F, but I have a couple cute pieces from Goodwill. I won't buy something at a thrift store JUST because the label, but if I like it. There's always that ugly brand-name stuff in the thrift stores, which usually outnumbers the cute ones.
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