I always go thrifting with my Husband. It's a rare occasion when the kids come along because we hit the stores early in the morning during the week. When I was pregnant we could browse for hours, not so much now with a newborn. A couple Saturdays ago, on a whim, we decided to hit the thrift stores and it paid off - Duke found a Barrel of Monkeys, Travel Hungry Hungry Hippos and 4 books for about $5 - All of the stuff was in like new condition. The real score was that he actually enjoyed thrifting! He's always been good when we go out but the fact that he had fun makes me happy! More adventures in thrifting for us!
Q: Do you take your kids thrifting? What are some of their favorite finds?
Tips:
- Go early. Even though a lot of the stores tend to continue to stock during the day, our best scores have been made early.
- Plan your route. I have specific sections I check out first. I do a quick drive-by and then return later to take a deeper look.
- Don't have expectations. Thrift stores aren't stocked like Target or Walmart so don't go thrifting expecting to find things you want or in your size or favorite color. Be open-minded and creative. And remember that most items are quantity: 1 so don't sleep on buying what you want.
- Hold onto items in your cart or basket. I put down a cloche because I couldn't decide if I wanted to pay $5.95 for it, looked around the shop for about 20 minutes, went back to get it before we were going to check-out and it was GONE. I was bummed so now I keep everything in my cart and decide at the end what I want.
- If you see something you want, buy it because it won't be there again.
Labels: Family Adventures, Thrift Scores, Thrifting, Today's Scores