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The Thrifty Chicks

http://thethriftychicks.blogspot.com/

Thrift Store Gurus: A nation wide network dedicated to building a more robust repurposing market. We know and live thrift.

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  • The pinch hitters of American retail

    Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 12:05

    I could think of no other way to describe this topic but couch it in baseball terms. I’m not a baseball fan but the analogy of America’s favorite pastime was too close to call.The Retailers are down while The Consumers are up in the top of eighth...

  • A new beginning to an old practice

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 13:51

    Under the advisement of a few professionals, a few friends and a couple of readers, I have decided to write a book. It’s a little scary. But, the material is packed in my head and ready.I don’t wish to write a flash in the pan. There are plenty o...

  • Haunted Cookware

    Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 10:40 in help finding certain items, golightly's stories

    From the archives and for Halloween.One type of thrift I've come to love is kitchen thrift, vintage cookware. I’m not writing about Calphalon or Kitchen Aid, which can be purchased at thrift stores. I’m writing about enameled cast iron from Belg...

  • Psychic Shopping. Do you have “the gift?”

    Posted on Friday October 30th, 2009 at 15:25 in rethinking retail

    There is a constant tactical debate amongst thrift store shoppers. To make lists or not, that is the question. I am list-less in thrift. I regularly and list-lessly shop at thrift stores in 10-minute recon strikes in conjunction with running the rout...

  • You\'ve just been cosmically thumped!

    Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 15:58 in honors

    The Thrifty Chicks turns one year today. Long before, a group of girlfriends put a lot of talk in starting a blog to share thrift shopping stories, secrets and tips. We had a lot of content and were living new stories nearly every day. But what took ...

  • We count calories. Why not carbon?

    Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 in rethinking retail

    This is one from the archives, it ran in May of 2009 in The Christian Science Monitor. It's wise to pause and reflect. I believe this is what I was discussing with Little Pie while we took a stroll in the Adirondacks one day.Little Pie is especially ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

earthwiselifewise

5 stars Peita Gardiman

With the extrodinary amount of waste that we have in our society and the extreme level of affluenza, going to thrift shops is a wonderful thing. Many times I have been very surprised at what I have found for myself and my family. I am a true barging hunter, and there is no better bargin than what is found in a thrift shop.

Posted: June 8th, 2009 | More Reviews From earthwiselifewise | Report This Comment

5 stars Jim

I love this blog because it deals with many aspects of thrifting, from awesome finds, how to find them, and the green, repurposing market. I'm glad someone out there is echoing that thrifting (thrift store shopping) is a lot more than just being frugal/pinching pennies. It's a great opportunity to repurpose goods and get away from salespeople.

I've found some of my absolute favorite men's dress clothes at the thrift store, and it's more reasonable and easier than going to a consignment shop, or trawling the urban landscape (which I love anyway). Recycling isn't just limited to daily household waste - that's what I love about this blog. Great writing, great photos. Keep it up. More blogs should be as good as this.

Posted: January 31st, 2009 | Report This Comment

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