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1/23/2010: Do you buy” second-hand” items? Why or why not? Do you think its “cheap”, or that other may see it that way? How does that make you feel?
I am a big second-hand user. I just love thrift stores. I should like garage sales, but for some mysterious reason, I always feel like I stand out more when shopping those, so I don’t. That’s a shame! I need to get over that little cumbersome detail.
Why do I like them? Several reasons.
I don’t always like the new styles that come out. You can find older styles in thrift shops. And, in the past, my friends always told me, “You have the cutest clothes. Wherever do you find them?”
Some items are brand new. Some even still have the tags on them.
And I like saving money! I just can’t see paying full price for one particular item unless there’s a good reason to do it. The more money I have, the more I can save towards something I do need, and the more freedom I have in the future to do just that. Money means “freedom”.
There are people that feel it’s cheap! Maybe you can change their mind!
My sister once told me, “I could never buy at a thrift store. My husband wouldn’t stand for it.”
During a visit with just her, I took her to a thrift store. Boy! Did she go wild!
She took her purchases home. And you know what? Before long, HER HUSBAND was buying at thrift stores, too. After all, he’d always bought ONLY Volvo’s as a car, because of the prestige. But since he couldn’t afford a brand new one, he’d already been buying “second hand”.
It really doesn’t matter what other people think. You don’t have to tell them where you picked up your items. But there are times it is a wonderful thing.
I used to go to a church where we cooked a dish for someone that had fallen ill. Maybe they just got home from the hospital or lost a loved one, and the daily dredges of life were just too much for them right now. But they had to eat!
If you pick up a particularly wonderful casserole dish at a thrift store, use it to send your gift meal. Put a note with it that says, “Do not return the dish. Please pass it forward when you send a gift meal to someone in need.”
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