thrifting
Defined as: When one visits several different thrift shops, second-hand shops, and vintage clothing stores in the hopes of buying several items of cheap and unusual clothing and other items. One usually does this with friends.
Used in a sentence: "Hey, where did you get that weird top?" "Oh, I found it while thrifting, it was only a dollar."
This just about sums up my past weekend. My mom came into town for a visit and we had such a good time. One of our favorite hobbies we do together is the beautiful art of thrifting. The city has some amazing treasures to find in thrift stores. You wouldn't believe some of the things people get rid of! If you keep your eye out while walking up and down the streets of New York, you'll stumble upon a mirror, a chair, a mattress (stay away from those...bed bugs) just waiting to be discovered. I've picked up a couple of things off the side of the street and get the husband stare when I walk through the door, "Did we really need that?" And my response, "Uhh, duh! Yes! This is what our apartment has been missing!"
As the ole' saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
My favorite thrift store in NYC. This is a one stop shop. They have it all! Clothes, artwork, furniture, vases, shoes, amazing finds! Proceeds go to end the crisis of homelessness and AIDS. New shirt = helping others.
Thrift stores have a soul to them. I have met some of the most interesting people in these stores who are looking for more than a broken-in pair of jeans. They are looking for an experience, a story, a piece from the past that reminds them of something, or just looking for something to give life back to. One minute you're looking at a vintage coffee table and the next you're talking about what life was like when that coffee table was made.
Thrifting is all about finding those one-of-a-kind pieces. Anyone can go to H&M or Target and get a dress or a lamp, but if you find it at a thrift store, you're probably the only out there with it. There is an eclectic look that comes to your style when you shop around and not at the same store.
Get your mama, a group of friends, or go by yourself and map out the best thrift stores in your area by going to this website. Make a day out of it!
Are you a thrifter?
the nifty thrifter,
kendra
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