The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 4423

"Hey love, check out this brand new fishing pole. You got the bait and I got the tackle"

"Check out this Massage Kit for 3 bucks. Now what did St. Jerome say about Idle Hands?"

"Thrifting is a cock tease, promises much but delivers little. However I have a feeling you are going to change all that".

"I know you want to go, please just give me a few more minutes. My doctor recommended thrifting to combat my OCD, I am certain this therapy is helping me out."


LOL....

Klobber strikes again! We really NEED to get you your own thread with all of your amazing poop stories and quotes!

Is that what you look like when you're checking out the chicks in the boutique section?

Honey, I'm home! Back from vacation in CA. A little lot depressed today since I went from 

THIS!!!! (Click to show)

to 

this.... (Click to show)

in a matter of hours.

 

 

Thrifting in San Diego was not overly great as I had hoped, but did result in half a handful of decent items (to be shown later). This was due to a few out of the ordinary factors.

Out of town/vacation Thrift Tip:

• If you intend to visit multiple stores in a new-to-you area, never take your sister and your wife along. I waited an average of 45 minutes to move to the next store, while waiting for those two to try on everything in the store.
• If you are required to take them along, hit some stores solo in the morning while they are getting ready. My sister took until 12:45 to get ready to go. Who the hell goes thrifting at 12:45!!?? Lol.
• If you have to go thrifting at 12:45, make sure the two women eat lunch before they go! We hit exactly one store before we had to sit down at a restaurant.

 

It was frustrating for sure, but I had to keep reminding myself it was vacation....and not only vacation, but it was their (sister and wife's) birthday.

Overall we had a blast, eating great food, meeting great people, bike riding, boating, soaking up the rays......and a shitload of drinking.

 

Unfortunately I have no vacation thrift fit as planned. I intended to take my vintage midnight blue tux, but our formal event was cancelled since none of the other guys could come up with anything to wear. THEN, we got invited to a 50's themed wedding reception in Catalina!!  I wish I packed the tux..... Of course the girls were dressed to the hilt. I was stuck wearing my same old Harris Tweed SC with jeans. We almost couldn't get in because we weren't formal enough. Still not sure how we got in with jeans on. The reception was in....

HERE!! (Click to show)

Everyone was swing dancing. It was awesome. They had one member of the Platters (current incarnation) on stage with the swing band. Then they topped that by closing the night with about 8 songs with 

 

This Amazing 11 year old kid....Rockin' Raffi (Click to show)

We got to meet him afterward, kid doesn't speak or understand a lick of English, outside of what he sings.

 

 

Apparently e-thrifted from Spoo

"Hey, a Band of Outsiders French maid outfit for $2.98. Wanna try it on?"

Spoo, Wes: I know what you're saying. I used to totally agree having those people (kids, wife etc) with you (or once, my elderly mom waiting in the car, talking on the cell phone) made thrifting suck. Wasn't resentful, just...wished I had more time to "do it right."

Last half-year or year I'm kinda coming around to the point of view that quick 15-minute hitters with family in tow -- we were out on an errand run anyway or whatever -- actually help prevent the thrifting from robbing me of quality time I should be interacting with loved ones. Left to my own devices, it's almost OCD how I rake over a store, usually after the first 15 minutes its diminishing returns as I wish for Vicuna and never effing find it anyway.

Still, I bust out for all-day solo runs about once every 3 months to "scratch the itch." But my activity's way scaled down from, say a year and a half ago. Thrifting smarter, not harder, I guess. Buying way less shite, too.

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Speaking of snow, it was 95% gone yesterday. WTF we're getting up to 18" today -- here's the halfway point of the storm, looking out my door:

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Made one last stop off on the way home from work last night before this monster storm. Found an ugly as f#&k orange Hermes tie Spoo's bidders gonna love but I can't in good conscience trade to any of youse because although as I said earlier this year it's not my job to make the world a more fashionable place, I might have nightmares of future Fit Pics with that thing. So it's more an act of self preservation. Anyone who might say "Pics or it didn't happen" just watch SPoos auctions next month for Hermes ties. The orange one with the abstract white thistle/dandelions going to seed pattern that looks like someone vomited in a bowl of orange sherbet....that would be the one.

Reason I'm poasting today:

BRIANPORE this is a BB, FU, 36R, about 4 decades old, I can circle back and pick up (might not be back in this store for a week but I'm imagining it will still be there). Heh. I think I know your answer, which is why I didn't bring it home in the first place.


Edited by LooknGr8 - 3/19/13 at 7:41am

 

I don't disagree with you on the lackluster content, especially after all of the delays and mounting hype.  That said, the production is killer and the singles are fantastic.  I have to support my dude since he's the only mainstream hip hop artist toeing the avant fashion line and he seems to bring others with him (Kendrick, Drake, Yeezy).

That might work where you thrift, but in my neck of the woods, if you substituted "Walmart" for "Band of Outsiders" your odds would increase considerably.

Thanks! Not for me though (and prob too big and long, more like a 38R if you measure it out due to the age/cut)....but you might get a few PM's from other people in the 36/38 range who would jump on it.

My head is not actually connected to my body so ... yes!



Today's thrift fit. (Click to show) Pic edited for unknown reason.
Edited by Digmenow - 3/19/13 at 11:55am

^^

That's just plain sick. Demented sick. I have this vision now of a thrift-store troll lurking around every corner...

Gonna take more than some corny pick up lines to get rid of me  Not like I've never used pick up line before.... "So, what does it feel like to look so good?" ... 

Edited by MartiniGirl - 3/19/13 at 11:07am

Quickly checking in then turning SF off for the day so I can actually get some effing work done. Fully expect to find 150 posts when I log back in much later tonight. So thanks in advance for that.

My attempt at a Rob/NYI-inspired fit.
Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

Tie pattern's a bit close in scale to the coat but you just keep getting better and better. That's pretty much awesome sauce in a jar.