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IrishAyes

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3. While I'm proud for him, to me a lot of the pleasure of thrifting lies in the search.
Sun Mar 2, 2014, 12:08 AM
Mar 2014

We have a couple small thrift shops here but the merchandise is limited and might still be there on your return visit months later. The only place that does a brisk business is the church run clothing store where everything's a dime. They used to sell shoes also but quit because of limited space. When I go there several times a year, I always come away with several bags of good stuff. There's nowhere to try things on first, so you just take 'em home and hope for the best. At 10 cents, even I can afford to do that.

I've gradually been collecting a few bold men's ties, which I plan to use for belts and to go around my straw hats for the summer. Use a fancy stick pin or flashy brooch and watch people's jaw drop. Gotta give 'em something to talk about, after all.

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