Thrifting can lead to shopping-related compromise. A shopper who would never consider purchasing a brand new pair of jeans that have a stain at the hem might be perfectly willing to plunk down a dollar for said jeans at a thrift store with the intention of cutting them into shorts. Another shopper would scoff at a coat that’s missing a key button in a department store, but might consider a similarly buttonless coat as a DIY project waiting to happen should that coat turn up at a secondhand store. But we’ve all got our thrifting deal-breakers. And here are mine:
Originally posted 2012-10-16 06:17:19.