Not thrift shop, but certainly thrift shopping: when our granddaughters were young, I fell over a garage sale in a posh neighborhood at which the mother semiannually purged the lush closets of her two daughters whose sizes matched our girls. The mother frequently dressed her children identical outfits (and I mean complete outfits!) from which we could pick fabulous stuff. French and Spanish designer dresses and accessories. The mother was incredibly nice, thrilled for these pieces she had lovingly selected to find appreciative homes. At pennies on the dollar prices.
I splurged on outrageous and luxurious stuff I would never consider at several times her price, much less the original. Our younger girl yawned at most of it but the older one was ecstatic, having a glimmer of understanding about both style and quality. Perhaps her favorite were a pair of cherry red calfskin 1.5" heel flamenco maryjanes. At age seven, she wore them to every dressy occasion possible, crooning āthey make me feel so TALLā.
Reporting on the first attempt at muffintop muffins. I used a pretty basic banana muffin recipe that has always been a standby for me. Unfortunately, I was well into the prep when I discovered that our milk was well on itās way to becoming cheese, so I had to use cream instead (half a cup). I was surprised that the wells in the pan turned out to hold as much as they do. Theyāre about four inches across, and I expected theyād hold the same volume as a standard muffin, but in fact they hold about twice as much.
The result? Well, instead of 12 standard muffins, I ended up with 6 large, flat muffins. They are drier than usual, but I suspect thatās due to the cream vs milk substitution and not from the larger but shallower profile. My favorite part of the muffin is still the top, but these did not seem to be āall topā, just ordinary muffins that were wider and flatter. Iāll probably keep the pan to use again at some point, but if I had paid full retail for it, Iād be disappointed.
There is a 1/2 price sale at Goodwill today. Our local Goodwill opens in about an hour. Sunshine and I have our list.
My printer died, so Iām hoping to find another one, today. Sunshine is going to check out the books and dresses. She is also looking for a beige blazer ā fingers crossed!!
I hear this song on the radio ALL the timeā¦bleeped out in many places, of course. (And yes, I still listen to the radio. ) Hadnāt ever seen the video, however.
Arizona has lots of retired snowbirds who move there and they bring lots of their stuff with them only to find out they donāt have room or the needā¦so it goes to Goodwill, etc. Suppose to be lots of winter clothing that doesnāt work there.
I always wanted that Koetsu cartridge. My stuff is much cheaper, and I go lower power with high efficiency speakers. Iād love any amp from ARC. You guys have a little more in your audio budget than I.
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BarneyGrubble
(Fan of Beethoven and Latina singers)
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I could not afford that today. My 20+ year-old Koetsu needed to be reconditioned a few years ago, but I couldnāt afford it, so I bought a Hana. I bought my ARC monoblocks used 20 years ago. The Preamp was new. Iām hoping that none of it breaks down to the point that I canāt fix it myself.
Youād think they could send that stuff to the northern Goodwills. My nephew lives in AZāI should ask him to go thrifting before his next visit home.
The thrift stores here tend to sell all of the good stuff online. I do have some good glassware and nice solid hardware furniture Iāve picked up over the years though.
Lol. Seattle native here. Macklemore is legend for the Thrift Shop video. As he is for White Walls, all of 5 seconds of which were shot at Dickās Drive In, another beloved Seattle institution.
I made quite a bit from buying menās clothing, especially suits, and running them up to Bay Area flea markets and shops.First thing men get rid of when they arrive in Az. Coats too.
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ChristinaM
(Hungry in Asheville, NC (still plenty to offer tourists post Hurricane))
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My $4 Goodwill find. Used maybe once? I want to try using it to brew cacao.
) Hadnāt ever seen the video, however.
