Thrifting Finds!

oh.

my.

goodness.

Goodwill in Jamaica Plain, MA =

amazing.
$25 got me 2 skirts and 3 sweaters. um, WHAT.
memo to regular stores: that is what regular clothes should cost, i think. 
memo to grocery stores: $25 should not buy me milk, bread, eggs, and a chicken for dinner.
it should buy a lot more than that.
scammers.

at some point I will figure out how to set up my camera for a

What I Wore 

so you can see my new treasures :)

until then, just a quick linkback to a couple of blogs:
Sally over at Already Pretty (one of my favorites!) posted a lovely link to
Couture Allure Vintage Fashion's article on
Fraudulent Label Switching
!!!
If it hadn't been for reading this fascinating post,
I never would have snapped these shots
as a public service announcement!
First, this 
gorgeous
winter coat:
 
real wool, real fur collar, looked amazing on me!

and this one of "its" label:

if you look closely, you can see how sloppily it was handstitched into the coat.
it was partially ripped out, so i had to hold it on to take the picture.

but when i tried the coat on,i found another label on the side seam! a big one!
(i think) the original label!
(i'm so annoyed... my phone was almost out of battery,
so i couldn't risk taking another picture)

well, anyway, to cut a long story short,
i took the coat up to the front desk and told them that i thought they'd been 
scammed!!!
and they agreed…
but they also pointed out that it seemed like it was 
good quality
and even if it wasn't from saks,
certainly the wool and fur were real,
so it probably was worth $35.99...

anyway.
Moral:

check the labels! all over the coat! 
Second Moral:

lots of people are scammers. especially

grocery stores

and people that decide how much clothes should cost

and people that want to trick people into buying vintage when it's not really. 
Third Moral:

lots more people are nice.

especially

Sally 

and

Couture Allure Vintage Fashion.

also me. i'm pretty nice too.

the end.

By the way,
What are your tips for beginning thrifters?
Do you go for quantity or quality when you thrift?
 Have you encountered fake labels before?