At The Thrifty Chicks we thought it wise to catalog SOME of our thrifted purchases to demystify thrift and get shopper over the silly notion that “if it’s not new, its ‘eww.’” We’ve assembled a slide show of 220 items thrifted from stores in the US, mainly in Denver, Colorado. And, as we get closer to the holidays, more items will be added.

To see this slide show, visit The Thrifty Chicks, www.thethriftychicks.blogspot.com, The Thrift Catalog is in the left column, double click on it. We recommend it be viewed full screen for the best display. But, hold on to your chair for you might fall out a few times when you see some of these gorgeous items purchased for pennies.

The most expensive product is an antique gilt mirror for $30. The vast majority of items range from $3-$9 and don’t compromise quality, most of them are originals. We assembled a selection of products that would appeal to most everyone from the brand new to the gently used to the antique, but all unique.

We understand that some people might have hangups with the idea of giving a used object as a gift. Funny to think that just a few generations ago, a used item would be accepted with gratitude, appreciation and grace; ahh – the days before planned obsolescence.

But consider this, thrift shopping is green shopping. How so? No additional energy is required to fill the consumer’s need for a gently used product. The fuel of long-haul transport, often from the other side of the earth, has already been burned. Reused products do not have the weight and waste of excessive packaging new products do. Finally, thrift-store shopping diverts reusable items from landfills.

Add in that thrift shopping is also a poetic gesture: The profits from the sale of repurposed products in charity-run thrift stores directly promote the repurposing of lives in need. Not only do we avoid product waste, through our contributions we help to avoid the waste of another human’s life.

There is much to the thrift store mystique that needs some clearing up. Once converted, most people rarely go back to conventional retail.

Please take a few minutes to visit The Thrifty Chicks and peruse their Thrift Catalog. We recommend it viewed full screen. Viewers are giving this show two thumbs up. One viewer called it “pure gold.”

Article by Amy at The Thrifty Chicks
http://thethriftychicks.blogspot.com