Adventures of a Frugalista
10Oct/110

HAUL: $50 at Village Thrift

Today I made my fourth trip to Village Thrift, one of my new favorites. My first trip was somewhat lackluster, but since then I've gotten a 25-item haul for $80 and a 15-item haul for $60. I scaled back a bit more today, but still came home with a good haul.

I've mentioned before that Village Thrift's discount days are Sunday and Monday, when three different tag colors are 50 percent off. Today, perhaps for the holiday, in addition to three tag colors at 50% off, there were another two tag colors at 33% off. I succeeded in restricting myself to only discounted colors, buying 8 blue tag items at 33% off and 3 violet tag items at 50% off. (And, looking at the receipt now, I just realized that some items that I had thought would be full price actually received a discount... always like when that happens!)

The Goods

Cardigan

White cardigan sweater

Cardigan

Gray knit cardigan

Tank Top

Patterned tank

Tank Top

Blue knit tank

Shirt

Flowered blouse

Dress

Purple dress

Dress

Gray & blue dress

Jersey

Eagles jersey

Jersey

Orioles jersey



Christmas Cards

Christmas Cards

Organizer

Brown & blue organizer



The total: 11 items for $41.31.

Continue reading for the price and brand details.

10Oct/110

HAUL: Payless BOGO

Today I was at the mall with friends and noticed Payless was running a full-store BOGO sale, so I stopped in to pick up a few essentials. (For those of you who don't know, BOGO stands for "buy one, get one"... in this case, it was buy one item, get one of equal or lesser value for half off. So buy one pair of shoes, get a pair of shoes for half-price. Buy a purse, get a second purse for half-price. Etc.)

The Goods

Payless

Tights and shoelaces



I snagged 5 items for $15.46. Not exactly a steal, but not bad to get some items we've been needing. (One of the pairs of shoelaces isn't pictured, as my husband has already put them into his shoes.)

The Details

I only picked up some items my husband and I have been needing: tights for me and shoelaces for him. The haul:

  • 3 pairs of Minicci tights: a hot-pink pair on sale for $0.99, a brown pair at full-price for $6.99, and a grey pair half-off for $3.49 (50% off of $6.99)
  • 2 pairs of shoelaces: one pair of 54-inch brown shoelaces (not pictured) at full-price for $1.99 and a pair of 40-inch brown shoelaces half-price for $0.99 (50% off of $1.99)