I have been sort of uber-busy the last week and a half so I apologize for the lack of posts. I had an out of town wedding last weekend (which required me to do ALL the laundry in the house so I had something to pack. And then I packed, decided I didn't like what I packed and then re-packed. It was a mess). Then I got home and the A/C wasn't working - still isn't - so I feel like doing a whole lot of nothing when it's 90 degrees in the house. On top of all that, I got a Kindle recently (I know, I've gone to the darkside, but it's for a legit reason) and I've been a tad obsessed with it. You know how it goes.
So anyway, I felt the need to post today 1. to catch up, and 2. because I need to rant for just a sec. See, I went shopping with my best friend on Monday - the hubs went too, it was an adventure - and we went to the mall. My bestie is going to a wedding in a couple of weeks and needed shoes and jewelry to go with the bangin' dress she's wearing so we were on a mission. I did manage to only spend a total of $12 on two pairs of wedges at New York & Co., which is a massive accomplishment for me. I have a weakness for shoes. (As a PS to that statement, I definitely found a pair of oxfords that I LOVE for fall, and have a discount coupon to apply them to - score! - and also found the most amazing platform heels that are like jewelry for my feet but full price is a bit steep. However, we're going on vacation in a few months, to a tropical locale and I might just splurge on these bad boys because, OMG are they amazing.)
But I digress. The point of all of this is that I discovered that since I started thrifting I suddenly have a horrible case of sticker shock. And this is in no way a good thing since my local mall just recently opened a Francesca's, which is one of my favorites. But the fact that I managed to find a French Connection dress on my last *major* thrifting trip for a whopping $3.38 ... well, now I have a hard time shelling out $40 for that polyester blend number from Wet Seal. Do you see my dilemma?
My bestie came back to my place after our shopping excursion to show me the dress and put the whole outfit together in a little mini fashion show. While we were hanging out near my closet I showed her a few of my thrift finds - some of which I can't wait to wear this fall, and others that I have massive plans for remixing - and it really hit home the idea that I could feasibly, possibly, potentially give up retail shopping pretty much for good. (This would be difficult, but a challenge worth tackling). She seemed impressed with my finds and even went so far as to ask what size the cute velvet booties were. Nah uh, sister. Ain't happenin'.
So here I am ... loving so many of the things I saw in the store windows, but having a hard time opening the wallet for any of it. Except the shoes maybe ;o). And my fall wish list definitely has things on it I'll be searching for in the thrift stores, but some of it I think I may need to just buy new. Like the flat brown boots I want. And the leopard print trench.
What do you think? Do you get sticker shock after thrifting? Or are you a retail shopper all the way?
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