Goodwill: Jersey City

Typically, this store is a give or take for me. It's mostly full of junk, and quite frankly, it's always full of really annoying people and their even more annoying children. But it's very near my house, and the ease of getting there plus all of the cheap teeny bopper stores on the same street make it a destination. Plus I often find some hidden gems there.

Yesterday was a fairly good gem day- despite the child who was riding his scooter through the store and the one that stood way too close, staring at my housemate and I while we discussed a vintage Ouija board.

For around $50, I brought home:

• Bread machine
• Stalin book for the Mr
• Cream Banana Republic cardigan
• White cotton tee with "burnt out" flower design (way cuter than I'm describing)
• Green cotton hippie skirt
• Cute little 50s style dress
• Fuzzy leopard print shrug jacket, which is going on ebay
• Vintage wrestling game for my boss, who collects old toys for display around the store

Reminisence is Moving

My dear friend +Voon  brought it to my attention that they put everything fifty percent off in a pre-moving sale. So, although it's not technically a thrift store, I still felt my voyage there (and subsequent purchases) were worthy of a mention.

Also, I'm doing The Artist's Way and this trip counted as my weekly Artist's Date. Two birds, one cheap stone. Ha!

My haul included the following

• Brown Steampunk hat for Mr Thriftwhore
• Plastic octopus for Tiki Kitchen
• Riding crop (to replace one that was lost in a move many moons ago)
• White lace fingerless gloves (going to a 50s prom in several months but might as well grab 'em now)
• Speakeasy paper dolls
• Vintage skirt in a pretty, bright turquoise color
• Large bronze hair flower
• A couple of fun postcards
• 4 Betty Boop buttons
• Leopard print/black flower hairpiece
• 2 sets false eyelashes: one with red rhinestones and one with regular rhinestones