Sticker shock

I’m a thrift store nut. To me it’s a modern day treasure hunt. Here’s a recent find.
FOUND – Brand new, untouched Disney Wonderful Princess World Sticker Book.
PRICE NEW – $12.99.
THRIFT COST – $2
Gabby loves coloring. And stickers. And Disney Princess. So basically I struck gold. This book is brand new, with not one of the [...]

Bearable prayers

Like most children, Gabby has grown up with a security blanket. Many, in fact. There’s pink bear blankie, blue bear blankie, car blankie, butterfly blankie, mermaid blankie and lion blankie. All share two traits – the top is cotton and the bottom is silk, and they’re all roughly a square foot in size.
Pink bear [...]

SI-te seeing

Big G and I made a trek to Fayetteville Saturday for my grandmother’s surprise 77th birthday party. We came back up Sunday. During the trip, we stopped at a thrift store and he spied a “baseball” book. He took to it like pinstripes to Jeter, so I bought it. The next day on the way [...]

Book smart

I’m a thrift store nut. To me it’s a modern day treasure hunt. Here’s a recent find.

FOUND – Vtech – Classic Rhymes & Discover Book.
PRICE NEW – $12.84 at Wal-Mart, more elsewhere.
THRIFT COST – $1
Late in the Christmas shopping season (like, maybe, three days prior to) I was looking for a couple more gifts to [...]

Thinking happy boughts

I’m a thrift store nut. To me it’s a modern day treasure hunt. Here’s a recent find.
FOUND – Like new VHS copies of Peter Pan, Dumbo, Bambi and Beauty and the Beast.
PRICE NEW – I don’t think they even make these anymore, but four DVDs would cost at least $40.
THRIFT COST – $8
The local Goodwill [...]

Gab-E Necessities

I’m a thrift store nut. To me it’s a modern day treasure hunt. Here’s a recent find.
FOUND – Jungle Book Soundtrack on cassette tape.
PRICE NEW – I don’t think they even make these anymore
THRIFT COST – 25 cents
Gabby has always had a love of music, and recently Big G caught the bug. (“Sing!” he says [...]

Hot Peppers

I’m a thrift store nut. To me it’s a modern day treasure hunt. Here’s a recent find.
FOUND – Like new official NFL licensed Julius Peppers jersey, 2T
PRICE NEW – $77.49
THRIFT COST – $1
Found this puppy (kitten?) at the Bare Bones Boutique. It’s just the latest sweet jersey find I’ve nabbed. I’ve also found both Delhomme [...]