Thrifting 101 ♡

Let me just start off by saying that shopping at thrift stores are not everyone's thing. But, for those of you who do enjoy browsing through your local Goodwill here and there have came to the right place. I am going to share with you my little tips for shopping at a thrift store.

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I have three main tips that I always use whenever I am out thrifting.

Tip Number One // Patience ♡ 

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This is the most predictable tip out of them all but it is the realest. Patience is key. If you do not have a lot of time on your hands, then I would not go to a thrift store if I were you. I usually thrift when I have some time to kill. If you want to find some really good stuff at thrift stores then you literally have to dig and search through all of the racks to find some hidden treasures. I usually start out in the women's section and then work my way over to the men's and even kid's section. You would not believe how many flannels I have found in the men's section and also some comfy shirts in the kid's. Catch my thrift?
Anyways, this also brings me to my next tip.

Tip Number Two // Think Outside the Box ♡ 

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If you were shopping at a regular department store like Macy's, you probably wouldn't even think about shopping in the men's section (unless you are a man or are shopping for a man). You can find some pretty interesting things in the men's section in thrift stores. As you guys probably know (if you read my post about flannels) that I am a huge flannel junkie and I get pretty much all of them from the guy's section at Goodwill. 
About a month ago, I also found some old Levi jeans in the men's section that I plan on cutting into some high waisted shorts. 

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Go into a thrift store with an open mind and I guarantee you will find some pretty awesome things. (I guarantee or your money back) :]

Tip Number Three //  Shop Alone ♡ 

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I don't know about you guys but I love shopping alone. Whenever I go shopping (which is basically every weekend *cough*) I love being able to hear myself think. When I go with friends, these type of things pop into my head, "omg, I wonder if she thinks I'm taking too long" "I want to continue shopping but she wants to leave" "I really want to go into that store but I don't think she wants to look in there" and a bunch of other things. That is the main reason why I love shopping alone because I get to do me. 
Also, going alone is better than going with party poopers. What I mean by that is, you have no one around to judge for all of those flannels that you are about to buy or for that really old grandma-looking sweater that you just tried on. Leave the haters behind and just do you!

Well those are my two cents about thrift shopping. I hope these helped, if not, I'm sorry for wasting your time :) Thanks for reading!
Stay cute.
Xo, Kiara