Fresh fish from Indiana

[Femme1]

Just found this great place and had to join. I'm a long-time thrifter...been haunting Goodwills and Junior League thrift shops since the early 70s, when I was looking for appropriate hippie garb (then you could find beaded flapper dresses from the 20s pretty easily). Even though I have more moolah now, I still thrift. I always tell people it's the hunter-gatherer mentality, for me, it's the thrill of the hunt. E-bay is cool and all, but give me a real flesh and blood thrift shop (umm, didn't mean to get gory or anything).

I collect a lot of stuff...mostly mid-century dinnerware and pottery, sewing stuff, old furs, furniture. Hell...I go with my gut and buy stuff I like. My entire 50's ranch house is furnished with yard sale and thrift shop stuff. My two kids (both grown) are thrifters and my daughter had furnished her NYC apt with stuff she finds on the street--really really good stuff.

Why do the "normal" people shop in retail stores??

[ChrisMiss]

Welcome!  It's great to have another person that is a tad bit older than most on the forum.  SeSo and I were starting to feel like we were the only thrifters over 45 here.  Your house sounds really great, you'll have to post some pictures in the gallery.

And I too wonder why people shop retail.

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Welcome-- great you found us! Can't wait to hear your thrifting stories, see pictures, etc.

[Femme1]

Hi ChrisMiss and TSR! Thanks for the welcome. I've been reading through bunches of threads and having fun. I like it that there are people of different ages here--we can learn from each other. I have learned so much from the younger women who re-fashion thrift shop finds. I sew a lot, but I was boxed in by thinking in terms of sticking to the pattern; these girls are fearless about trying stuff and it encouraged me to branch out a bit.

And CM, I admire your on-the-road lifestyle! But where do you keep all your stuff? 

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Hi Ya--Welcome to the forum. I think you will love it here. Mid-century modern has many fans on this board. Everybody rocks to the beat of their own band, and we all learn alot.  Can't wait to see pics and read your thrift experiences, ideas, and stories.

Chrismiss, you are so funny, lol. Over 45, only?  That is so very kind! I was thinking more like "the only AARP members", lol. 

Ciao and Good Vibes,
SeSo

[ChrisMiss]

And CM, I admire your on-the-road lifestyle! But where do you keep all your stuff? 

It's hard to have too much stuff in a RV.  I have to be picky about what I buy at the thrift stores.  I usually buy hubby and me clothes and books for me to read.  I buy clothes for other family members if I find anything I think they'll love.  I store all those purchases under the bed.  A lot of RVs have a big box the bed sets on, there is usually some kind of storage under there.  I do enjoy buying treasures to resell on eBay too and those items need to be smaller. 

Once you live in a RV fulltime you really realize how little stuff you need to live and still have a great quality of life.  We have sitting, sleeping, cooking, etc. all in a small space.  We work on the road, then when the workday is done we get to explore our surroundings.  We tend to winter in FL, we have family in the Tampa area, we'll stay in Tampa and Key West most of the winter.  Then it's back on the road to new adventures.

 

[Big Daddy Audio]

Welcome to the board, Femme.  This is one of the nicest groups of people you'll encounter on the internet.

"Where never is heard a discouraging word."

See you next time
bye for now.