I used to shop at Walmart for clothes because I couldn't afford anything else, but these days it seems that inflation has dragged even Walmart out of my range. Suddenly the limited budget I have to spend on clothes is only enough to cover the basic necessities, socks, underwear, bras, and things like that. My shirts and pants are getting quite ragged and worn out, and I had a grand total of $20 to spend on clothing.
So, after many years of shopping at Walmart exclusively, I have gone back to buying at Thrift Stores, and I am rediscovering my love of bargain hunting there. I went to a locally run Thrift Store and a Goodwill Store today with $20.00 in my pocket, hoping to find something to replace the items in my wardrobe that are getting ragged.
For LESS than $20.00 I got:
Books
-Left Behind #1 by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
-Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
-What They Don't Always Teach You at a Christian College by Keith Anderson
(my mom had me beat in this category...she bought 8 books)
Clothes
-A nearly new black long-sleeve shirt
-A cozy new golf jacket (and ironically, I never play golf)
-A warm and cozy red sweater that I really love =)
-A rich purple colored crew neck t-shirt
-A lavender colored cashmere sweater
Items
-A hanging shower organized (hung over the showerhead to hold things...our old one was getting very rusty)
-A strong and stable CD rack (the ones I currently use keep falling over)
All that I bought with the $20.00 I had in my pocket, and I still had change left to drop into my "change piggy bank" when I got home.
If Walmart wants to go and price everything beyond the range of your average college student, then to heck with them, we'll do what it takes to survive, and we will rejoice in the glorious bargains to be found in the bowels of Goodwill's clothing rack. =)
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