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Feb. 17th, 2010 09:56 pmI love op shops. I bought a pair of three-quarter cargo pants for a dollar. They were hanging on the end of a rack as I walked past on the way to the counter, so I grabbed them and tried them on and not only did they fit, they felt GREAT. You know when you try something on and it feels so good it's like you've already owned it for ages? I love clothes like that, especially pants because a lot of pants don't fit me right. These pants have little strings in the bottoms so they can stay rolled up a bit for riding bikes.
There's a sort of magic with op shops. You can't "go shopping" there, you never find anything good if you try too hard. You just have to walk in there and see if there's anything there wanting to be bought, and if it wants you, you'll see it.
Incidentally, ought I to haggle with the volunteers to make them let me pay the price that's marked on things? I got a comfy pair of sandals, from the "All shoes $3" shelf, for $2 because the woman at the counter didn't want to charge me full price for something she'd donated herself, and although "Mugs $1" I bought a couple of marvellously ugly examples at half price.
There's a sort of magic with op shops. You can't "go shopping" there, you never find anything good if you try too hard. You just have to walk in there and see if there's anything there wanting to be bought, and if it wants you, you'll see it.
Incidentally, ought I to haggle with the volunteers to make them let me pay the price that's marked on things? I got a comfy pair of sandals, from the "All shoes $3" shelf, for $2 because the woman at the counter didn't want to charge me full price for something she'd donated herself, and although "Mugs $1" I bought a couple of marvellously ugly examples at half price.
