I had the opportunity to visit my local thrift store yesterday. I try to go at least once a week because their inventory is constantly changing. As anyone knows who frequently shops at a thrift store, it’s hit or miss as to whether you’ll find something. Today’s finds weren’t half bad, and I actually found something I’m always on the lookout for; a Caillou video for my three year old son. I frequent this particular thrift store because their prices aren’t outrageous and I was able to pick up eight items for right at $6.00.

One of the reasons I shop the thrift store is to find inexpensive items to decorate my home with. I’ve found odds and ends to decorate with at the store for the last year, and while I don’t find something every time for my house, it’s just a matter of time before something shows up. Yesterday I found a retro ear ring holder, but won’t be using it for ear rings. I thought that it was cute enough to decorate with, and for $.39 I couldn’t go wrong.

My son ended up with a shirt from Old Navy, and two kids shows on VCR tape. They rarely have anything on DVD, but I’ll pick up a good video on VCR tape every once and a while there. I found a book that looks like it was read once, although it does have highlighting on the pages. When I go to the thrift store I usually have a mental list of a few household items I’m looking for. Sometimes I find them, and sometimes I don’t. Here’s what I ended up with (the Caillou tape is not pictured because it was already being watched):

• Retro ear ring holder (for decoration)
• 2 children’s VCR tapes
• A book
• Child’s shirt
• Kitchen item (strainer)
• Candle holder (for decoration)
• Pumpkin (for fall decoration)

All of the items are in excellent used condition, except for the retro ear ring holder. Shopping in a thrift store is an experience all its own. It takes time to sift through all the items to find something useful, and a lot of it is really useless. Here’s my ear ring holder already put to good use.

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