Confessions of a Shopaholic
I promised myself I wasn’t gonna shop until the end of the month, but I couldn’t help it. The only thing I hate about working in retail is seeing new clothes. There’s just so many cute things, but I look at the price and all I could think of is thrift stores! The thrift store is about 5 minutes away from where I work which makes it really convenient for me to go and they get new shipments at least every day. On top of that, my girls enjoys thrifting, so it’s really hard to NOT shop. Plus, it’s really cheap!
2 weeks ago, I decided to go by myself after work. I just wanted to check out what the deal was for the week. Everything for 50% off and accessories were 75% off
I ended up buying:
Over sized Beige Sweater, Menswear, $2.58
Lace Blazer, $3.00 (When I first saw this, I just had to have it. We’re selling something pretty similar to this for about $30!)
Over sized Hunter Green Top, $2.71
A week later, I told the girls about what I got, they wanted to go and see if they had anything new. They did! So we came back and we all bought something, but I only bought 3 things because I keep buying stuff and I’m starting to get lazy cleaning them!
Over sized Navy Blue Sweater, Menswear, $2.85
Monochromatic Brown Stripped Sweater, Menswear, $2.25
Steve Madden Leopard Flats, $2.50
I thought I was gonna stop that day, but Rochelle and I were left alone so we decided why not thrift. We’ve been saving a lot of money lately and why not? hahah.
This trip was a really successful day with Rochelle. She and I found a lot of cute fall essential stuff!
Over sized Burnt Orange Cardigan, Menswear, $3.25 (I’ve been looking for a maroon/burnt orange cardigan, I was even considering buying one at H&M, but thank god for the thrift store!)
Stripped Button up, Menswear, $.50 (I wasn’t gonna buy this, It was just too big, but it’s one of those thrift finds that are just why not? So, I thought maybe I could wear it with a choker necklace and tuck it into one of my high waisted shorts.)
Off-white flats, $3.31 (They looked like they were never worn!)
Refuge Teal Jeans, $3.93 (I only got these for 40% off, but I love bright fall color jeans right now. Plus we sell Refuge Jeans at work for $20-35 and we get 40% discount there too, but I knew these were worth it!)
I’m scared to find out how much I spent, but my total thrifted cost is: $26.88. Okay, I’m not too disappointed, that’s probably how much ONE shirt cost at Forever 21, but I got all these things!
And since I got a gift card at a boutique, I decided to splurge on Faux Leather Shorts.
on sale for $10 (That’s probably a steal for some people, but it’s a splurge for me!)
*I know I bought a lot of chunky sweaters, but it’s because I have a faux leather pants that I haven’t worn since 2009, a faux leather skirt, and now I have a faux leather shorts. I just think faux leather would look nice with chunky sweaters.
