If there is one thing i absolutely love, It is thrifting.
My favorite activity is hopping on the bus, putting on my headphones and getting dropped off about three blocks away from my all time favorite thrift store. I like to walk up and down every single aisle (more than once) for hours. I pay close attention to what color tag is on sale, what sections i should rush to before the other cool people my age attack it, and whats on all the racks of things that have yet to be put up.
I did not always have this love of thrift stores.
When I was younger, my aunt use to take me to the goodwill up the hill from where she lived. This was one of my more dreaded experiences. She would make me look at all the aisles of kids clothing. Picking out all the things i wouldn't want to wear. Sometimes it felt like she was doing it on purpose. She knew me and my dad preferred darker, more neutral colors, so of course she picked the pinks, purples and greens..
But the colorful clothes and silly dresses weren't really the reason why I hated this experience. I always had this idea that it was negative to thrift your clothes, or to buy things secondhand. I am not really sure where i learned to feel that way but i want to believe it was at school. Kids making fun of each other for wearing payless or anything but the cool trendy graphic tees. So i spent a lot of time avoiding the place i beg to go to now.
Last year I finally got to go with my aunt to that favorite thrift store i mentioned in the beginning. I took her on "EVERYTHING 50% OFF" day too., the best day. We spent maybe 2 hours in there together and both left very happy It felt nice to do that with her and enjoy it. What once was something i disliked doing together became a fun bonding time for us years later.
I hope the thrift gods bless you the way they blessed me today! - see ya! ◡̈
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