Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Today I am thankful for....


.......thrift store shopping!!!

If there is one thing I really, REALLY love, it is thrift store shopping! More often than not, I am amazed at the treasures found in these dusty, filled-to-the-brim shops and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world when I stumble across a beauty that someone else thought insignificant enough to discard!
My favorite thing to shop for in thrift stores (or markets), is vintage porcelain - especially those in pretty pastels from the 1950's. Lately, my thrift store obsession is coats though. With the cold Korean winter just around the corner, I am on the lookout for the perfect winter coat(s), and boy, have I found some pretty ones!

Now combine thrift store shopping with a coffee date and a friend that loves thrift store shopping even more than I do, and you've got yourself a success story!


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5 comments:

Nell said...

Sounds like the most perfect of friend dates. Thrift shopping is my favourite thing in the world to do and luckily I have an awesome husband and sister who love it just as much so there's always someone to rummage with. My current thing is vintage fabric and cardigans. xx

Truchen said...

Oooh, dearest Nell, vintage fabric and cardigan is def on my favorite list too!!! Yay for thrift store finds!!! And awesome people to shop with :-)

Lipgloss Ninja said...

I would so love to hit the thrift stores here in Cape Town, its on my to-do list for next year cos my to-do list for this year is WAY too long!

I do hope you share some of your finds with us!

Jill said...

Ahh, Truchie! I love thrift store shopping with you too... I'm just sad you won't be able to come with me again tonight! I can't promise I won't steal all the good stuff from Goejeong market! :)

Anonymous said...

so true! granted, the smell of the dusty stores isn't my fave, but browsing and finding gems hidden in there is the best feeling ever!