Consider walking into a store and seeing that same simple blue cotton shirt for $0.99, or for $1.99? It then makes it possible for you to buy the clothing you want without breaking your bank account. It also sends a message to the big companies that you are not willing to pay that extra money to buy their products and would rather pay the lesser price. Although there is that mentality that stores such as Value Village have dirty clothing and there is nothing there but old 50’s clothing, nothing could be further from the truth. All thrift stores like Value Village, Salvation Army, and W.I.N (Women In Need), clean their clothing very throughly before ever putting these things on the racks. Of course there is a lot of items at these stores that you may see as not good enough, but if you look hard enough you can really find some neat things. An entire outfit might be priced as this: shirt(this vary from polyester to satin), $1.99; designer jeans(you can find almost any brand here, and sometimes some self-altered ones too), $5.99; hand-knitted sweater(there are a lot of very nice sweaters that have obviously been hand-made), $2.99; knee-length coat(they range from $6.99 for a wool coat, to $49.99 for a leather coat); add it up and your total price is (tax included) $25.03.

So, next time you go to a mall think about how much money you could be saving at a thrift store. Be warned though, there is most often not a varying amount of sizes in the specific item you want, but there is a vast amount of choices.

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