Tonight I gave a "Shopping on a Shoestring" talk to a lovely group of ladies who are part of a professional women's group associated with the local chapter of Dress For Success, a charity that helps clothe women who are preparing to enter the workforce.
The theme: holiday shopping. Natch, the topic of thrift came up. I brought a little tickle trunk of thrifted gift goodies to show during my talk, including this HUGE hardcover coffee table book on Van Gogh I found at Value Village for $5.99.This is at least a $100 book, more I bet. And it's in excellent shape - only a wee tear on the back jacket - and doesn't have that musty book smell that all too often accompanies used books. The cool thing: when I was carrying it home after I bought it, a girl stopped me on the street and told me it was an excellent book!
It's for my artist sis and I know she'll love it. Hope she doesn't read this post!
I'll be featuring more nifty thrifty gifty ideas for the holidays coming up!!
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