tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:49:32 +0000Thrift Store Junkie is what I amThrift Store shopping has been a part of my life and a passion since I was 10 years old. I still Thrift Shop to this day with a special interest in vintage items. And thanks to eBay, I can make money at it too!http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/brigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)Blogger79125ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAmhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-4334271041781312801Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:54:00 +00002009-12-23T13:54:28.226-08:00merry christmasMerry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hello Everyone! We will all no doubt be very busy the next few days even if that only means relaxing with our families. I will be traveling up north to Bakersfield to spend it with my very large family. There are new babies around so that will be extra special. I will be back soon after the holidays. Don't be surprised if I squeeze in some thrift store hunting in that time span. I probably http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/GCj-cG_O-bw/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1g-BS9Q3v5Ub06OdGYbrjssPjtM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1g-BS9Q3v5Ub06OdGYbrjssPjtM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1g-BS9Q3v5Ub06OdGYbrjssPjtM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1g-BS9Q3v5Ub06OdGYbrjssPjtM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/GCj-cG_O-bw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-2963086531530195289Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:57:00 +00002009-12-16T21:58:24.538-08:00ebay commissionschristmas decor at thrift storesbook salesebay salesvintage shoe shine kitSqueezing in Thrift Storing Time During the Holidays So are all of you just crazy crazy busy like me? Well, I'm happy to say that from my eBay sales, eBay affiliate program commissions and book sales, I am able to buy lots of gifts this year. I have some family members that are not so fortunate and I'm spending spending spending on them! I did real good with my eBay sales. This also means that I've been busy packaging and shipping my little http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/aEM4y6tSdQY/squeezing-in-thrift-storing-time-during.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OE_PrfS1WM-PVqMT7DpSYGfT5KY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OE_PrfS1WM-PVqMT7DpSYGfT5KY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OE_PrfS1WM-PVqMT7DpSYGfT5KY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OE_PrfS1WM-PVqMT7DpSYGfT5KY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/aEM4y6tSdQY" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/12/squeezing-in-thrift-storing-time-during.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-8532328723607281885Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:29:00 +00002009-12-09T20:31:31.962-08:00And they say you can't find vintage dresses at thrift stores anymore.Hello everyone... I don't think I ever mentioned it but I had the unfortunate experience several months back of being bashed on a well known auction site forum for being a phoney so to speak. My ebook had gotten some attention and some what I call "unhappy gabbers" who found joy in bashing me and my book. The reason for this was because they INSISTED that vintage dresses could no longer be foundhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/fxL9witcQ0Q/and-they-say-you-cant-find-vintage.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAr4qOnhmyfvic9l1ReuuGtmCpY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAr4qOnhmyfvic9l1ReuuGtmCpY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAr4qOnhmyfvic9l1ReuuGtmCpY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jAr4qOnhmyfvic9l1ReuuGtmCpY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/fxL9witcQ0Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/12/and-they-say-you-cant-find-vintage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-5372592403335420473Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:41:00 +00002009-12-02T19:41:07.284-08:00starburst dishwareitems on ebayretro kitchenMy latest goodies I'm keeping for myselfHello everyone, I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and survived Black Friday if you dared to go out. I did not plan on it but did pop out to a store or two only to come home eight hours later. My feet were done! Well, what I have for you today is a cute ensemble of vintage dishware I found. I love to find vintage dishware in the 50s era. Those with starbursts and space age motifs are my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/dAPucyDKcNs/my-latest-goodies-im-keeping-for-myself.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KSu-xCrW2WhKmE0j6a-zHP5fvIY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KSu-xCrW2WhKmE0j6a-zHP5fvIY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KSu-xCrW2WhKmE0j6a-zHP5fvIY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KSu-xCrW2WhKmE0j6a-zHP5fvIY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/dAPucyDKcNs" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-latest-goodies-im-keeping-for-myself.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-1901500677884825642Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:36:00 +00002009-11-25T21:40:45.221-08:00Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Everyone is saying Happy Thanksgiving today and that includes me. Please take some time out today to be thankful for even the little of things. If you are breathing, can see, can walk, have a job, have your health, have family, have friends, have food, have clothing, have freedom, have warmth, have a loved one, have been in love, have been loved, have a pet............oh how I could go on. Ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/AFDK0jdP6cI/happy-thanksgiving-everyone.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4YIETe6NbDj0G7kzWjGrqA-t7Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4YIETe6NbDj0G7kzWjGrqA-t7Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4YIETe6NbDj0G7kzWjGrqA-t7Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4YIETe6NbDj0G7kzWjGrqA-t7Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/AFDK0jdP6cI" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving-everyone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-6381726609846464097Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:13:00 +00002009-11-22T12:13:41.318-08:00Let's chat friends - I need your help! As you all know I sell on eBay. Mostly because that allows me to give in to my thrift store obsession! lol. As I was going through my unsold goods recently , I was wondering what another option might be for passing them along. I've been donating back the items that don't sell (and that aren't heart pumpers) however I do have some items that ARE heart pumpers. At least to me they are! It's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/wuaN9HrSxN8/lets-chat-friends-i-need-your-help.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)9<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EHMDBF8SUuHVSwNQV52N0_lx9nw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EHMDBF8SUuHVSwNQV52N0_lx9nw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EHMDBF8SUuHVSwNQV52N0_lx9nw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EHMDBF8SUuHVSwNQV52N0_lx9nw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/wuaN9HrSxN8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/11/lets-chat-friends-i-need-your-help.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-537561992607723374Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:41:00 +00002009-11-18T17:41:47.977-08:00vintage pursesvintage hatthrift store shoppingvintage tupperwareSneak peek into my bag of goodies I met my boyfriend for lunch today and there was some time to spare before I had to head back to work. There is one of my favorite thrift stores not far from there and so I of course stepped in. I REALLY tried this time guys, I really did! I told myself I would absolutely pass on items that were not heart pumpers. I visualized my office that I just cleaned out. I gathered 3 big bags full of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/g1LqGz85jyc/sneak-peek-into-my-bag-of-goodies.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/frGAE5Ws6oHE_DizuYyNVWxA-b4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/frGAE5Ws6oHE_DizuYyNVWxA-b4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/frGAE5Ws6oHE_DizuYyNVWxA-b4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/frGAE5Ws6oHE_DizuYyNVWxA-b4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/g1LqGz85jyc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/11/sneak-peek-into-my-bag-of-goodies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-8513865221410186127Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:41:00 +00002009-11-13T08:49:07.927-08:00goodwill clearance centerGoodwill clearance center? Isn't that like a double negative?Hello everyone!So this photo you see here is one I took with my cell phone standing outside the building. As you can see it is a "Goodwill clearance center." What on earth? Have any of you ever seen one of these? In all my years hunting, I have not. I was in Bakersfield last weekend and my nephew (he's in his 30's and also sells on eBay) told me about it. When I arrived I was quite confused. "Hm?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/P7pWzdIrqTk/goodwill-clearance-center-isnt-that.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JvBsvOauQoZNSV73YNJeYfChedY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JvBsvOauQoZNSV73YNJeYfChedY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JvBsvOauQoZNSV73YNJeYfChedY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JvBsvOauQoZNSV73YNJeYfChedY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/P7pWzdIrqTk" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/11/goodwill-clearance-center-isnt-that.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-4802818315364583775Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +00002009-11-07T11:11:00.546-08:00frankie goes to hollywood tshirtebay salesvintage radioVintage Radio Bank from Thrift Store sold!Here's a fun item I found at a thrift store. It is a piggy bank (with no crack or chips!) I found at a thrift store for $1. I KNEW this would get attention as even a collector of radios would surely enjoy this on their shelf even just for fun. The fact that it was in great shape was a find too! I did list this on eBay and it just sold for $46. Not too bad! I'm hoping someone bought it as a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/No3R8FN23Gc/vintage-radio-bank-from-thrift-store.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0amPI56U7-5-bYHpQMCfidGHSHM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0amPI56U7-5-bYHpQMCfidGHSHM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0amPI56U7-5-bYHpQMCfidGHSHM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0amPI56U7-5-bYHpQMCfidGHSHM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/No3R8FN23Gc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/11/vintage-radio-bank-from-thrift-store.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-5840891606735788810Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:31:00 +00002009-11-03T11:38:48.491-08:00thrift store giftsHope you forgive me for recommending....So I'm starting to think about holiday gifts, are any of you? I do a lot of online shopping myself. As I was glancing through my blog (as I do to make sure it's nice and tidy) I came across my recommended thrift store projects from Amazon that I completely forgot I even had? Have any of you take a peek at them? They're sure fun. The particular ones I'm talking about are the "thrift store" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/XQgUoyGYeXU/hope-you-forgive-me-for-recommending.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nt7WrGLktJMhlrDie_Dd-7TwlGc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nt7WrGLktJMhlrDie_Dd-7TwlGc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nt7WrGLktJMhlrDie_Dd-7TwlGc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nt7WrGLktJMhlrDie_Dd-7TwlGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/XQgUoyGYeXU" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/11/hope-you-forgive-me-for-recommending.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-206767744947401856Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-10-30T14:38:32.903-07:00designer handbagsgoodwill onlineonline thrift storeOnline Thrift Stores - I do that too!So have any of you ever gone to Goodwill online? I don't do so all that much but from time to time I do and I'm just as silly about my shopping on there too. I've noticed that there are many more visitors on that site compared to the early days. Great for GW! Bad for us. =(So I bid on 5 vintage purses and I won! The only bad thing about online Goodwill is that you don't get to see the merchandisehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/kYdcmNlolH8/online-thrift-stores-i-do-that-too.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)7<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_D9lbhoILaIqRPJvL_x2CmxJ7mU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_D9lbhoILaIqRPJvL_x2CmxJ7mU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_D9lbhoILaIqRPJvL_x2CmxJ7mU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_D9lbhoILaIqRPJvL_x2CmxJ7mU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/kYdcmNlolH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/online-thrift-stores-i-do-that-too.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-7650031829358221670Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:40:00 +00002009-10-27T13:54:59.421-07:00overwhelmedtoo much stuffI'm giving myself permission!I walked into my office today to start eBaying and I became overwhelmed. "Uh oh!" I thought....this is how I felt about 5 years ago. I've been eBaying over 10 years. Thrift Store shopping over 30 and there does come a point and time where it can be too much.About 5 years ago I became very burned out. I had eBayed STRAIGHT for 3 years and the day came where I needed a break (remember I work full http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/OLu6r_GQI5k/im-giving-myself-permission.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVBMwS2tfll4nfN-OZ6ymTBYpWY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVBMwS2tfll4nfN-OZ6ymTBYpWY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVBMwS2tfll4nfN-OZ6ymTBYpWY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVBMwS2tfll4nfN-OZ6ymTBYpWY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/OLu6r_GQI5k" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/im-giving-myself-permission.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-5728419667946119638Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:06:00 +00002009-10-23T19:15:30.676-07:00vintage blenderVintage Blender just for meSo I'm always rambling about my fun treasures that I forget to mention that I do keep items for myself too. Just check out this fantastic item! This is a vintage blender in great working condition. The cord is hidden in the back and it came with the manual and all. This was purchased at the estate sale I attended not too long ago where I found all my treasures at such low prices. This gem was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/FfZPF2UfUqA/vintage-blender-just-for-me.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0zYJhPh7FEzO7dKNdR6J9ma93ts/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0zYJhPh7FEzO7dKNdR6J9ma93ts/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0zYJhPh7FEzO7dKNdR6J9ma93ts/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0zYJhPh7FEzO7dKNdR6J9ma93ts/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/FfZPF2UfUqA" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/vintage-blender-just-for-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-1251531862607164157Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:51:00 +00002009-10-20T15:12:31.725-07:00Burberry coat sold for over $80!In case you don't recall, I wrote a post a couple of months back about the Burberry coat I found at a thrift store for $24.99. I don't usually spend that much at thrift stores UNLESS it is worth it and obviously a Burberry coat, ALMOST NEW, Burberry is definitely worth it.I waited until the weather got cool to list it. Well you can see above that although I expected more, I did quite well. Over http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/fizmNipXnts/burberry-coat-sold-for-over-80.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)8<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71xlRndSjihgMoZCbjTEWfy6rb8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71xlRndSjihgMoZCbjTEWfy6rb8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71xlRndSjihgMoZCbjTEWfy6rb8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71xlRndSjihgMoZCbjTEWfy6rb8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/fizmNipXnts" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/burberry-coat-sold-for-over-80.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-6313215771392937359Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:16:00 +00002009-10-16T23:25:06.593-07:0050s kitchenvintage bottlesshabby chicBottles, jars and moreThis photo was taken with my camera phone while thrift store shopping. The sunlight was hitting the glassware so beautifully. The store organized them by color and it looked so much like a piece of art.Made me realize even more so than ever how much we can create with simple things. And simple things can be found so inexpensively at thrift stores. My next project as some of you might have figuredhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/nJOhFjvQ-KA/bottles-jars-and-more.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UlADL6de3czobzwRg387jczbdqM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UlADL6de3czobzwRg387jczbdqM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UlADL6de3czobzwRg387jczbdqM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UlADL6de3czobzwRg387jczbdqM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/nJOhFjvQ-KA" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/bottles-jars-and-more.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-4882752282769852709Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:59:00 +00002009-10-12T20:05:07.913-07:00vintage chairthrift store ebookDidn't buy the chair and more ramblingsSo, I did not go back and buy the chair. I know, I'm nuts aren't I.I came home , looked around and simply could not justify bringing it home. Unlike my small items and clothing that I can resell if need be, I simply can not with furniture. I have to tell you. It's not easy! I made a promise to myself though that I would be tough and only buy things I truly could not live without. If you saw my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/2eDImfXEVgk/didnt-buy-chair-and-more-ramblings.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C0_zADOxh_NKfoEwF5vAXEbe2D8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C0_zADOxh_NKfoEwF5vAXEbe2D8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C0_zADOxh_NKfoEwF5vAXEbe2D8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/C0_zADOxh_NKfoEwF5vAXEbe2D8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/2eDImfXEVgk" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/didnt-buy-chair-and-more-ramblings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-6477956260089146753Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:36:00 +00002009-10-10T21:46:55.444-07:00vintage chairvintage furnitureVintage Chair - I shoulda grabbed it!One thing I do love about Goodwill's and Salvation Army's are that they are open late. If the mood strikes me at 8 in the evening, they are there waiting for me! And that's exactly what I did Friday. This particular SA has a lot of furniture. Thank goodness I have no means to take any with me (or really, any room in my home) or else I'd be purchasing many of them.This is a photo I took of this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/TbDzudJSpOs/vintage-chair-i-shoulda-grabbed-it.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)8<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2K-ksoaY1HoGaAJBlOPIT9fmBXI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2K-ksoaY1HoGaAJBlOPIT9fmBXI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2K-ksoaY1HoGaAJBlOPIT9fmBXI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2K-ksoaY1HoGaAJBlOPIT9fmBXI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/TbDzudJSpOs" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/vintage-chair-i-shoulda-grabbed-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-999629251144817144Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:58:00 +00002009-10-05T21:05:51.558-07:00vintage maxi dressesreyn spooner hawaiian shirtsbeing sickVintage Maxi Dresses, oh mySo I went to a Goodwill over the weekend and ended up scoring with some Reyn Spooner Hawaiian shirts (good sellers on eBay) only to find when I got home that the wrong shirts were put in my bag! ugh! So, I returned the wrong shirts and OF COURSE my Reyn Spooner's were gone. That's okay though, I found some other bargains. I wasn't feeling so hot, as I've been ill, so I didn't really get into ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/_QHDPDlc8pw/vintage-maxi-dresses-oh-my.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uHsJfW9eXDqf5CWzUEEJnOrNqCs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uHsJfW9eXDqf5CWzUEEJnOrNqCs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uHsJfW9eXDqf5CWzUEEJnOrNqCs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uHsJfW9eXDqf5CWzUEEJnOrNqCs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/_QHDPDlc8pw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/10/vintage-maxi-dresses-oh-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-1702500727282653595Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:08:00 +00002009-09-30T22:21:57.611-07:00vintage scarvesvintage cat broochsanta barbara thrift storeexpensive thrift storesBack from my Santa Barbara trip, got some thrift stores love inYes I said it!Hello everyone! I stepped away for a little bit as I was out of town visiting my parents in Santa Barbara and time just flew by. So yes, I thrifted. Actually, I went to a thrift store I'm not too particularly fond of. They have great things don't get me wrong but their prices are ridiculous. We're talking $20 for tops, $15 for shoes and that sort of thing. I don't know, when you canhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/1iZo5niOcjw/back-from-my-santa-barbara-trip-got.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lklTj6kQmcz8hvUvQ6AluzK8g2E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lklTj6kQmcz8hvUvQ6AluzK8g2E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lklTj6kQmcz8hvUvQ6AluzK8g2E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lklTj6kQmcz8hvUvQ6AluzK8g2E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/1iZo5niOcjw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-from-my-santa-barbara-trip-got.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-61008798571313794Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-09-22T12:42:00.249-07:00estate salevintage poodleThrift Store and Estate Sale Jackpot still continuesSo today, I STILL have items in the back of my car from my crazy estate sale jackpot last week.I had to rearrange my office to make room for all of these goodies. I decided to move items already on eBay or that I already have photos of and bring all my new yummys into the office for display. My office literally looks like my own little antique store now. (boo hoo) The photo I've got up for you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/2SzNIXEnpgE/thrift-store-and-estate-sale-jackpot_22.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)5<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KTR4DGR5vH5LP6D-yEnbHsgMFg0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KTR4DGR5vH5LP6D-yEnbHsgMFg0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KTR4DGR5vH5LP6D-yEnbHsgMFg0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KTR4DGR5vH5LP6D-yEnbHsgMFg0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/2SzNIXEnpgE" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/09/thrift-store-and-estate-sale-jackpot_22.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-1854858911399290812Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:26:00 +00002009-09-19T15:26:00.739-07:00estate saleselling on eBayvintage clothingEstate Sale Jackpot continuedSo a few days ago I shared my dream come true of being invited to a client's mother's home for an exclusive preview of items that would be for sale.When I arrived I noticed some neighbors decided to come in for a peek too. NO! All mine! I know, not nice to not share but you see when I got there, I immediately noticed the price tags and the treasures they were on.So I grabbed a big box I saw, set http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/fgIiVeGeu6k/estate-sale-jackpot-continued.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bgjAC4VLn_EtC-lcH7tmYKSxEdw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bgjAC4VLn_EtC-lcH7tmYKSxEdw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bgjAC4VLn_EtC-lcH7tmYKSxEdw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bgjAC4VLn_EtC-lcH7tmYKSxEdw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/fgIiVeGeu6k" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/09/estate-sale-jackpot-continued.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-2918658675972573859Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:15:00 +00002009-09-16T18:40:30.040-07:00estate saleselling on eBayreselling vintageThrift Store and Estate Sale Jackpot!Wow, I've stepped away for a few days haven't I? Well, for good reason. I hit the mother load of goodies in the last week. A dream come true actually. I was chatting with a client at work when she said to me, "Hey, I'm having an estate sale do you know anyone that would be interested?", I said, "Is this a joke?", "no" she says. I proceed to tell that yes ME ME ME, I am interested! Then proceeds http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/lDEfD5Tv4W0/thrift-store-and-estate-sale-jackpot.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZKJ5unJN8gpZAii38KBZQdBV6YM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZKJ5unJN8gpZAii38KBZQdBV6YM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZKJ5unJN8gpZAii38KBZQdBV6YM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZKJ5unJN8gpZAii38KBZQdBV6YM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/lDEfD5Tv4W0" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/09/thrift-store-and-estate-sale-jackpot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-3350439994267877274Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:21:00 +00002009-09-05T17:41:57.184-07:00vintage fondue forksthrift findsvintage recipe boxshabby chicSome of my latest thrift store finds.So I did a cash give away not that long ago in exchange for some feedback from my readers (would you like another one?.)Some of the feedback I wanted was to know what you'd like to read more about and I heard most saying that my thrift store finds was of interest.So here I go!I had some major thrifting therapy yesterday. Decided to stop by a Salvation Army that I have not been to in awhile only http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/5Vx3ezUGpXE/some-of-my-latest-thrift-store-finds.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rNuZvASE3g5JZKLYJ5ygr5L2LHY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rNuZvASE3g5JZKLYJ5ygr5L2LHY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rNuZvASE3g5JZKLYJ5ygr5L2LHY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rNuZvASE3g5JZKLYJ5ygr5L2LHY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/5Vx3ezUGpXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/09/some-of-my-latest-thrift-store-finds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-1623957726630653692Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:30:00 +00002009-09-03T22:43:30.847-07:00selling on eBaymemories of being a kidreselling vintageSome things are on eBay if you want to seeWow, I'm on a roll this week. I've managed to get some things up on eBay but only a few. So I visited some stores yesterday and boy oh boy did I score. And I actually found a few things for myself this time too. I dressed for work and my boyfriend commented on how cute I looked (thanks honey) and I gladly responded, "Well thank you, the shoes and dress together only cost me $12!) I love that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/S-34rhnCyjA/some-things-are-on-ebay-if-you-want-to.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jos9hgecUXnpzKf_f72NsVvn3G0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jos9hgecUXnpzKf_f72NsVvn3G0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jos9hgecUXnpzKf_f72NsVvn3G0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jos9hgecUXnpzKf_f72NsVvn3G0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/S-34rhnCyjA" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/09/some-things-are-on-ebay-if-you-want-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271118426311329138.post-2445837262341121279Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:14:00 +00002009-08-31T21:22:43.269-07:00thrift store huntingselling on eBaycowboy bootsburberry coat$94.68 trip to GoodwillI know, crazy of me isn't it? That's actually quite a bit of money (in general) to spend at a thrift store. Especially being the bragger of finding things for so cheap (oh and I did!)This trip was so high because I completely scored AGAIN! There was a mens excellent condition Burberry jacket. As in AUTHENTIC Burberry jacket for only $24.99. I don't remember the last time I paid that much for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~3/K_PrxFx-9h4/9468-trip-to-goodwill.htmlbrigittemartinez@hotmail.com (Thrift Store Junkie)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZi26-bB71qSxU9DAR_gcu-UlcU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZi26-bB71qSxU9DAR_gcu-UlcU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZi26-bB71qSxU9DAR_gcu-UlcU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MZi26-bB71qSxU9DAR_gcu-UlcU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThriftStoreJunkieIsWhatIAm/~4/K_PrxFx-9h4" height="1" width="1"/>http://thriftstorelife.blogspot.com/2009/08/9468-trip-to-goodwill.html