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Posted by: LateForLunch ®
09/13/2023, 02:00:55
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My housemate (a Great White Shark of a shopper) likes to browse the lush grottos looking for the most delicious fish. One of the lagoons she swims is the local Goodwill second-hand store.
I have had success finding truly marvelous scores at thrift stores - years ago I found an elegant brand-spankin'-new pair of black Italian high heels in the size of a girl I was dating. She looked sensational in them and was thrilled - 'assumed I spent a fortune (I think they retailed for $200 - 'paid like $4.50). Eventually I told her where I got them, 'cause she was more into the shopping-skill than the fancy gift itself!!
So today while my housemate perused the aisles for a dress (she has lost a lot of weight and needed something to fit until we can get some of her magnificent wardrobe altered) I took inventory of the shoes. I found three pair, two casual and some walking/running shoes. I paid no attention to the brand of the casual shoes just the workmanship and comfort of the fit.
Curious, back at the ranch I checked out the shoes online (Cole Haan, Osborne Tan Oxford) online - discovered the new shoe I paid $25 for retailed for $125 BEFORE tax and shipping!! Turns out someone must have donated a new pair of Vietnamese top-of-the-line leather uppers to Goodwill so comfortable they feel like no shoe at all. Luxurious!!
That's just one pair. The other turned out to be from a French-Canadian maker (Aldo) that retail for about $100!! Paid $15.
Last, some respectable gel running shoes from Acis retail price $50.
Total out-of-pocket for all three pair was $45 w total value @ $300 plus!!
A good day's work!! A penny saved, as Benjamin Franklin said...
Many is the time I have grabbed delicious treats like that - a happy pilot fish gorging on scraps in the wake of Poseidon (my housemate) as she swims through the oceans, feasting.
Modified by LateForLunch at Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 04:02:09
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Posted by: Ihavenoname ®
09/16/2023, 00:42:59
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One time, I got a mini PC with a quad-core CPU, 1 TB of storage, and 16 GB of ram for $2.50 (yes, really) at a Value Village back in my home state in 2019.
Oh boy, there are plenty of things you can find at thrift stores if you know what you're looking for.
It's too bad the Arizona Goodwill's discontinued the $1 Thursday color tag sales.
Modified by Ihavenoname at Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 00:47:12
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Posted by: LateForLunch ®
09/23/2023, 21:51:02
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I would be concerned about viruses etc. if I got a machine from an unknown source. That could be a good way to steal someone's information - plant a virus in the OS that triggers after say six months, then steal all of the data and put a ransom-ware hex on it.
Obviously you had no problems. I am suspicious by nature (a consequence of an unhappy childhood no doubt), so please forgive me if I have offended.
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Posted by: Ihavenoname ®
10/04/2023, 02:26:13
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I think there may be a time when paranoia pays off. I didn't connect it to my home network at the time. But, getting something from the unknown should always be approached with caution. I agree with you!
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Posted by: DeeDee ®
09/13/2023, 14:22:28
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up great designer and non-designer clothes and shoes that way. They tell me many of their friends and other young people go out "thrifting" often. Now that's smart.
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Posted by: LateForLunch ®
09/13/2023, 19:59:35
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...and they still had the merchandise, so all they got for their trouble was a prison sentence of about thirty years. Given their 'druthers, I'd guess at least one or two of the prepetrators are regretting some of their decisions.
Modified by LateForLunch at Wed, Sep 13, 2023, 20:00:34
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Posted by: LateForLunch ®
09/22/2023, 19:59:07
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The amount of effort criminals put into their destructive actions could yield better results if applied to positive pursuits (gainful employ/investment).
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