Sunday, November 8, 2009

"Vintage" Clothes

You ever wonder what happens to name brand clothes if they don't sell? Maybe you already know the answer to this question, but I didn't until today.

They go to our favorite dollar craft store......DOLLAR TREE. Yeah, that's what I thought too.

As I walked into DT, I had one of those moments where you ask yourself "where am I and what am I doing here?" I immediately did a double take to make sure I was in said location. Once confirmed, I stood in awe of what I saw.

A designer name brand that I LOVE and haven't seen in LOOOONG time. Talbots...yeah, a Talbots shirt being sold for a buck at the dollar store. Who ever would have known that?

The bin was marked "Vintage" Clothes, but as I looked through, I recognized a couple other name brands i.e. Rue 21 and Old Navy. Now granted, these were not Sunday's best clothes (and they really weren't what I think of as "vintage"), but they were nice cotton t-shirts; great for crafting and doing all the things that Moms do.

As I was on a tight schedule to visit my favorite dollar stores within two hours, I didn't sort through the bin. I had to stick to my aggressive time plan and craft budget. Well, no sooner than I loaded my cart up and headed for the check-out, I bumped into a dear friend.

All I can say is I stuck to the budget...

Hopefully, I'll get to the other stores this week so I can get some projects finished and posted.

Sincerely, Lisa

5 comments:

  1. That is very interesting. I'll have to check it out at my local Dollar Tree. Just another excuse for me to go to Dollar Tree!
    Have a great week.
    Jane

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  2. Wow, I don't know which Dollar Tree you were at, but I'm going to check "mine"! Great to meet another central Ohio blogger, welcome to blogland!

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  3. So much for trying again. I went to the other DT and discovered no "vintage" clothes and no material for the project I'm trying to complete. They did, however, have a baby garter snake slithering around. Yeah, I got out of there as fast as I could.

    Lisa

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  4. I cannot stress enough how much I love the Dollar Tree/Dollar Store. Love. I am continually surprised by the goodies and treasures I can find there.

    I found your blog from "Beyond the Picket Fence" and I am enjoying looking around! I also love the before and afters on your house!

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