17 Dec

Posted at 03:00h in shopping, Thrift by
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ready, set, thrift

Almost two weeks ago I hosted a fun, energetic event with Goodwill called Ready, Set, Thrift!. I came up with four challenges for thrifters to compete in and the prizes ranged from free clothes to a $50 gift card. It was my first event with the thrift store and we had an awesome turn out. The shoppers were excited and I loved seeing them scurry around the store to complete their missions.
Thanks again to everyone who came out, but if you missed it, check out the recap.
thrift shopping event
We had four challenges throughout the night and when I gave the shoppers the go-ahead, they opened their piece of paper to see what mission they had to accomplish.

14 Oct

Posted at 07:00h in shopping by
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I love surfing the net and stumbling upon cool stuff. While reading Brokelyn, one of my new fave sites, I came across an article on Fox's, a discount designer store in Brooklyn. According to the article, the store has Tracy Reese, Rebecca Taylor and other designer items with recession friendly price tags, like a $39 Marc Jacobs blazer. Also, everything is 10% off from 10am to noon and fresh deliveries are made every day at 11am.Needless to say, I'll be making my way to Fox's next week and...