We love thrift store shopping.  We don’t get to go too often as we don’t spend a lot of time in town, but we usually get good deals when we do.  One of the second hand stores is kind of pricey, and it’s hard to get just what you want, so I frequent the clearance racks too.  Just the other day, Fred Meyer had additional 70% off the already marked down clearance price.  I bought my daughter several tops for less then I usually pay at the second hand shop.  They were about $4-5/item.  They were modest long tops too which are getting more difficult to find since they aren’t as in-style.  I guess that’s why they wound up on the clearance rack!

I also bought several long sleeve OshKosh shirts for the little boys.  I don’t have to buy too much for my 2nd and 3rd boys, as all of my oldest’s clothes just get handed down, but by the time they have gone through three boys, things are getting a little worn and stained.  So, when I can find good brand name clothing on big clearance sales, I pick them up.

I do find pants at a large used-stuff store in Anchorage, but I so rarely get in there anymore.  I tend to buy my boys pants at Sears, because they have the Kid Vantage program that allows you to exchange the pants if when the knees blow out.  That way, they last all of the way through all of my boys!  I have a rubbermaid tote full of jeans, just waiting for the next one in line.  The only problem I have run into is that my oldest fits a regular size, and my next two boys are more on the slim side.  Guess that’s what belts are for, eh?

Off to get school started for the day.  We have violin lessons and Boy Scouts today.  Fortunately, the violin lessons are now here at home!  I tell ya, that’s the way to do music lessons!  I LOVE not having to go out!