Value Village

I keep hitting up the same Value Village because it's the best one in this city.  Obviously any thrifting place you go, you're going to find some price ambiguity - the Sally Ann in Vanier is way overpriced compared to the one in (surprisingly more affluent) Beacon Hill. It's the same with the VVs. I like this one because it remains consistent on book prices. I'm finding the VVs are getting a bit snippity with their clothing prices; the popularity of thrifiting is hitting home and it just makes good economic sense - but I did snag a couple shirts this week.

I love trees, and so finding the green shirt was a real treat. It's a bit big, but it's so cottony and light. I can't tell if it's an upside-down tree, or if the bird is sitting in the roots of the tree. I also love this cat shirt - I don't wear a lot of pink (actually, this is only my second pink shirt ever) but the cute kitty got me. It's always Caturday around these parts. And finally, the last t-shirt, which describes how I feel in relation to other people and the world on a daily basis. Total for shirts: about 10 dollars.

Some great CDs - the Glee movie soundtrack, because I fucking love that crazy, unrealistic show, and I don't give a shit what you think about that. A new Matt Good CD, because even though he only uses three chords, he wrote Strange Days, and I love him forever. And finally, a really strange Karaoke mix cd - they're regular songs, but remixed into dance tunes!This should be good for the bar. There's no mood killer like doing some sad, slow song after everyone's pumped up! Total for CDs: 8 dollars.

Some books - another one about hidden children, to add to my others. An interesting thought from this book; "Shame leads us to build false lives." Also a book by Carl Rogers, who really helped with humanizing therapy and adding a human-empathetic response to therapeutic exchange. I'll add that to the entire shelf of other psych books I have, but am still to read (I have a reading list a mile long). I also found some awesome children's books. The Suess one will be re-sold, but I am going to try to collect the originals of Curious George. Also found a copy of Where The Wild Things Are for a buck. Who just gives this book away? It's in perfect condition. I'll be keeping this one too. Total for adult books: 6 dollars. Total for children's books: 3 dollars.

I also found this awesome flip book that pairs vintage photos with funny sayings. I'll be sending this to my other bitchin' friend Strange Fruit but here are a few of my favourite pages. This was 2.99.

Finally, I got a whole Little People set. I've seen these for sale on Kijiji and so I thought I'd buy one and try to re-sell it to see what I can make off it. I paid 6 dollars for the whole thing, and I've listed it for 20 - if that doesn't sell after two attempts, I'll take it down to 15. This is a foray into reselling children's toys.

All in all, good thrifting this weekend. I have to go hit up an old place I haven't been to in a long time soon - but without a car it can be a little tedious sometimes.

Beaker and his new cat toy thank you for your time.