tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post4410469072836720089..comments2023-11-28T04:49:21.046-06:00Comments on We Are THAT Family: WFMW: Greatest Tips EditionKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608199440254905212noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-57245908124903287352010-04-08T13:32:47.218-05:002010-04-08T13:32:47.218-05:00great tips (and deals:)
my sister inspired me on ...great tips (and deals:)<br /><br />my sister inspired me on this--she won't by ANYTHING new, unless it's organic and fair trade, and most of her (gorgeous) clothes and house decor are all secondhand.<br /><br />as christians (or anyone), we can make an idol out of thrift, but it's better to pay more if it means workers were treated ethically and tons of chemicals weren't poured into the water. paying less at the thrift store is so much better than less in big box clearance bins--less waste from packaging and energy to produce all new stuff.<br /><br />way to be, secondhand queen;)suzannah | the smitten wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624828638731650677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-88352410840439123882010-04-08T00:31:51.096-05:002010-04-08T00:31:51.096-05:00Love me some 2nd hand store shopping and bargain f...Love me some 2nd hand store shopping and bargain finding! <br /><br />Seriously, an afternoon "bargain shopping" is my idea of a good time.:)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164864938908297643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-42185941444090527362010-04-07T21:43:58.787-05:002010-04-07T21:43:58.787-05:00There's this really neat online thing called L...There's this really neat online thing called Lobsternetwork.com that you might enjoy. I just found out about it recently. You can list things that you would loan out, trade, sell, etc. and invite your friends to join your community. It can also be a private community so that only your friends know what you have listed.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-61746202058656644262010-04-07T21:35:03.878-05:002010-04-07T21:35:03.878-05:00Great tips - stopping by from Kim's site. A co...Great tips - stopping by from Kim's site. A couple of places I find useful when shopping online are The Find - http://www.thefind.com. It's a great site if you already know what you want to buy and are buying new, because you can check out which web sites have the best prices, and which are offering special discounts and where to obtain information on how to apply those. I also use Retail Me Not at http://www.RetailMeNot.com to find further discounts and then figure out which site gives me the best bottom line price, including shipping etc. It is amazing what you can save - my last purchase was a book case for my daughter which at Target's site was $170 excluding tax and shipping which I got for less than $100 including shipping.<br /><br />Great tips today - I shall be checking out these sites!One Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793386254564806126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-23889407084098664552010-04-07T11:21:52.797-05:002010-04-07T11:21:52.797-05:00I love thrift store shopping! These are great tips...I love thrift store shopping! These are great tips!<br /><br />Blessings, <br />Michele :)Michele @ Frugal Granolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521447706106950067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-41965062722346789202010-04-07T10:23:52.195-05:002010-04-07T10:23:52.195-05:00These are great ideas of places to find clothes an...These are great ideas of places to find clothes and all. Thanks for the awesome links. Also, don't forget that eBay is a great place to shop! I've found some great clothes there too.Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570854172212498647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-33812776228782105992010-04-07T10:04:04.117-05:002010-04-07T10:04:04.117-05:00I love second hand (garage sales in particular) bu...I love second hand (garage sales in particular) but I really love FREE! I even have plants in my garden that came from a Freecycler. It's an awesome resource.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-13533652756582965372010-04-07T09:18:20.802-05:002010-04-07T09:18:20.802-05:00Amen. I have thought about taking some stuff into...Amen. I have thought about taking some stuff into an exchange place...you just convinced me.<br />Glad to have you back...you totally crack me up ;)The Mother Huddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127172037200404430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-20132286041807313072010-04-07T08:12:36.030-05:002010-04-07T08:12:36.030-05:00I have a question that's been nagging me for a...I have a question that's been nagging me for a long time (and it's a dumb/pointless one)... how in the world do so many bloggers post their links this quickly???? I never get mine in till the 150's or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-67021535927195359682010-04-07T08:04:41.886-05:002010-04-07T08:04:41.886-05:00ME TOO!
I'm definitely the bargain queen too!...ME TOO!<br /><br />I'm definitely the bargain queen too!<br />My family is amazed at the wonderful things I can find! For cheap!<br /><br />I love a good deal!Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225951335744529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-14582099307463122692010-04-07T07:41:23.922-05:002010-04-07T07:41:23.922-05:00I get all my daughter's clothes from Once Upon...I get all my daughter's clothes from Once Upon a Child or Children's Orchard or Target Clearance. I got that same picnic table for $5 last year at a garage sale- all it needed was some new screws.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198311755040372256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-85081956265737643262010-04-07T06:51:39.743-05:002010-04-07T06:51:39.743-05:00I have been told this before but for some reason I...I have been told this before but for some reason I never follow it. Thanks for telling me again. I think I'll stop at a kids consignment store on my way home today. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-43142198103693138402010-04-07T06:37:51.015-05:002010-04-07T06:37:51.015-05:00I only find a few things at my thrift store. My &#...I only find a few things at my thrift store. My 'second-hand' shopping generally involves garage sales when it's the season. In fact, I refer to my decor as "Late Twentieth Century Garage Sale" because I can point to so many things I got that way. Back when they were young, I found some cute toys and clothes for the kids. <br />You are right--it is pointless to pay full price when there is often a cheaper way to get almost anything you want!Mom2furhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919967314390699344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-80384401518417989042010-04-07T06:12:32.132-05:002010-04-07T06:12:32.132-05:00could always use SIMPLY LINKED :Dcould always use SIMPLY LINKED :DJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580910681925560556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-61767117366154755642010-04-07T05:58:34.384-05:002010-04-07T05:58:34.384-05:00I don't know where I'd be without second h...I don't know where I'd be without second hand clothes, especially for the kids. With all the good thrift stores around, there really is no need to buy anything new. In addition to saving money, there is something so great about reusing what's available and not contributing to the "must consume" attitude we've seen so much of lately. I LOVE thrift stores!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-75503129568355578272010-04-07T05:07:29.382-05:002010-04-07T05:07:29.382-05:00My kids (ages 12, 11, 4 and 4) have learned the ar...My kids (ages 12, 11, 4 and 4) have learned the art of re-gifting- on Christmas and birthdays, they choose their favorite things and then we put the rest away (with a post-it of who is was from) and suddenly, we have our own personal store! We "Shop" from our gift closet for birthday parties, to sponsor children at Christmas, or simply when the kids have done something that deserves a reward. Some of the things they choose to sell at consingment sells and save the money to buy some big ticket item their sasving for- either way, they are learning to be frugal at an early age.Tiffany Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974806510617623408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-11215808474710712372010-04-07T00:41:29.944-05:002010-04-07T00:41:29.944-05:00You are my hero. :) Really, seriously, I admire wo...You are my hero. :) Really, seriously, I admire women that are serious bargain shoppers. I long to be that woman. Thanks for the tips.Jane Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080114435686228615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-9437054543545518072010-04-06T23:21:37.818-05:002010-04-06T23:21:37.818-05:00I would say that 97% of my kids clothes and toys a...I would say that 97% of my kids clothes and toys are second hand...tho mostly from people giving us clothes. We don't have good thrift stores near us at all. :(Jar Full of Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16834483655812729463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-55794738729904284672010-04-06T23:16:29.172-05:002010-04-06T23:16:29.172-05:00That tip has saved us hundreds every year. I ♥ thr...That tip has saved us hundreds every year. I ♥ thrift stores. In fact, when we visit family a couple of states away or go on vacation, a highlight for me is checking out second hand stores for kid clothing especially.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430815366297302202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-83778362392448124372010-04-06T22:58:47.590-05:002010-04-06T22:58:47.590-05:00Even though we can afford to by all new items, we ...Even though we can afford to by all new items, we are "regifting" our older children's toys to our youngest. There is such a large age difference that the older kids have not used the items in years and it seems silly to buy new,or even used items, when we have so much going unused in our attic.Alea Milhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549333388945700712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-24108191654834683682010-04-06T22:58:31.985-05:002010-04-06T22:58:31.985-05:00Thanks for the tips...and inspiration! I need to...Thanks for the tips...and inspiration! I need to be BETTER at shopping second-hand/thrift--especially in these times. I am good at selling our stuff this way...just need to be better about purchasing this way.MarytheKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687090136574517416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-38248428648215718702010-04-06T22:54:10.336-05:002010-04-06T22:54:10.336-05:00I buy nearly all my daughter's dresses on Ebay...I buy nearly all my daughter's dresses on Ebay and highly recommend it! Smocked dresses go for a fraction of what they do in the boutique stores and they are so gently used nobody would guess they were not new!It Feels Like Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671848129910298975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-8439256449494389742010-04-06T22:45:35.091-05:002010-04-06T22:45:35.091-05:00I love this tip!
I must be slow...or it's pas...I love this tip!<br /><br />I must be slow...or it's past my bedtime...but I couldn't figure out how to get a longer "title" in the link list. Mine kept getting cut off. I see other people figured it out, though. :) Must be bedtime.bridget {bake at 350}https://www.blogger.com/profile/03028474637440238003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-5757640175965694022010-04-06T22:36:56.693-05:002010-04-06T22:36:56.693-05:00I try to make it fun - like a treasure hunt! Latel...I try to make it fun - like a treasure hunt! Lately Amazon has been a better deal than garage sales or thrift shops, usually with free shipping. :)<br /><br />You have a fantastic list!!! :)Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374718748752892678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8095068418828488278.post-6614943295533117452010-04-06T22:34:42.874-05:002010-04-06T22:34:42.874-05:00I love shopping secondhand! I've found so man...I love shopping secondhand! I've found so many great deals! <br /><br />Thank you for hosting this each week, Kristen!Sherry @ Lamp Unto My Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997081715350310581noreply@blogger.com