[HPforGrownups] More on Ron and I'm out...

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 60384

Darrin -

You're so right on here.

>But really, yard sales are what makes the world go 'round. My sister
>has a four-year-old and a two-year-old and I think less than 2
>percent of their clothes were bought new by my sister. The rest are
>from gifts or consignment shops and yard sales. (and sometimes gifts
>FROM yard sales, from Uncle Darrin.)
>
>Having used things does not mean having rubbish. Maybe it's a phase
>he's going through. Hopefully it won't last long.
>
Indeed.  It's unfortunate that what Ron has gotten that we've seen has been 
somewhat worse for the wear.  When shopping at thrift and consignment 
stores, you are somewhat at the luck of the draw if your need is specific on 
a given day and you don't have the leisure to just browse and go "What a 
fortunate find!  I'll pick that up because I know I might need it some day, 
or my friend or relative will".  I have a friend in Colorado who is a 
*genius* at thrift and consignment store shopping, and one of the tricks is 
to go to stores in or near very posh areas - you can find some excellent 
deals on barely used items for a fraction of their original cost.

Sometimes people buy stuff that just doesn't work out, or they get a gift 
and can't return it and it goes to a destination like a consignment store.  
Some of my favorite clothes come from a nearby one in a good area - 50 cent 
skirts that work for work or casual wear and whose greatest flaw seemed to 
be a 2-inch section of hem that needed restitching.  But the trick is to be 
able to be patient and frequent them - and we're shown Molly at a very 
rushed state - she seems to have only these limited windows of time to go 
buy dress robes, and she has to choose from what's there.  It's possible, as 
I speculated earlier, that she does better year-round for her household by 
being out and about and taking advantage of deals.  I suspect that household 
management and domestic engineering occupy a *huge* part of her time.

Felinia

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