Affording clothing was: dealing with non-IE'ers

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Hi s,

Have you checked out used clothing stores? I don't know where you live but

there's probably at least a Goodwill around. Even when I could afford to buy

new clothes at " nice " stores, I continued shopping at Goodwill and

used/consignment clothing stores because most of my favorite clothes

(including a pair of jeans that fit me like a glove, an experience I have

yet to repeat anywhere else) have come from places like those. The shoes I

wore at my wedding came from the Goodwill in San Francisco.

Garage/tag/yard sales (if you have them near where you live) are especially

good for finds like those; clothing of all sizes, some never worn or worn

only once, which cost hundreds of dollars in stores but $2-$5 at a yard

sale. I just love finding a bargain!

Also, check out eBay.

in WA (new list member)

> I baught some new clothes for summer recently at one of these stores

> that have really, really cheap clothes. I was lucky that they also carry

> at least something in plus sizes (though of course it's only a little

> section in the shop and the real cute stuff isn't available in larger

> sizes). Anyway, the clothes look good but I still have a bad conscience

> because I couldn't *really* afford it.