Missing the Thrift

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Lately I have been missing thrifting. I used to thrift a lot, but that’s back when I had way more time than money. Back then I thrifted out of necessity rather than sheer pleasure. I couldn’t afford what I wanted. As my career progressed at an advertising agency I started to have more money than time so thrifting was out of the picture. Currently I have a job with a much better work/life balance, but with a young family I am in uncharted territory which is not that much spare time or spare money lol.

Why am I missing the thrift? It might be because I’ve been seeing some online friends scoring a lot of gems. I’ve also been doom scrolling eBay before bed after a few lucky wins. Whatever the case I can feel my desire growing but it’s not quite as easy to get out there with a young family. I was looking through old posts about thrifting this week and I forgot about my Main Street USA and Small Town USA thrifting posts. These posts really took me on a trip down memory lane. I remember these days spending a whole Saturday cruising the country side to visit smaller towns for the thrifts, food, and a good strong dose of Americana. It also reminded me that you come up empty handed a lot which I don’t miss. You can follow the links above or scroll down below to see these nostalgic posts. I hope you too enjoy the trip down memory lane. Good luck to all my thrifters out there thrifting!

Below are some additional posts about thrifting.

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Jerrod Swanton is a simple man interested in simple, classic, and traditional style.

2 Comments on "Missing the Thrift"

  1. Christopher Chubb says:

    Great post. I find better stuff thrifting here in Ontario than I do in retail stores because we have lost so many traditional haberdashers in even the biggest North American cities.

  2. John Doe says:

    Those are some really nostalgic shots. Those thrifting trips sound really fun. I’ve haven’t been physical thrift shopping recently as much as I did a while ago, but I stopped in on a total whim the other day t to see if there were any decent striped ties and found an M81 Woodland jacket in my size for $7.99. I was on the fence on getting one the past month or two and actually decided against it just a few days before (via eBay), but I can’t pass up on one for that cheap. I’ve actually enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Happy to see your family is doing OK. Cheers.

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