I must confess. I do not like thrift stores. Most often they are over crowded with clothing and it's 100 to 1 I'll find some thing I'll like, that fits. We live in a small community that does not have a thrift shop. This fact adds to my dislike for them-inconvenience.
What has changed my mind is the effort of a few Church ladies. For the past 11 years they have been collecting, organizing and selling thrift store items and giving 100% of the proceeds to missions in the form of a rummage sale.
With their ministry and our current need I was tempted to look. Wow! WAS I IMPRESSED! So I had to pick through a hundred things to find one...,more like 50 to 1 for the kids. But I got over a hundred dollars worth of clothing and shoes for just $20.
My reasons for not using the thrift store have been chipped away. It is no longer inconvenient to go to the rummage sale. I know my dollar is going to a good cause. And the ratios...I'm simply trading time for money.
Friday, May 30, 2008
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