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By: passivefamilyincome

passivefamilyincome — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:23:02 +0000

@Dawn – It doesn’t work for all gifts, but we have narrowed down the things we can pick up and store away – toys mostly. Then if we don’t use them or give them away, I have no problem donating them to Toys for Tots.

@Steve – Nice one! Some of those Good Will stores are very nice. I have also been in some Value Village stores that are a little scary. Regardless – I think people will be using thrift stores a lot more now.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:47:14 +0000

I want to add another suggestion. We have a very nice Good Will store in the area close to our home. We went there today, for example, and picked up a very beautiful Bombay Company jewelry box for our 7 year old daughter’s birthday: the price? $2.99 I would encourage everyone to get over Thrift Store revulsion. If you look long and hard enough, you will find buried treasures for pennies on the dollar!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:08:53 +0000

I also put a premium on getting “just the right” gift, if I can. Frequently, if you can find something that really fits with someone’s hobbies, it doesn’t have to be expensive. For example, a friend of mine loves tiki. I found some vintage drink stirrers from Trader Vic’s for him at an antique store for less than $10. He loved them!!

But, I am with you on picking up clearance generic gifts – I like to do that for holiday parties where you have to do gift exchanges. It is also good to have a few things tucked away just in case I forget a birthday or need a little “pick me up” gift for a friend who is blue.