No U-turn

On Friday on my way home from work, I stopped by the thrift store to see what it had for sale. I go to two different thrift stores on a regular basis, one on each side of town, but they are run by the same company. So I decided to stop off at the store that I frequent less often. I picked up a few books and a cute pair of pants for my daughter but did not really see to much of interest.

Returning home, I had to go back in the opposite direction needed to make a u-turn. I saw the no u-turn sign, and I admit that I have illegally made a u-turn in the past at this intersection. Argh, well I had a little time, so I decided to go to the thrift store located on that side of the street. I have been to this store several times before and have not really found anything. But I decided, why not give it a try. I looked around a bit at the kids clothes but did not rummage through them piece by piece as I do at the other stores.

I decided to head out and as I did I spied a "princess dress" hanging on a rack with other Halloween like costumes. Well behind the larger sized princess dress I saw a Snow White dress (the Disney Store version). Upon closer inspection, I noticed that it was the perfect size for my daughter to wear right now! Of course I picked it up and also picked up the larger princess dress, which was a Disney version of Sleeping Beauty. As I headed to the cashier to pay for my purchases I saw a bag full of princess goodies such as colored pencils, stickers, and notebooks.

When I got to the register the woman in line in front of me told me it was 1/2 clothes day so each piece of clothing was fifty cents. She was not sure if my costumes were part of the deal but either way I knew I had found myself a bargain. Each dress retails for $49.50 on the web-site so no matter what I paid for them it would be cheaper than buying them retail!

The cashier rings up my purchases, $2.00 for the stickers and fifty cents each for the dresses. So for three dollars I have a Snow White costume for my daughter and a few treats for our next road trip. I'm not sure what I will do with the other costume, but it was too good to pass up.

So I guess the moral of the story is to follow the road signs and to remember that thrift stores run off of donations so you never know what you will find!