Remember this white with leather trim coat I showed you a while back, which I picked up at my friendly neighbourhood thrift shop, Stretch Thrift, for $14.99?
I knew it was well made and I loved it so I bought it. And I didn't even ask the Google Gods what the label meant, for shame.
Well, I was doing a shopping column at Toronto's Shops at Don Mills the other day and met a very "on" sales associate in a shop who guessed the label of the coat without even looking at it: Mackage.
Savvy fashionista that she was, the gal was, of course, correct - and my eyeballs almost popped out when she told me these coats sell for $600-$700 new.
Yeeps.
That's the thing about the Grunge Queen: she may not be up on all the high-end designer labels and such, but in her little thrifting heart of hearts, she can call 'em when she sees em.
Happy thrifting! P.S. Can you tell I'm wearing the $2.99 wool mohair scarf I thrifted the other day on St. Clair Ave. West?
Did you jump up and down with glee?!? So exciting when you realise you've gotten a huge bargain, the coat really suits you :-)
ReplyDeleteI think I squealed, like a little thrift piggie! Think my shopping partner must have thought I was a little off my rocker, tee hee....
ReplyDeleteWow!! That's insane! Love it when these things happen.
ReplyDeleteThat's the beauty of thrifting, we can afford champagne quality goods. And we don't even have to deal with all the tags and packaging!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!! A Mackage coat has been on my wishlist for quite some time now--what a find!
ReplyDeleteI picked up a gorgeous red Danier leather jacket at a VV this past summer for $20. I know it was worth $600 or $700. I took it to the Cadet Cleaners at Shoppers World and they LOST it! And since I, dummy that I am, also lost my receipt there is nothing I can do. The worst is, they insist I never brought it in, even though the manager and I had a conversation about it when I dropped it off, which he says he doesn't remember.
ReplyDeleteI'm very suspicious - stay away from there, everyone!
Love your stuff, as always, Kelly!
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ReplyDeleteYah Sir-Thrift-A-Lot, it's thrifting Karma eh?
ReplyDeleteHey Queen of Fifty Cents, thanks for dropping in! Yes your point is well taken: I truly believe thrifters have figured out the secret of the universe: we buy better quality stuff than what's in the malls, and pay way less for it!!
ReplyDeleteOh Anonymous, my heart bleeds for you and your lost leather jacket! I have never ever had that happen to me but, humble thrifting truth be told, I rarely use the dry cleaner (a good airing in the sun works for me, but not for stains!). Maybe you'll find your ticket one day soon and recover your jacket? May the thrifting Karma be with you: may you find another, much much better, jacket!
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