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<\/a>Thrift-store shopping is usually about finding a statement piece, but consider buying basics there as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get a lot of my long-sleeve plaid t-shirts secondhand, and some pullover sweaters,\u201d says\u0118university transfer arts student William Butcher.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of clothes in thrift stores. The racks of clothes are often disorganized, which can lead to further frustration.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s good to have a focus when heading into these stores. By having a clear visual image of a future purchase, sifting through the undesirable garments becomes easy.<\/p>\n
\u201cGenerally, I have an idea of what kind of look I\u2019m going for before I buy something,\u201d says visual arts student Keilah Lukenbill-Williams.<\/p>\n
Also, have a look in an older relative\u2019s closet; they might own a timeless blouse or blazer that can be adapted in a modern way. In Harris\u2019 case, she wears her mother\u2019s boots.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know they\u2019re really old and probably from London,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
But there are drawbacks to secondhand stores. Business student Lauren Kubek says she would like to purchase clothes at thrift stores, but can\u2019t due to her allergies.<\/p>\n
\u201cCat dander gets in fabrics,\u201d says Kubek, \u201cso it\u2019s hard for me to buy secondhand clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n
But not all cheap clothing has to be secondhand. Popular stores like H&M have a wide variety of clothes for reasonable prices, and discount clothing stores like Dots and Winners have brand-new clothes that are marked down anywhere from 40 to 60 percent.<\/p>\n
Looking for cheap threads?<\/strong><\/p>\n Value Village (1810 Store) Salvation Army Victoria (525 Johnson, 3948 Quadra) The Patch (719 Yates) Dots (724 Fort) Winners (3170 Tillicum, 2945 Jacklin) Don\u2019t forget about other thrift stores like WIN and St. Vincent de Paul. Money from purchases from these places even goes to local charities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finding well-fitting and stylish secondhand clothing can be a daunting task, but shopping at thrift stores is a great way for students to find affordable clothes. Plus, it\u2019s a way to find items that are a bit different than what\u2019s available in other clothing stores. \u201cI just think it\u2019s more unique, and I like the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","category-october192011"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=866"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1284,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866\/revisions\/1284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe most extensive thrift store in Victoria, with an enormous selection of men\u2019s and women\u2019s fashions at reasonable prices. The downside is its large size and the disorganized state the store is often in.<\/p>\n
\nThe Sally Ann is smaller than Value Village, but it\u2019s cheaper and has a good selection. As with any thrift store, digging out the fabulous finds is always the challenge.<\/p>\n
\nOnly quality secondhand clothing, so it isn\u2019t as overwhelming as traditional thrift stores. Unfortunately, the prices are higher.<\/p>\n
\nAt Dots you can pay $20 for items from brands like Kensie and Kersh that the Bay and boutiques downtown sell for $70. Too bad about the limited selection of men\u2019s clothing.<\/p>\n
\nSpecializes in having brand-name clothes for low prices. Unfortunately, it\u2019s a very large store and the desirable clothes can get picked over quickly.<\/p>\n