As a born-and-bred thrifter, I have a 72-hour rule for anything that costs more than $100 - I won't let myself buy any article of clothing with a hefty price tag (yes, I consider $100 to be hefty for my writer's budget, thank you very much) unless I'm still thinking about the item three days later. Though it's helped me cut down considerably on impulse buys, I still have a hard time rationalizing spending $235 for a cotton maxi dress or $108 for a polyester-rayon blend top, even if it is adorably polka-dotted - and let's be serious, it's painfully heartbreaking to see the $365 leather-sleeved parka was reduced to a mere $135 just a month later, especially when you've only worn in a handful of times. This means I have a particularly hard time at sample sales, boutique
openings and vintage stores, as most of these fleeting sales are require
spur-of-the-moment decisions. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal ran an article that breaks down exactly how much your clothes cost, further proving my point.
Read it and weep - most of your clothes are probably marked up by 200%-500%, making thrift store shopping look all the more desirable, especially after I scored a red DVF wrap dress for $18 - with the tags still on.
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