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Stuff – Full Circle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Maybe you put it at the curb, hoping someone will take it and use it – or you sell it at a garage sale or some other used stuff venue. You donate to suitable charities.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The only discount store was the 5 and dime aka ‘the dime store’ It did not sell food (except 1 penny candies). Stores like Sears and JC Penney sent out free merchandise catalogs 3 inches thick and people ordered their stuff from those if they couldn’t find it in a store. There were no strip malls.

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