Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. Princess Diana knew that her sons couldn’t work minimum wage jobs. . My dad worked first as a meat cutter and then at a factory. During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5 Embrace the Negative!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2015

My favorite thrift store has a section dedicated to seasonal items. A couple of days ago on one of my visits, I noticed 2 entire clothing racks filled with Halloween costumes and/or clothing items. The number and variety of Halloween items in this thrift store surprised me.

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Halloween Thrift Stores St. Louis Thrifting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

The pay was low to boot! Clothing is cheap, sewing is not. We tend to throw away clothing instead of mending it and we count on cheap overseas labor to keep manufactured clothing easily affordable. There are many crafters, clothing designers and beginning savers who sew. til 11 P.M til 12 at night”.

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