The Only Thing Cheaper Is Free

i received an email a few days ago telling me that a group of my friends wanted to all wear blazers, a/k/a sports coats, with white dress shirts to church this sunday. i haven't bought a sports coat since i was seventeen years old and i just got ride of my sport coats at my church's garage sale a few months ago because it seems that i've grown since i was seventeen. it was because of this i responded to the email by saying that i didn't have a blazer. that is when my friend shannon replied with the suggestion of going to a thrift store to buy one. at that point i had to wonder why i didn't think of that myself. the world will never know.

the next day i visited a thrift store near my apartment call Resale by CCA. i've been in this store before and it sales a lot of good stuff at low prices. that day was no exception. after entering the store i quickly found the men’s clothing and then more specifically the suit section. i find that more men than not wear the same size cloths i do. no matter what it is that i'm buying or what store i'm in. my size tends to be in limited numbers. this store was no exception; never the less i found a sport coat that fit me. on top of that it was in great condition. i proceeded to look at the price tag and was surprised to see the numbers 8.29. with the knowledge that a new sport coat can run from $100 - $500 i was a bit flabbergasted, and with me being only a few days away from payday i was a bit low on cash, but less than $10 i could do. i took my new bargain to the checkout counter where i heard the nice lady tell me that i owned $4.47. this took a couple of seconds to process. evidently they were having a sale. so i bought a blazer that retails for a couple hundred bucks when new for less than five dollars, and it is in great condition! take a look for yourself.