I found a jacket from an iconic brand at the thrift store for just $9
LOVE comes in many forms: a thrifty shopper’s heart especially skipped a beat for a money-saving thrift store find.
She was still on the fence about the branded coat that cost just a fraction of the retail price.
“First thrift of 2024, let’s go,” said Lindsay King (@kinglindsay_).
She was ready for her money-saving quest — and it certainly started with a bargain.
“Do I need another trench coat? No, I don’t, but I love this one. Classic, timeless, London Fog. It was $9. Literally perfect, so seductive,” she said.
Perhaps the best part was the price.
a London Fog single breasted maxi trench coat retails for $220 at Macy’s, and the label certainly had its following.
“I have always bought London Fog jackets and they are still the best value for money. This one has a satin lining. They no longer make jackets with a warmer zip lining,” wrote one buyer.
Her fans were also floored by the discovery.
“I love a vintage London Fog trench,” said one follower.
“Same, I own too many,” she replied.
Lindsay showed off the tan trench before the excitement of the hunt kicked in again when she found a cropped leather vest with a gold zipper.
“Very tight 90s style, zipped all the way to the top as a top. So cute,” she said.
The thrifty fashionista wasn’t fooled either when she picked up a ‘bad fake’ designer bag.
Still, that didn’t stop her.
“It reminded me that I kind of like those satin boxy Kate Spade bags from the ’90s,” she said.
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However, she passed on her next find: pointed leather boots with a western detail on the toe.
“The leather was thin and a bit stiff and just too shiny. The shiny part made it look really cheap to me,” she said.
She also stayed practical and admitted that another pair of boots, this time a classic riding style, would never fit over her ‘gigantic calf’.
It didn’t take long for her to get back into the safety of the saddle when she came across a pair of chocolate brown cowboy boots with crocodile skin on the round toe section.
Lindsay had already decided that the boots would come home with her when she tried them on.
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“I’m obsessed. And they’re bigger. All my other cowboy boots are much shorter, so I could justify in my mind that these are different from what I already have.
“And the contrast stitching, come on. I had to buy this. “I had to,” she said.
The grand finale of her thrifting journey was a black Ralph Lauren quarter-zip Polo sweater.
“I always grab these when I see them. Just classic, so easy to put on.”
She also added a “random cookbook” before calling it a day on her shopping spree.
Others were stunned by her success.
“A good thrift day,” said one follower.
“Love love love,” another audience member agreed.
“Happy saving,” she replied.
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