THRIFTING!!!!

Have I mentioned that there are tricky things concerning this breastfeeding deal? One of them that I am quickly discovering is that it's hard to find tops that are easy to breastfeed in. I'm in an akward stage anyway, being out of maternity clothes, but not quite into my regular clothes again. And now, I have to also wear tops that stretch at the top so my giant gut isn't hanging out when I feed Amelia. (Who would have an appetite looking at that?) The problem is, I don't have the money to spend on a bunch of nursing tops. Those suckers are expensive! It's been a little frustrating, to tell the truth...

...until yesterday. I was driving home from a particular donut shop in the morning (I know...NOT helping the fat gut), and someone was standing outside of our local thrift store advertising all clothes at 50% off. This is the store that I take our old clothes to, and I've shopped there before from time to time. Mostly it's to buy something goofy, like an ugly sweater or a piece of a costume. But sometimes I'll look around for treasures, and usually find some.

I drove home because I didn't have time to stop and shop, but I kept thinking about what great deals I could potentially find, especially since I needed tops and was on a very limited budget. So later, I dropped Ben and Millie off at the local park trail for a walk, and I headed back to the thrift store. And boy, did I hit the jackpot.

First of all, they were having some sort of '60's-themed day there, because all of the employees were dressed up in '60's garb. Then, after shopping for a few minutes, I noticed that they were having a contest over the intercom. They kept asking trivia questions from the 1960's, and asking customers who knew the answers to come up to the front and say them. "How annoying," I thought. "Who cares where the 1967 World's Fair was?" And I just kept shopping. But then no one answered the question. And I thought, "What exactly are they giving away up there?" So I pulled out my iPhone (no, I did not know the answer off the top of my head) and Googled it. I went up to the register and gave the answer (which is Quebec, by the way), and CHA CHING! They handed me three store bucks to use THAT DAY! Woo hoo! I ended up scoring three more at the register as I was checking out, so I had a $6.00 credit before I even started! WINNING!!!

Here's what I ended up with. Pay attention, people - this is some serious discount shopping.


Top: $3.50. Jeans: already had. Target.



Top: $3.50. Still had the tags on.



Top: $3.00



Top: $3.50 Shorts: $2.00



Top: $3.50



Top: $3.50


If you're bad at math like I am, let me add that up for you. $22.50! And since I had the six dollars in coupons, it ended up being around $18 with tax. EIGHTEEN DOLLARS!!!! For six tops and a pair of shorts!!! Unbelievable. Without the six dollars in coupons and the 50% off, it would have cost me $50 for all of that, which is still a great deal. But for thrift store clothes, I'm not sure I would have spent it.

So now I have great tops for summer that are also great for breastfeeding.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

HOLLA -