The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart Reaches New Heights and some Thrift Price Patrol Finds! With Links

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Professional thrifting is hot!! Check out Posh Mark, and retail sale sits like ThredUp.  More about these, later.

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For those really wanting to follow up on the history of thrifting, flea markets, and the like, I recommend an amazing book, The Scavenger's Manifesto.  Check it out on amazon.com and GoodReads.com, where, BTW, I also have author pages!

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The novels of Mary Kay Andrews often deal with thrifting, vintage outfits, and antiques.  So do those of Jonathan Gash, the Lovejoy novels.  Sharon Fiffer's mysteries about a picker and her adventure are also right up our alley; check out her website, too.  She lives the thrifter's life.

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Poets have written about the rag and bone shop of the heart; Dickens wrote about them a lot in his books, especially Bleak House and A Christmas Carol.  Our Mutual Friend talks about pickers and Jenny Wren, who runs a doll hospital and dresses dolls. The Old Curiosity Shoppe and Cricket on the Hearth touch on the same subject.

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Here are some fashion finds, a couple like Talbot's are pricer, but there is a sale section on their site.  Don't underestimate Rubylane.com, either for vintage fashion adventures, and happy shopping!

• Rubylane.com:  Chez Marianne, awesome Pendleton Jackt, $45.
• Talbot's weekly offering, "tied with a bow," sweaters and red dresses with red bow wrist accents.
• Goodwill's DIY Halloween Costume Contest.
• Gymboree/Zullilly 60% off Kids Clothes.

I have not bought from all of these places, so be aware I do not work for them or endorse them, just make you all aware of what is out there :)

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