New Shirt

I was at the beloved V.V. with Tay Tay last week, and we saw these WONDERFUL shirts.


So we got four. This way, Sarowitz, TayDick, Leah and moi may all have matching ones.
So... back-to-school outfit, anyone?

Shopping Spree at the VV

I love Value Village!

• -It's CHEAP! Affordability is a huge plus-- It's good for students on a tight budget or thrifty-shoppers.
• It's environmentally friendly-- It's exactly like buying new things, minus the gas it took to ship it to Canada from China or India or Turkey.
• It recycles! It gets rid of other people's old clothes, instead of sending them to the dump to rot.
• The stock changes all the time. This means you always have new choices.
• They help the community -- The store creates jobs. The clothes are affordable for those who don't have cash to burn. Money and clothes are donated to local non-profit groups, and many of the clothes are sent to developing countries

There are tonnes of second-hand stores all over Toronto so you don't necessarily have to go to a Value Village.

BUT I've found, by chance, a few really great big-name items at VV. (They're a little more expensive compared to other items at the VV, but they're obviously a deal.)
FCUK wide-leg jeans for $10.
Tommy Hilfiger navy wool blazer for $19.
Gap lilac wool wrap-sweater for $15.

VV is a good place to get essentials and basics, and if you happen to find a really nice brand-name piece, scoop it up.
Otherwise, to find those big-name pieces, check out MYEXCLOSET.

Please Note: I had previously wrote that Walmart owns Value Village. This is in fact a rumour and I took that line out of the post.