Ken ApplebaumI did some #thriftfu #litotimancy in Jamaica, Queens today. Although my finds were decent (2 Wii games, 4 toys & a wine bottle opener that may as well be a 5th; total tithe = $21), my eyes bugged out at this lighter/belt buckle: if you know much about Marley past his music this is WILDLY inappropriate.
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Last night after work I forewent drinks w/colleagues to #thriftfu #litotimancy parts for a puppet I have to build this week. Struck out altogether @ my 1st stop (a surprise since it benefits kids) & walked 15-20 mins to another. While nothing suited my needs in that regard, I did find 3 LPs, 2 books & 3 toys for <$9 tithe.
Oddly, as I paid, the clerk offered me a bag, which I declined as I bring my own. As I pulled mine out he continued as tho I said nothing 2x.
Anyway, here's my haul.
#thriftfu #litotimancy for this week (so far): 9 books (5 GNs), 7 VHSes, 18 toys (3 stuffed), 2 tees, 1 necktie, 2 USB tsotchkes & a print. Total #tithe = ~$87.
BONUS: A coat I saw & loved, but for $600 it can stay right where I found it.
Although I was mistaken that #nationalthriftshopday was Saturday, it WAS yesterday. I very nearly missed out on it completely, but omw home from the gym I hit one shop for a 1 yo's jacket for a #Muppet Whatsit I found in a Philly #thrift shop years ago, & several small toys from street vendors, for a combined #tithe of $15.
This was likely for the best, b/c #thriftfu #litotimancy sent me ALL THIS in the previous couple weeks. (I'm afraid I can't tally them up right this moment: I'm at work.)
Late in the day to say so, I know, but today is one of the most holy days of my year: #nationalthriftshopday! I've just plotted out a course south of me to hit a bunch of stoop sales and eventually make it to some chewy nuggets of #thrift shops. #thriftfu #litotimancy awaits the frugally bold!
[EDIT: Naturally, as soon as I summoned up the spirit to go out the weather turned gnarly. That's on me for waiting so long. Ah well: I can thrift any day.]
Last night's #thriftfu #litotimancy was brief, but fruitful:
• 2 CDs;
• 1 book;
• 1 shaving kit;
• 1 of the funkiest shirts on the planet (center top); and
• 18 small toys
for a total #tithe of $51. #occult #Magick #defendedbe
The 2 shirts at top right & left are new #POD #PrintOnDemand #TeePublic orders, both #robot themed.
I really need to pull back on the #thriftfu stick: I don't know what #litotimancy is trying to tell me. Sun eve after work at a shop I've patronized for >20 years I found:
• 11 books (only 2 GNs!);
• 2 neckties;
• 1 vase I formerly owned (!!);
• 14 VHS (!!!); and
• a #Miyazaki #StudioGhibli stuffed toy
for a total #tithe of $49.50. If that wasn't enough, I found the toy assortment on the right Mon pm on a Jackson Heights street corner for $9.
And I saw the last for $11, but didn't buy it.
Tues eve I once again went to the same #thrift shops as the previous week, just UWS franchises thereof.#thriftfu #litotimancy delivered me:
• 8 books (3 GNs);
• 2 CDs;
• 5 LPs;
• 2 tees;
• 2 VHSes;
• 4 DVDs (incl s1-3 of THE HANDMAID'S TALE);
• pineapple-shaped tea lights (set of 6);
• set of stencils;
• 3 buttons;
• a #Snoopy & #CharlieBrown #Peanuts diorama; and
• a #HexBug #VexRobotics kit, condition unknown.
Total #tithe = ~$95.
What msgs do you scrye from this strange I attract? #occult
Since gaining a new housemate I'd broken my fast w/a $60 #tithe that netted me, among other things, 26 vinyl records, but I didn't truly unleash the #thriftfu beast til this Tues eve, when I hit 2 of my usual #litotimancy haunts. For a TITANIC tithe of $170, I got:
• 1 LP;
• 3 CDs;
• 1 VHS;
• 1 cap;
• 1 pair funky shades;
• 2 tees;
• 1 polo;
• 1 long-sleeved shirt;
• 2 pairs of pants;
• a matched Bonobos outfit (buttondown shirt & slacks) racked separately;
• 1 hoodie; &
• 7 books (4 GNs).
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