There used to be a HUGE Mandees store (and in back of it was a nice-sized religious store) for many years on Broadway, diagonally opposite Stop & Shop. Both went out of business, and we've all been wondering what they were going to put there. Today we found out.....A THRIFT SHOP, my FAVORITE store of all!

Thrift shops in Manhattan have seen their businesses quadruple (and more) in the past year, so the message is getting out there...WE NEED HELP!!

OOOO, goody! Now I can RE-furnish my apartment with all "new" stuff and get rid of the old s**t! Phil and I CAN'T WAIT for it to open!

However, it is a sobering sign of the times, and yet another indication of the sense of desperation people are feeling.

God help us all through this coming winter...

IF YOU HAVE PATIENCE, YOU CAN FIND ALOT OF GREAT STUFF AT THE THRIFT STORE.. YOU KNOW , LITTLE ODDS AND ENDS ..AND IF YOU'RE CRAFTY AND ARTISTIC? ***EDDABOUTIT...PAULA, SAVE YOUR MONEY..HAHAHA

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Originally posted by LUPO:
IF YOU HAVE PATIENCE, YOU CAN FIND ALOT OF GREAT STUFF AT THE THRIFT STORE.. YOU KNOW , LITTLE ODDS AND ENDS ..AND IF YOU'RE CRAFTY AND ARTISTIC? ***EDDABOUTIT...PAULA, SAVE YOUR MONEY..HAHAHA

I know, I know...this is going to be one tough temptation to resist!!!

(I still have lots of fabulous stuff I found at thrift shops, 'good' used-furniture stores, Salvation Army, and even the stuff people put outside as 'garbage'!!! First a good scrubbing, then a little imagination and paint, and VOILA! A masterpiece!)

My apartment is a hodge-podge, but somehow, it all works together!