https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:12:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-757133 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:45:26 +0000 Anonymous 757133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for sharing that touching story. We all need a reality check now and then. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-757127 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:38:36 +0000 lyn67 757127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice, story, and so real! Thanx for sharing it, Una! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756964 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:32:48 +0000 Marley 756964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for sharing Una. Makes me want to send her one of my bags! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756866 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:31:42 +0000 TraceyLiz65 756866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I truly believe experiences like this are no accident. There really are people in this world who cross our paths for just a brief moment in time and leave their mark on us. So great that you got the lesson and shared it with all of us. Thank you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756843 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:14:45 +0000 annagybe 756843@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ahh, great story and great reminder. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756838 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:09:28 +0000 MNsara 756838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, what a great reality check and sweet exchange! We need a little wake-up every so often. (or at least I do!)</p> <p>LynD. - how cute that your shopper immediately donated her now 'extra' bag </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756820 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:57:02 +0000 Lyn D. 756820@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting how a passing connection can makes us grateful!<br /> I volunteer in a thrift store, and last week a young girl purchased a knock-off Chanel black bag. She returned 5 minutes later with her 'old' bag that she had clearly emptied into the 'new' bag, delighted to be able to donate it to someone else.<br /> I then was reminded that many people only have the one bag- and that a lot of us here are very lucky indeed! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756810 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:47:07 +0000 Jaime 756810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great story! It is so good to have our assumptions about others and our tendency to take our good fortune for granted shaken up sometimes, and this was such a sweet way. I hope she finds her own coach bag (possibly at a thrift store) soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756805 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:42:34 +0000 Thistle 756805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an uplifting story. Really does make your day! Thanks for sharing, and helping us all remember and be thankful for what we have. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756779 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:25:09 +0000 Ariadne 756779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Angie and Gaylene said. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756766 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:11:59 +0000 Mochi 756766@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your story reminds me of a quote I read very recently: "Each thing we take for granted, someone somewhere is praying for." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756762 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:02:56 +0000 Caro in Oz 756762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reality check is right, I am grateful for the reminder. It's wonderful that you will think of her every time you use the bag. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756753 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:57:26 +0000 Transcona Shannon 756753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great story Una! How sweet of you to stop and chat with this lovely lady - some people might have said "thanks" and moved on. As a result, you had a lovely conversation and have gone home with a fresh set of eyes, so to speak. We are indeed lucky, aren't we? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756738 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:44:33 +0000 Gaylene 756738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll echo Angie's uplifting and reality-checking comment, especially the reality-checking part. It gets so easy to assume that everyone has access to what they want whenever they want it. But it was only a generation or two ago that having a wardrobe meant having a couple of house dresses hanging in the closet along with one "Sunday-best" outfit. My grandmothers would be shocked at what I consider a minimalist wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756698 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:09:43 +0000 Angie 756698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoyed reading this story. It was uplifting and reality-checking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756687 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:04:49 +0000 KathyL 756687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a nice exchange, and it sounds like you both got something meaningful out of it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756685 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:02:02 +0000 D'Ellen 756685@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for sharing this sweet story! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756679 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:58:42 +0000 Anonymous 756679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Uhh. I got a little teary too.<br /> So nice of her to compliment you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756677 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:57:30 +0000 catgirl 756677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aida, yes - it's the one I had in CA. I do get a huge amount of use out of it. I will think of her now every time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756672 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:53:55 +0000 Aida 756672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is a lovely story, Una! Thanks for sharing the conversation with us, good food for thought. Was this the black KC Coach bag? It is indeed a beautiful purse </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756669 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:49:57 +0000 Raisin 756669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awww what a sweetie! It does put things into perspective. I hope she gets something beautiful to hold dear to her one day. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756667 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:48:13 +0000 rachylou 756667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How nice to connect like that! Makes me a little weepy too.</p> <p>I have many thoughts about treasures, objects of luxury. It's very complex. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756638 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:25:03 +0000 Jjsloane 756638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great story - definitely puts perspective on things. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756637 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:23:04 +0000 missvee 756637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, that's so nice. You made her day ( and vice versa ). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756627 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:11:31 +0000 MsMary 756627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! That story makes me tear up a little! How nice that you and she were able to make one another's day like that!</p> <p>Wow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-conversation-at-the-thrift-store#post-756622 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:08:09 +0000 catgirl 756622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I stopped at Value Village yesterday to see if I could find anything to mangle in a galaxy print DIY experiment, and as I was walking around, an elderly woman came up to me and asked about my bag. I was a little embarrassed to tell her it was a Coach, but she was delighted and said "I knew it was quality! I bet you go home and admire it like a work of art every night!" </p> <p>She proceeded to talk about her job as a Wal-mart cashier and all the cheap bags she got to see, and how she learned to spot a quality bag even if she couldn't afford one We talked about how this bag would probably last forever and how I could pass it on to my grandkids, and she talked about how she wished she could buy one good bag from Nordstrom someday. Then she thanked me for talking to her (to which I said I'm thrilled to get random compliments, which led us to chat about how we both love telling strangers when we like something they're wearing). And she went on her way.</p> <p>It was eye-opening in many ways. First off, I felt grateful as I realized how much I take for granted in my life - to think that any one of the bags I own would be a prized possession to this lady. Second, I thought about my own assumptions about people and felt a little guilty for all that I do have. And it made me happy to have such a conversation in the middle of an otherwise boring day. </p> <p>I will look at my beautiful Coach bag with new eyes, thanks to a stranger. </p>