I think I've been spoiled by our Thrifty Shopper store, where I always stop to pick up a few children's books everytime I drop off some donations. However, they are moving their store and were closed today, so I took my donations to the Salvation Army instead. Children's books there were $1-$2 each, instead of 4/$1. Since I only had a few bucks with, I only bought 3 books. I can't believe I was sitting there thinking, "Man, $2 for one book?" Seems I haven't been to a 'real' bookstore in a long, long time 
(side note: my SIL thought it was disgusting that I gave my kids used books, which she figured to be crawling with germs. I figure any germs died off a long time ago, since they've been sitting on a shelf for months. Am I nuts, or is she?) BTW, we have literally hundreds of books, and two kids who 'read' (or, rather, look at the pictures) everyday. Since I can't afford to keep them in new books, I find this alternative works perfectly. Books are one thing I will always buy for my kids.
Too used to thrift store prices!
January 29th, 2008 at 01:05 pm
January 29th, 2008 at 01:10 pm
My MIL snidely said to her mother, "I never thought my grandchildren would wear USED clothing". That was when my first two were babies. That grandmother bought them $200 dresses from Storybook Heirlooms and Wooden Soldier and other upscale catalogs. We now that our family has grown to include lots more kids, she now says "Look at what a cute outfit I got for "x" at Walmart". Took her awhile to figure out the logic behind kids clothes ...
January 29th, 2008 at 01:43 pm
January 29th, 2008 at 02:28 pm
Is your SIL opposed to the library too? Our bodies are built to fight off germs!
January 29th, 2008 at 02:52 pm
I have a son-in-law who is the same way. He grew up the youngest of eight kids and was very poor. Now he makes a lot of money, and is the same way about used stuff. "Cooties"!
They waste so much money, and are in debt, but he won't have anything used.
January 29th, 2008 at 06:45 pm