Top 7 types of thifters...

I was going to do some interviews and make a nice audio piece and all that jazz, but then again I'm so tired and generally forget about this blog. Having more time will help and this winter break, I'm going to try to be more ambitious about this project. It's a fun idea and I know I need to write more. When will this damn quarter end?

Random side note: I think the word "bollox" should be used more in everyday speech.

Now, today I think I'm going to do one of this list things, so here is the top 7 types people who go to thrift stores.

1. The poor: These people need thrift stores to save extra bucks on clothes and other random items. If not, they couldn't pay their rent. Let's face it, $60 for a pair of jeans is ridiculous when you could buy some for $3. These are the most common people in thrift stores.

2. Down-on-their-luck-damn-it-I-have-to-thrift: These folks generally don't like to thrift because only poor people do it. They don't like to think of themselves as poor, instead, they are down on their luck. With the economy flat-lining at the moment, these folks are becoming more and more common.

3 Thrift store granny: This is the old grandma in thrift stores, walking around with a cart looking at the old linens. There's at least one in every thrift store. What she does with them is a good question. I don't really know. My own grandma would probably sew them together or something. I know she made rugs out of old jeans. Maybe there's some fraternity of old thrift store ladies who meet on Saturdays to quilt things. I don't understand woman, so I doubt I will ever know what exactly goes on.

4. Fashionistas/hipsters: These are the young folks surfing the clothing aisles, looking for something new or eclectic. They hold out for cheap brand names and are excited to find something they have never seen before. Thrift stores also are great for recycling old clothing, so the environmentalist hipsters can say that they care for mother earth. That's great by me. These people are generally pretty common near college campuses. In Columbus I always saw more the closer we got to the OSU campus.

5. The Dignified Black Man: I saw a great deal of these people in Detroit. Usually, young to middle-aged black men, these people stick close to men's suits and shoes looking for something sharp. It's hard to buy a sharp clean suit, especially when they are so expensive. Thrift stores are the alternative. There are nice suits out there. I once found a HUGE soft leather jacket but it was too HUGE for any of us to wear it. My one friend, Huck, tried it on but it went to his knees. Huck is probably around 5'9". Anyway, I've conversed with a couple of these fine gentleman and they do find nice jackets out there.

6. BORED: This is the group I fall in primarily. I'm bored. I want something to do. I haven't gone to the nearest thrift store to see the ridiculousness. So I do and I walk around and look at crazy stuff and buy somethings every once in a while. Women do this too. They walk around and try on the weird dresses and giggle uncontrollably. Whatever, it's fun.

7. Halloweeners: People who go strictly for Halloween for cheap costumes. They need a piece of clothing, they check out a thrift store. Simple as that. They come out of the woodwork every October and ravish the racks, so when I need something, say a white button down shirt, it is nowhere to be found.

So yeah, enjoy y'all's day.