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| - 'Twas the weekend before Thanksgiving and my dear sister came to town...
She was all about a relaxing visit, but when she entered my closet, we looked at each other and knew... a major closet clean-out was about to go down!
That's where the poem stops and the clean-out starts...
We worked for over an hour making piles of what to donate, what to trade, and what to consign... the majority was in the trade pile, which Aubs suggested we take to Plato's.
We ended up taking a full duffel bag to this location. We dropped it off and took a look around. I knew right away that this was not the best place for me to shop, and it was confirmed when the girls told me they would give me $49 for 10 of my many items. My style is a bit more "mature" than what they are looking for. Many of their items are brands such as Abercrombie, Target, Urban, etc... I think my donations were more Seven, Splendid, Ella Moss, etc... I'm not a big thrift shopper, but this place was not a fit for me. On the bright side, I did take the $49, so it wasn't a complete waste of time!
I ended up donating the remainder of my items to Salvation Army down the street. I hope that my "mature" items will go to someone in need. This place is huge though; and just because it wasn't my style, doesn't mean it couldn't be someone else's. Just go in with the right expectations and hopefully you'll find what you're looking for.
Yelper note: I should have done my homework before going in as I see from the Plato's Closet website that they "buy and sell gently used clothing for teens and twenty-something boys and girls." Obviously, I'm a bit out of that demographic! I'll know for next time, but hope this helps you out in the meantime.
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