Tag: Thrift shopping

One more trip to Idaho before the year ends

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Hello, my bucket friends! At the end of October, I went to Idaho to visit family one more time before the year ends. It was good to see people that I don’t normally get the chance to see. I can’t wait to tell you more about it, so let’s get to it!

October 30th – This was the day I arrived in Idaho after a short flight. This day was pretty uneventful, but that is a good thing. It was good to see my grandparents and to get this visit to Idaho started. I stayed up late on this night writing about why Christians should not celebrate Halloween. ( You can read it HERE )

October 31st – I started this day by getting coffee and going shopping at Walmart. I was excited to see that there were some Christmas items available. One thing I’ve learned from working in retail is that you have to buy seasonal items as soon as they are available because they can go quickly, and they do not always get restocked. I got some Christmas Squishmallow window stickers. I also got post cards, stickers , a pack of stencils, Squishmallow hair clips, bath bombs, and candy cane toothpaste. After that we went to a restaurant for my grandpa’s birthday. later that night, I took a bath with bath bombs.

November 1st – I started off by doing one of my favorite activities, and that activity is thrift shopping. I went to my favorite Goodwill location in Idaho. I got some fun items during my thrift shopping trip including some little Christmas squishmallows, a Beanie Buddy butterfly, a bag of hair bows, a craft kit, a Hello Kitty binder, a cup with lamas on it, and more! I also went to visit more family members that day. Some of my family members have a farm, and I love going because I love animals. I really like seeing this one very sweet horse. We took some cute selfies together. Later that night, we went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant

November 2nd – This was our last full day in Idaho before going home. The big highlights from this day other than spending time with family were going to Olive Garden for lunch and going to Walmart. I got so many great things at Walmart. I was excited to see that there were some more Christmas items available. I got some Christmas stickers, some hello kitty soap, candy canes, beads, a surprise toy, and more. My trips to Idaho always go by so fast, and this one was no different. I don’t know when I will be able to go back. I’m already looking forward to it.

Thanks for reading!

One of my favorite thrift shopping finds, a trip to the mall ,a new phone case and more

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m excited to share more of my October fun. In this post, I will share one of my all-time favorite thrift finds! I go thrift shopping a lot and I find a lot of cool stuff but sometimes I find something that I get really excited about and last month I experienced one of those times. I’m very excited to tell you about it so let’s get to it!

10/21/2024 – On this day at work, I got two really fun items. The first one is a Squishmallow Christmas blanket. It is so soft that I’ve loved having it on my bed because the nights have been much colder lately. The other thing I got are Christmas gel clings for my window. I love decorating my window with gel clings, and I love finding gel clings to decorate with.

10/22/2024 – On this day, I went to the mall. I got got some very cute clearance items at Claire’s and some very cute stickers at Daiso. I also went to Taco Bell. I love going to Taco Bell. since the one closest to me closed, I don’t get as many opportunities to go. It was a great evening at the mall. I also went to Target and Starbucks.

10/25/2024 – On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store. I got some great items as I usually do. This thrift shopping haul includes a bunch of beads, a Build a Bear plush, some small Christmas Squishmallows, Pez dispensers, a bucket hat, stickers, and more! After my thrift shopping fun, I went to get coffee. After coffee, I went to the toy store to get some surprise toys! At work that day, I got a new Squishmallow and a Christmas coloring book. It was a pretty great day!

10/26/2024 – On this day, I went to Starbucks. I also went to work. At work, I got two sets of plastic rings, some chocolate, and a wind-up toy. It was a normal but a good day.

10/27/2024 – I had this day off, and this was the day I got the item that I talked about at the beginning of this post. Before I went to the thrift store, I went to vote, and I went to lunch. When I made it to Savers, I was ready to shop. I went to the normal sections of the thrift store that I usually do. I got a Squishmellow that still has the tag, a bag of hair bows, Barbie dolls, a bag of rubber ducks, and some books. I was also ready to check out when I decided to walk around the store a little bit more. There were some costumes by the regular clothing, and there were two jackets that caught my eye. I could tell that they were military jackets. I tried one of them on, but I noticed that the other jacket had some patches on it. I took a picture of the patch, and I learned that the jacket was from the us Marine Corps. I also learned that the rank was lance corporal. The jacket was priced at $24.00, and that is usually way more than I would pay for a jacket at the thrift store, but this was so much more than any regular jacket. I have a lot of respect for our military, and I knew that I had to give this jacket a good home. After getting the jacket, I found a few more things like some Barbie flash cards and some gel clings. After the thrift store, I went and got coffee. I put my new jacket on when I got home. I took so many pictures in it. I love this jacket so much! I put it on all the time. It is very well made and it is good at keeping me warm. I’m still very surprised that I found this jacket at the thrift store. This was also the day I got my new phone case. I had ordered it and this was the day that it was delivered. It is a fun case with a pink background that has butterflies on it.

What is one of your coolest thrift store finds?

Thanks for reading!

Love, Christina Epperly

Going to the movies and shopping at some of my favorite stores

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’m still writing about the month of September, but I don’t have a lot more to write, so I should be caught up soon! With that being said, let’s get to it!

9/18/2024 – On this day, I went to the movies. I went twice in the month of September, and that’s kind of rare for me. I should try to go to the movies more often because it is a good escape from everyday stress. After the movies, I went to Target and got stickers and coffee It was a good day!

9/19/2024 – On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store. I love how low the prices are at this thrift store. On this trip to the thrift store, I got some glittery stickers, a pretty awesome pair of shoes, a plush eagle, and more! After my thrift shopping fun, I went to one of my favorite coffee shops.

9/25/2024 – On this day, I went to my favorite local thrift store again. I got a bunch of cool stuff on this trip. Some of the things I got were some fun shaped erasers, a bundle of small American flags, glittery letter stickers, a plush shark from Las Vegas, and a jewelry box that was full of all kinds of items. I also went to the coffee shop after thrift shopping, but after that, I visited a local toy store where I got some very cute surprise toys!

9/28/2024

On this day, I went to my favorite local party supplies store! I’ve been going to this store since I was young. I have a lot of good memories of going to this store. I’m a very nostalgic person, so I enjoy visiting some of my favorite places from childhood.  This store is full of items that I love. Such as stickers, art kits, and squishy toys. I got some really great stickers on this shopping trip. I also got this really cute squishy bear toy. Oh, and I got this really fun necklace that has fruit shaped beads. I love it!

Thank you for reading about some of my September fun!

Love, Christina Epperly

A new phone , thrift shopping, going to the movies and more

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! Well, I’m now writing about the month of September. I’m going to try to get through my September posts with pretty quickly. It was a pretty normal month that did not have  very many highlights. However, there are some things that happened in September that I would like to talk about, so let’s get to the first post about September 2024

9/5 – I did some at work shopping on this day. There were some really good clearance deals, including on Squishmallows! I got a very cute squishmallow that I had been wanting. I also got some 4th of July items and other summer items. I did a lot of at work shopping this month. However it would take a while to talk about all of it so I’m probably just going to write here so just know I got a lot of cool stuff at work this month including toys, stickers, and more!

9/7 and 9/8 – This was the weekend I got a new phone! I loved my Samsung Galaxy flip 3, but It was getting old and was not working well, so I got the Samsung Galaxy flip 6, and I love it! It can be stressful switching phones, but it was so worth it. I love my new phone and I’m so happy that I got it.

9/10 – This was a really great day. I went shopping at my favorite local thrift store. I bought a lot of fun items, including a hair bow, a little Squishmallow, glittery letter stickers, and a flamingo icecube tray. My favorite item that I got was a Barbie from 2004 that was still in the box! I was so happy when I saw her. I also went to one of my favorite toy stores on this day. I got some stickers and a really great squishy toy. I also went to my favorite local coffee shop. My friend met me there after a while. It was so good to see her. We went to the toy store and I showed her the squishy toys and she got one and I got another one. It was a really great day!

9/11 – Today, I went to the movies with my parents. We saw the movie Reagan. It was such a good movie. It was long, but the movie was so good it didn’t even feel like a long movie. It was very interesting and both my parents and I enjoyed it. I also saw my friend at the movies. We were going to see different movies, but it was so cool to see her two days in a row.

Thank you for reading about some of my September adventures!

Love, Christina Epperly

Thrift shopping fun, an Instacart delivery, coffee, painting and more

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Hello, my bucket list, friends ! In this blog post, I’m going to tell you about some of my favorite things that have happened recently. Including a trip to my favorite local thrift store! Now, let’s get to it

April 9th – This was the day I went to my favorite local thrift store. I love getting books here, but I only got one book this time. It’s a guided journal that I have already started writing in. I did not find a lot of books but I did find a lot of other things including a build a bear plush, a Target dog plush, stickers, a bag of letter beads, a Pez dispenser, a Hot Wheels airplane, a zipper pouch with a very cute design, and a Barbie DVD. It was also a very sunny day when I went thrift shopping. I also stopped by my favorite candy store, and I got a Peeps pop-up lollypop that was on sale.

April 10th – On this day, I got a Walmart delivery with Instacart. I got a lot of great items, including bath bombs, Barbie dolls, stickers , paint, a painting craft kit, markers, and coloring pages. I don’t do it very often, but I love getting Instacart deliveries. I love the wide variety of items that you can choose from. I love all the stickers that I was able to get! The sticker book that I got is really cool. I also love the sparkly heart stickers.

April 11th – It was another beautiful sunny spring day. I got outside and enjoyed it, but I also had to go inside and do my taxes. I dread doing my taxes, so when It was finished. I ordered Panera Bread through Uber Eats. I got my favorite veggie sandwich and a large cup of much needed hazelnut coffee. I love Panera Bread’s hazelnut coffee.

April 12th, on this day, I finished painting the shark that I had gotten in my Instacart order. I love how it looks!

Other things !

Buying cool stuff from work – I’ve gotten a lot of things from work lately. I know that is not very surprising since I always do that! However, there are new summer items out at my work. I love the toy fishing game that I got. Some other items that I have gotten lately are Hot Wheel cars, Sharpie pens , scented markers, a toy taco that comes with squishy toys, and chocolate that comes with toys.

Getting stickers from Trader Joe’s – On Sunday, I went to Trader Joe’s, and I got a free coloring page and free stickers! I love getting free stickers at Trader Joe’s, and this time, I got a lot of them.

Thank you for reading about my latest highlights !

Love – Christina Epperly

A surprise friend hang out and more happy things!

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I’ve had some really good days this week, and I hope you did as well. I wanted to share some of the good things that I’ve experienced this week, so let’s get to it.

Monday, March 11th – On this day, I bought some really cool things from work, including a set of gel pens that I have been wanting  to get for a while now. I also got a plush basket that has plush toys in it, a bead kit, some stickers, and juice that has toys on top! Another thing I bought on this day was skin tag removal patches. I have this skin tag by my eye that has been bothering me, so I’m excited to finally get rid of it.

Tuesday,  March 12th – On this day, I had the day off. I didn’t have any plans, but it turned out to be a really great day. My amazing friend called me and asked if I wanted to hang out. I was immediately excited to see her! Our first stop was going to my favorite local thrift store. At first I didn’t find anything but then I saw a bag of stickers for a dollar. After that, I began finding more items, including bags of beads , a teddy bear , a dinosaur toy, and a Barbie doll. After that, my friend and I went to the candy store. This is one of my favorite places to go with my friends. My friend and I also went to one of our favorite restaurants for dinner. This day was truly amazing! I love it when I get to spend a day with a friend.

Wednesday, March 13th – I had work on this day, and of course, I bought something else that I had my eye on at work. A bunny Play-Doh set. I also got two little notebooks that were on sale.

Thursday,  March 14th – Another work day, but I went to Safeway before going to work. I’ve gotten really into using coupons on the Safeway app, and it has saved me a lot of money. I got some of my favorite food items at Safeway, including my favorite fruit snacks that come with trading cards. I also got a large pack of gum that comes in a plastic refillable case. That was something that I had been wanting to get, so I got it when I saw it in the self checkout area. After Safeway, it was time for work. For some reason, work has been very busy this week, and today was no different. I was doing a lot of multi-tasking throughout the day. I bought this headband on my break that I had  been wanting to get. I was gonna get some scented markers that are the same brand that I had when I was a kid, but we were sold out, however I did get a set of colorful pens that were on sale instead. I also got more mini note books.

I hope that your week has been full of happiness!

Love – Christina Epperly

My first Savers haul of 2024

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! On Wednesday, I went to Savers for the first time this year. I got to spend a good amount of the there. I got a lot of craft kits, including an American Girl craft kit. I also got two Barbie dolls, a pair of sunglasses, a bag full of American flag pins, and some books. I was hoping that I would find more books than I did. I was really hoping to find some Barbie or American Girl books that I didn’t have, but unfortunately, I didn’t. But I did get some My Little Pony books and two short animal books. One highlight of this thrift shopping trip was when I got this beautiful Justice brand tote bag. It looks like it hasn’t been used at all. I also got a braclet that had the original tag on it. There were  a good amount of Squishmallows here, but I didn’t see any that I really wanted. Overall, I’m happy with my first Savers trip of the year. I  wonder what other items I will get at thrift stores this year.

Thanks for reading! Love, Christina Epperly.

Thrift shopping at a different Savers location! blogmas day 20

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! Yesterday, I went to a Savers store that I had never been to before. I  was excited to explore this new location, and it did not disappoint! This store had a large selection of items, including lots of dolls and plush toys. I got two Barbie dolls, including a color reveal doll that was still covered in paint. I’m excited to see what she series she is from. Some of my other finds included some American Girl books, stickers, two Barbie puzzles, four TY beanie babies, a bag with two Christmas craft kits in it, and a set of plush Peeps. The store was a good size and it was busy but not overly busy. I’m very happy with the items that I got during this trip!

Thanks for reading about my fun thrift shopping trip! – Christina Epperly

Christmas ornament craft kit and a fun trip to Savers !

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Hello, my bucket list, friends! I have two fun things to tell you about. The first one is a Christmas painting art kit that I recently finished. The other thing is my latest thrift shopping fun at Savers! Without any more delay, let’s get to it!

Painting ornaments – I got this fun craft kit at work. It comes with four ornaments to paint. I had a fun time painting the ornaments. My favorite ornament is the snowman. I love craft kits like this one, and I’m excited to do more Christmas themed craft kits this year.

Savers – I went to Savers this week. I got three Barbie dolls, some books including Barbie books, jewelry, two craft kits, and more. I was very excited about the two craft kits I got. I was also excited about the three Barbie dolls that I got because this location does not always have a good amount of dolls. There were not very many this time, but I’m happy with the three that I got. I’m also really excited about The books because they will help me reach my reading goal.

Thanks for reading this fun blog post ! – Christina Epperly

A great thrift shopping haul, a movie review, and more!

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Hello, my bucket list friends! I’ve done some fun things over the past few days that I want to share with you. I went to my favorite local thrift store again. I also went to the movies for only the third time this year. I can’t wait to tell you more about it, so let’s get to it!

Thursday, November 9th – I worked the closing shift on this day, but I went into town early so I could go to my favorite local thrift store before work. My main reason for going to the thrift store was to get some short books to read so I can work on crossing off read 50 books from my bucket list. Since it had not been a long time since my last visit to this thrift shop, I did not think that I would get many items, but I was wrong. I got lots of great items. I found a good amount of short books to read, I also got a bag of erasers, a Build a bear plush, a TY beanie Boo, a TY beanie puzzle eraser, a squishy key chain, and a stamp. On the way to work, I stopped by the candy store when I saw that they had their Christmas items out. I got some stickers, candy canes, and a light up toy that has candy with it and plays music. At work, I got some more Christmas themed items, including a cute bird decoration and a art kit. It was a pretty great day.

Friday, November 10th – This day, I also worked the closing shift. Before work, I went to Whole Foods, and I got a very cute gingerbread cookie. At work, I got this Christmas painting craft kit that I had been wanting to get, but it had not been put out on the shelf yet. I was very happy when I saw it out on the shelf. Getting the art kit made the day better than I thought it would be.

Saturday, November 11th – I had this day off. I went to a much need massage appointment with someone I used to work with. It was so good to see him again, After my massage, I went to Starbucks and Safeway. At Safeway, I got some of my favorite fruit snacks that come with trading cards, Kinder eggs that come with animal toys, a Play-Doh kit, and a few other items. That evening, I went to the movies, and I saw the Journey to Bethlehem. I highly recommend this movie. Yes, there were creativity liberties that were taken, and with all Biblical movies, it is a good idea to look to the Bible for the most accurate information. The movie itself is a fun wholesome retelling of the birth of Christ, I love the soundtrack to this movie, and I have been listening to it a lot. It is a wonderful movie for Christmastime. Once again, I highly recommend going to see it. After the movie we went to dinner at the Habit. It was a really wonderful day.

Sunday, November 12th – On this day, I worked the closing shift. I started the day by getting coffee and going to church. After church, I went on a walk before going to Starbucks, and then it was time for work. At work, I got this fun sticker book on my break. I also got a fun pen that has a Christmas tree on it. I’m amazed at all the items that we have for Christmas. I enjoy seeing the items come out onto the sales floor.

Thank you for reading about some of my latest adventures! – Christina Epperly