People always ask me how I can own a lot of crazy (and expensive) designer items and not be in debt. Well, 1) I always find a way to do it, especially if I want it that bad. And 2) there are a lot of ways to get around not having to spend any money to get a piece of great clothing. For example, yesterday, the boyf and I went to Pacific Heights just to hang around. We stopped by a few shops and then ended at Crossroads Trading Company, a buy-sell-consignment store that has new and used clothing. Nothing is older than 2 or 3 seasons (unless it's luxury designer goods) and they have stores all over the nation (i have probably seen about 4 or 5 in SF alone).
I found something that I was dying for:
A beautiful camel soft leather short Chloe jacket with large selves. It had a hefty price tag but, I had to have it, considering it was something that retailed at over $3K, I figured if I didn't want it anymore, it still had a high resell value. So, instead of charging my debit card. I decided to go in the next day with all of these clothes I had in my closet that I had to get rid of. Whenever I go into a consignment store, I'm really picky about what I choose to sell. I'm not going to bring in just anything, because more than likely they won't take it all. So, I'm extremely selective with what I sell to the stores because I want them to buy it.
Here was my selection:
I wasn't able to get all the money for the jacket, but it was a lot less than I originally had to spend. So, next time you are thinking about buying something that is a little out of your budget, think consignment instead. Think of it as, trading your old things for something a lot better.
End Result:
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