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[quote=Anonymous]I also have a high disposable income and shop almost exclusively at thrift stores. I love rummaging through things about once a week on a weeknight to relax! My rules are:

1) Tailor clothes immediately so that they fit perfectly.
2) Don't buy anything I wouldn't want if it were the full original price.
3) No synthetics, with very few exceptions.
4) No items that are from cheapo labels, even if they are good knock offs. 
5) No shoes that are not high quality and leather. 
6) My latest rule is that even if something is a total steal, like a cashmere sweater with the tags on it from Saks, if it isn't 100% flattering, I put it back.

You can wear a very snug body suit under your clothes and strip down to that to try on things right there in the aisle. I also carry a tape measure in my purse to check things like pants length. Sometimes the donor will have shortened the pants or taken them in. So, even though the label says it's a size X, it no longer is.

I completely disagree that you can't find basics at the thrift store. I have lots of really nice black wool slacks (Brooks Brothers type with lining), great jeans (Madewell), black boots that were originally over $300 (Stuart Weitzman and Aquatalia), and great wool coats from Euro designers and Max Mara. I don't buy panties there but I have found great shapers and even the Euro bras that I love (Freya, Chantelle, Panache, and so on).[/quote]

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