Shopping redux: Thrifty and Interesting, the Consignment post

Whitehorse is a good town for consignment/thrift shopping. Although I am a huge fan of Value-Village's half-off day, let's face it- you can't get that lucky in a town like this.

So we have a couple options. Starting with the classic, Salvation Army Thrift Shop has a not bad selection. Always requires lots of hunting, and I even saw a purse someone found there that looked to be a genuine Coach bag. Diamond in the rough! Do not buy parkas/warm jackets in winter, they are guaranteed to be marked up about 100% from what they were in summer...and who wants to pay full price for a used item? C'mon! Located in an interesting location attached to a gas station. Easy to miss, closed on Sundays.

All for You is a nebulous hybrid of thrift and consignment. Which means it does both badly. Crammed, badly lit, huge and disorganized. Also, expensive. Another check mark against it. Go there if you want, but be prepared for disappointment. Not worth it.

Sequels Consignment is class enough to be considered a regular store, not just consignment. Nicely laid out, very good quality stuff and new items as well. Sales are good, just keep an eye on an item and it will drop in price dependent on how it long it has stayed in the store. Very nice and definitely worth a visit. Good for work clothes too, as well as fancy-dress items from Jessica McClintock, located in the back-right corner of the shop. Located next to the Chocolate Claim, pretty central to town.

And Again Consignment. You know, every time I try to go there they are closed. Closed Mondays, and they were closed the beginning of February as well. Therefore, haven't had a chance to pay them a visit, so this is what I have heard. Good, but not as good as Sequels, nor as cheap as Salvation Army. Kind of a middle ground I suppose. Located moderately centrally next to the Roadhouse and a few bars of very dubious nature- ie, drunks yelling at each other at 2pm on a Monday. But that's just during the summer, it's too cold for that shit now.