Tales From The Thrift Vol. 1

Show and Tell and (maybe) Sell

I have been an avid secondhand shopper since I can remember: my antique-booth-having grandparents would drag me along to auctions and tag sales and junk markets and stop in every small town antique store to wheel and deal.

I love Other People’s Things and Dead People’s Things, and things in general, and I like thrifting because I like my spaces to be a museum of Things I Like. Things With A Story.

Being a semi-influencer who also has a lot of anxiety around overconsumption, shopping secondhand also slows me down and puts me on a mission: I can’t just add something to my cart in the middle of a stressful day, I have to peruse and hunt until I find exactly what I’m looking for.

It’s thrilling and rewarding and better for the Earth, so I also get to feel superior and righteous every time I pop into Goodwill!¹

It’s also a core part of my friendship with

Caroline Moss

We thrift together when we’re in the same city, but nearly half our text messages are like this:

The envy is real.

So, fellow thrifter and Best Friend (Adulthood)

Caroline Moss

and I decided to bring our daily chat to all of you with a little show and tell (and maybe sell).

Every week, we’ll show each other — and you! — what we thrifted and decide whether to keep or sell it.

We’re recording again on Thursday morning with fresh finds and possibly haunted items.

Paid subscribers get first dibs on anything we decide to part with, and, coincidentally, are also very good-looking.