196t's
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Hello, fellow vintage shoppers & retailers,
I think I'm in the wrong country for buying vintage clothes. After I've read about discounts vintage shops in the US offer, I'm disappointed in Brazil. There are some stores that have $1 dollar sales every weekend and 'One Dollar Grab' sections, for an example. You can almost always find a designer piece, sometimes for cheap, and there's a variety of places to look for vintage.
In Brazil, at least in my city, there are three possible shops I can go to re-stock:
1. 'Flea Market' (which I've mentioned before): I have to go by car because the route from my home to the shop is a little confusing. All the pieces there are extremely overpriced and I wouldn't have been able to buy there if there wasn't a 50% off discount at the time;
2. There's this little thrift store that's about 15 minutes away from my house. There's a lot of nice stuff (you can't find anything from Dior or Chanel, though), but many times I can't make a good profit from what I buy there because the vintage section is very limited and overpriced;
3. This other one is not that far away either, but their pieces are also extremely overpriced, even more than the two cited before. Last time I went there, there were about two or three vintage dresses and that was it. Didn't even bother to look at the rest of it. If I come back, it'll be for a chat with the nice lady that owns the place.
What about you? Tell me about your buying experiences.
I think I'm in the wrong country for buying vintage clothes. After I've read about discounts vintage shops in the US offer, I'm disappointed in Brazil. There are some stores that have $1 dollar sales every weekend and 'One Dollar Grab' sections, for an example. You can almost always find a designer piece, sometimes for cheap, and there's a variety of places to look for vintage.
In Brazil, at least in my city, there are three possible shops I can go to re-stock:
1. 'Flea Market' (which I've mentioned before): I have to go by car because the route from my home to the shop is a little confusing. All the pieces there are extremely overpriced and I wouldn't have been able to buy there if there wasn't a 50% off discount at the time;
2. There's this little thrift store that's about 15 minutes away from my house. There's a lot of nice stuff (you can't find anything from Dior or Chanel, though), but many times I can't make a good profit from what I buy there because the vintage section is very limited and overpriced;
3. This other one is not that far away either, but their pieces are also extremely overpriced, even more than the two cited before. Last time I went there, there were about two or three vintage dresses and that was it. Didn't even bother to look at the rest of it. If I come back, it'll be for a chat with the nice lady that owns the place.
What about you? Tell me about your buying experiences.