One of the things I detest about ebay is how I have to diligently search pages upon pages of drech to find a diamond in the rough.
But, a friend recently introduced me to Shop Housing Works, which at first glance is ebay on steroids. Further inquiry reveals that it is so much more than just a place for fashionistas on a budget to lay claim to prized items.
Housing Works is an organization committed to helping homeless men, women and children diagnosed with HIV/AID. Housing Works Thrift Shops, the Housing Works Book Cafe and the auction site all help to fund this extremely worthy cause.
Cute, fun, and entirely unnecessary, but must have items adorn the pages of this fabulous site.
If you still need to rationalize your spending I'll give you three excuses: (1) You're helping a good cause, not just feeding your insatiable lust for more tchatskis (2) You're engaging in financially responsible activities by buying at a thrift site rather than retail. (3) You're helping the environment by ensuring no longer needed items end up in a home and not a landfill.
Get to it!
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Imagine if you actually had the store in your neighborhood!!! Tiff and I carried home our living room chair on THE BUS!
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