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Smart Shopping
bw-cost spending helps students save money
By Leah Templeton
Staff writer
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I typical is sounds, it is true. College students
Jhave no money. Since students cannot wait
ind all year for the big salea, how are they sup-
led to be able to afford buying new clothes? Fel-
students, the answer is thrift stores,
here are many resale shops in Bryan-College
ion, including the Salvation Army, Resale
nds and Goodwill Industries, all of which sell a
ety of products. From clothes to furniture,
ft stores are a college student’s solution to
|ney problems.
(.Angela Cundiss, commanding officer at the
ation Army, said the store is open to anyone,
college students often shop there.
We sell a lot of jeans and denim,” Cundiss said,
idents also like to look for furniture for their
rtments.”
Ithough some may consider thrift stores to
have old and used clothing, Cundiss assures
it only certain articles are chosen to sell.
s"tta*We sort through everything and only sell our
^tstuff,” Cundiss said. “Lots of times we get prac-
Uy new things. We recently received a shipment
rand new Haggar jeans, and at $8 they are the
|st expensive item in the store.”
any students have already discovered the se-
of thrift-store shopping is to be patient,
ristina Pruneda, a junior biomedical science
or, said patience is the key to striking gold.
When you go to a thrift store, if you have
ugh patience you can always find a treasure,”
said. “You may have to search for a while, but
he end, you’ll always find a desirable item, and
|s r orth the effort.”
]hris Wright, a senior anthropology major, said
agrees that the search is part of the fun when
ng to shop smart.
"Shopping at thrift stores is cheap and fun,”
ght said. “You find great stuff and if you buy
ething and wear it once it’s OK because you
^spent a buck.”
bright also said there are certain things she
ks for at thrift stores.
Ida,cgl usually get good jeans and funky shirts to
prout, then there are shirts I get to wear every-
’’she said.
my Kidd, a freshman business major, said she
|en finds jeans at the Salvation Army that are even
brthan what is for sale in the department stores.
“The jeans
(at the thrift
store) have a
worn out and
frayed look,
and while
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be worn, the thrift-
store jeans actually
are,” she said.
Thrift stores also
carry authentic clothes from the ’60s and ’70s that
have become popular again. Bell-bottom jeans are
an example of one style that many thought would
never come back, but now that it has, resale shops
have plenty to sell.
The popularity of thrift stores has been in
creasing over the last few years, with more people
realizing the great bargains that are out there. So
no more complaining about not being able to af
ford anything, just grab $5 and go buy yourself a
new wardrobe.
• Old Navy Update
Has anyone else been wondering what is going to
be in that building next to Target and Freebirds? Well,
wonder no more — Old Navy is coming to College
Station. For those who are not familiar with the
clothing store, Old Navy was established in 1994 and
is the newest division of Gap Incorporated.
Old Navy franchises can be found in cities all
over Texas, including Dallas and Houston. The re
tail store sells everything from children’s, men’s
and women’s clothing to shoes, accessories and
rare gift items.
Stuart Graham, store manager of the College
Station branch, describes Old Navy as an “up-and-
coming” store that offers something for everyone.
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