Yet Another Thrift Blog

Proof that happiness is free.

"Double happiness" or Shuāngxǐ is a ligature of 囍 (meaning 'joy joy'), a Chinese traditional ornament design, commonly used as a decoration symbol of marriage. The color is usually red (for luck) or black.

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It was a good Friday for me.

Habitat #1: They had refilled their five bins with Temu-variety Amazon items so I picked up a soil tester, a pair of 3-way penlights (UV, red laser that does several patterns, flashlight), and an LCD scribble board.

Avenue Thrift: Great conversation with the ladies but nothing I had to have. They did get in some vintage car magazines but these were geared toward car collectors, not hotrod-building fans.

Habitat #2: They had refilled their four bins with Temu-variety Amazon items and some other things, but nothing I wanted to bring home. I should got the Ove Glove for $5, down from $15...

Skooley Thrift: Bought a Sansa MP3 player for my bud Wayne, who has a power cord for the stupid proprietary connector this model has. (I thought I had one too but he must have loaned it to me briefly to test one of his players.)

Deseret: Santa Shroom!!

Yardsale: I've been to this place before, years ago -- it's where I got thousands of slides and my projector for $10. So this time everything is a dollar each, so I picked up a couple USB power packs (5AH units that are usually paired with electric socks or gloves) as spares.