I'm gunna pop some tags, only got $20 in my pocket

Incase you couldn't tell, that ridiculously popular song is about one of my favorite things... Thrift Shopping! This past weekend Chanda and I took a little trip to part of the Brooklyn borough we had never been to before...and what a success it was. Of course we've had our share of Brooklyn fun, but the Greenpoint area is like a tiny tucked away gem. It's a whole new world. The G Train took us farther and farther from the safe haven of our dorm and, 20 stops later, we walked out of the station and into our new favorite place! A unique and eclectic little area. It was like the "city suburbs" - where the brownstones made you wish you were Carrie from Sex and the City and the stores made you feel like you were back in the "olden days!". The area is beautiful, and as we walked along the sidewalk we spotted so many delicious food places I want to go back to! It was great to see a community again. Don't get me wrong, the City's wonderful! But sometimes its nice to feel like we're all back in our hometowns, Greenpoint reminded me a lot of mine.

Anyway, after admiring the area, Chanda and I threw on our cool sunglasses and strutted down the street 'till we arrived at our destination...The Salvation Army.

And what a beauty it was! You see my fellow City goers, if you are anything like Chanda and I...then you appreciate a great designer bargain.

Only in "Hipster" territory would something as trendy
as an old photo booth become an equally
trendy ATM. Oh trendiness....

We went to town!! So many great clothes: from vintage high waisted shorts, oversized sweaters, and spring maxi dresses, to new Urban Outfitters jeans, Lululemon pants, and baret hats! We got all that and only spent $20.00 each! We stayed true to Macklemore. He speaks the truth Ladies and Gentlemen. We had a great time and felt even happier knowing how much we saved! To top it off, on our way back we got some of the best Polish pastries we've ever had (I got a danish and Chanda coffee cake and a doughnut). Daniella would certainly approve!

On our walk back to the station (we decided to take the long way to the Bedford Ave. Station) we wandered into "Hipster" territory...it was pretty fun spotting them. They're like wild animals in the jungle, you could be mauled at any moment for wearing a pair of normal jeans. And their eyes are like sharp, judgmental daggers. So we slipped our sunglasses back on and attempted to blend in. We did not.

PS: Speaking of trendiness here is a lovely photo of the one and only beautiful Chanda posing in a thrifty pair of yodeling shorts? Only in the thrift shop!

'Till next time!

Savannah