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Bagging Fashion Trophies in Portland, Oregon

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Bagging some serious fashion trophies at a Portland, Oregon, thrift shop.

Tod's loafers C. PhaisalakaniSAVE ON CHIC | Stuff like this never happens to me, so when it finally did I was gobsmacked—though I shouldn’t have been, because my former sister-in-law Ruth, a Portland attorney with a sharp mind and a gimlet eye for bargains, had been telling me for years that Portland’s Goodwill thrift stores were awesome places to find top brand apparel. Read more

Where Loyalties Lie: Plastic That Pays You

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Some frequent-shopper cards really do make good sense to collect.

Loyalty cardsFREE IS GOOD | While instant gratification is awesome, loyalty cards reward you for sticking it out. Some just make you wait longer than others. And now Shopper’s Drug Mart is making Shopper’s Drug Mart Optimum members wait even longer. As of July 1st, it takes more points—and more purchasing—to get free stuff. Optimum members have been up in arms, and initially I was indignant too since I had just hit the highest level of 75,000 points. Read more