One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Come Up

“Oh! I got this parenting cassette tape that teaches your child self confidence,” Joseph Nazareno (’17) recalled. “I’d just like to say,” Jennifer Roberts (’18) refuted, “I paid for that, technically.” “No! I paid for it. You picked it out, but I paid for it. You paid for the Joe Jonas pillow.” “Yeah, thats’s true. […]

Written by: Pat Barnes - Talon Staff Writer

2016/11/21 11:54 AM

“Oh! I got this parenting cassette tape that teaches your child self confidence,” Joseph Nazareno (’17) recalled.

“I’d just like to say,” Jennifer Roberts (’18) refuted, “I paid for that, technically.”

“No! I paid for it. You picked it out, but I paid for it. You paid for the Joe Jonas pillow.”

“Yeah, thats’s true. I also got a flower hat for Halloween.”

“Oh wait! I almost forgot about Mormon rap, the single. On cassette. It’s a ‘cassingle.'”

Someone walking in on this conversation may experience confusion, intrigue, or even fear. But this is thrifting — CB edition

“It’s just a good time, man,” the completely relaxed Nazareno added.

“You get to find some funky stuff,” Jenn concluded.

Eden Kolb (’17) is an avid thrifter. She sports Thrift Town’s winter edition jacket.

Thrift shops can be found all over Sacramento, a city that prides itself on being “urb” and “hipster”. The concept of thrift stores can be unappealing to some, but the Talon is here to assure everyone that thrifting is resourceful, engaging, urb, and cheap. The idea behind thrifting involves buying worn out clothes, or clothes that original owners don’t want or have grown out of. However, these used clothes are somewhat clean, and totally ready to be used again.

Peter Levis (’17) supports his beloved Warriors while also reppin’ the thrift life.

What many may not know is that CB is full of expert thrifters. We already met Joseph and Jenn, but Nick Hilton’s (’17) guilty pleasure lands him at thrift stores quite often. He shops at Thrift Town “because it’s super cheap.”

Nick shows off his thrift town pick ups all the time. Some additions to his closet he is extremely proud of (even though the rest of us may be less proud of this purchase.)

“I bought some very, very high short shorts,” Nick explained.

Joseph Nazareno (’17) didn’t choose the thrift life — the thrift life chose him.

Hey, whatever works, right? And the Talon guarantees it’s readers that although these shorts may not be their style, Nick’s daisy dukes were a true steal, costing less than $10.

You go, Mary Hancock (’17)!

Hopefully, this article has somehow inspired you to be bold and stop by a thrift store to see what’s in stock. If this happens to describe you, here are some addresses to hit up this weekend.

6328 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA 95608

410 El Camino Ave, Sacramento, CA 95815

5005 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95820

7305 Greenback Ln, Citrus Heights, CA 95621

Got $20 in your pocket? Let’s go pop some tags.