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Attn: Chicago-area thrfity fat women...
The Unique thrift store on Sheridan (Unique is a chain of thrift stores and they. all. smell. the. same.) has a LOT of plus-size high quality clothing. I was shocked to see this! Previous thrifting has been a very frustrating experience, but everything is half off at Unique on Mondays and I had time to spend pawing through racks.
It went a little like this:
0
5
6
10
0
2
18... what the fuck?
22... holy HELL? *grab*
4
small
xs
2XL
14
18
18
18
18
20
16
0
24
18
18
18
18
22
6
Size 18 seemed to be HIGHLY represented. I grabbed 4 pair of pants, all of which looked brand new. I put one back in the store because HA-HAAA! Spoiled for choice! They weren't ALL THAT, even at only $2.00. (one pair is too small, but I might lose weight and fit them. This is not wishful thinking on my part, entirely. If I don't keep losing weight I'll give away or sell them, not hang on to them forever). I snagged 4 shirts, one of which is slightly snug, but same caveat as the two-small pants. I also grabbed 1 dress from Torrid that I intended to wear over jeans, but hell, it looks good on its own. If you are a size 16-24 and have some time to spend pawing through thrift store racks, check this place out. AMAZING.
I also got Nesko 2 pair of pants, picked up a giant wad of super cute baby clothes, many of which still had the original sales tags on them, 2 kids' books, and some play-dough fun-factory stuff for $1.50. In all, I spent less than $55.00.
My guess is that some local fat woman either suddenly lost or gained a bunch of weight, or else massively cleaned out her (their? maybe it was several women?) closet of PRACTICALLY NEW CLOTHING. Whoever you are, local fat donating woman or women, thank you. Thank you so much. My fat fluctuating-size ass thanks you. My wallet thanks you. My closet thanks you. My sad, shoddy, worn out clothing thanks you. thank you so much.
Meanwhile, dudes who wear size 38 30 pants... What the fuck, why are your thrifted jeans in perfect fucking shape except missing the top button? I rejected some 15 pair of jeans and khakis that were otherwise perfect because the top button was gone. GRR. ARGH.
In other news, I finally (finally!) have a diagnosis of PCOS and have a 'script for Metformin ("Just so you know, the first week? You WILL have diarrhea." "Oh, hooray." "Not, like, OH GOD RUN TO THE BATHROOM NOW, but, you know." "Thanks for the heads up." "Also, this might make you super fertile." "Double hooray.") All other test results (thyroid, testosterone, iron (finally!)) were normal. I am pleased, and double plus pleased to finally have a fucking real diagnosis with accompanying medical treatment.
It went a little like this:
0
5
6
10
0
2
18... what the fuck?
22... holy HELL? *grab*
4
small
xs
2XL
14
18
18
18
18
20
16
0
24
18
18
18
18
22
6
Size 18 seemed to be HIGHLY represented. I grabbed 4 pair of pants, all of which looked brand new. I put one back in the store because HA-HAAA! Spoiled for choice! They weren't ALL THAT, even at only $2.00. (one pair is too small, but I might lose weight and fit them. This is not wishful thinking on my part, entirely. If I don't keep losing weight I'll give away or sell them, not hang on to them forever). I snagged 4 shirts, one of which is slightly snug, but same caveat as the two-small pants. I also grabbed 1 dress from Torrid that I intended to wear over jeans, but hell, it looks good on its own. If you are a size 16-24 and have some time to spend pawing through thrift store racks, check this place out. AMAZING.
I also got Nesko 2 pair of pants, picked up a giant wad of super cute baby clothes, many of which still had the original sales tags on them, 2 kids' books, and some play-dough fun-factory stuff for $1.50. In all, I spent less than $55.00.
My guess is that some local fat woman either suddenly lost or gained a bunch of weight, or else massively cleaned out her (their? maybe it was several women?) closet of PRACTICALLY NEW CLOTHING. Whoever you are, local fat donating woman or women, thank you. Thank you so much. My fat fluctuating-size ass thanks you. My wallet thanks you. My closet thanks you. My sad, shoddy, worn out clothing thanks you. thank you so much.
Meanwhile, dudes who wear size 38 30 pants... What the fuck, why are your thrifted jeans in perfect fucking shape except missing the top button? I rejected some 15 pair of jeans and khakis that were otherwise perfect because the top button was gone. GRR. ARGH.
In other news, I finally (finally!) have a diagnosis of PCOS and have a 'script for Metformin ("Just so you know, the first week? You WILL have diarrhea." "Oh, hooray." "Not, like, OH GOD RUN TO THE BATHROOM NOW, but, you know." "Thanks for the heads up." "Also, this might make you super fertile." "Double hooray.") All other test results (thyroid, testosterone, iron (finally!)) were normal. I am pleased, and double plus pleased to finally have a fucking real diagnosis with accompanying medical treatment.