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| User: | thrifthorror (10558995) |
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| Name: | Thrift Shop Horrors | |
| About: | Some things you can't even give away...except to the church's thrift store. Saw an abomination unto taste at the Salvation Army? Encountered pure terror--or Junior's faintly suggestive third grade clay pot marked at $7.99--at Goodwill? Send a picture, tell the story. Maybe through our combined efforts, that pot can find a home. Feel free to post pictures (hide more than three behind an LJ-Cut), and if you want to, let the community know where your scavenging grounds are. Humorous commentary and good stories are both very much appreciated! Currently, this community is moderated to keep traffic down to an acceptable level and increase the % of "in-theme" posts. This is subject to change, but for the forseeable future, it may take a day or two for your post get to the community. In addition, the moderator tends to limit posts to about three per day, so on heavy traffic days (usually weekends) your post may not get approved immediately even if others turn up. The Rules: 1) If you're posting pictures, hide more than three, or any large images (more than 700 pixels or so), behind an LJ-cut. 2) The theme of this community is "thrift stores" - so Goodwill, Salvation Army, church resale shops, rummage stores and garage sales. Anything where previously-owned consumer goods experience retail reincarnation at a discounted price. Off-topic entries tend to get snarked at, and repeat off-topic posters may be banned, depending on the degree of off-topicness (though I don't want to do that to someone trying to make a contribution!) 3) Commercial posts need to match the theme of the community--that is, "I found this at a thrift store and/or garage sale, and it made me ill and/or laugh hysterically, so I had to share it," or they will be removed and repeat offenders reported as spam (so please don't link to your hand-made craft site or virtual boutique). 4) As a general rule, put a bunch of little stuff together into one big post with an LJ-cut, particularly if you're not sure if a find really fits the "horror" mindset. What is a "thrift horror?" Hard to say! Items that are unintentionally funny are a good start. Anything that makes you take a step back and ask, "Why, dear god, why, are they trying to sell that? Who would ever BUY it?" is another good indicator. Finds that tell a story are good (it's easy to find a broken statue, but if it breaks and is suddenly more interesting than it was before, that might just be a thrift horror!) This community was designed with humor in mind, so think about that when posting--clever commentary is a plus. Thanks for your contributions! Of special interest, you might want to glance over (or participate in!) this collection of Thrift Horror Icons, 100X100 fun for the whole family! | |
| Interests: | 18: arts and crafts, bad art, bargains, flea markets, frippery, garage sales, goodwill, kitsch, resale, retro, rummage sales, salvation army, scavenging, scrounging, shopping, shopping!, thrift shops, vintage | |
| Maintainers: | 1: spottylogic | |
| Moderators: | 1: spottylogic | |
| Members: | 2881: View Members. | |
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| Account type: | Basic Account | |
