I love shopping at Value Village at Halloween....year round but Halloween is the best time because you can really make a fool of yourself and no one notices because they are too. I shop at Value Village to purchase clothing and shoes at a great price during the year, but during August and September, I do so to get the makings of Halloween Costumes for my (4) Kids. UPH, asked me to write an article about my experiences because I have to be very very thrifty. I hope some of my ideas will help someone. I am a widow on a fixed income and I am raising (4) kids alone. They range in age from 4 - 15. My husband was in the military and died due to complications from a surgery. I receive alot of family support but right now I am not working and some months it has been really tough. My kids are resilient and accept shopping at a discount store because I firmly believe in buying things at a good value and recycling. Value Village offers locally the biggest bang for the buck, especially when they are having their sales when things are 50% off. I go to the University Place store and the staff is great. They are always willing to help and many times guide me to the best sale prices. If you have a "Super Savers" Card you can be given notice of upcoming sales. http://www.valuevillage.com/super-savers-club-card.aspx
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Somedays we even go earlier a day so we can shop as cardholders. I generally shop in the morning when the staff is less tired, or late at night when the store is emptier. Sales days you have to come early but it is always worth it! Sometimes people try to hide things in the store to buy them later but this is a very bad idea and creates extra work for the staff who already work pretty hard and actually if you think about it adds more to the cost of Value Village doing business. Value Village also takes Washington State EBT cards, so if you need to buy clothing for yourself or School Clothing for your kids you can using your state issued card. Last year this is how I outfitted my teen age daughter and it was on an emergency basis.
