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Actually, I don’t have a sister, thank goodness.  If I did, I probably would have had to share my precious clothes with her.

I do, however, have a close relationship with My Sister’s Closet (MSC) Recycled Designer Apparel. MSC is so much better than having to fight to be daddy’s #1 little girl.

Unfortunately, (for you, not for me) there are only store locations in the Phoenix area and San Diego.  The prices are between 70-90% off the retail price on a regular day.

And that’s not all.

Need to get rid of some of your old clothes to make room for the new and exciting?  They consign!  What that means is that you bring in your tired clothing (tired to you, not tired to the world).  It needs to be current, laundered/dry cleaned, and in good shape.  Once they sell it, if they sell it, then you get paid or store credit.  I don’t even know what they pay out in cash because I always need to buy more.

Their clothing consignment requirements are:

• No more than 4-5 years old
• A retail value of at least $40
• In like-new and clean condition

Probably 2 of the most exciting days of the year, that send me into a euphoric state, are the season changes at MSC.  They occur around mid-Febuary and mid-August.  I am on their mailing list, so I get a heads up when the change is about to roll around.

They conduct a progressive sale that starts at 20% off and ends at 70% off a couple of weeks later.  That is in ADDITION to the already low prices.  I actually take a half day off of work for each of these on the first day of the 70% off portion.  I try on any dang thing that might possibly fit me.  I usually end up with 2 giant bags of clothing.  Here are some of my awesome finds on the last day of the sale:

This pale yellow dress helped me create one of my favorite photos of myself.

So if you’re my size, forget that I told you about a progressive seasonal sale, please.

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