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Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and I’ve always found it to be a daunting task to find a gift for a lady who gave […]
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May 5th, 2011
Eden Dearing
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I really like vintage pin-back buttons. When I see a bag of them at a yard sale or at a secondhand shop I pounce […]
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May 3rd, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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There is a special place in my heart for vintage board games. Not only are they often a charming reminder of my youth, but […]
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April 26th, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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For our blog series Used Around Town, Katie and I have been scoping out some of the coolest thrift stores in Victoria. An unexpected […]
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April 20th, 2011
Eden Dearing
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For the next few weeks I’m going to be writing about the joy of secondhand goods and some of the best thrifty finds I’ve […]
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April 19th, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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Sometimes it pays to spend more on certain things. It took me awhile to learn this lesson. Take thermoses (thermii?) for example. Whenever I’ve cheaped […]
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March 22nd, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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We all know plastic bags are bad. Very, very bad. They take about 4 trillion years (roughly) to decompose in landfills and they fall […]
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March 7th, 2011
Eden Dearing
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Valentine’s Day is approaching with ominous speed. I’m not particularly interested in sparking a discussion about whether or not anyone actually likes Valentine’s Day […]
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February 11th, 2011
Eden Dearing
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The UsedOttawa website now sports a FREE tab, so it’s very easy to browse all the goods that happen to fall into this category. […]
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February 1st, 2011
Andrea Tomkins
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