SHOP AT A THRIFT STORE IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

By: Noel Gonzalez

• Thrift stores are a convenient way to shop for secondhand items at low prices.

• The thrift stores in Weed, CA community are in walking distance due to their convenient location on Main Street.

• It saves people in our community money on gas because they don’t have to leave Weed for their necessities.

WHY SHOP AT A THRIFT STORE?

• They are especially convenient for students that go to College of the Siskiyous that are on a budget.

• For students that don’t have a form of transportation to shop out of town.

• By shopping at a thrift store you can also reduce your carbon footprint!

Weed, CA Thrift Stores• Timeless Treasures• Eagles Nest

• Clothes for all ages and sizes!

• Shoes.• Books.• Entertainment via

VHS/DVD’s.• Furniture.• Paintings.• Jewelry.• Kitchen Appliances.• Kitchen Utensils.• Cookware.• Cleaning products.• Much More!!

WHAT DO THE THRIFT STORES HAVE TO OFFER?

You can buy practically anything at a thrift store! Some stores like the Eagles Nest have certain policies with donations that they receive due to health and safety reasons.

CLOTHES! • Both the Eagles Nest and Timeless Treasures offer affordable clothing ranging from $6.99 and down for people of all age, gender and sizes!

• Purchase clothes for an outfit for casual, work or school!

• Instead of buying a pair of pants for $39.99 at a big name department store buy a couple of outfits from your local thrift store!

*All photos are products at the local thrift stores!

• Kitchen Utensils are .50 cents or cheaper!

• Kitchen appliances like coffeemakers, waffle irons and griddles are put for sale but they sell quickly!

• Plastic containers, bowls and cups are frequently put out at cheap prices!

• Dining table sets are always available!

• Very convenient for a college student to get brand name kitchen dishes and appliances without spending top dollar!

• Get all your kitchen necessities for around $30!

KITCHEN NECESSITIES!

*All photos are products at the local thrift stores!

ENTERTAINMENT/ LEISURE• The thrift stores in our community are a great way to get rid of ones boredom.

• Both stores have plenty of entertainment to offer.

• VHS are available by the dozens!• DVD’s are cheap and entertaining!• Books are put out frequently so that

customers have a wide selection to choose from.

• Large selection of books.• Large selection of kids books for

under a dollar!• Video Games!• Board Games!• VHS/DVD players are put out but sell

quickly.

*All photos are products at the local thrift stores!

• At the thrift stores you can find couches and love seats for $149.99 on average.

• Dining Table sets.• Paintings to hang on walls.• Home décor such as lava lamps, ethnic art, etc. are common in

the stores.• Perfect for anyone trying to furnish or decorate their homes.• Get all your furnishings at a fourth of the original prices!

FURNITURE AND DÉCOR

*All photos are products at the local thrift stores!

• Amongst some of the many things that you can find in the thrift stores in town there are…..

• Cleaning/ Hygiene products for residents that don’t have transportation to shop out of town.

• Jewelry!• Thank you/Holiday cards!• These are some of the things

that are convenient for people to get these type of items than to travel elsewhere .

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

*All photos are products at the local thrift stores!

• The Eagles Nest and Timeless Treasures are in cooperation with Tiedemann Globe Incorporated. TGI is a company that collects discarded clothing, shoes and books. They distribute the decent clothing to developing countries and the bad clothing they make into different materials. With their help the thrift stores in town are able to help the environment and developing countries.

• TGI collects an estimated 40 thousand pounds of product a year from our local thrift stores!

• That is 40 thousand pounds of material not dumped into our local landfill!

• Buying secondhand items decreases your carbon footprint!

BE CONSCIOUS OF THE ENVIRONMENT!

• Eagles Nest• Store Hours 9 AM – 4 PM Mon –

Sat• Donation Hours are until 3 PM• Accepts no donations on

Monday• 123 Main St. Weed, CA 96094• 530-938-4663• Accepting people to volunteer or

to do community service hours!

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LOCAL THRIFT STORES!

• Timeless Treasures• Store Hours 9 AM – 5 PM Mon –

Sat• Accepts all donations• 298 Main St. Weed, CA 96094• 530-938-9544• Accepting people to volunteer

or to do community service hours!

• Thrift stores are increasing all over the USA.• Get all your life necessities at your local thrift

store!• Both stores in Weed offer a 10% discount to

COS students towards their purchase!• The Eagles Nest was created to help students

with necessities since 1997!• COS Foundation supports the Eagles Nest

and the store is also the largest from of funding for the Foundation.

• The stores are here to support the community with products they need.

• They are also for the students to take advantage!

• Save some money and shop at a local Thrift Store!

VISIT A THRIFT STORE TO BUY SOMETHING YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT!

• Weed City Limit Signhttp://weheartit.com/tag/weed%20city

• Carbon Footprinthttp://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/how-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint-by-one-ton-a-year.html

• College of the Siskiyous Photohttp://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/collegeDetails.aspx?collegeID=181&txt=College%20of%20the%20Siskiyous

• Landfill Photohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill

• Tiedemann Globe , Inc Logohttp://www.gomylocal.com/biz/15693855/Tiedemann-Globe,-Inc.-Phoenix-AZ-85043

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