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4 • The Southwest Portland Post
April 2009
Save money and recycle at Southwest Portland thrift shops
THE COUNTRY STORE
By Polina Olsen
The Southwest Portland Post
finds in the order The Post visited. Be
sure to call for hours:
Here We Go Again
The Post met up with salesperson
Micalah Wilson who started working at
Economy giving you the blues? Get
the attractive John’s Landing consign-
heartburn searching for that perfect
ment shop about six months ago. “We
prom dress? Why not save money and
have women’s clothing, teens and up,”
recycle too at Southwest Portland thrift
she said. “We mostly carry designer
shops?
labels or high end brands.”
From women’s business suits to baby
The store does look high-end with
clothes, the high quality and low cost
large dressing rooms and colorful
may surprise you. Clean your closet at
displays that include bags, sunglasses,
the same time exchanging those clothes
shoes and jewelry along with racks of
you never wear. Here are some favorite
clothes. “Moms and daughters come
in together,” Wilson said.
“We get a lot of working
women. The cost depends
on the condition and de-
sign but it’s a big discount
from new.”
With a rack of prom
dresses special for the sea-
son, regular inventory in-
cludes business suits and
everyday wear. Suits we
saw ranged from $45 to
$148. Cotton blouse varied
from $14 to $41, business
slacks from $23 to $45.
Find extra discounts on
the sale rack, which offers
an additional 50 percent
off the last week of each
month. Or, for specials and
Micalah Wilson straightens the racks at Here We Go Again coupons, Or, for specials
in John’s Landing. (Post photo by Paulina Olsen)
and coupons, sign up for
Cole (baby) and Cydne Casper in the play area at Katelyn's Closet.
(Post photo by Polina Olsen)
the free e-mail newsletter next time you
stop by. Bring clothes to sell for 40 to 50
percent of the asking price. Here We Go
Again is located at 0511 SW Carolina
St. in John’s Landing, www.hwga.com,
(503) 244-6910.
Hoot-n-Annie
Jan Hanlon spent so much time at
Hoot-n-Annie that when the place came
up for sale last October, she bought it.
The resale children’s shop has proved a
good business. “We have a big variety
of customers,” she said. “Some are regu-
lars from the neighborhood and we’re
getting others from around town.”
Hanlon offers freshly washed and
ironed merchandise at steep discounts,
like the brand new $32 party dress on
sale for $8.50. “We have high name
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