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💞 A Thrift Date Day for Two: Make It a Game
A thrift loop makes an easy, low-cost date. There is lots to talk about, nobody has to dress up, and you will both come home with something.
Set a few simple rules
- Give each person a small budget, such as $10.
- Pick a theme: something blue, something older than you, or something for the kitchen.
- Each person chooses one find for the other.
Plan the loop together
Open the Trail and pick three or four shops that suit you both. Add a coffee stop on the way and your own stop for lunch afterward, so the day has a beginning, a middle and an end.
Swap and reveal
At the end, trade your picks over lunch and explain why you chose them. The gifts are often funny, sometimes perfect and occasionally unusable, and every one of them is a story.
Keep it kind
Take your time, hold doors, and leave things the way you found them. If you find something you both love, decide together who gets to take it home.
Thrift tip: Take a photo of each find. It makes a good memory of the day.
Pick a day, open the Trail and start a game of two.
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