Thrift Seeker Gifts

"I got my ticket for three dollars over the Internet. Are you going to eat that salmon?"

"Well, I'm not sure what it is, but it was 50% off in the sale so I thought I'd get one before they sold out!"

Man patching up his bag.

Self serve haircut

Look, honey! I've been shopping off-line!

'We are entering an era of thrift, so in place of champagne and canapes, there will be a jumble sale.'

"Excellent! Now if we can only find 2025 more of those, we can pay our electricity bill...."

"O.K., the question is, how can we improve our relationship without spending more money."

"Times are perfect for us masochists!..."

"This is a big day! With this paycheck, I've earned more than $2,000! Of course, I've wildly blown about $1,900 of it on junk."

"They've used a first class stamp!... Do we know any lottery jackpot winners?"

Thrift: Live in the sea, make friends with a whale, and shower for free.

'Inexpensive organic food! ... Inexpensive organic food!'

That's supposed to say garage sale!

Make poverty history: 'I can't come out,I spent my last £20 on this t-shirt!'

'Dude. You're at the Dollar store. . . buying coin rollers . . . with baggies of pennies. That's hilarious.'

All You Can Eat: Senior Special

Thrift: I only believe in small ufos, because they use less fuel!

"I'm on a tight budget. Make it look like I cut at myself."

'Why can't we ever live within your income?'

Man debating the price in a resteurant

Why buy one in December when you can have them all fro free in January?

"It looks like our house got sick and threw up the attic."

"It was terrifying experience being faced with that kind of compulsive, insane behaviour...I tell you it's positively the last time I put foot in the sales!"

Second hand furniture.

'That's what I thought, finances are tight: She's switched to no-name cat food...'

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

The dumpster code - find something, leave something.

Queen of Upcycling!

When Tia Carmen says... "I got it for a very good price!" it means...she stopped at a garage sale on the way home.

"I just..."

"I love these old decorations!"

"There's more inside."

Limerick On A Grecian Urn

"1. Flimsig used pallets, old foam 2. Stinkum goat wool 3. Beetup recycled lumber 4. Riskig kerosene lamp 5. Stupor hand blown by Nils 6. Smokum found on beach in Mendocino 7. Woblig 100% driftwood"