Oh April! You waited till the end of the month to play pranks on me! I was all set to shop April’s thrift-store-of-the-month, The Red Door, on Tuesday with my thrift sis Mary…
But when we arrived at 10am, the store was closed and the hours posted were different from the calendar – it said it opened at 11am. Fine, no problem, Mary and I decided to kill the hour at a nearby coffee shop where… they were out what I wanted so I ordered the server’s recommendation, expecting a toasty hot creamy coffee but I got…


Back to Red Door we go…
where I park and my van promptly dies AND the store is still closed. No problem, I just signed up for AAA two days ago, I got this.

After that, I was ready for some thrifting relief but the store was STILL closed, well after 11am. We tried calling, we peered in the windows…

After waiting and watching other customers come and go, we finally gave up.

Mary and I decided to take our thrifting ambitions to the nearby Blue Bird Circle Shop which is not included in Houston’s Finest Resale calendar but will always be known as Ms. April to me.
The Blue Bird is like The Guild and The Charity Guild in that it is HUGE, run by volunteers, items are priced by date and proceeds support community needs.
There was furniture, books, men’s and women’s clothing, housewares and more!
I liked that little bookshelf but I just got new furniture, I mean a van battery. :\


There were plenty of shoes and clothing racks…

I found a couple of potential pairs…



Generally, I found the first price, the most recent date, to be slightly lower as compared to the Guilds’ but still higher than other little thrift shops or Goodwill. You would have to take your chances on the last date price for the best deals! We still found plenty to try on!






The day started off rough but once the other thrift door opened, all was well! It’s always a pleasure to be in Mary’s company and I was so grateful for her patience during the battery fiasco! Blue Bird Circle Shop is a fun thrift shop and well worth a stop when you’re in the area!
Stay tuned for May’s thrift store of the month – I’ll have my Houston thrifting sis AND my big sis with me! I’m already excited!! xoxo
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The silk top is absolutely gorgeous! Sorry the other place was closed but it still seems you had a good time (despite car problems) ☺