Buying all this stuff new would cost at least 3 times as much. We all have to struggle with buying new versus buying old. Once you've make the choice life is cheaper and simpler.
The Buddhist second hand store we go to actually is on the web. I found it by accident walking the streets of Taipei, but I could have done the web search beforehand.
http://ilovericesociety.com/blog/cool-shit-in-taipei/the-buddhist-second-hand-store-you-wish-you-knew-about-in-taipei
For Christmas in Taipei there wasn't much going on officially associated with Christmas so we went to the Flea Market in Tianmu, a suburb of Taipei. It was pretty much like the Sunday market in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle where we live.
The Buddhist second hand store website is definitely written by a young American. It sounds like Taipei has many places for shopping adventures. Here in Tucson the best time for bargain shopping is in May. Some snowbirds pack up and leave town when the heat sets in. They often donate to the Goodwill. My sewing friends say they find great used equipment that way and have encouraged me to give it a try. Of course, estate sales are ever-popular. It seems like someone is alwasy dying and leaving offspring with too much stuff. The estate sale organizers make a good living helping them get rid of it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of estate sales in Taiwan, I really don't know what people do when their parents die. I check into it.
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