"Come back here thief!"

There I was, standing by the bus stop, minding my own business.  So bored was I that I went browsing in the windows of my charity shop (thrift store) peering inside to see whether there was any interesting jewellery (it hadn’t opened yet).  Piled up outside were heaps of old clothing, left there as people usually leave their unwanted stuff outside charity shops.  What caught my eye was this belt and the lovely brown double leather straps and the nice forest green colour.  The street was deserted, no-one was looking, I couldn’t be bothered to wait until the store opened for me to then ask how much this old belt would be in the charity shop.  So I slipped it into my handbag like a naughty child stealing penny sweets.  Apparently now, I’m a hobo who picks rags off the street.  But then I redeemed myself a little as I was about to walk off with a petty crime to my name.  I slipped a £2 coin in the letter box of the charity shop.  I have no idea how much the belt would have been priced up had it made it to the store but I’m guessing £2 would have sufficed.  Now, I think I’ll wear this belt with terrible outfits as penance to further redeem myself. 

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  2. 🙂 that was funny:) well, dont worry susie!you put some money in the letter box so your fashion sin will be forgiven:P the belt looks lovely, cant wait to see what lovely outfits you ll compile with this one.i wish we had charity shops over in my country..they are fantastic for cheap cheap treasures:) well..at least we have the ebay:)

  3. Seems to me your donation was quite adequate. I think the belt is great, but I am the world’s biggest cheapskate.
    The Salvation Army here prices most of their belts at 89 cents American, but that one would probably be a little more.
    Score!

  5. What a great story! I think you’ve paid your pennace for your foray into the criminal underworld by your £2 donation.

  6. That belt, if paired with a skirt, would be a perfect way to adopt the cover look from Sept issue of Lucky w/ Eva Mendes. (On the cover, she’s wearing a Ralph Lauren skirt that has the belt incorporated into the skirt, as more of a leather trim…but it’s a similar look.) I thought the double belting was actually the coolest thing about her look…

  7. I would have done the same thing. I doubt anyone is trying to identify you from a surveillance camera tape. 🙂 I think you might have even overpaid!

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