Buffalo Exchange Outlet

Decided to try somewhere NEW today for my thrift shopping fix.  I still love my Goodwill finds but you have to give yourself some time in between visits or you run the risk of only seeing repeat items. With that being said I decided to finally visit the Buffalo Exchange Outlet that we have right here in San Antonio.  If you've every been to a Buffalo Exchange (regular shop) then you know that the style is edgy, hipster, fun, stylish, etc.  I used to go to the one in Austin all the time when I was in college.

I'll admit I didn't know what I was going to find in there.  I'm pretty open-minded but even an outlet store for me is a little "out there" but I went in with an open mind and here's what I found:

I'd been not-so-aggressively looking for a dress like this.  I can picture it with a black long sleeve blouse underneath, and either black tights with grey booties OR nude tights with my black over the knee suede boots.  The brand is Soprano and can be found at TJ Maxx or Marshalls and was $7.

This peplum is gorgeous!  And it's from Topshop!  The pearls and rhinestones are very much my style .

Last is this top which you can't tell very well but the print is hearts.  I was a little on the fence about the shirt but when I tried it on it looked very Zooey Deschanel!  Plus for only $4 if I don't like it I can redonate it back.  The brand is Cooperate and is sold at Urban Outfitters.

Now let me be very honest and open right now:  The Soprano dress and the Topshop peplum did need some TLC.  There was a small rip on the dress which was easily fixed by needle and thread and the peplum is missing it's button to clasp the back.  I need to find a pearl or rhinestone one.  Little things like that were what I was expecting by coming to an outlet but if it's something easily fixable I won't turn down an item.  If it's something like a stubborn stain that will not come out then I will let that impact my decision but these were little touches that are fixed in a jiffy.

The cool thing about this location is NOTHING is over $7!  Again, if you're going thrift shopping you have to be open minded!  If you're not then you've ruined all the fun and pretty much set yourself up to not find anything.

Hope this inspired some of y'all to visit a local consignment shop!

-C