Can you change someones day with a quarter? ... I can and I will show you how below:

Since moving clear across the world (HeeHee JK) it seems I send more and more Greeting Cards. Birthdays, Holidays, Weddings, are never ending in my world and Greeting Cards are just plain expensive! I always want to buy a really nice card. One thats either hysterical or really sentimental none of that crappy bargain card kind. I must admit every once and awhile you can find a really nice card in the $0.99 section but its rare and far and few between. But it really bothers me to pay $4 or $5 dollars for a piece of paper that I know is going to end up in the trash can. (Unless you hoard them like me ).
That brings me to this weeks Thrifty Thursday... Our local thrift store has a Greeting Card section! Does yours? The cards are new! Never been written on, come with an envelope and are generally really really nice! The best part is they come in at a whopping $0.25!
There is a catch, you knew it right, you were waiting for the catch!
They don't always have the specific card you need on hand. In fact, they generally only have 3 or 4 good ones at a time and it may not be the gender or holiday that you need! There supply is always changing and it's not the most reliable.
The SOLUTION: I buy every card I can see myself using in the near future. I keep a tab on upcoming birthdays, holidays, and I always have a stockpile of wedding and anniversary, as well as baby shower! Every time I visit the thrift store (Which is more often than I would like to admit) I check that neat little greeting card section out and I normally come home with 1 or 2! The benefit? I get really nice cards that retail for $3-$5 dollars for a QUARTER! ONE QUARTER! And I'm not really concerned about having to many because 1. I don't think I could ever have to many, I use them all the time and 2. For $0.25 I don't think I am losing out on anything.
I also like the idea of having a stockpile... because when a birthday slips my mind, which happens frequently, I can just go to my stack and pick one out. I love missing out on that whole running to the store and grabbing the first thing I see panic episode.
SO: I encourage you to look into your local thrift shops! Do they have a greeting card section? IF so it may just be worth your time to check it out!