Yet another thrift

I'm a downtown person, not mall people. A major reason, of course, is that I don't drive. As a result, the closest I get to a department store fix is a visit to one of the larger resale shops, the Goodwill, Sal or Noah's, for example. And to speak the truth, I find a thrift to be quite as much fun as almost any Sears or Dillard's emporium. Now we have a new addition to the city's collection of larger second hand stores, over in the Goodwin Street Plaza.

The Stepping Stones store is slightly upscale, when compared to the Sal or Goodwill, and more attention is paid to the decor.

There is the usual collection of household knickknacks...

...but I'd say that women's wear is the major focus -- plenty of it and of better quality.

Not nearly as well stocked in the men's department, tho the Garfield shorts (below) would be a find for the right person (perhaps my Sson -- he's a Garfield fan).

The cowboy boots (for the ladies, I presume) were in the protected area behind the checkout counter.

There's a back room for guy-stuff.

Indicating just how ho-hum the computer has become, keyboards are stacked helter skelter (above); phones share a shelf with a couple of wheel covers (below).

Plenty of good hardware-type Stuff in the back room (above), including cheap golf balls, if you need some. In fact, the store will outfit you completely for golf (look in the corner above -- though I didn't see any plus-fours).

On the other hand, the telescope was seen by the store folk as being sufficiently upscale to merit a focal point in the front of the store. You can be sure I'll be back -- I scored a couple of neat sleeveless Ts, upscale, of course, on my first visit.

Linkage: Ronnie Hall, the Designing Fairy, dropped a note that she will lead a class in handmade book design this fall at Yavapai College; more info at Ronnie's blog.