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  • The Thrill of the Hunt: Why I Only Shop Second-Hand and Overstock (And Why It’s the Best)

    The Thrill of the Hunt:                                                       Why I Only Shop Second-Hand and Overstock (And Why It’s the Best)

    Can we talk about how shopping brand-new at a standard mall his actually the most boring, overpriced experience ON EARTHHH!?!? Seriously. You walk into a typical retail store, everything looks like a plastic-wrapped corporate uniform, the prices are absurd for clothes made out of flimsy synthetic blends, and half the fun is missing. I live…

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  • Pull Up a Chair:

    Pull Up a Chair:

    Welcome to Open the Book Project! Hey there. Welcome. I’m going to be completely honest with you: my brain runs at about a hundred miles an hour, in six different directions, all at the same time. On any given Tuesday, I might be knee-deep in stripping back century-old wood paneling, figuring out the precise ratio…

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