"Thrifty instincts run through her family" by Cindy Atoji Keene, Globe Correspondent | March 1, 2009
You'd never guess Rhonda Baker Michaud's husband makes more than $100,000 a year. After all, she admits to trash picking, and he wears shirts from the thrift store, as does their 17-month-old son.
But, says Michaud, it all makes for a better standard of living, as well as smart green thinking - reusing instead of sending things to the landfill. "I don't care if someone already wore something a few times; I'll just wash and bleach, dry, and put it on," says Michaud, who has seen discarded clothing with $300 price tags still attached.
Translation: EAT SOMEONE'S SHIT while the RICHERS CRUISE RIGHT ALONG, America. I'm really tired of the elite Globe's insults, readers. This does it! I'm not buying them tomorrow. I don't give a fuck what they have to say in their shit sheets anymore.
Michaud is no amateur yard sale, flea market, and auction hunter; as co-owner of Sister Thrift in Watertown and Burlington, she's an expert in the resale field. While traditional retail shops are experiencing sales decline during the economic slowdown, Michaud says shoppers are still flowing through the doors - except now they're looking for suits and coats to wear for job interviews.
"One man's trash is another man's treasure," says Michaud. She and her sister, Tiffany LeBrun, spend their days sorting, pricing, and tagging "preowned" goods such as antiques, books, strollers, toys, purses, and shoes. "Our slogan is: 'If we don't get it, it doesn't exist.' "
The business is more for pleasure than profit.
Yeah, that can happen when the old man is pulling down $100k.
After paying rent, insurance, utilities, and keeping two trucks on the road, she says a typical thrift store owner can earn about $20,000 to $40,000. A portion of the store's profits benefits the MetroWest Humane Society....
I sure hope she isn't selling childrens wear?
