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Post Falls: A Thrift Store Mecca

It seems that rumored plans for construction of a downtown business and dining plaza fizzled out when the economic boom said bye-bye and stomped out of town and over the forested hilltops. Everyone is struggling to even put tequila on the dinner table, let alone part with enough dollars to go toward building a new Pottery Barn outlet. So how can Post Falls create a unique identity to generate some positive cash flow and help locals make their paychecks stretch at the same? Three words: Thrift store mecca. There are nearly a dozen charity and secondhand stores within a 2-mile stretch, and they ought to consider joining forces in a clever marketing campaign to promote the idea of Post Falls, Thrift City USA. You know, design an eye-catching logo, print up brochures and tank tops and arrange for a flashy TV news segment/Patrick Jacobs, SR Handle Extra. More here.

Question: How often -- and for what -- do you shop at a thrift store? And/or: How often do you contribute goods to a thrift store?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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