- More back to school bucks July 25, 2010For anyone who hasn’t discovered it, Plato’s Closet is a great way to quickly clean out the teenager’s closet and pocket some cash. Located at 2220 Nicholasville Road in Lexington, it takes namebrand clothing and turns over the cash. The store is floor to ceiling with jeans, so your teenager probably will quickly spend any [...] […]Emily
- Nursing home costs and a book recommendation June 30, 2010I’ve been at the hospital a lot lately because my mom had a heart attack. She was on a ventilator and my vocabulary now includes words like exacerbate. I don’t even want to guess what the bill for the hospital stay will be. Even though we never wanted my mom to live in a nursing [...] […]Emily
- Hitting the (back) road June 20, 2010I just returned from a trip for a friend’s wedding in Louisiana. Some of you may know Liz Maples, who used to work as a reporter at The Advocate. My husband prefers the backroads, so with our trusty atlas aboard, we set out on the 900-mile journey. We wound up in Natchez, Miss., for the night [...] […]Emily
- Prizes to win June 3, 2010That cute green truck is coming to this area. Just got this email from Windstream about the Windstream Lifetime Tour coming to Somerset and Campbellsville. Here is the scoop: Windstream team will bring its iconic 1953 green pickup and a free barbeque to the Windstream Retail Store on North Main Street in Somerset 11 am. to [...] […]Emily
- Kicking wall May 29, 2010We joke that we have a drive-in movie theater in our front yard. My husband build an 8-foot tall by 24-foot wide wall for our son to kick soccer against. It’s painted white and we really need to test its usefulness as a screen. On the to-do list. But in the meantime, I spent a little while [...] […]Emily
- Coupon swap shop May 29, 2010I just wanted to give a heads up about a coupon swap event. Sharon Williams, who blogs about great ways to save money at www.reallifedeals.com is hosting this at 5:30 p.m. June 8 at The Advocate-Messenger. Bring coupons to swap even the expired ones to send to military families. She is a wealth of information about [...] […]Emily
- Strawberries coming out my ears May 13, 2010My little red hen self surfaced the other night as I was picking strawberries. Every leaf I pulled up revealed a ripe, red berry. “All this from 10 plants,” I thought as I went to grab another container. These Little Shop of Horror wannabes reached out shoot after shoot of vines. Their beauty was just [...] […]Emily
- The scoop on cheap ice cream April 26, 2010I just got a Facebook invite to 31-cent scoop night at Baskin Robbins. And to put a cherry on top, the Paul Childers band is playing. I’ve been wanting to hear this teenage musician from Lebanon for awhile. I understand he is an amazing guitarist and if you like Stevie Ray Vaughan, you’re in luck. The [...] […]Emily
- Adding to the moonlight April 23, 2010I live out in the country where it’s very dark. Rather than trip and stumble, I like to invest in a few solar-powered garden lights. When these handy lights first came out, I remember expecting to pay about $15 each. Last summer, I invested in some plain jane ones at Walmart that sold for about [...] […]Emily
- Adding bedazzling jewels for prom April 23, 2010A quick skip across Fourth Street to Yesterday’s Potions yielded some great jewelry finds. I probably waited too late to check out this store, because I didn’t find exactly what I wanted, but they still have some wonderful prom jewelry. The best part: a necklace and earrings are about $15. Every time I compliment a co-worker [...] […]Emily
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More back to school bucks
July 25th, 2010 | 
Author: For anyone who hasn’t discovered it, Plato’s Closet is a great way to quickly clean out the teenager’s closet and pocket some cash. Located at 2220 Nicholasville Road in Lexington, it takes namebrand clothing and turns over the cash. The store is floor to ceiling with jeans, so your teenager probably will quickly spend any cash they receive, but at least they will pay $20 for a pair of shorts or jeans as opposed to the $40 price tag in the mall.
I also was pleased to discover that the store is located between a store catering to elementary school children and one for career clothing for women. I didn’t find any career clothing I wanted, but I did score a $7.50 pair of khakis for my middle-school age son.
Just because Plato’s Closet is for a younger clientele doesn’t mean it doesn’t offer some misses sizes. I was in need the day I went there because the cheap plastic zipper in my pants broke. I found an $8 pair of Old Navy khakis that I’ve worn a lot.
I shopped while they determined the price I would receive for the bag of my daughter’s clothing I had brought. When I received $32 for the jeans that had just been sitting in the closet, I thought it beat sitting at a yard sale for hours on end.
As you head out looking for some new school duds, it’s worth checking out this store. I just received an email that the store is having a grab bag sale Sept. 4 You stuff as many clearance items as possible in a bag for $20. Sounds interesting.
For more info, visit, http://www.platoscloset.com/
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