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Display Name: ebee
Member Since: 7/6/08

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@ Adelaidean & DrexWigPix

I agree with Drex. If they were turning around to sell it that would be a major no no. But for home use. That's another story. With all the people that are buying at thrift stores these days the turnover rate of product is pretty high. Chances are your tastes and those of the people who work there are going to be different. And even if you do share the same interest chances are they have either found something like it already or they just don't have the room. Most people who work at thrift stores can't afford to hoard things and have to have a discerning eye for what they truly love for fear of burying themselves in their own belongings. I can't tell you how many times I've been congratulated for buying cool stuff the salespeople had thought about buying but hadn't knowing they just didn't have the room. Trust me they are happy to see most of the things go to happy homes. Other people's happy homes.


Counting Pennies? Tips & Tricks for Creating a Gorgeous Home Anyway
3/22/12 3:03 AM

When I moved into my first place in San Francisco in 1994. I paid $200 for a 64 sqr ft room with a window under some stairs. Studios were $425 then. I moved into the largest room in the flat (120 sqr feet) for $400 shortly after that. I jumped around SF a lot after that. However I've been in my current place a jr. one bdrm (320 sqr ft) for eight years & I pay $825. One west facing window in my bedroom and no window in my living room. My kitchen is 5' 4' with a 2' by 2 1/2' wide space for me to stand. I've managed to cook dinner for 16 people though.

For a one bedroom in San Francisco now? I wouldn't pay less than 1000 and couldn't afford more than $1200 but I know I couldn't find anything for less than $1600 and actually livable for less than $2300. So sadly I've put up with what I've got.

Rents are out of control in SF.


What's the Highest & Lowest Rent You'd Pay in Your City? Survey
3/21/12 4:57 AM

Equisetum vulgare
Yes Horsetail. It should die pretty fast without water. It likes boggy conditions. So if you are trying to conserve water this would not be the plant for you. Look for drought tolerant plants and california natives. There are some exciting ones. Check out the Sunset Western Garden Book for ideas. Also the Botanical Gardens in SF has a native garden to look at and offers native plants for sale at their nursery about once a month and pretty cheap too. 3 different kinds of Lupines are great for attracting the very endangered Mission Blue Butterfly and they get beautiful flowers, Lupinus albifrons, L. formosus, and L. variicolor. Just keep in mind that the butterfly larvae eat the leaves so don't spray them.


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | Garden Inspiration: Local Nature as a Guide
7/6/08 11:57 PM