Announcement

3rd Annual Recycled Fashion Show
TOMORROW: Saturday June 19th, 7pm
at Treasure City Thrift, 2943 e 12th

Kid's runway show starts us off! Wear a special homemade outfit or pick something from our dress up bin, then strut your stuff to the sounds of That Damned Band. We'll also have new Treasure City posters for kids to color.

Grab a fresh and delicious dinner before the show starts: Cafe Rebelde will be selling savory tamales, bean tostadas, fresh pineapple habanero and chipotle salsa, and watermelon agua fresca starting at 6pm. Proceeds will help send local organizations to the U.S. Social Forum.

There are tons of different volunteer opportunites before, during, or
after the show, please contact us at
www.treasurecitythrift.org/volunteerform. Volunteers get in free to
the afterparty in addition to receiving our usual volunteer discount.


If you are (or know of) an elderly or mobility impaired resident of
Treasure City's neighborhood (Mckinnley Heights and Homewood Heights),
please RSVP so that we can reserve seating for you. Fill out an RSVP
card at the store, call 524-2820, or email cory@treasurecitythrift.org

The afterparty will start immediately following the show, at the ND at 501 Studios (501 I-35, entrance on Brushy between 5th and 6th)

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email to your friends.

First sidewalk sale at our new location. We've been saving up tons of clothes, fabric, housewares, craft supplies, and and even some furniture in storage for this sale. Good stuff, and it can be yours for a quarter just because we can't fit it all in the store at once. Summer clothes, lots of cut-offs, some great winter coats we can't store, some damaged items waiting for your creative reuse...get there early for the best deals!

At the new Treasure City 2943 E 12th
11am-4pm Saturday April 17th

April News

reminder: new location: 2943 E. 12th.

WE MOVED (in January) Come by and see us at our snazzy new building. If you haven’t been in yet, you will be amazed at the difference – natural light, climate control, working bathrooms…it’s pretty luxurious over here. If you came in during our first few weeks, come check out all the improvements and new merchandise that have arrived since then.

For example, you could pick up a:

Hello Kitty coffee maker
Vintage wooden texas postcard
Kit for developing 35mm film
Marbles : 4 for a $1
Hoop Skirt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoop_skirt)

SALES
Buy any clothing with a yellow tag, get another one free. This deal is all month long, but it’s a better deal right now: tons of choices this week, by the end of the month they’ll be mostly gone.

EVENTS
Would you like to hold an event in our space? Meetings, book groups, shows, fundraisers, parties, etc are all welcome. We have a movie screen and projector, a small kitchen, and a 3000 sq foot awning outside. Start here: http://www.treasurecitythrift.org/events

Volunteer workday this sunday (see below)

VOLUNTEER
We would love for you to be a part of what we do: supporting other grassroots organizations, reducing waste and increasing re-use, and building collectively organized community. Come join us for a weekly shift or a special project.
We’ll also be holding a special volunteer workday to install some new fixtures and sort through a backlog of clothes –volunteers get first pick and a 20% discount. That’s this Sunday April 4th at the store, 11am – 5 pm.

DONATE
We can always use donations of good quality, gently used clothes, furniture, and household goods. In addition, we’re looking for:
Black Ink cartridges for our workcenter m24 xerox machine
Sharpies, scotch tape, packing tape
Donated advertising in your publication or email newsletter
A down payment to purchase our building. Really, that would be great.
2 large pieces of plywood for our new sign
Exterior paint in white, black, and red (leftovers are fine)
A dolly

Thanks, and come see us soon!
xo
the Treasure City Collective

WE’RE MOVING!! * SALES ALL MONTH * twitter, facebook, myspace* FREE MARKET *

WE’RE MOVING!!! (DOWN THE STREET)
At the end of January, Treasure City will be moving a few blocks down the street to 2943 E. 12th, which is two blocks west of Airport, opposite Harvey St.

The new space has great climate control, a public bathroom, parking and lots of outside space for events. We’ll have a bus stop right out front and a taqueria across the street. We are super excited to be working in a nice environment, and hope you will enjoy shopping there and volunteering with us in much greater comfort.

How are we gonna get a store full of stuff to our new location you ask? Only with your help. Most of the moving will happen the weekend of Jan 23. If you can lend us a hand, please send email including your phone number to cory@treasurecitythrift.org. In addition to people power, we’re also looking for vehicles, dollies, and folks to provide coffee, breakfast, lunch or snacks for the volunteers. Can you help out with any of those?

SALES ALL MONTH
We’ll have sales the entire month of January to prepare for the move, so stay tuned for details. We’ll send them out our email list right before they happen, so if you're not on it, subscribe.

FIND US ON THE INTERWEB. AND NOW YOUR PHONE TOO.
Yup, that’s right. Treasure City has joined the twitter generation. Follow us @thriftyaustin to get event info, special volunteer opportunities, and tweet-only special sales.
You can also join our facebook group (login and search for us) and friend us on myspace (myspace.com/treasurecitythrift). And of course, spend some time with us at www.treasurecitythrift.org to learn all about what we we do and the organizations we support.

the REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET…
will be BOOMING this month with moving extras the last Sunday of the month, January 31st, 1-4, at Chestnut Park (16th and Chestnut). Read more about it at http://www.treasurecitythrift.org/free

xo,
Treasure City Collective

Treasure City
September News

***FEATHER YOUR NEST***
It’s still hot as hell, but you’re moving into a new place or settling into your old one, because fall is just around the corner. You’ll find everything you need to feather your nest while funding grassroots social change in Austin.

We know you need plenty of sheets, towels, curtains and blankets, so we’ve put a bunch of them on sale for only a dollar a piece this week. Come in soon for the best selection, or come in this Saturday when we’ll put ALL LINENS ON SALE for one day only.

You’ll also find dishes, mugs, and utensils for only 50 cents each, and an assortment of kitchen appliances, furniture, and household basics at our usual low prices.

Beyond the basics, here’s a few unique items your home might need:
-a handmade ceramic “bald is beautiful” sign.
-Post Katrina Portraits for coffee table reading. Check it out at postkatrinaportraits.org
-candy dishes and silver platters
-a complete dissection kit
-a big, sturdy, solid wood dining room table to load up with potluck dinners
-an old fashioned typewriter with a classic desk to put it on

***NEW AND VINTAGE CLOTHING TREASURES***
You know how every once and a while you find an amazing deal among the racks of clothing at Treasure City? Some brand new, expensive dress with the tags still on it, or a unique piece that would cost 5 times as much at a vintage shop? We want to make it easier to find those treasures, so we’ve pulled some of them out for you; you’ll find them on the new “vintage/new/staff picks” rack next to the dressing room.

***REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET***
No, not the free market of multinational trade agreements, the one that’s really really free…maybe you’ve heard of this phenomenon, but haven’t gotten around to checking it out yet. Maybe September 27th will be the day you finally come down to Chestnut park, at 16th and Chestnut, between 1 and 4pm, to find out what it’s all about. We’ll see you there. If you’d like to get more involved with the free market, we could use your help loading the free goodies in or out. Contact reallyfreeaustin@gmail.com for details.