If you love thrift shops and shopping for second hand clothes then you will absolutely love San Jose. Its chock full of second hand clothing and thrift stores!
I visited the Ropa Americana on the corner of Calle 12 in San Jose and bought 4 dresses for 5,100 colones which is really good value!
This works out at approximately $9 which is just over $2 per dress or just over £6 which is just £1 per dress!
There are many second hand shop located on and around Calle 12.
The shop is large with clothes grouped together by type e,g trousers, dresses, tops, jackets etc. I found the racks quite easy to look through, not overpacked so easy to pull out items and put them back.
The colourful blue and yellow floral print dress on the far right was brand new and has clearly never been worn, the others were in excellent condition and appear to me have only been worn twice at most!
I love all the dresses equally. The all flattering the first two have a similar cut to each other as do the last two.
The first two have elasticated waists and although the last two don`t they are cut in a way that there is plenty of room for a few extra pounds of weight gain!
The first dress in the picture below was the cheapest at 900 colones.
A few weeks later I spotted another branch of the same outlet on the opposite side of the road a few blocks up. The prices were even cheaper and I got 6 dresses for 2,250 Colones!! This works out at £3 ( per dress) or $4 (per dress)
Entrance below, I can see why I missed it initially!
I visited the Ropa Americana on the corner of Calle 12 in San Jose and bought 4 dresses for 5,100 colones which is really good value!
This works out at approximately $9 which is just over $2 per dress or just over £6 which is just £1 per dress!
There are many second hand shop located on and around Calle 12.
The area is busy but not too hectic, the shop itself wasn´t too busy which is just how I like it!
Enough people in the store to not feel weird but still able t take my time and enjoy browsing without having to fight to see whats on the rails or wait for the fitting rooms.
I appreciate that I went on a thursday and so I´m not sure it´s cometely different on the weekend!
The shop is large with clothes grouped together by type e,g trousers, dresses, tops, jackets etc. I found the racks quite easy to look through, not overpacked so easy to pull out items and put them back.
I love all the dresses equally. The all flattering the first two have a similar cut to each other as do the last two.
The first two have elasticated waists and although the last two don`t they are cut in a way that there is plenty of room for a few extra pounds of weight gain!
As you can see the dress is very
flattering, apologies for the awkward restroom picture!
Love this dress, so comfortbale, its only downside is that its unlined and so a little see through but that was easily fixed by wearing a vest and leggings underneath.
The first dress in the picture below was the cheapest at 900 colones.
Great dresses that can be worn on their own or over leggings, jeggings o r jeans and cardigans to layer up for colder days. on colder days in San jose I`ve done just that and added a thick scarf and a hat.
I´m impressed with the collection becuase they are all of such a nice quality in terms of fabrics and style. In a boutique I would have paid at least four times the total for just one dress!
A few weeks later I spotted another branch of the same outlet on the opposite side of the road a few blocks up. The prices were even cheaper and I got 6 dresses for 2,250 Colones!! This works out at £3 ( per dress) or $4 (per dress)
Entrance below, I can see why I missed it initially!
A fabulous selection of dresses!
Not the most glamourous entrance or shopping experience but thats the beauty of thrift shopping, its basically a treasure hunt!
Such a nice variety of colours a style that I can wear everyday or for various occassions. These dresses can be smartened up with jackets or cardigans for work or worn to weddings with the right jewellery and heels. I have been wearing them as everyday dresses with funky trainers and jewellery.
4 of the dresses were only 250 colones each! Which works out at approximately $0.50 or £0.32 each!!!!
As you can see from the photo below nice dresses for a bargain price of 250 colones each! I full appreciate that these prices may go up but I was so happy to get these prices when I visited.
A wide choice of colours, styles, lengths and fabric textures.
They are all kneelength or slightly longer than kneelength as I like modestly styled dresses.
A nice mixture of colours, prints and textures, all flattering styles and very comfortable!
Close up of prints. The check dress is more casual whereas the black and red floral print dress is more flormal and would be great for weddings and dinner parties.
The stripy one in the picture is one of my favourites as it as a lovely colourful stripes and the fabric is super soft to the touch!
Some of the dresses where from the rack below which is double that of the other rack at 500 colones but still ridicously good value!
They are very lightweight and fold away easily and don{t take up much space in a suitcase so ideal for travelling and for holidays. if you are ever in San Jose and you love a good bargain then visting the thrift shops especially the ones on Calle 12 is a must!
I'm currently a size 8 and what I like about this shop is there were plenty of small sizes!
I will update this post when I have pictures of myself wearing the dresses.
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