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CBS News
07-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- CBS News
Tips and tricks from a Colorado thrifting expert on how to thrift shop and score the best finds
Whether you're looking to save a few bucks or find some unique articles of clothing, thrifting is becoming more popular nowadays. A local thrifting expert is sharing tips on how to find the best deals and score the best finds. Katie Bergman is an avid thrift shopper. CBS Like many people, Katie Bergman has always loved shopping and buying clothes. However, the prices of everything have gotten expensive, especially when trying to update your wardrobe and what's in your closet. So, she became an avid thrift shopper and now has her own business where she's a thrift personal shopper and finds outfits and new wardrobes for clients. Bergman recommends going to the store with a game plan, sticking to your budget, and making a list for yourself. She also recommends shopping based on whatever colored tags are on sale for the day. You can find items 30% off or even 50% off based on the colored tags. It's also recommended to get to the stores earlier in the day or throughout the week when stores are less busy. Thrifting has become more popular as the cost of living increases. CBS "People will clean out their closets and things over the weekends, and so you will get lots of great things that people have cleaned out, and they're usually put on the racks earlier in the week. Tuesday, Wednesday are usually going to be your best days, and sometimes Monday, but they might be recovering from weekend sales." Check every aisle and each item on the rack and inspect items carefully. Some stores also have sales racks too. Be on the lookout for designer items or certain brands that will last longer. "Another thing you can look at is to shop off-season. So, if you want sweaters and long-sleeved shirts, now is the time to shop for those because they're not incredibly picked over at this point, and you can find a lot of really great items for cheap that you wouldn't normally find," said Bergman. If you have sewing skills or are willing to get things tailored, keep that in mind as you're shopping. Always try to pick things that are bigger in size, rather than smaller, as those are easier to get tailored. Also, check the store's re-stock days. Have an open mind and have some fun. Katie Bergman shows how to update your wardrobe by thrifting. CBS "I think thrift stores are overwhelming, and that's the main reason most people are kind of intimidated by shopping in a thrift store. But when you know what you're looking for, for example, a certain color jacket or something like that, or you're looking for long-sleeved shirts specifically. You stick to just those colors and just those items," said Bergman.
Wall Street Journal
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Rimless Glasses Used to Give ‘Grandpa' Vibes. Are They Now Cool?
Josh Calihan, 37, wanted to give his face a break. The Chicago-based personal shopper owned plenty of chunky, heavy glasses but craved something lighter. Then, last fall, he spotted the newish M3104-B glasses by Tokyo brand Matsuda. The specs feature striking hexagonal lenses, brushed-gold titanium arms with delicate filigree—and no rims. In the past, rimless glasses 'kind of gave me 'grandpa,'' said Calihan. But Matsuda, he argued, has 'taken something that would normally be considered very conservative and put their touch on it. The little details make it special.' At once fresh and relatively classic—not to mention light—they have become his go-tos.
CNET
20-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
Google Will Let You Try on Clothes With AI While You Shop
Google wants its AI tools to be your personal shopper. And maybe it'll tell you if that shirt really does look good on you or if it actually looks ridiculous. The company detailed its new AI Mode for shopping at its annual I/O developers conference Tuesday. That includes an improved conversational shopping experience, a checkout feature that allows you to buy when prices are best and the ability to upload a picture of yourself to "try on" clothes you find online. These new features come less than a month after OpenAI introduced shopping features in ChatGPT Search, a move that appeared to show OpenAI trying to compete more directly with Google's search and shopping features. The "try on" feature is available starting immediately in Search Labs in the US. It builds on existing "try on" technology, but instead of using a mock-up body type, you can upload a picture of yourself and see what the clothes would look like on you. The function works with shirts, pants, skirts and dresses. The AI Mode shopping experience, expected to launch in the coming months, is designed to be more conversational. You'll be able to chat with the AI tool to get more inspiration and find the right product from a wide variety of retailers. Google said its Shopping Graph -- its database of products and retailers online -- now has 50 billion product listings, with more than 2 billion being updated every hour. AI Mode will be able to offer you personalized responses to your queries and then allow you to narrow them down based on your more specific requests. A new right-hand panel in the Shopping Graph will update as you narrow your request. A new checkout feature, debuting in the coming months, will let you track the price or allow you to look for a specific product at a certain price. You can get notifications for when prices drop and confirm when you're ready to actually buy the product. Google's AI agent will complete the checkout on your behalf through Google Pay. Google's shopping features will also be able to, for example, track down event tickets across different sites to find the best deal, without you having to search dozens of times for the right site.
