First things first, get your coffee, tea, soda, and the donut/pastry/snack of your choosing.  Now with the caffeine and the carbs the fun can begin!

Here are the details of the thrifty haul from the U.S., Canada and Japan:

(Please note, that due to  time differences some posts may happen later and not show when you click the links below.  I will update with the thrift link as they are posted and will note updated for that link.)

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(Updated 4:46 p.m. Eastern) Heidi from Everyday Cookies added the extra twist of making something from her purchases.  Always the OVERACHIEVER, let’s take a peek and see what she found on the Oregon coast and what she created with it.

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(Updated 4:47 p.m. Eastern) Suzy from GeorgiaPeachez is carrying the thrift torch for the Tidewater area of Virginia.  100 shops can hold a lot of bounty!

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(Updated 1-15-08) Kiva from Musings of a Southern Girl at Heart.  Check out her prizes from south of the Mason-Dixon line.

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(Updated) Next, from the state that is round on the ends and high in the middle (O-HI-O), we have Mary Ann of A Very Mary Design.  Check out her finds! *************************************************************************

(Updated 4:49 p.m. Eastern) From the land of the Governator, we have my sweet swap sister and ” thrifty bin” scourer Christy of Mama Said Sew. 

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(Updated 6:12 p.m. Eastern) Laura of All About Prettyhas posted her finds.  She is a girly girl and likes it pretty!  She was a bit under the weather, but she soldiered on.

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(Updated 4:52 p.m. Eastern) Also from Ohio is Mitzi of Vintage + Goodness=Happiness.  She surrounds herself with vintage. 

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(Updated 4:54 p.m. Eastern) Is thrifting bigger and better in Texas?  Sarah of Gypsy Mermaid may have proof of that fact. 

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(Updated 11:33 a.m. Eastern) MadSilence is joining our shopping trip showing the thrift score from Japan. 

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(Updated) Amanda from Kiss My Aster(love that bloggy name!) has posted the massive thrifty haul she found in Indiana.

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(Updated 11:40 a.m. Eastern) Vanessa of Bloom Right Here has posted her purchases.  She is located in Arkansas.

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(Updated 11:42 a.m. Eastern) Monica from Long Island, NY has posted her finds on her blog Black Olives on My Fingertips.

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(Updated 11:45 a.m. Eastern) Maybe Laurie, our second thrifter from Texas, can convince us that the thrifting is all that there.  Check out her blog Stone-Belle to see her larger than life goodness.

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Here are the pictures of my thrifty haul from here in central Virginia:

I was truly blessed by the thrifty gods this week. Look at this haul!

The picture does not do it justice. It is in pristine condition! I was surprised that it said rug as it is more of a blanket weight.

The German book has German text. This will make some great backgrounds for collages. Can anyone help me with the title? The Betty Crocker cookbook has the sweetest vintage images. Some little child took a pencil to it in typical little kid fashion so I spent a bit on Saturday with the eraser removing it all.

I love the images in this book. It is amazing to me how similar all of the images from this time frame look to one another. The book is from 1965.

Isn’t that the best image? I love it! Not sure what it will become, but it won’t be used as drapes!

The South Pacific book is a commemorative one on the making of the movie. There is set direction indicated, the costume drawings, and the bios of the various parties. The Art Buchwald book is one I have wanted to read ever since Sunday Morning profiled it on their show months ago. Leave it to Art to make being in hospice waiting to die humorous.

I have a tote in mind for the Mexican one.

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Total Spent: $17.99

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Thrift shops visited:

Goodwill(Chester and Petersburg, VA locations)

Diversity Thrift (Richmond, VA)

Trash and Treasure (2711 W Broad St, Richmond)