My Thrift Store Success

As some of you may or may not know, I love thrifting. I love finding stuff that is either odd, old, or unique, but even better, I love finding stuff that is normally crazy expensive new, but is now cheap. It's like a treasure hunt. You never know what you'll find while you're thrifting, but I can assure you that you will find something if you look hard enough.

As you may also know, I love photography. Seriously. And for the longest time, I have wanted to have my very own 35mm camera. My mom has one, but it's broken. But it has been my thrift store mission to find one of these. I look in the camera section every time I go, but never find anything.

But today that all changed. I was thrifting with my friend Aubin, and we were at my favorite local thrift shop, the Treasure Trunk. Now, I went to the usual electronic section, but I couldn't find a single camera! I was pretty bummed out, but went about my usual thrifting routine. A little while later, I actually stumbled upon a new section just for cameras! And that was where I found this puppy. Pentax. In a leather case. It was strewn about with all of the retro 90s point and shooters, and even an old digital camera I had donated. The moment I saw it, my heart skipped a beat. Was this the camera I had been looking for? Yes. It was. And just like that, my quest was completed. The best part of this is that it was normally $20, but today was 50% off with a student I.d. And it works. I have a few rolls of film and have already started shooting. One of the best thrifting days ever.