A friend told me about this strange little store here in Portland Oregon! I have driven by it many times and, from the outside, it appears to be a recycle place. Well, that's exactly what it is! scraps.com accepts recycled goods that is usable including fabric, yarn, sewing & art supplies, etc, resells it at a low price and the profits go to education. Actually, school camps. I bought a pkg of 5 fat quarters for $2, big package of large safety pins for 50 cents, fabric sample book, etc. This would be a great place for stash building! That is not my goal but I did find some good buys and even bought some office supplies. If you donate stuff to them, you get a 20% discount which I forgot to ask for. But, oh well, money goes to a good cause.

Neat idea!

WHERE????

I love Oregon's green spirit. What a wonderful idea.

wish I lived closer :cry:

Oh how cool. Glad you posted. I am 250 miles or so south of Portland. Wish I was closer too. :) Good finds.

MLK in Ptld. Here's a link to their website: http://www.yelp.com/biz/scrap-portland

Wish we had one around here! Prices r great but shipping costs would kill me!!

Not my favorite part of Portland, but may get a friend and go some day soon

Wish we had one around here too.

Awww! That place sounds awesome! I'm sure you're glad you stopped in there... what a fabulous find :)

Sounds neat.

we have a place like that in VT called The Re-Store. never know what you will find.

There is one in Durham,NC on Forest St. downtown called "scrape exchange"...

That's not such a bad area. There are far worse areas to drive to. I have been working down around there for about 3+ years now. I would recommend not driving your bling mobile ;-) though. :XD:

great find!

Thank you! I will have to check this out :D:D:D

We have a Re-Store here in La Grande. Have I been overlooking a treasure trove all along? It's a couple of blocks of the bus route, but since I have to stand and wait often for the bus it just might be worth the hike over and back. :thumbup: