pictured are various items where I'm wearing items of clothing purchased from Thank You Mart.

We've bludgeoned the concept to death—times are tough. Add the "I'm in college" excuse for a few of us and we have a picture of a bunch of young, well-read drunks knee-deep in crushed beer cans and day old pieces of pizza. But in such times, does it mean that we are to give up style? No! Of course not!

Coming from a coast that attributes being stylish to garish displayment of your money, it's really no wonder that I've come to hate clothing or accessories with blatant logos, and tend to steer clear of it myself, repeating in my head the mantra that being stylish means being able to dress on any budget. SPENDING MONEY DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE STYLISH!

This is where Thank You Mart comes in.

Located in Westwood Village (down the street from UCLA for the rest of the country), it's a hot, smelly little box that pipes in the most pretentious of underground music that I can identify because I'm, well, pretentious, with racks and racks of some of the best thrift store items I've ever come across. The racks are constantly restocked with tons of pre-owned clothing and accessories, and I usually buy something when I'm in there just because it's really hard to regret buying anything when it cost less than that 2-pack of cigarettes you just bought at the gas station with the homeless guy who just yelled at you for being Asian.

Screw that guy.

The best part? Everything is $3.99. Inclusive of coats, jeans, or anything else you could imagine might deserve to cost a little more. But clothing doesn't really have self-esteem so we don't need to worry about a monetary amount set on it, because really—he doesn't care.

Me on the other hand, if I ever became a coat, I'd really hope to be worth more than $3.99.

Also, if I ever became a hooker. I'd definitely want to be worth more than $3.99.

God help me.