[Enid, OK] – Park Avenue Thrift will be hosting their 3rd annual Outdoor Outlet on Saturday, September 21st from 9am – 2pm, outside at 150 W. Park Street, just west of Park Avenue Thrift store.
“The Outdoor Outlet was an event we started in 2022. It was a lot of fun and our thrifters loved it, so we knew it was something we wanted to continue to do each year in September,” said Stela Jantzen, Park Avenue Thrift Executive Director. “The idea was sparked while at a thrift conference we attended and seeing how much people loved bin shopping. This was our interpretation of how we can bring that to our community.”
Park Avenue Outdoor Outlet is an outdoor fill-a-bag sale where you bring your own plastic grocery bag and fill it up with items that will be available for purchase at the event site. Clothing, housewares, media, linens, craft items, jewelry, electronics, hardware, and toys will be items for sale at the Outdoor Outlet. You are encouraged to bring your own plastic grocery bags, and whatever items you can fit in your bags will be $2 a bag. Grocery bags will be on hand at the event site for those who do not have one.
“The Park Avenue crew always looks forward to this event, and loves the challenge of setting up and keeping the items stocked for shoppers. It’s so great to see the excitement of people sharing their finds with each other,” says Malvin Arter, Park Avenue Thrift Operations Manager. “Park Avenue employees will be on hand throughout the event to help answer any questions. Just look for the Park Avenue Crew t-shirt!”
There is no limit to how many plastic grocery bags you bring and fill. Cash/card accepted but cash preferred. Registers will be outside at the event so you can shop the Outlet then pay for your bag(s) at their outdoor checkout table. All items are first come, first serve, no holds, and all sales are final. Park Avenue Thrift asks that you do not take filled Outdoor Outlet bags inside the store.
“Since we have more space for our Outdoor Outlet at 150 W. Park Street, we invited friends to be a part of the fun. We will have El Monchis Snacks and Kona Ice set up selling delicious treats,” Jantzen says.
Park Avenue Thrift is an Oklahoma 501(c)(3) that exists to strengthen the Enid community and serve others by collecting donations, running a top-notch thrift store, and giving the proceeds to Enid nonprofits that invest in quality-of-life initiatives.
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