Meet Angela Rossi-Luciano, Nicole Rossi-Rivera, Danielle Machado and Elizabeth Rossi who who I like to refer to as the "Fabulous Thrift Sisters." These four women are a force and the brains behind the new thrift venture in CT called Thrift. They are born hustlers with an eye for a deal and unique and cool items they know people will love.
Thrift sells New, Used, Vintage, and Upcycled
Clothing, Housewares, & Accessories.
They want to provide their customers with the best price and a great shopping experience while saving the planet.
If you're in the CT area go check out the Thrift Store at 5 River Street. Norwalk, CT
Follow them online:
Instagram @Thriftconnecticut
Facebook @Thriftconnecticut
TikTok @Thriftconnecticut
About Thrift:
My name is Angela Rossi-Luciano I am 38, and a mom of four. I am the youngest of four girls. My sisters are Nicole Rossi-Rivera 48, mom of four. Danielle Machado, 46, a mom of four and Elizabeth Rossi, 40, a mom of two. We are very close and we love to work together and love a good side hustle. We have tried almost everything. We get that from our parents especially our dad: it runs in our blood. My first memory of trying to earn money is when my sister, Elizabeth and I sold iced tea outside of our house as little girls. I had to be around 6 years old. Nicole & Danielle sold Iron- on tee shirts and vintage clothing in The Village in the late 90’s. Elizabeth and I tagged along if it wasn’t too cold. We have always enjoyed a side hustle.
I think what really started our side hustle was having a really big family and loving a good deal. After Christmas we would always stock up for the next year. We would wait for stores to go 90% off. We would buy as much stuff as we could. Between the 4 of us we have 14 children so Christmas can get expensive. We loved it so much. We would find ourselves shopping in the same aisle not knowing that each other were at the same store. One day my sister Danielle told me she heard her friends at work sold their clothes on the Poshmark app. I decided to download it and list a few items. My 1st item sold the same day. So my sisters and I all downloaded it and we started selling whatever we had in our closets. We had so much stuff between the 4 of us. But our favorite thing to do together was to go thrift shopping to see what we could find to post and sell. We would travel all over. When you find something amazing, you get so excited. Not only did you score an amazing item you also are helping the environment by keeping it out off a land fill. We realized that all the thrift shops in our area weren’t that great. Nicole kept telling us about the great thrift stores in Texas but we didn’t have anything like that around here in Connecticut. We knew we always wanted to be in business together so we started talking about possibly opening a store. During this time, Nicole went to a Thrift convention in Houston. She was so excited about it that she signed us up to do the next one. It was in Philly. We did it and we were shocked at the success we had. So we did another and another one. That’s when we decided we should open a store. We weren’t sure if after the pandemic it would be a smart idea but we figured why not. We should at least try. So we opened Thrift on May 12th, 2022. It’s located on 5 River Street in Norwalk. It’s going well and we can’t wait to see what happens. Our goal is to be a success and open more stores.
5 Fun Facts About the Thrift Sisters:
1. There is 10 years between the oldest and youngest sister. We have have 14 kids between all of us.
2. Our signature look is a red lip, preferably Russian Red by M.A.C
3. Our favorite thing to do is go to concerts together!
4. Especially New Kids on the Block and Duran Duran.
5. Our Dad is The Famous New York Hot Dog King!