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By: Caroline Stockwell

Caroline Stockwell — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:14:54 +0000

Great comments. I have been a thriftier all my life. Recently I had the same blouse as a friend who bought it retail on clearance cheaper. I don’t care only about the money I save because consignment stores help my local economy. When wearing a very cool jacket I met a woman who said; “did you get that at ‘Repeat Boutique?’ ‘Yeah, I said, is it yours? Do you want it back?’ ‘No, she said, I have a white cat always getting hair on the black fabric, but I hoped it would go to a watercolorist’. You know this is just fun!

By: Second Hand Rose

Second Hand Rose — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:59:30 +0000

Thrift shopping for me is the thrill of the hunt. Will I find depression glass, red satin shoes, a quilt worn just enough, a wool coat, vintage jewelry? I have found this and much more. I can honesly say my favorite things are items from thrift stores.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:31:14 +0000

Great tips! I just went to the thrift store near me for their 50% off sale and scored a ton of things for my new baby.
Here’s the low down of what I found! http://fluffypuffypuppy.blogspot.com/2012/01/thrifty-finds-1-15-12.html

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:29:56 +0000

My husband and I are thrift-shop partners, occasionally competing to see who can get the best deal for the week. I can’t recall the last time we paid retail for anything, we just think of it as our contribution to recycling. Giving something old a new life with us!

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By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:14:34 +0000

I love to go to my local thrift store, what I love is books, books and more books. I have found several Joyce M, Joel O, Gloria C, T.D. Jakes books and several other inspirational books on shelves and didn’t pay more than $3 for them hardback and paperback. But the best deal were, I am a college student and I found books similar to classroom books that have helped me in studies, when I didn’t understand one book I understood the book that I got from the thrift store. For instance, I took accounting just last fall, and the new book I bought I didn’t want to write in it because I wanted to sell it back to the bookstore (for gas and thriftstore money lol) I found the exact book at the thriftstore but 3 editions ealier, what a savings. I am a weekly visitor to thrift stores. I love them! Now I am working on vintage clothes for me, and decorations to redo my home.

By: Sayward

Sayward — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:15:40 +0000

I’ve recently discovered the beauty of thrift store shopping. I’m not particularly hung up on brand, but more the quality and fit. Our Goodwill has a ‘Bargain Barn’ where everything is 99 cents. After several years of being a t shirt and jeans gal all the time (I couldn’t bring myself to spend 30- 50 dollars for a blouse or a pair of dress pants!), after shopping around I found some NICE clothes that are actually stylish and neat. I have a whole new wardrobe now, all under $50.00. I mean TONS of nice clothes. Yesterday I went and they had a big bin out front, all you can fit in one of their large bags for $10.00. I thought, I’ll bite. I had to dig just about to the bottom of the bin before I found any adult clothes, but when I did, I didn’t have any problems filling a bag! I probably came away with about 40 items. No joke. I ALWAYS check for stains ( sometimes worth the risk…I find if you pre-treat with detergent and use a soft baby toothbrush you can get out most stains with a little persistence, provided it isn’t nail polish or something like that), missing buttons (good grief, sew new ones on!), broke zippers (I skip those as my sewing skills aren’t that advanced..lol) and stuff like that. I’m kinda torn on dry clean only clothes, but found some blouses in the $10.00 bag thing that were DCO and I researched it, and took a chance and washed them in the washer – COLD WATER ONLY- with mild soap- NO DRYER- they turned out just fine. But I think I was pretty lucky, actually that I didn’t ruin them. I read if they didn’t ‘morph’ during the first wash, they won’t change any further. I’m not an expert or anything, just sharing my experience. I have also found brand new shirts and pants with tags still on.(They are never cheap prices, either.) I find pure silk things regularly. I lucked out and found some nice, practically new dress shoes for a dollar a pair, and found a pair of Italian shoes that really caught my eye. I liked the way they were made, they looked very quality. I looked the manufacturer up and they are hand made in Italy, and the new price tag was $1300.00. (I was expecting a couple hundred dollars at most, so I was pleasantly surprised.) So I can totally relate about the foreign finds. I only have one problem now: thrift shop addiction. lol. Nothing is better than looking good without having to break the bank to do it.

By: tom

tom — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:26:29 +0000

Thanks for your site i learned some really great tips here.
I’m starting a daily blog chronicling my thrift adventures:
novicethrifter.blogspot.com
tom´s latest post: Watchin those ebay pageviews climb…

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:21:16 +0000

Brand new clothes are just as likely to be worn 100 times in the dressing rooms of the stores and by whoever may have bought the “new” clothes and returned them. I send my thrift store clothes through the washer before wearing. If it’s dry clean only then it goes to the dry cleaners before going on me for any length of time.