Comments on: Thrift SCORE!

By: cara

cara — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:40:41 +0000

Thrifting and garage sale shopping are so much fun, not to mention smart. I was raised a garage sale shopper by my grandparents and those are the kinds of values I’ll pass down to my kids. Thanks for sharing your finds and enlightening your readers!

By: Riin

Riin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:16:20 +0000

I buy nearly all of my clothes at our local PTO thrift shop. Shirts and pants are usually $3 each, sometimes on sale for $1.50. A few weeks ago I got a barely worn pair of Eddie Bauer flannel lined jeans (mmm…flannel…), two turtlenecks, and a pretty bowl. Total was $7.42.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:04:47 +0000

The PTA Thrift store is my favorite to visit. My best finds so far have been a barely worn pair of Doc Marten Mary Jane’s for $3 and a gorgeous tall blue stained glass vase for $1.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:18:35 +0000

I have always shopped at various thrift stores but after finding Savers several years ago I have used it almost exclusively. However, the prices there seem to be increasing although I can always find a good bargain using their color code system. Since I have been reading on this blog and others about the great buys everyone is finding I think it is time to broaden my horizons once again and include other stores. I am lucky with shoes, I have found Kenneth Cole, 9 west, Born and Papagalos for under $5.00 with miminal or no wear. I actually had to discipline myself and stop buying them.

By: Tami

Tami — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:30:33 +0000

I’m addicted to thrift and vintage stores. On Thursday Value Village has 25% off! I find so much great stuff baby clothes and shoes for no more than $2-3 with names like Burburry (spelling), Gymboree, DKNY, Stride Right, etc. Mid Century Chairs stainless chairs $8 each, Vintage prints for baby’s room $3 each…but let’s talk about freecycle and craigslist free! In DC it is the best!!!!! I can’t tell you how much great stuff I’ve gotten and almost brand new. I put stuff on and get stuff. My family laughs because they say people do use money…really? This whole fascination with thrift stores now is funny. I wish they would get over it so the prices can get back to normal.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:21:53 +0000

Recently I managed to find 10 current books at Value Village. I paid $40 for them, came home and found them all on amazon and the total there would have been $132!!

Seems like the thrift stores are busier than they used to be and unfortunately the prices seem to be climbing too.

By: robj98168

robj98168 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:08:36 +0000

I love St. Vincet de paul – only 3 blocks away. Also the local Value Village and Salvation army. Don’t know if it counts as a thrift store, but I can always find some good buys in the dollar store- Dollar Tree- sometimes I even make money off of them- I bought 5 mini tripods and sold them on ebay for $3 apiece!

By: gamemammoth

gamemammoth — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:37:44 +0000

I have my beloved collection of Chucks, my first pairs were all secondhand bought. The first pair of red ones were $2.65, the black ones were about $8. Both have lasted me 2 years or more.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:27:54 +0000

Those are amazing scores! We have good thrift where I live but I think your’s is much better!

My biggest thrift score was wallpaper. I bought some almanacs and a couple of orphan reference books and used the pages to wallpaper my 1/2 bathroom. It cost me all of maybe $10 at the most to do the room because I already had some old books that gave me the idea in the first place.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:36:20 +0000

I wanted to comment on your concern of declining quality in thrift store finds now that it is trendy to thrift. I feel the same way. I’ve been thrifting for 20 years or better…that and flea markets and garage sales, too. I wonder if this is just a phase for some…hmmm.

As far as my favorite thrift find…I’ll have to say either my food dehydrator for $10…my hot water bath canner for $4. Or maybe it’s my Brownie camera…I think it was $7. It’s hard to choose!