I love thrift stores!

Is there any term above "LOVE" for thrift shops? If there is it describes me!! I can't stay away from them. I have a regular route that I follow looking for almost anything. One of the top items is anything that has been made of ultra suede. I recycle the ultra suede into paws and soles for the teddy bears. A jacket nets me from 1 to 3 yards of ultra suede depending on the size, if it's a men's or woman's jacket, and the style of the jacket. I love scoring ultra suede woman's suits because they are lightly worn and have the most fabric in them. I also look for collectible stuffed animals. I have found expensive ones in bags marked for $1.91 at one of my favorite thrift shops. I also love the outlet thrift store that Goodwill maintains in a town that is 30 miles from my home. I have found wonderful items for next to nothing. I found a 1950's bread box that I got for $2 and sold for $50! Yes, I am one of those dreaded dealers, but I try not to step on peoples toes when I shop. I go through every inch of the store to make sure that I didn't miss anything that might be great. Like a string of freshwater pearls that I got for $10 and resold for $30. I think going to thrift shops bring back the primal urges for "hunting", only in this case it isn't for food but for that special bargain that you can brag about to your envious friends. I definitely can't pass a thrift shop! Bill even spots them for me so that I can feed the need. He even will find things for me just in case someone else might spot them and buy them out from under me. When we took our trip back to Ohio, he was patiently making room for all the thrift shop goodies that I picked up along the way. Fortunately it was all small stuff that was easy to stash away in little spaces. I would love to make another trip east to do thrift shops! My next favorite thing is going to auctions. I have one scheduled for Sunday and I am going to preview it tomorrow to check out what all they are going to have. There is a jewelry armoir that I am interested in, and maybe they will have another lot of bulk jewelry. The last lot of jewelry I bought at $100 I netted over $400 from the sales. I'm hoping!

lol. i love thrift stores as well, i go the the local good will here at my home, lucky for me it is in walking distance lol even better for me.. my husband hates it because i go so much.. but i had to finally put myself on a budget, so now i dont spend so much.. i can go crazy in there and spend alot.. so now i only look for cheap bargains, which i find alot.. i try to stick to the .75 items, and you would be suprised as to waht i find that cheap.. i love it when a find something useful for that cheap.. makes my day.. i often go in there to buy my clothes, i find better fitting pants and shirts in my size alot.. my husband dont mind that, since it saves him money, i also love to go to the family dollar and dollar general and my favorite is the dollar tree.. i love that place.. and often find great deals.. thanks for this post, great to know im not the only one who loves those type places.

I visit thrifts stores once in a while. Usually I look for trinkets that seem to be unique and might cost more if I resell it. It's actually like treasure hunting :) Well, thrifts stores here in my country are really an assortment of stuff so it's really fun to rummage through all the stuff being sold.

I love shopping in thrift stores because I can get great deals. I sometimes buy books and clothes. I love to save money and buy so shopping at thrift stores gives me a chance to buy and save. I also love shopping at garage sales because one can get bargains as well. I just bought a dresser for 18.00 and will be painting it. I love buying furniture and giving it a whole new look. I check everything out when I go into these thrift stores.

I love thrift stores also. I collect costume jewelry so I always look at the jewelry and other collectibles. I really love grab bags. When I need clothing, I check out thrift stores for that particular item but otherwise do not do clothes shopping at thrift stores. I am interested only in small items. I have found that thrift stores have gotten expensive. I prefer yard sales or church sales but because of my schedule can not always get to them.

I love going to thrift stores where I can maximize my budgeted money to too many stuffs there.I like to buy things there that are needed at the house.I already bought belt,pouch.cellphone case,laptop bag,socks and many other things that are really quite cheaper than things in the mall.

I love to shop in thrift stores. I have found some collector plates for my wife and even a great pr of headphones for myself and both at great savings.

i am like you but i love looking for old stuff at thrift stores. you never know what you will come upon! i also buy clothes in there once a while. i find that a thrift store is a good place to buy denim. i also buy most of my purses at thrift stores. there is not way i would upwards of $100 for a purse!

hi mysticmaggie I love to shop at thrift stores and I ha ve to look at everything, I have got some plates that I used as ornamentsas they were worth some real money. Clothes, furniture uou name it and i have bought it. my desk chair cost four dollars aqdn my son did some minor repairs on it and its s till comfortable and worth mor to me than the little I paid for it.I have ev en found expensive Black Hills gold jewelry for just a dollar or two. I guess the people really did not know its tr ue value. IO am saying for five dollars I bought a ring worth about 300 dollars new and gold does not deteriorate either. I have not been for a long time as I am now in a retirement center and am having to use a walker to get around . darn. i

I love them too! I also check out just about every section. It's addicting. We call Goodwill the GW Boutique - lol.

I really do like to visit thrift stores but I don't have the opportunity to do it nearly often enough. When I visit one, I like to be able to look at everything and when you are shopping with children, it is virtually impossible to give things the attention that they need to make sure that they are the perfect item. However, I will admit that nearly none of the furniture in our house was brand new when we got it, we either purchased from friends, had things given to us, or bought at thrift stores and yard sales.

I love going to thrift stores. Buying Thrifty stuff makes me happy. It's because it made me realize that a thing need not to be expensive. It made me realize that we can stretch our money through Thrift stores. Most of my clothes and shoes were from Thrift stores. I make sure that I can never buy a stuff that worth $1. I also make it a point that those that I purchase do have a better quality.

i love going to japanese thrift shops. i can find fun and bizaare stuffs there that will really go along with the stuffs i display at my studio.

I LOVE going to thrift stores but i only seems to get things for my kids and books. i am not into buying the furniture because a while back there was a bed bug outbreak and i am not ready to have the chance to get them. even the clothes that i get go straight into the washing machine when i get home. there is nothing like it when you go to a thrift store and you come out with 1/2 your christmas shopping done and it looks like you spent a whole lot on everyone :) no one ever has to know :)