Do You Shop At GoodWill Or Other Second-Hand Stores??

we always shop at thrift stores and i have gotten some really great deals at these shops. i have gotten both antiques and brand new stuff at these shops and have paid barely anything for them.

I stopped at our goodwill today and got my daughter a cute Tweety sweatshirt. It is red and has a big picture of Tweety saying something. I got a small rug. For the two items I paid less than $8. I wanted this cute teddy bear, he was big and would have looked great on my bed, but when I saw that the price was $7.81 I said forget it. I would have taken it if it was $5, but I couldn't justify paying so much for a used teddy bear in fair condition.

I have no problem with buying at second hands stores. I love to save money any way I can. Here we have goodwill and the thrift store. These stores start out high on their clothese however, when they don't sell they mark them down. I have been lucky to find dress clothes as well as costumes for holloween in stores like this.

I also love to go yard saling in the summer time. These are individual people trying to get rid of clothes that don't fit any more and are just taking up space. You can get all types of things at yard sales for really good prices. I have been lucky to get jeans for me at fifty cents a piece. I am a big woman and for me to go into a store any buy clothes it costs a lot. I have found some great deals at yard sales. However, yard sales only happen in my state in the summer months. I have been able to buy cd's as well as dvd's at yard sales too. I love to save money. The less I have to pay for something I need the more I have to spend on something else.

The only advice I have for people who buy clothes second hand or at yard sales is to wash they very good. I am not saying that the stores don't wash them or that the people at the yard sale are dirty. It is just better to be safe than sorry.

I love, love, love Goodwill!! I was just there a couple weeks ago. I never bought clothes from there before, just knick-knacks and furniture but I found a faux fur coat for $20 and when I got the register I guess they were having some kind of 1/2 off sale so I got it for $5!!! It is freaking awesome! I got a pair of old Navy pants for work too. I don't recall how much they were though. I think like $3.

I very seldom buy new clothing. I love secondhand stores and thrift shops and have no problem at all shopping there. I can even go one better: I buy abandoned self-storage units at public auction, and have found lots of stuff the family can use, furniture, clothing, baby supplies, sporting goods, etc. What we can't use, I sell at yard sales or ebay, and anything that doesn't sell goes to the local thrift shop. I've even considered opening my own secondhand shop.

LOL...Im always loooking for a good bargain. I am a Thrift Store Junkie....I also love a good yard sale. I have also purchased my hubby some work pants thru ebay.
Im a coupon clipper....shoppin in used stores or the Good Will is just a normal good thing to me. Congrats on ur good find!

Shopping at Goodwill, Salvation Army, Savors, places like that is fun and its like treasure hunting. You can find some terrific bargains. Good luck and happy treasure hunting..

Sure, second hand stores have some good stuff. And you can't beat the prices. Sometimes I have found stuff that was not in very good condition, but most times they do a good job of making sure the things they sell are nice and not stained or torn.

I love to shop for books and small furniture, too. I got a nice set of patio furniture once, and I still have them. I forget how much I paid, but it wasn't much.

I most definately do shop at second hand stores. They have great deals on clothes and some of them are brand new like you said. Sometimes you can find very unique items that you can not find anywhere else. A lot of people look at these stores as a place for the homeless but they are not. I love stores like the Goodwill. You never know what you will find.

When I was growing up, it was not the done thing to go in a second hand store at all, and if you were seen going in by school friends or anyone that knew you, then you were setting yourself up for being picked on! However as I am now all grown up and have been for some time this no longer bothers me and so if I want to go in then I will. I have had some fantastic things as well, I have had loads of brand new clothes, many with designer labels for literally nothing. I also like to get my books from there and knitting wool, and every so often my little ones like to have a look for toys and things. Brilliant they are at times!