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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169535) • United States 19 Apr 24

Who shops at thrift shops? Teachers. Teachers shop at thrift shops. Every time I go to the local one I see at least one teacher from my school. Thrifting is one way to afford to update your wardrobe without breaking the bank....

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I miss thrift shopping!

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 4 May 20

Anyone else? I would find some AMAZING deals on clothes at thrift stores, and my wardrobe would be constantly rotating, it seemed like, with new tops and pants and all of it, mostly thanks to my couple-times-a-month Goodwill...

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Sustainable Fashion

JR T. @StyleWithSense (1954) 29 Jan 20

If there's one thing good about this new generation, It's that information has been readily available in just a tap of button. With that being said, more people nowadays are more self conscious when it comes to their purchases and...

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Thrift-shopping: Yay or Nay

dsrl1226 @dsrl_6 (99) • Quezon, Philippines 25 Apr 18

I am living in a country where you can see second-hand items anywhere. We call these second-hand items "ukay-ukay". Ukay-ukay came from the Tagalog word "hukay" which means to dig. You literally dig because most of the ukay-ukay...

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Thrift Store $2 Bag of Books Haul 5/6/17

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 6 May 17

It's Saturday which meant a trip to the thrift store and a bag of books. Before I get to the actual haul of books that I scored for two dollars. I actually made a couple of purchases that were not book related. I bought two...

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Quick thoughts 8/16/16

Ms Rae @carebear29 (32002) • Wausau, Wisconsin 16 Aug 16

Well, I am almost to minimum payout of $5, I am at $4.14. Not bad but I could be doing a lot better. I have been doing a lot of thinking on our place to live. I have a gut feeling this landlord keeps putting us off for some reason...

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Paul's discovery

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 18 Nov 12

Last week we made a trip to Salvation Army because Kathryn needed some more pants and a couple of shirts for school (they wear uniform and Salvation Army is the best place to find school clothes for the kids). In addition to...

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Shopping Adventure

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 13 Mar 12

I just wanted to share with you all what I found on one of my latest thrift store adventures. This is a summer top with no sleeves and an orange tie die effect, it has an elastic type of bodice in which the lower half of the top...

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Thrift shopping --Goodwill and beyond!

Catkin @Catkin (480) • United States 31 Jul 10

I have a hunch that a number of you myLotters are just like me and love to explore thrift stores when given the chance. There are two large Goodwills in my area that often yield some pretty good finds, but sometimes smaller shops...

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Surplus Shopping and Thrift Shops

manunulat @manunulat (604) • Philippines 10 Nov 08

My mother is fond of going to sale shops and surplus shops for a variety of reasons. She is very good at choosing which item to buy and she knows the value of her money. We even got a Turkish curtain sold at a very low price. Have...

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Who Loves Thrift Stores???

breepeace @breepeace (3014) • Canada 17 Apr 07

I'm such a freak when it comes to thrift stores. There's one near my house and I go once a week looking for 'treasures'. I got this really cute winter jacket (it was almost brand new!) last week for $5, a few small fish tanks and...

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What are the best deals you've gotten at garage sales?

gwendovere @gwendovere (1279) • United States 2 Apr 07

I see lots of great deals on excercise equipment, music stuff like CDs & cassette tapes, DVDs, clothes, furniture, books. What are some of the coolest things you've bought at garage sales?

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What is the craziest thing you found at a flea market or thriftstore!?

incugurl311 @incugurl311 (12) • United States 30 Jan 07

I have found such odd things at flea markets. I have seen old fake teeth, love letters from the 1930's, body parts in jars..oddities. What have you seen?

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