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Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 27 Mar 25

Good late morning everyone. I have caught up on my notifications and about to go get dressed and start my day! I have gotten behind on a few things with the lost phone and looking for it so much, so starting to catch up today....

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Vinyl record that had been in a thrift store from a wedding in 1966 returned to the owners

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122172) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Nov 24

Katie Ornelas purchased a vinyl record from a thrift store in Austin Texas around Monday November 18 called "The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn" which Katie found out that the record had cheers, prayers and vows from a wedding...

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Charity Shop Constipation.

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 14 Nov 23

This is a condition that my husband swears I suffer from. Or rather, I have it and he suffers from it. He says I cannot pass a charity shop (thrift store/op shop). He said this exact thing to me as we went in to a local one for...

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St. Vincent de Paul's has Changed Ownership

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 19 May 23

We have patronized St. Vincent de Paul's second hand store, for many years. As a girl growing up, I remember going to this store a couple times. Jay and I have donated different items to this store, throughout our married life....

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Frugal Shopping: Thrift Store Haul all this for $7

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 27 Feb 23

After lunch, we swung by the thrift store. I was looking for a couch for the dogs. But everything they had was too small. Yes, that is a real problem. When you have two dogs and one of them is a hundred and sixty pounds, couch...

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Frugal Shopping: Tiny Little Thrift Store Shop 2.10.2023

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 10 Feb 23

So if you saw a post from earlier today I mentioned that we went back to the thrift store today. I had seen something on Facebook this morning that said they had all adult t shirts on sale for bogo! And you know how your girl...

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Frugal Shopping: Thrift Store Haul January 10th, 2023

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 10 Jan 23

One of the stores we stopped at today was the thrift store. We have gotten in the habit of going every other week if not once a week. I have been picking up jeans for she child whenever possible. She is growing so fast that it...

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Frugal Shopping: Thrift Store Haul

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 11 Nov 22

There is bigger and more exciting news for me to share with you all, but first I thought I would write this post about the little haul I got at the thrift store this afternoon. I went in to get a comforter for the dogs. I would...

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Thrift store employees return a very valuable item to a customer

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122172) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Mar 22

Josef Garrett who is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado is one lucky man after gave away what he thought was a huge typewriter inside of a briefcase in Arvada Colorado to a thrift store. When Josef found out that...

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Helping A Friend

allen0187 @allen0187 (59764) • Philippines 9 Mar 22

Hi myLotters. How is everyone? Been awhile since I last posted. Really trying to get into a regular writing schedule here but life has other plans for me. On the tail end of my two day rest days. Spent most of the past two days...

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A collection of lost items returned to the original owner

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122172) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Jan 22

Greg Kozlick went shopping for some electronics at a thrift store in Downer's Grove last summer when Greg found a wireless router box that had old photos inside the box. After Greg bought the box that had the old photos inside,...

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lost items

social media

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A lost cat reunites with her owner after she was sent to a thrift store by error

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122172) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 8 Jan 22

This story is close to my heart even though I am not the greatest cat lover in the world, I feel compassion when a cat gets lost due to a minor error on behalf of the owner of the cat. A family who donated an old recliner in a...

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A lost marriage certificate story recovery story

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122172) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 30 Aug 21

This story that comes from Bolivia North Carolina is very interesting since the kinds of lost items that can be found in thrift stores can lead to a happy reunion to the relatives of the persons who reunited with a lost item that...

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marriage certificate

great granddaughter

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My Big Plans for Tomorrow

Karen Hellier @Kouponkaren (5497) • United States 26 Aug 21

In my effort to keep my friend Meg's spirits up ( her husband recently died) I am taking her out on an adventure tomorrow. First I am picking her up at 3 and we are going to browse in an antique store in town. Next, we are...

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Whew!

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 28 Mar 21

Yesterday, I accomplished 6 loads of laundry! Whew! When all was washed and dried, I had to hang up clean laundry for a total hour in my closet To be honest, I need a new wardrobe. My clothes are just worn out. None of my...

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Latest Thrift Store Find #2 Sun Tea Jar

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 27 Feb 21

After finding my blessed Mini Crock-Pot in the kitchen section of the thrift store, I glanced and found yet another beauty! A brand-new glass sun tea jar! I can never find a sun tea jar that I like. Either too expensive or...

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sun tea jar

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Latest Thrift Store Find #1 Mini Crock-Pot

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 27 Feb 21

Yesterday, the roommates and I went to a local thrift store as February is half-off day. I have been searched online for a bargain on a mini Crock-Pot forever. Something just told me to wait. As you can probably tell by my...

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mini crock pot

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My "Like New" Sneakers

Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo @Spontaneo (14699) • United States 19 Feb 21

This past week, when the main roads were cleared, I went out to do some shopping. I happened to be in a town with a huge thrift store. I rarely go in, but thought I would just browse for some shirts for work. Nada. Then, I...

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How my favorite thrift store paid me to shop at walmart

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 3 Feb 21

Though I really wanted to shop at the dollar tree. Went to the thrift store this morning to sell a few things. They gave me $20.xx and then like 0.92 in store credit. I went to the dollar tree after that but the place...

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shopping

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Lost My Mask

Ruby Hawk @RubyHawk (99367) • Atlanta, Georgia 16 May 20

I do miss getting out and seeing family but I haven't minded too much. I haven't read as much as I thought I would and I've sewn very little. I thought I would get back to painting but I haven't done that either. I've talked a...

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