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shortbreadlover — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 21:36:28 GMT

shop at thrift stores?

i do all the time and i have found many of the itmes on qvc are ending up in them

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Preds — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 21:41:07 GMT

My mother loves thrift shops, and yes she finds a lot of Q items there. Just like any other store items. They all end up somewhere.

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jpie — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 21:45:29 GMT

I haven't been in a thrift store in a while. My sister found a set of Joy Mangano huggable hangers for $1.00 though!

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shortbreadlover — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 21:48:59 GMT

i have fun looking around in them. you just never know what you will find.

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151949 — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 21:55:25 GMT

I used to shop at my church's thrift store a lot but now I'm more of a donator, since I'm trying to purge my home of unnecessary stuff.

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winker — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 22:06:08 GMT

I love to shop thrift shops. Have gotten many name brands and things with price tags still on the item. No shame in doing this. Some of the wealthiest people I know shop there. Here in my city Tuesdays is usually the best day to shop.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 22:11:49 GMT

I use to back when I was younger and wanted STUFF.

NOW IN MY 60’s, I want to get rid of STUFF. Now I rarely go to thrift stores other than to drop off a bag of donations.

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gidgetgh — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 22:15:47 GMT

I’m not a thrift store shopper at all. I’ve tried two different Goodwill stores. Large ones in our area. I must have been there on bad days because they were filled with just crummy stuff and rack upon rack upon rack of black pants. I would never have the attention span to go through all those.

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queendiva — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 22:36:21 GMT

Another reformed shopper here, but if I need something I will try to thrift it first. This week I needed a small microwave but was unable to find one. Fortunately back to school sales at Target allowed me to find just what I wanted for a very good price.

I did score at a thrift store this week for a fabulous new-to-me mahogany dining table and a stand for my new TV, both for under $100.00. I am moving to a smaller home this month and have sold some larger furniture items and replaced with smaller.

I love the treasure hunt. Looking to score a box of marble floor tiles for the small half bath, among other things.

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Chicagosuburbangirl — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 22:36:30 GMT

All the time.

I really enjoy finding older, well made clothing that is in good condition at thrift stores.

My particular favorite is finding at shirt with short sleeves that are the way short sleeves used to be made; not capped or a tiny bit of fabric posing as a short sleeve.

I really love the thrill of the hunt too.

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MoJoV — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 23:19:34 GMT

Every once in awhile I'll stop in at a Salvation Army store close to my house. Last time I found a pair of Isaac M.'s 24/7 crop pants. Black,almost new,my size! $5. Love them. But mostly it's a lot of looking and seeing nothing I'd buy.

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millieshops — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 00:12:36 GMT

I shop thrift and consignment shops and yard sales, too. As I sit here now, I'm wearing capris I found at a consignment shop.

At the shop where I often consigned, they did not accept QVC in misses sizes although they did take most of the 1X I used to wear. They always sold those. What didn't sell were the few items I'd bought at Kohl's and several of those still had their tags on them. Best sellers - that is for the best prices and selling before the shop reduced them - always came from Chico's. They had one large circular rack that was all Chico's all the time.

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mwmc — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 00:14:31 GMT

I saw a Temp-tations Texas size Muffin pan at the salvation army a few weeks ago. It was priced $14.99. It was brand new. It was in the styrofoam but missing the box. I thought it was over priced for a thrift shop. I was going to check back and see if it was still there when that color price tag went half off. But, then I thought even at $7.50 do I really want something that has a reputation for breaking and sometimes while it is in the oven.

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Sooner — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 01:11:11 GMT

@MoJoV I just donated three pair of those Isaac pants yesterday. One had been worn twice and washed, 2 were new.

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qvcfreak — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 01:19:50 GMT

My sister always finds great deals. Whenever she’s invited to a fancy wedding she always finds her dresses at thrift stores. I would buy my son’s western show shirts at thrift stores too. Very nice prices of $3 to $5

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software — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 02:44:10 GMT

I love the thrift stores.

Now that I'm retired I need a few more casual things to wear around the house & maybe a trip to the grocery store.

I've had good luck with Denim & Co and Old Navy.

Old Navy usually holds up well.

I also look through the men's clothing.

When I needed long sleeve white oxford shirts for a part time job, I bought them in the men's dept at the thrift store.

I don't wear coats anymore but the men's racks have the best sweaters and light jackets.

Most of the clothing is marked 99cents and they have % off days. Shows you they have more than enough donations.

But like another poster mentioned, their other items are sometimes overpriced.

A couple of months ago I purchased a beautiful mirror with a beveled edge for my bedroom for $16. It's about 18x24 in a beautiful frame. I also paint over ugly furniture if it needs it.

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bonnielu — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 02:47:44 GMT

We have some really nice Goodwill Stores in our area... Love to check them out. Where my daugher lives near Roanoke Va there seems to be one on every corner. Poor girl when I visit she ends up taking me to Goodwill.

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coffee drinker — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 03:27:18 GMT

A large, very nice Goodwill store opened near us and I found an Ethan Allen queen bed for $20. Didn't need it, but bought it. I do plan to get a queen mattress & box spring and use it in our guest room.

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valkry — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 07:54:10 GMT

@shortbreadlover wrote:
shop at thrift stores?

i do all the time and i have found many of the itmes on qvc are ending up in them

We do and also see many QVC items.

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pommom — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 13:03:22 GMT

Love shopping thrift stores. In the late 80's, I found a Chanel quilted purse for $25. I had it authenticated and my DD is now the proud owner.

Another time I found a beautiful, long length (petite!) cashmere swing coat in camel for $20.00. No moth holes and in mint condition. Unfortunately, I did not have a cedar closet or think to buy a cedar garment bag and it eventually got eatten by moths.

See a lot of Quacker & Denim & Co. clothes at thrift stores.