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[homedecor1]

I donate to Goodwill but have never gone in the store to shop.

Holy moly the place was mobbed - everything with red tag was 1/2 price.  my cousin is here visiting and is a big "thrift" shopper -- we were in this store 2 hours 😳.  She purchased many nice clothing things and cowboy boots, sunglasses and pocketbook for $21

ME  - NOTHING

Although they had quite a few pieces of temptations -- I really had to have willpower!

Thru the week we went to vintage stores (I kidded I have this stuff at home !)  She loves Fenton glass she found a few pieces.

Tomorrow she wants to go to Salvation Army and St. Vincent thrift shops. I'll bring a book because i'm not interested in buying anymore stuff 

plus these stores are  not for me! but have great prices!

Who likes to thrift shop?  I like estate sales and yard sales.

[SharkE]

My sister does, I don't.

[Mz iMac]

Paramour & my baby brother visits "flea markets" up & down the east coast as well as quaint antique shops in Connecticut.   Paramour is an excellent negotiator which comes in handy for my brother who has an eye for antiques.

[Desertdi]

I used to drop in The Humane Society Thrift and a church-run thrift (both non-profits) BEFORE COVID.    

I finally went back this past year, and they have turned into junk stores.   I mean REAL JUNK, stuff you would put in the garbage.   

I still go maybe once a month...and have found a few new hard-cover books, and a couple small "appliances":    an analog alarm clock, and a hot pot, new and still in the original boxes.     

Maybe some day, I will come across a Rembrandt...

[Jk9]

I like to thrift shop and bought several really nice pieces of Native American jewelry at excellent prices several years ago.  We had a thrift store that got really nice things and I shopped there regularly until they changed hands and became a junk store.  

I still shop but go to different stores now.  There are still several nice stores in near by towns that I still like to roam.

[Tinkrbl44]

@homedecor1 

For some reason I thought of the old Motown song ...

"You Gotta Shop Around ...."

The last time I was at an estate sale with a friend, it was for Elizabeth Montgomery from Bewitched.

My friend gave serious thought to buying her vintage Mercedes, but decided against it.  Me?  I bought a set of crystal salad dishes shaped like crescent moons to rest against the curve of the dinner plate.  I use them almost every night.  

[lynnie61]

I typically don't shop at thrift stores.  A friend, however, got a beautiful Lecreuset dutch oven at an estate sale for $10.  She said it was like it was brand new.  Our goodwill store is kind of junky, but I'm sure there are bargains, if you have the patience for that.  

There is a thift shop near me that they claim is one of the best in the city.  I know they say its always busy there.  

[AngelPuppy1]

@homedecor1 

Sounds like you had a good time anyway!  And your cousin got some good buys!

Our GW store was really nice for finding things but then got bad and I quit.  I went recently just to poke around and they had really cleaned it up.  I found another second hand place - a consigment place - and it is beautiful. However, the prices are too high. I realize they have to make a profit.  I did buy a couple of things but most things I could buy new on sale at regular stores.  

[meallen616]

I donate but  have never shopped at any of them.

[raspberrygal]

I used to donate to Goodwill but not anymore.  Ever since I found out that the owner of Goodwill is a millionaire making money off of free stuff, I now donate to Salvation Army.