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By: JamericanSpice

JamericanSpice — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:17:03 +0000

These are great tips. I need to visit again.

By: Lynnae

Lynnae — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:27:28 +0000

I go often and that’s how you find good stuff. I just posted yesterday about the lovely vintage vanity I got at Goodwill. Furniture that I can spruce up is the first thing I look for, then I check the tablecloths and pillowcases for white embroidered things and lace. I look for pretty frames, and then check the skirts and dresses for vintage prints and cute cotton skirts.
It is also a great place to go for costumes for the kids. It’s easier and cheaper to cut a vest out of an old thick shirt or jacket than to make one yourself. We’ve made princess dresses from old prom dresses and Jeanie costumes from silky pajama pants.
Before I leave the store I walk past the book department for classics and poetry books to add to my collection, and also atlases, music books, or other books with vintage graphics for art projects.

By: sue

sue — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:48:11 +0000

I love thrift store shopping. My mom and my aunt would take us kids to a church thrift store where you could fill a brown paper bag all for $5.00. Oh what we could squash into those bags!

My advice for thrift store shopping – BE OPEN. You will never know what you will find. That’s half the fun.

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:57:50 +0000

I love the tip on checking prices and looking out for really good deals.

One day when I was in one of our local stores I saw a picture frame I really loved. I went to check the price and it was $15, too much for a frame, but that not the bad part. The store sticker where it came from said normal price was $9.98. Needless to say I pointed that out to the owner as they were never going to sell it for that price.

By: Nicole/MadlabPost

Nicole/MadlabPost — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:55:23 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I haven’t shopped at a thrift store in a long time but agree that taking clothes that one grows out of to a thrift store can help to save a lot of space. It also makes room for the new stuff that you bring home from the thrift store, so there is a give and take cycle.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:52:55 +0000

Great tips.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:11:09 +0000

Some people are so good at finding awesome things for bargain prices. My sister is one of them. When I have tried, I couldn’t find anything so I gave up. I used to like yard sales though, back when I had a little fun money.

By: Shawnie

Shawnie — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:28:12 +0000

I am horrified by Thrift stores. You have to have vision too. The ability to see past the clutter. Never had it, never will. When I was in college, I would take my roommates with me who had “the gift” and they could pick out the cutest outfits from across the room. I was in awe then, I am in awe now. Congratulations to you.

By: Ann @ Mundane Magic

Ann @ Mundane Magic — Fri, 13 May 2011 05:17:41 +0000

This is timely. I just spent a little time today at thrift stores…I was on a mission to find something that would work for my 3rd grader’s VIP project on Frederick Douglass. He wants to dress up as Frederick Douglass. I’m cool with that, but it should be an interesting transformation for my blonde haired child. ;-)

I found a suit, custom made in Japan for a young adult, that will work great. It’s a little big, but that just adds to the fun of it all. I did actually buy a new shirt for teenager, a skort for first grader, and another sport coat for son that will just fit him next fall. BTW, our thrift store carries misc. new items which are surplus from Target usually. Spent $3 on that cool shirt for my teen.