Do you ever shop at the Salvation Army or other thrift stores?

@ma_belle (1357)
United States
June 25, 2007 9:33am CST
What kind of items do you look for there? I like checking these types of stores out for vintage tees, books, housewares and other random things.
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@tep91005 (375)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I love shopping at all of them in town. I used to live in a small town and all we had was a Goodwill and now I live in a bigger one that was Goodwill, Salvation Army, Value Villages, Thrift Stores. I love it. You can find all kinds of things there. I had just cut my hair and I found a never been used flat iron. I was in heaven I was thisclose to going to a store and buying one. This one was only 4 bucks. I couldn't believe it. Half my house is from Thrift stores.
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@rhinoboy (2129)
25 Jun 07
I love having a rummage around cheap shops. I must admit, I don't often visit charity stores. I usually wander around the stores that sell mega-cheap goods imported from the former soviet-bloc countries or from the far east. We also have some stored in the UK that sell all items for £1. Often the things bought in these stores are real junk, but you can usually find some great value items.
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• United States
27 Jun 07
I haven't recently because I haven't really bought anything (other than Lush) recently. I used to all the time for vintage dresses, plaid golfers pants, sweatervests, vintage purses and other weird trinkets... I really should start back up again... I just always feel so itchy when I'm in there.
• United States
25 Jun 07
I love my local Goodwill. I just got a fabulous wool suit for $5! Usually I scout around for sweaters (either to wear or to unravel so I can recycle the yarn in other knitting projects), shoes, jeans, and record albumns.
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• United States
25 Jun 07
I love shopping at thrift stores! I buy the majority of my clothes at thrift stores, particularly jeans and clothes for work. Today, both my blouse and skirt are thrift store finds (and this is the case most days out of the week). Of course, I won't buy undergarments or socks at thrift stores, but normal clothing is totally fine. I actually prefer my jeans from thrift stores, because they are more comfortable when they are a little worn. CDs are something else that I will occasionally pick up at a thrift store, as long as they don't look too scratched up. They are usually even cheaper than the bargain bin at most CD stores, and if it's something I would buy anyway, it's always nice to save the money.
2 Jul 07
We often go shopping in charity shops. Places like oxfam, YMCA, help the aged, PDSA, and one of our local charities Compton Hospice. The places are great for clothing, furniture, books, cds and our kids love to rummage through the toys. The only problem is these places are being out priced by stores like ASDA(Wal Mart), especially when it comes to kids school clothes, so alot of people are going there instead.
• United States
25 Jun 07
I shop at those places from time to time. I don't really like to buy clothes there as they rarely fit or have stains. I mostly like to look at things like furniture, housewares, or, even, electronics.
@sumimasen (644)
• United States
26 Jun 07
I love to go to the local Discount Village Outlet, a charity that has some of the best deals in town for shoes, clothing and all sorts of junk! I bought my current computer there and pieced it together. They were selling it for 50 bucks because it was damaged, but lucky me, I got a deal on a nice rig for cheap. Also, there are so many weird bits of clothing that you can add to your wardrobe to be stylish!