Hitting the Thrift Stores
@BelleStarr (61102)
United States
January 19, 2016 9:56pm CST
My friend Kathy from Connecticut has been visiting me here in Ocala. We have been doing some serious thrift shopping. We started at the Hospice Thrift Store and I found a really nice pink jacket for $2.50. We then went to another thrift /consignment store where I got two mugs with angels on them.
Today we went out to breakfast and then hit more thrift stores. I got a brand new pad for my chair on the lanai and two place mats for my dining room table. We headed to the Salvation Army where I got two cook books for $1 and then to the Humane Society Thrift Store where I got an Anchor Hocking 8 inch square glass baking dish and a small aluminum tray.
All in all, I have got some great stuff and spent next to nothings. Inexpensive, it's a very good thing. Do you enjoy thrift store shopping?
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I love looking for bargains, it is exciting to find something worth a lot and only paying a little.
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@jillybean1222 (6407)
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20 Jan 16
i need the reminder to hit thrift shops more often.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I think there are many more down here than there are near me at home so I am going to enjoy it.
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@yukimori (10145)
• United States
20 Jan 16
I enjoy thrifting probably a lot more than I should. I haven't had a "proper" trip out in months because I've been busy working on decluttering our apartment. I was actually just debating the possibility of sneaking a good outing in next month, since I have a few audits to complete in the big city and some of the locations are quite close to thrift stores.
If I do that, though, I'm going to have to finish the remainder of my decluttering before then. Good thing I've got about three weeks before the scheduled trip, huh? 
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@yukimori (10145)
• United States
22 Jan 16
@BelleStarr We got off to a great start today! Three big boxes of stuff went out the door, including the artificial tree we've had for the last 10 years. And I got a few big pieces of baby furniture out, too. I'm getting to the point where I'm going to be in "offload everything!" mode before too long.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Jan 16
@yukimori lol I do get like that, the more I get rid of the more I want to get rid of.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
22 Jan 16
lol It sounds like the perfect scenario for a good thrift shop run, now that you have made more room for the great treasures you will find.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I do visit antique stores too and some of them are more reasonable that others.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 16
@BelleStarr I should go visit the antique stores in Italy, the ones closer to the border, they surely have more reasonable prices.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
Yes that is how I eel, I am always on the lookout for a treasure
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 16
@BelleStarr And because you're not spending much you never feel extravagant.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
20 Jan 16
That is awesome! None in my area, but I heard LA has tons! I just never been.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
It does take a lot of time but when you find a treasure, it is well worth it.
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
21 Jan 16
@BelleStarr It is, I usually snag my best friend and drag her with me. She takes one side and I take the other. She knows my style better then I do, so I trust her to pick out good things for me
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I also do love going to thrift stores because I can save a lot of money here.@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 Jan 16
@BelleStarr Yes, yes I know that feeling.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
Especially when you find something brand new for a tenth of the original price, it feels so good.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
20 Jan 16
Sounds like great deals! I have been to a few thrift stores but never had a success, so I gave up! But glad you had a great time thrifting!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I think you have to be persistent and it will always be hit or miss.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
20 Jan 16
@BelleStarr Here we do not have such thrift stores,though I would have liked to visit them.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I am sure you would enjoy it, there are many bargains to be had.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 Jan 16
@BelleStarr Yes,until then have to wait for such stores here.
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@Juliaacv (51214)
• Canada
20 Jan 16
I have only been to the Salvation Army thrift store once, and its was in the past year. I was out with a friend who knew that I had not ever been there and we went thru it. I found a new purse but it was on a display and all of the straps to the purses were intertwined and I didn't buy it because I couldn't get it untangled. She saw me eyeing it and she got it off of the hook and she ended up buying it. It was really cute and it still had the tags on it so somebody dropped off a new item-apparently that occurs regularly in our town from what I am told.
You got a lot of great finds, and it sounds like you had a lot of fun in the process.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
It was girl time, we have been friends since we were 5 years old so it is fun to just spend the time together.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
20 Jan 16
No, I don't shop at thrift stores. Once in Scottsdale, I went to a consignment shop after breakfast, and saw a Chanel blouse with the price tag still on it. The original price was $999.99 and I had seen it in a shop a few months before in NYC. I snapped it up for $99. I still have it up north, although I am sick of wearing it. I may give it to my son's girlfriend or daughter-in-law. I do love antique shops. They abound in Palm Beach!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I enjoy both. Some of the items in these thrift shops are lovely. I do love a bargain.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
22 Jan 16
It is a treasure hunt and when you find a piece of treasure it is a big thrill.
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@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
20 Jan 16
I've never been thrift shopping but I'm thinking I should start!
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Jan 16
Just be warned, after you find your first treasure for under $5 you will be addicted. lol
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@DudeBaker (18)
• Aurora, Colorado
20 Jan 16
Nice score on the Anchor Hocking baking dish.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Jan 16
Thanks I found a nice Pyrex one today at the Goodwill Store.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Jan 16
@BelleStarr But cab you say that they truly lowered the prices from its former price ?
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
25 Jan 16
@SIMPLYD Of course they were brand new and yes some of the prices were indeed discounted but not enough to be tempting.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Jan 16
So true. I went to Stein Mart today and I have to say even the discounted prices weren't low enough for me.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Jan 16
I like going to them. The last time I went was when my sister in law came to visit and we went thrift store shopping. I bought a couple of books for only a dollar or a little more.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I always look through the books. I love to buy cookbooks.
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I can tell we are both bargain hunters and there is nothing quite like finding a real treasure.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
21 Jan 16
I shop the thrift stores too, I always look for interesting beads to take apart, clean and use them on the wire that I put on top of my slate for hanging them up.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Jan 16
There are lots of shops here, the next time you visit if I am here we can make a run!!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
23 Jan 16
@BelleStarr I will look forward to that.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
20 Jan 16
You can find some very nice thing at thrift stores. I get a lot of my clothes from them.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
22 Jan 16
I love my new jacket and my friend found lots of great things.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Jan 16
Yes but since we downsized and live in an apartment for financial reasons, I've had to get rid of so much- I would have to find a place for everything except clothes, etc. I do love the thrill of the hunt in those places though.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
23 Jan 16
I am not letting this home have any clutter so I was very judicious in what I actually bought, it was all things I really need and that don't take up much space.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
23 Jan 16
@BelleStarr It's tough though when you like stuff- I am partial to antiqu-y things and would have to consider for awhile, but I love seeing- 'the find' at great prices!
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