I love thrift stores!!!!!!!

**freebie** · 11-30-2009, 11:54 AM

I love going to thrift stores for my household needs, clothing, and holiday decorations. Does anyone else do the thing?

**frugalwarrior2** · 11-30-2009, 12:02 PM

I used to ALL the time. Got to be an absolute addiction. Then I went into ESTATESALES.COM. You sign up and recieve notice on where they are in your area. Got tons of cookbooks and dishware that way. I love finding older kitchen gadgets. There almost always run by a company so it's not awkward. Sunday is usually further discounted. They have a set amt of time to get rid of all of it.

**imagine** · 11-30-2009, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by freebie

I love going to thrift stores for my household needs, clothing, and holiday decorations. Does anyone else do the thing?

I do! There are quite a few of use her that do. Over in the second hand shopping section here a Frugal Village we often share out stories about our deals/finds.

PS: Welcome, Nice to meet you Freebie.

**Molemommy** · 11-30-2009, 12:15 PM

I love thrift stores! I buy almost everything there and also love garage sales in the summer...

**lotsadebt** · 11-30-2009, 01:55 PM

I was just there! Bought a skirt to make a costume for DD. Mondays are all 1/2 price days where we live. Other days are the color of tags.

However I do think for some housewares I do better at garage/yard sales. I am a haggler and always offer a lower price. Sometimes I feel the housewares are tagged a little too high for my taste.

**redmaples** · 11-30-2009, 02:46 PM

Besides the thrift stores, we love to go to rummage sales on friday mornings when they are close by. Estate sales are great too.

The thrift stores here just had a 50% off clothing & accessories the Fri after thanksgiving. We had great finds including great winter coats for $4 each! Everything else I bought was $2 & in like new condition.

It is a lot more fun to shop this way than at the mall or any retail stores. I went with 2 family members & we all found things for each other as well as ourselves. we also bought things for other people in our lives.

**piney** · 11-30-2009, 04:20 PM

I love to go to thrift stores and ust find some good things but any more dont find that much but there is always a crowd any time i go.

**lisaflex** · 11-30-2009, 08:37 PM

just got DD 2 pairs of "velvet" sweat pants...for $2.99 ea...one is unworn kenneth cole reaction and the other is worn but not much and is the JCP brand!

**rhiana** · 11-30-2009, 11:53 PM

I love thrift stores too! My husband and I have a set round of stores we hit every week. All of our furniture that hasn't been handed down to us has come from thrift stores.

**Luv2BeFrugal** · 12-01-2009, 02:47 AM

I do! I do!!

I absolutely LOVE to go to thrift stores! We go to Value Village (aka Savers) - especially on Mondays when it's 99 cent day for a certain color! I LOVE that!!

**VanVivCam** · 12-01-2009, 12:02 PM

My sister and I make Christmas Candy every year to give away and some to keep. I buy ALL my Christmas Tins and so forth at Goodwill all year long...I LOVE IT!

**miss_thrifty** · 12-01-2009, 08:50 PM

yard sales and value village is mostly where I go .

**cheriede** · 12-02-2009, 10:43 PM

We go to Goodwill somewhat frequently. If we are looking of something in particular, we usually start there. Our 50% off sale is this weekend, so we will be hitting all 3 on Saturday.