What do you hunt for at thrift stores?

[YankeeMom]

Oh yeah...I get all my purses from the thrift store

[Laurie in Bradenton]

The first thing I look for is cookie jars. I've collected over 100 and most for under $5.00. Then I go throught the gadget pile to add to my collection of cooking tools. Have a wonderful collection of flour shifters and rolling pins. I then check out the book pile. Cookbooks are another weakness and I carry a list of books I'm looking for. Aprons are a passion but only if priced right. Yarn for my moms knitting group.
I'm not a clothes are not my thing I live in jeans that I've had for ages and t-shirts.

Laurie in Bradenton

[iida]

I can´t resist retro children´s sheets and duvetcovers. I don´t even have children that age, but they remind me of my childhood in the seventies. I have found them very cheaply from thriftstores but people pay a lot of money for them on the internet auctions. I don´t sell them, though. I am going to do something with them, just don´t know yet what it is.
The other thing I am collectin for some new use are doilies, mostly vintage.

I also buy craft books and novels, sometimes childrens books. And clothes.

[Twinkle]

First I hit the wool/sewing pattern aisle. Then the books (cookbooks and crafts mostly), then the women's clothing. I can have a hit or miss day but it's fun either way!

[mombottoo]

Clothes, mainly for the grandkids...the little beggars grow so fast it makes little sense to buy brand new clothing for them except for special occasions like their birthdays & Christmas.

[SweetPea]

My first stop is housewares, I collect Pyrex patterns, so I'm always looking for those. I also look for Wilton cake pans.

Next is books! I almost always leave with several.

Then purses, I love them, but don't pay retail.

Finally clothes, sometimes I find something I like, but not often.