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No. 1778488
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I miss my days of shopping through vintage kitchenware before I learned how much lead and cadmium is in it. Now I’m just like “this is beautiful and would probably give me brain damage so no.”
No. 1778489
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>>1778466I feel you nonna. I've had a lot of luck with my countries' version of ebay though, it's a lot of (kids of) older people who just want to get rid of their stuff so they mark it down a huge amount. I got picrel (wool scarf, 140x140 cm) for 8 euros there, you have to dig a little bit but it's not that uncommon to find vintage items.
No. 1778498
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I found a beer boy decanter at this thrift shop that sets up their wares on the sidewalk. It would have been a housewarming gift for my friend but then I remembered she's an alcoholic. Now he sits in my bedroom with no head after I dropped him twice.
No. 1778523
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My favourite places to thrift are flea markets with mostly old people and antique sellers because they sell the prettiest things and it feels like visiting a free museum where you're allowed to touch everything. One of my most treasured purchases is a household book from the 19th century that has little doodles in it. I got it for five euros and antiquarian bookshops sell it for around 50 so I got lucky with the price too.
No. 1778533
>>1778503I find more general keywords work better. For
>>1778489 I searched 'square scarf wool' even though I was looking for pavlovo posad (esque) scarves. Also look at the accounts of the people who are selling vintage things, they often have a lot of listings of stuff that fits in with it. Try to search for the basic characteristics rather than a brand name, it's worked well for me. Good luck
nonnie!
No. 1778693
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I found a vintage black velvet blazer for $1 at a thrift store recently! It's so soft and comfy and it fits like it was tailored for me, it's my new favorite piece of clothing. I can't find much info about the brand online but it's called Toffee, it was made in Japan and I think it's from the 70's/80's. Almost all of my furniture, clothes and kitchenware are thrifted. If you're thrifting irl and in the US avoid goodwill, all my local stores have been raising their prices on anything that's not Shien and are trying to become a "boutique". All of my best finds are from estate sales, flea markets and small church-run charity shops. Also patience is important, I usually thrift once or twice a week and most trips I don't come home with anything
No. 1782865
>>1782836People are getting more poor in general and a lot of people are starting to realize how shitty clothes are made recently, it makes sense a lot of people resort to thrift stores since it lasts longer and is cheaper.
What even happened to clothes? I remember my cheap stage and JCPenney crap could at least last a couple of years, hell even forever 21 did. Now it seems like even higher end mall brands will rip apart by the following month. At this point they might as well just be giving us all paper to wear daily
No. 1782913
>>1782836I got into thrifting because buying new stuff was making me crazy. Last year, I had to order some furniture, and the quality was just terrible. Almost everything in stores is made of particle board or MDF (you know, wood chips mixed with glue), or even worse, cardboard. So, either things were poorly painted or had a thin layer of solid wood at best, or a printed layer of "wood" made out of plastic. Even the expensive furniture made out of solid wood is trash now. Don't get me started on how poorly the pieces fit together, glue everywhere, and they look like they've been through a war by the time they arrive.
So of course, I'd rather snag those two designer chairs from Italy for 100 € at a second-hand shop than settle for a poorly made plastic chair from IKEA for the same price. Thrifting was never frowned upon in my family. It used to be my grandparents' hobby, and that's how they could afford nice things despite their financial situation. Rich people thrifting isn't a new thing at all. I've seen them do it since I was a child, tagging along with my grandparents. I even remember going shopping with my parents, and the CEO of one of the biggest companies in the world would be there buying the cheapest food in the store. You know, the kind that even poor people avoid because it tastes like nothing. Rich people are weird. But you're right, thrifting is totally normal now. In my opinion, it's a mix of people wanting to shop ethically, find things made with care, and the fact that everyone's feeling the financial squeeze these days. Personally, I'm living my best life, getting designer pieces for cheap but it's just getting more insane out here. People are buying anything vintage for a fortune now. I even see a difference between last year and this year.
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When I was thrifting a while ago I saw this dish and thought of you guys
No. 1782973
>>1782962I am the opposite of entertained, that's my whole point
nonny.
No. 1783143
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Due to fast fashion the thift shops near me are now packed with low quality clothing, either because of the materials or the way it has been sewn (oftentimes both). I hate how only a couple of years ago I knew for a fact I could depend on second hand places to find some durable and warm clothing that would last me for years to come.
And I bet the people donating them feel good about themselves, when the best thing they could've done is not buy trash that they were going to wear only once or twice in the first place.
This post makes me sound ungrateful but I have been thrifting since I was a child and the quality drop along the price increase has been awful to experience. I have started using depop and vinted as a replacement, but those sites are full of chinese companies or resellers who up the price just because they can (same thing that happened to etsy).
No. 1783215
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>>1783143You aren't ungrateful. My local thrifting store now put almost everything nice on a rack to sell it to rich dumb people who are ready to spend 40$ on a vintage shirt. People who need cheap clothes are left with low quality clothing. Some people really have money to throw away. I found this cutie for 20€ and it's sold to rich people on the internet for 600€.
No. 1783223
>>1783215>People who need cheap clothes are left with low quality clothing. Yeah this exactly is my main gripe with it. The decent quality clothing is not affordable to people who are the main reason thrift shops exist.
Good job on the flip though, insane profit.
No. 1783317
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>>1783237>>1783223It's beautiful and giant. But still, it's easily found for way less on websites who don't pander to rich people. I always like to check if there is any information online on what I'm buying. And it always baffles me that rich people are ready to pay 900€ for an ottoman like that when it's usually sold for 200€ at most on etsy or ebay and even cheaper on local online marketplaces. I got mine for 60€. That's close to 5% of the price for rich people. The worst is that I see influencers on social media pushing that type of websites, like 1stdibs, on regular people who shouldn't spend 900€ on a small ottoman. We live in a strange era.
No. 1787866
>>1783265>90s-2000s clothing with good fiber contentbless you
nonny, i do exactly the same because thrifting anything decent in my city is hard. y2k zoomers mostly lose their shit over polyester garbage and buy from each other rather from gen x and boomer women who often sell way better clothes for lower prices just to clear out their wardrobes. bless them
No. 1788592
>>1786623Get the skillet, then keep your eyes open for a glass lid - something like pyrex/anchor hocking/corning that is made to go into the oven. Or, in a pinch, use a pyrex pie plate until you find a more suitable lid and just be careful removing it.
This is also a good strategy for when you find a crock pot that is missing its lid. Pyrex/corning is the way to go.
No. 1789990
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Picrel is nuts. Thrift stores are such a grift these days.
No. 1790005
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idk if this is widespread yet but my mom is an avid thrifter and her new favorite place is "the bins". All the unwashed unwanted shit from other thrift stores ends up here, priced by the pound (so closer to pre-gentrified thrift store prices). You can still good stuff, but you have to wear gloves while digging through these massive bins because there's trash, broken glass etc in there. My mom's even found bloody underwear on multiple occasions. I'm all for a good deal but idk man that's too much for me. Thrifting is so bleak right now, can the rich people start making fun of thrift shops again so I'm not paying $25 for a fucking goodwill sweater
No. 1790060
>>1790005I can smell this photo, bleagh
Good on you being able to find some nice stuff though
No. 1790423
>>1786820im sick of this too when it comes to real thrift stores. they have actual changing rooms but stopped allowing them due to stealing and covid. the only ones with changing rooms here are resell stores that look for name brands and mainly y2k or athleisure type stuff. you have to wear a bralette or tight shirt, shorts, and easily slip off shoes.
I think my best thrifts the past 2 years have been: a maxi button skirt with pockets, a beautiful sailor style jacket in white, and a specific brand of shoes that sell for $100 but never seems to be priced for more than $18. Also found a pair of black tall mary janes with the wedge so it doesn't feel like wearing heels.
No. 1790455
>>1790030it's hitting the Christian thrift stores too.
a local one here was trying to sell a really common corningware dish for $75.00.
No. 1791682
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I bought the exact same sweater for 3 euros a few years ago and I love it so much, exceptional quality with no pilling + extremely comfortable and cute. I also found a really old Steiff stuffed dog once, I really like it too, he's just the right scale to match my porcelain dolls.
No. 1798454
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I just found a Day Timer Planner from 2001 and wouldn't you know the January calendar was the only part filled out, and it matches this year!
it comes in a nice black leather binder with pockets and such, and there are finance tracking pages, Lined pages, and task tracker areas.
it came with one pen that works, and it's one of them fancy pens!
We found it in the free bin!!!
YEEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWWW!
it's been a successful day already.
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I went to goodwill on a whim the other day and found a top I'd seen listed for 50-100+ dollars on depop for about 7 dollars (picrel, here it is in a different color that'll actually show off the cut. i honestly hope to find it in red for cheap). It's just a simple black top, but it fills a hole in my general outfit rotation perfectly so I was happy to find it. It makes me insane how much some depop sellers mark things up, especially items that are just basic garments, nothing super unique or rare. Picrel is actually a particularly awful example, some sucker out there bought this top for 135 dollars. My local goodwill almost never has things I like so it was a really pleasant surprise to pick up that sweater and a few other nice basics that are actually wearable.
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>>1798491>shitter parts of city suburbs>names where I lived for most of my lifey-yeah
I go around Salford semi regularly still, it just feels like the stock barely moved this past year. I scored a really nice vintage embroidery kit, but it was pricy, like £9? Hope I can find more!
No. 2061830
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>>1780150I found this pocket devotional book at a church thrift store when I was working there part-time a few years ago
It was printed in Belgium in 1919 and they were actually going to throw it away as unsalable due to water damage on the cover
I'm not religious at all but I do like the little notes scribbled on the margins or blank pages
This was apparently bought by a woman named Peggy Bolden in July 1920 on a trip to New York and eventually wound up in Ontario when I found it
Its amazing to think how much the world has changed since it was bought by that woman over 100 years ago
No. 2061840
>>2061830man.. I'd buy that from you
nonny.
No. 2061893
>>1778443I love thrifting, but I get self conscious posting in theifting groups because I don't really know anything about stuff. I just like that I can buy cool clothes and make fun outfits based on what I like rather than whats currently trending-
and do it at a reduced cost
No. 2062069
>>2061734i read a lot of history where books can get pretty expensive. i try to buy used as much as i can but if it's a recent book it'll usually be only ten or so euros less than the original price.
but i'm lucky to have a massive ass used bookstore in town that usually gets most books in secondhand just weeks after they get released
No. 2062100
I went to Goodwill and Salvation Army over the weekend and I had better luck at the latter. Goodwill had used Banana Republic and J. Crew tops for $9.99, Salvation Army had Talbots tops for $3.99 and half price because of their weekly sales.
>>2061734That's also my max. I'm willing to spend more at the local used bookstore to support them but I don't like spending more than $4 unless the book is rare.