Thrifting Wins

[Anonymous]

Y'all. I did my Christmas clean out and brought the stuff to a local charity. While there, I dropped off some like new shoes for my son and picked up some snow boots for him b/c his feet change size every two months right now and buying new doesn't make sense.

While in the shoe section, I found new black ballet flats which have been on my personal shopping list for some time. They were my size and fit like a glove. I looked them up online and they are a Nordstrom brand that retails for $200! I can't believe it!

What are your fab thrifting finds?

[Anonymous]

Mine is a silk cotton spring short cardigan in pale pink.
I'm not good at keeping light colored clothes from getting stained so I am very, very careful about where/when I wear it.

[Anonymous]

DD casually sauntered into a thrift shop and walked out with a very classy, deep purple leather jacket, clearly had almost never been worn, for I think about $30. Real leather, lining is perfect, not a scrape or scratch on the leather, zero signs of wear. She has a gift for finding amazing things.

This is the kind of item that someone would have put up on consignment, asking a TON more money, in the US. But we were in the UK, where there is a huge culture of "charity shops" where you can find amazing things. If you're a real thrift shop clothing fan, and you get to the UK, you're going to have a blast.

In another shop she found a gorgeous pair of black suede short boots that are embroidered all over with metallic thread. Stunning. Paid around $25 for them. Again, looked like they'd never been worn, and with suede boots or shoes, wear shows very quickly. Fit her perfectly. Felt like such a win!

[Anonymous]

Kate spade cardigan for $8
J crew cashmere sweater $5
Collapsible dog crate that hasn’t been made since 2005 for $3 (sells online for $100!)
Magnatiles for $3

I love love love thrifting.

[Anonymous]

This woman in Virginia bought a thrift store vase for $3.99 and it sold for over $100,000 at auction.

https://www.cnn.com/style/thrift-store-vase-auction-carlo-scarpa-venini/index.html

[Anonymous]

I would urge caution when it comes to shoes unless you want to risk toenail fungus. Fungi can live on in shoes for quite some time.

[Anonymous]

Is this like the Salvation Army or Goodwill store? Or an independent thrift shop?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y'all. I did my Christmas clean out and brought the stuff to a local charity. While there, I dropped off some like new shoes for my son and picked up some snow boots for him b/c his feet change size every two months right now and buying new doesn't make sense.

While in the shoe section, I found new black ballet flats which have been on my personal shopping list for some time. They were my size and fit like a glove. I looked them up online and they are a Nordstrom brand that retails for $200! I can't believe it!

What are your fab thrifting finds?

Which store was this?! Everything is picked though all mine in NOVA.

[Anonymous]

() a gorgeous, new-with-tags, leather jacket for $40, a Canadian brand. This was about 10 years ago and I still wear the coat regularly.

() an old Schiaparelli lambswool coat for $50. It’s so fancy I rarely wear it but it’s utterly beautiful

() very vintage Missoni sweater for very cheap

() a nice Missoni scarf for about $30

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all. I did my Christmas clean out and brought the stuff to a local charity. While there, I dropped off some like new shoes for my son and picked up some snow boots for him b/c his feet change size every two months right now and buying new doesn't make sense.

While in the shoe section, I found new black ballet flats which have been on my personal shopping list for some time. They were my size and fit like a glove. I looked them up online and they are a Nordstrom brand that retails for $200! I can't believe it!

What are your fab thrifting finds?

Which store was this?! Everything is picked though all mine in NOVA.

Yep. I'm in Falls Church and the pickers get to places like Goodwill and Unique very, very early.

[Anonymous]

One year I bought a Baby Dior dress and cardigan set for my baby daughter for $8. It had a tear, which I easily repaired with a needle and thread in a few minutes. I was so happy!

Now I avoid brick and mortar thrift shops and buy on Poshmark.

[Anonymous]

Not from a store but a yard sale more than a bit ago.

I picked up a “pearl” necklace because I liked the coloring of the pearls and the unique clasp. An aunt took a look at it and thought them better than just of the costume variety but I didn’t pursue it. Fast forward a few years, and when it came time to pull my wedding ensemble together, I went to our regular jeweler to get them restrung and was shocked when I picked them up to get a full appraisal with an eye-opening amount (I hadn’t even asked for one….lol…just the nominal/reasonable restring fee.). A second opinion (from a different shop) came back even higher.

Needless to say, that strand gets locked in a safe. And, while I’m not much of a pearl “type,” I do try to find occasions to wear them….if nothing else to remind me of our glorious wedding day. 🥰

[Anonymous]

I mostly just see junk at my local places so I seldom go. I think goodwill puts the decent stuff on eBay now. That said I got a nice French press for $10 a few years ago—not a bargain but still better than buying new. Many years ago, I got a very nice crockpot that was out of my budget new and paid $15. I was happy about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This woman in Virginia bought a thrift store vase for $3.99 and it sold for over $100,000 at auction.

https://www.cnn.com/style/thrift-store-vase-auction-carlo-scarpa-venini/index.html

Wow I would have pegged that as a cheesy Christmas decor bottle and walked right by.

[Anonymous]

Brand new petite sized maternity jeans for like 4 bucks. Petite sizes are hard to find let alone in the maternity world so I felt I scored big. And they were so cute I wore them post maternity until there were too many holes.