Major Thrift Store Scoring Today!!!!!!!

[WannaBeGrumpy]

DayDreaminHippie68 and I went thrifting today.

At store one: we both ended up with a sweet pair of brown corduroys...which I am curently wearing...

At store two; I got two skirts..one was cotton ans greenish with some tribal patterning on it and the other was a pinkish corduroy knee length with lace ruffle at the bottom. Also i got a free blue beaded necklace...

I am thrilled to death!

All this was for less than $12

I am amazed...

What's your best find?


:shrug:

[grannylib]

1. Brand new tag-on Liz Claiborne skirt for $3 (this was several years

ago) and a cobalt blue covered pressed glass candy dish for $2

Those are my favorites off the top of my head...I shop the thrift stores religiously.
I have a list of things I regularly look for:

Glass insulators
Old aqua glass canning jars
Old wooden alphabet blocks
Wooden yardsticks, the older the better (I have one that has a 2-digit phone number on it :-) )
Globes
Vintage Christmas ornaments and elves (the little felt-dressed ones that have their hands around their knees are my favorites. They look like Snap Crackle and Pop from the Rice Krispy boxes; I think they're from the '50s or so)
Anything cobalt glass

And I'm always looking for bowling balls, broken dishes, and other objects for mosaics. :-)

[grasswire]

22. do you put mosaic on bowling balls?

Never thought of that, but it could make a cool garden ornament!

[grannylib]

23. Yes, I do! I just did one in two shades of blue, from old broken

Fiesta Ware dishes. I also used a broken souvenir mug from Washington D.C in cobalt blue and white; my girls had given it to me for Christmas some years ago, and it fell and was cracked, so I saved it and broke it some more and used that too *lol* It turned out really well. I haven't put it outside yet, because I haven't sealed the grout yet. I used the inside of the bottom of an old bowling ball bag for a workstand for it; I did it in about four sections over four or five nights. Glue, let dry; grout, let dry; then turn and work on an adjacent bit.
It was fun! The next one I do I am going to drill through the thumb hole and make into a fountain. :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

2. I've gotten so many scores over the years, but probably the best

was a black mouton coat with heavy satin lining and an ermine collar circa 1940 for $25 in perfect condition

I've had it over 30 years and it's still as beautiful and warm as the day I bought it.

edit to add wiki link for mouton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouton_fur

[texanwitch]

3. I love going to thrift stores.

There are several near me.

I scored on some gently used jeans for $2 each.

[LeftyMom]

4. $22 for an Armani suit.

Obviously not for me, but for that price, I bought it and found it a home with my kid sister's boyfriend.

I also got a $500 high end imported vacuum for $6.

[stuntcat]

5. rock!

rock on! :headbang:

My best brown corduroys EVAH came from a thrift store. Now they're so thin I'm scared to wear them but I found a green pair that's exactly the same only newer.. probably 20 years old instead of 40.

Last week I got a toy great white shark! for like a dollar! I used it to hassle my cat:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DCCgrQxjf-I

Thrift stores are the only place I shop anymore, it takes longer but it's worth it.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

6. I've been wanting a pair forever...

i want to get some red ones too or purple..that would be cool

[Ava]

7. saw a prada purse in a thift store once

bought it for five bucks and gave it my mom.. checked it out and it was real and not a knock off. i was pretty proud of myself.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

9. noce..i saw a coach at a garage sale for 5 bucks too...

almost bought it but i didnt for some reason..i'm kicking myself!

[Ava]

10. aw you should've! could've sold it for more

:rofl: personally i've never been a fan of labels, but when you see something that valuable for so cheap it is definitely worth it!

mom once got a pair of orange gucci heels at a thrift store.. i love those shoes and i wear them sometimes now.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

11. that's awesome..im jealous...

orange is my fave color...i actually got a pair for prom!

[Ava]

15. i love brightly colored shoes and accessories

especially with less dressy clothes and darker colors. a white tee, dark jeans, and the orange shoes are perfect for me.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

17. i know i'm the same....

like i'm super excited about my skirt caust it is so bright but like I'll wear it with like a black or a whit plain shirt!

[triguy46]

8. I have found wife a bunch, but prob best was an Anne Taylor blouse for $1 ...

that she gets tons of raves over.

This is a really good point. If one is interested in simplification, getting off the credit card junkie lifestyle, there is much good to be found in thrift shops.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

13. Thrift stores are amazing...

I get the best clothes for cheap!

[triguy46]

25. I'm a khaki-aholic and can stock up for a year for $10.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Your crib, and playpen...

and quite a few onesies.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

14. woohoo thrift store child through and through...

:woohoo:

[newmajority]

16. Got a bunch of old Elvis 45's at a Goodwill store

including some EP's that had been out of print since the 50's. I happened to be working at the store at the time, and when they came in, I said "don't even bother putting those in the rack. I'm buying all of them".

They were $1.99 each (less whatever employee discount I had). Considerably more than the average 45" was there, but definitely a bargain by record collector standards.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

18. sweet...jealousy...

I love Elvis!

[KoKo]

20. Are old Elvis "Sun Records" still considered "collectible" these days?

I have some old 45's of Elvis's First..."That's Alright Mama" and others. I figured Elvis wasn't really hot for collectibles, anymore. I don't have the jackets because they were passed on to me...but they are his earliest Sun Records and I've just hung on to them. :shrug:

[yellowdogintexas]

19. suede jacket for $1.75 at my church's garage sale this year

tons of books for 50 cents each

[grasswire]

21. you all need to join us over in the flea market antiques collectibles topic!

We routinely discuss our treasure hunts there.

[MorningGlow]

24. Vintage emerald-green velvet dress from the '60s for $12

Boat neck, tulip skirt, satin bow at the back. Looked like something from Jackie O's closet. I wore it to a winter semiformal at college. I LOVED that dress.

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. 1939 huge Dictionary with oak stand

the kind we used in grade school, weighs 50 pounds, enormous thing.
for 30.00, stand all. In perfect condition.
appraised for 250.00 without the stand a week later.

I still have it.

Half my house came from Goodwills located in ritzy part of towns.

2nd best find was wrought iron baker rack with 4 thick beveled glass shelves, perfect condition, for 20.00/

Glazier told me each glass shelf was worth 30 -40 bucks.