Nate
Every time I’ve been to a thrift store, I can only find things that seem to be leftover junk from an estate sale.
Some people really know how to find some hidden treasures while idiots like me are sifting through mustard yellow blazers and VHS tapes. These people really hit the jackpot with their thrift store hauls.
1. “Me: ‘How Much Are These? There’s No Price.’ Lady: ‘$10 For Both'”
2. “When The Checker Asked Me What This Was, I Muttered That It’s For Making Coffee And Ran Away. $1200 La Pavoni Europiccola Espresso Maker For $6.50 At Goodwill. My Coffee Dreams Have Now Been Fulfilled”
3. “The Wedding Dress Of My Dreams (And In My Size) For $40 At Goodwill”
4. “Fffff-Forty Dollars You Say?!!! Drexler Mcm Walnut Bookcase”
5. “My Luck Has Truly Been Bananas. Broyhill Brasilia Set. Couple Bought A House, Previous Owner Left It, It ‘Wasn’t Their Style’, They Wanted It Out. $100 For The Set”
6. “It Finally Happened To Me. After Years Of Being Jealous Of People On Here For Finding Them. I’ve Finally Found My White Whale! For Ten Dollars”
7. “One Of My Most Cherished Thrifts To Date”
8. “Bought At My Local Small Town Thrift Store. I Love Him”
9. “Another Dress I Made From A Vintage Bedsheet I Found At The Bins, Aka Treasure Trove”
10. “Internalized Homophobia And Misogyny I Thought I Had Long Ago Dealt With Has Always Kept Me From Exploring This Side Of Myself. Well, On My Last Thrift Run I Said To Hell With That, And When I Tell You I Have Never Felt So Elegant, I Mean That In A Heart Changing Way”
11. “I Found Hundreds Of Love Letters Between A Sailor And His Wife During 1918 (Ww1). They Start Out As A Secret Couple, Then Marry After A Few Months! He Also Has The Mumps For A Bit”
12. “My Thrifting Has Peaked: Kitty Sweater With Hand Painted Fish Buttons!”
13. “For Years I Was Always Tempted By Miniature Chairs At Thrift Shops, And Then One Day I Finally Bought Nine Of Them”
14. “I Found A Suit For My Son At A Yard Sale. $15.00”
15. “Visited A Salvation Army For The First Time Yesterday And Picked Up This (Possibly Vintage?) Dress! It Was 25% Off So I Paid Less Than $5!”
16. “Cute Baby Side Table For $25!”
17. “My Mum Bought A Load Of Yarn From A Thrifters And Made This For Me! It’s So Good!”
18. “$15 Dollars At A Thrift Store.. It’s An Original! Holy Cow I Could Look At It Forever”
19. “Just Found This Beautiful Baldwin Organ. Works Perfectly, And Got It For Only 170$. My Biggest Thriftstore Haul Of All Time , I’ve Wanted One Forever!!”
20. “Thrifted Nwt Couch From The Local Salvation Army. Couldn’t Believe My Luck!”
21. “My Husband And I Turned This Antique Fire Extinguisher He Got For Free From A Co-Worker Into A Side Table Using A Marble Top We Found At A Garage Sale For $1. Really Pleased With How This Turned Out!”
22. “$50 For This Old Heavy Dresser And Mirror. I’m In Love”
23. “My Thrift Store Find. Emerald And Diamond 18k Gold Ring. $16”
24. “The Most Amazing 2 Piece Vintage Set That I Just Thrifted For $10”
25. “My Smoking Hot Duck I Found Today. I Did Not Even Know It Was An Incense Burner, I Just Loved Him”
26. “I’ve Been Wanting A Piece Of Stained Glass And Found This”
27. “A $40 Thrifted Vintage Lace Wedding Dress. I’m Eloping In July And It Fits Perfectly!”
28. “I’m So Stoked On This $1.29 Find”
29. “Thrifted This Rattan Etagere For $30!! Favorite Find So Far”
30. “Found A Van Gogh Classics 4-PC Fine Bone China Mug Set For $7!”
31. “I Got This From Facebook Marketplace, I Think He Likes It”
32. “My Thrifted Living Room!”
33. “5 Euro Strawberry Halter Dress Thrifted In Paris!”
34. “Well I Don’t Know How To Say This But I Bought A Bedroom Set At The Local Gallery And Didn’t Check The Drawers, After Moving It All Up 3 Flights Of Stairs I Found Photo Albums, Notes, Cards, And This Exorcism Kit”
35. “Found At Local Goodwill: An Exact Copy Of The Sweater My Mom Has Owned For At Least A Couple Decades”
36. “In Love With These These Gold Earrings!!”
37. “One Of My Very First Quirky Finds In 2022. A Beehive Shelving Unit”
38. “Catch & Release But Now I Regret It”
39. “This Behemoth 80s Lotus Lamp Was A Literal Haul… Its Huge! Brass, Pink, 80s And Floral Are My Weaknesses”
40. “I Love Lemon Print And Found This Gorgeous Dress At Goodwill For Less Than 5 Bucks”
41. “So Happy With This Goodwill Find! Nwt $50”
42. “$15 Vintage Dress At An Estate Sale That Fits Like A Glove. I’m Feeling Little Bo Peep Meets Gunne Sax Meets Pride & Prejudice!”
43. “In 1978, My Mom Made A Ceramic Tree For My Grandma. When Grma Passed In 2001, My Uncles Gave It Away To Goodwill. In 2002, I Found It (Confirmed Marked On Bottom) At A Local Thrift, For $15”
44. “Almost Died When My Husband Came Home With This Beautiful Piece Last Year From Goodwill!”
45. “You Guys. Look What’s Coming Home With Me Today! Nils Jonsson Troeds Lyon Credenza, Made In Sweden, $20. Needs A Lot Of Tlc But This Is My Dream Find!!!”
46. “Could Not Leave Bernie At The Thrift Store”
47. “A Selection Of My Haul From Today!”
48. “One Of My Favorite Finds In A While. 1970s Toucan Tea Set”
49. “Fully Thrifted Bedroom Dresser Set Up”
50. “Thrifted These Two Comfy Chairs For My Coffee Shop For $70 Total!!”
h/t: BoredPandas