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You can spend hours in a supermarket and still not find what you're looking for. Or you can go into a thrift shop without searching for anything in particular and walk away with a full bag. I mean, how could you walk away from a plate with a drawing of a bird pooping, with the words, "Here's your snack, dumbass" written all over it? It would go beautifully with that cat-shaped dispenser that shoots tissues out of its butt. Bored Panda has collected some of the most delightfully weird thrifting finds people have ever come across and you have to see them to believe them!
Be sure to check out Bored Panda's earlier posts about people finding weird things in thrift stores, flea markets and garage sales here, here, here, here, here, and here.
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#1
Two Months Ago, My 20 Year Old Kitty Passed Away. After All Those Years, I've Been Heartbroken. Yesterday I Went Downtown To The Salvation Army Store And Found This Gem. I Pasted My Kitty's Photo In The Image So You Can See How Amazing This Is. I Mean. It Is Her!
According to research conducted by thredUp, the second-hand clothing market will grow to nearly 1.5x the size of fast fashion by 2028.
"The last few years of growth in the resale market have been driven by the early adopters (the same ones who first adopted Airbnb or Lyft or DoorDash), but now the skeptics are starting to come around," James Reinhart, Co-Founder & CEO of thredUP said. "We’re seeing first-time thrifters coming to platforms like ours in droves. Not surprisingly, the younger generations are leading this charge, with millennials and Gen Z adopting secondhand 2.5x faster than other age groups."
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#2
Y'all, My Local Bin Dig Store Had A Fill-A-Cart For $10 Sale, So I Started Filling Up On Small Toys To Hand Out At Halloween. I Grabbed This Fake Credit Card, Because It Said James Bond On It. This Morning, I Noticed There Was A Slider On The Back And Opened It. It's A Freaking Lock Picking Set!!!
The thredUp report says that in 2028, the second-hand market will be worth US$64 billion, in comparison to US$44 billion for fast fashion. As of 2018, fast fashion was worth US$35 billion and second-hand US$24 billion.
"The retail sector needs to find ways to embrace, acquire, or partner with second-hand shop business models because customer adoption is likely to continue," broker-dealer business Cowen and Company said. "Customers of the future will look for ways to recycle, resell or upcycle, and will be drawn to the incredible value of buying secondhand. We believe that brands will need to partner with resale sites and support the circular economy."
#3
I Found This Last Week And It’s Definitely My Favorite Thing I’ve Seen At An Antique Or Thrift Store. Introducing The Violin Vampire Killing Kit!
Even traditional retailers are starting to embrace secondhand. For example, Airbnb is building homes that are designed to be shared, not owned, and IKEA has announced plans to offer furniture rentals.
"The resale customer is no longer somebody else’s customer, they are everybody’s customer," Reinhart added. "Mass market or luxury, if people can find a high-quality product for much less, they’ll choose used. As the line between new and used apparel blurs for consumers, a powerful transformation in retail will unfold
#4
Now You're Singing It
#5
My 9 Year Old Daughter Found This Today At The Goodwill In Niles, Michigan. She Said He Had To Come Home With Us Because She Loves Weird Things And She Just Knew That Nobody Else Would Buy Him And He Would Be Lonely
#6
Had To Spruce Her Up A Bit
#7
Found This Yesterday And Bought For My Son, Who Loved It! Best £2 Spent Ever!
#8
I Rescued This Incredible Globe From The Trash, It’s About 20” Tall And Handcrafted With Semi-Precious Stones And A Brass Base. Not Really That Weird But Definitely Second Hand And Pretty Unusual
varwenea 6 years ago
These things were so popular for a long while sold at many stores. Not ultra expensive but not cheap either. In the hundreds depending on size. This is a rather nice one as the stones used are quite varied, and the ocean's blue colors is magnificent. The brass likely can be polished to shine some more. This is a top notch dumpster fine!
#9
Lucky Enough To Find Matching Dresses For My Boyfriend And Me So We Could Do This Pose At The Stanley Hotel. Estes Park, Co Thrift Shop
#10
My 6 Year Old Spent Her Allowance On A Hand Painted, Canvas Portrait Of A Goat She Found At The Flea Market. Yes It Came Home. It's Now Hung In Her Room
#11
This Large, Weird Mushroom House Lamp From The '70s Is One Of My Favorite Second Hand Finds.
I used to work at a little used book store, and one day this guy just showed up with a box of old books and two of these lamps in it and said "Keep 'em". My boss didn't want them, so my coworker and I each got one
#12
Thrift Store Painting To Which Someone Had Added A Dinosaur
#13
Who Remembers ....
Biopithecus 6 years ago
I still remember - 1 1 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 (Twinkle twinkle little star - if my memory serves me right)
Ashley Galyen 6 years ago
Is it sad I could hear the tune from reading the numbers? (Afterward I realised the name of the song was below, lol)
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LessaltEDM 6 years ago
Oh my god. I had totally forgotten about that toy! Thank you for this picture, it was one of my favorite toys as a child!!!
Kainaath Khan 6 years ago
1 1 2 1 5 4, 1 1 2 1 5 4, 1 1 2 1 5 4 3 2 1.. 1 1 2 1 5 4.. happy birthday to you.
Marcela RI 6 years ago
I really can't belive it!!! I had the same "mini song book"! (I remember the cartoons and the songs are the same) It came with a piano cake (a piano in the shape of a cake). I used to practice with it. HAHAHA Really!!! And I'm from Uruguay! So I supose that little book was in a lot of countrys.
Rebecca Weatherly 1 year ago
Oh my god. I had one of these when I was like 4 and had no idea what I was supposed to do with it, I just keysmashed that b***h 😭
Tammy Hawkins 4 years ago
Scrolling down, pic comes in view, lips curve upward, full smile on display-OMG I so remember these!
Frozengeckolover 6 years ago
I still have one of these, but the battery connection broke off. I'll get around to fixing it one day...
jillian rodriguez 6 years ago
i never saw one of these before,but that looks really cool and fun.i bet it was!
#14
Just Had To Share This Charming Tissue Dispenser I Came Across In New York
#15
Yes. It Came Home With Me. Haven't Read It Yet
#16
Bought A Nice Frame At Goodwill For $0.50. Put A Photo In It And Kept Seeing A Smudge. Removed The Back And Held It Up To The Light And Saw This...
#17
I Literally Darted Across The Store When I Saw Her. She’s So Fancy I Love It
#18
Finally... I Can Drink My Beer With Ladylike Class!
#19
I Don't Know If These Qualify As Weird As Much As They Do Amazing. Found At A Small Local Thrift Store. I Picked Them Up Without Hesitation
#20
I Found This At Goodwill! This Has Officially Become My Wedding Rehearsal Bouquet!
#21
Yes I Did Buy This Elephant Sweatshirt. Made Me Laugh Too Hard Not Too
#22
Check Out This Kraken Stand I Have In My Kitchen Now
#23
Got The Dragon For Free! It Stands About 7 Feet Tall And Is Hand Pounded Tin
It was a tent topper for a circus I think. I got it from a guy whos uncle had one of PT Barnums houses here in Denver. I gave him some real estate advice and he gave me Dragon. It has a hole where the mouth is for smoke and a spot for the tongue but the tongue is missing. It’s super light! It had been in the back yard for years and was covered in weeds. I dream that it traveled the world on sideshow adventures
#24
Really Beautiful And Intricately Carved Skull At Asiabarong Gallery, Great Barrington Ma
#25
So... I Couldn't Be Happier With My Goodwill Find Today. I Previously Worked For A Termite And Pest Control Company But They Closed 2 Julys Ago
Today...I was hired as a data entry coordinator at a new and much better pest control company!!!! I headed to goodwill to beef up my office clothing and found this gem!!! Perfect addition to my eccentric office lady wardrobe!
#26
My Four Year Old Daughter Absolutely Could Not Live Without This Four Foot Rainbow Trout!
#27
So Brought These From Savers And Didn’t Look At The Back
#28
Obviously This Shirt Had To Come Home With Me Today. It's Way Too Large For Me But Oh Well
#29
Pencil Flats. I Hope A Teacher Somewhere Out There Will Stumble Upon These Gems
Toujin C'Thlu 6 years ago
Looks like something Miss Frizzle from 'Magic School Bus' would wear
#30
Mad At Your Spouse???
#31
I Wanted To Give Y’all An Update On How Absolutely Perfect This Crazy Piece Looks In My Bright, Plant Filled Dining Room
Chris Watson 6 years ago
You are "owning" it! It's vibrant colours match the personality in your photo. Great job
#32
Thank You To The Saint Who Donated This. It’s Now Thriving In Its New, Loving Home!
#33
The Other Ladies Thought It Was Super Weird, As Soon As I Seen It I Knew It Had To Come Home With Me!! (Whether It Fit Or Not)
#34
Found This Gem Today At Savers In St. Louis. Pretty Sure It’s Homemade (No Tags) And For $2.99, You’d Better Believe It Came Home With Me
#35
My Best Friend And I Wore Thrift Store Wedding Dresses To A Showing Of Bridesmaids. After The Show, This Woman Stopped Us. She Was The Original Owner Of Our Dresses. Both Dresses!!!
Mine is from her first wedding and my friend's from her second..... A small world post from today reminded me of this glorious moment
Koalamonster 6 years ago
Whatever happened I love that she not only had no problem seeing the dresses- both of them- while being out, but that she shared with them that those had been hers AND looks happy in the picture. Most people probably wouldn't have said anything, some might've felt unhappy seeing them out, but she is above that noise it seems. Love that.
#36
You Could Have Heard Me Squeal With Glee When I Walked Up On This Gem! I Grabbed It And Held On Tight (Granted No One Else Was Around At The Time)
#37
In At Atlanta Area Goodwill, July 15. When I Told My Son I Didn't Buy It He Said "What's Wrong With You?!"
#38
Here’s Looking At You, Kid
#39
Found This At A Goodwill. Adorable Little Animals To Impale What A Weird Toy
#40
Back In January, I Acquired One Of My Most Prized Possessions- A Life-Sized Cast Replica Of An Apatosaurus Femur Bone!
It is a little over 6 feet tall and made of fiberglass. My friend Kathleen and I found it at a Pocono antique mall for a little over $160. The first time I saw it I actually left it behind, wondering “do I reallyyyy need a dinosaur bone?” And I regretted it all week! Once the market was open again I raced up to bring it home in the middle of a snow storm and it is now permanently on display in my living room
Jonathon Smith 6 years ago
I have so much respect for someone who waits a week and comes to the conclusion they need a 6 foot dinosaur bone in their life.
#41
I Present... Bizarre Cat Trinket Pot! It Did Not Come Home With Me
#42
Went To An Antique Store Liquidation. Mostly A Bust But I Did Leave With Some New Bling
#43
My Niece Found This Fabulous Dinosaur Dress At The Salvation Army Store Today. It Is So Cute On Her And It Did Go Home With Her
#44
I Found Casket Barbie Today. I Low Key Regret Not Taking Her Home
George Digamma 6 years ago
She is like the bride of Frankestein in Dracula's coffin. Some designer loves horror movies i guess.
#45
I Found This In A Yard Sale
#46
Take Your Brother To The Thrift Shop, They Said. It Will Be Fun, They Said. This Monstrosity Now Occupies A Place Of Honor In His Apartment, And In My Nightmares
#47
Only For You People Would I Don A Five-Sizes-Too-Small Kittycat Onesie And Take An Embarrassing Selfie
#48
I Was Gifted This Years Ago At An Estate Sale!
I Was Looking At The Jewelry And The Jeweler Saw Me Looking At It. I Was Obviously Drawn To This Tiny Little Book And He Probably Thought No One Would Buy It! Score Babbaayyyy I Gladly Accepted! It Is A Tiny Book That Has I Love You Written In Different Languages. I Love It! My Cute Little Book Of Love!
#49
He Clearly Wears It Better. No Competition
#50
I Found This Last Year At A Local Thrift Shop In Pa. I Took It Home...because One Of Me Is Just Not Enough
#51
Someone Posted Miniatures On Here And Wanted To See This! It’s A Bean With Ten Tiny Elephants In It. I’ve Had It For About 50 Years And I Got It At An Antique Store When I Was A Kid
#52
You Better Believe I Bought This Giant Antique Industrial-Grade Wire Whisk Mixer Attachment I Have Absolutely No Use For Other Than To Admire For Aesthetics
Btw, it came with a note that said it came from a milwaukee convent and was purchased for the convent in 1889
#53
Hi Y’all. First Time Poster. Found These Shoes At Red, White And Blue In Harahan, La. They Look Like Something H. R. Giger (The Guy Who Created The Creature In Alien) Made. As Much As I Loved Them, They Sadly Stayed In The Store
#55
Found On The Street. This Little Guy Is Only An Inch High. Where Did He Come From?
#56
"When 16 Pockets On The Front Of Your Skirt Isn't Enough, You Don't Worry Because There Are 16 More On The Back! So Heavy!"
#57
Just Not Sure What To Say
#58
My Inner Ninja Turtle Is Screaming. This Came Home
#59
I Recently Found This Gem At My Fav Thrift Store. Bought It For My Husband, He Won’t Wear It, So I Will (On A Date With Him)
#60
I Saw This Tissue Box And Couldn't Pass It Up! Just Makes Me Giggle
#61
You May Be Over Jumpsuits But I'm Not When I Come Across Gems Like This Baby That I Got For A Buck!
#62
Last Year My Son Asked Me To Get Jenga. So When I Found A Used, But Complete In The Box Set At Value Village I Bought It And Gave It To The Kids
When they took it out of the box we quickly realized it had been modified and I had purchased “Frat House Edition”! My kids are way too young for this edition, so now it lives at my friend’s mostly-adults-only cabin
#63
She’s Not So Much As Odd But Very Unique. I Think She Is Beautiful! Her Hair Looks Like It’s Made Of Spider Webs And The Ends Of Her Hair Has Actual Keys Attached
#64
Random Find At "Finders Keepers" Hagerstown, Md It Made Me Laugh So Hard
#65
For Those Who Need Assistance In Making A Good Cuppa A.k.a Me. Sorry Boss For Putting Way Too Much Milk In Your Tea!
#66
Whoever Made This I Love You. Damn Straight It's Coming Home With Me
#67
My Husband Brought Home This Terrible Mask After Thrifting Today. So Yeah, Husband For Sale
#68
Oh My Achy Breaky Heart. Billy Ray At A Yard Sale With Mullet
Toujin C'Thlu 6 years ago
Just put him in your living room window, and you have a cheap burglar deterrent.
#69
Found The Honeypot Of 90's Troll Earrings!
Kururi.Orihara 6 years ago
That’s decently cool, they just look heavy af and I feel bad for your ears.
#70
Sooo... This Didn’t Come Home With Me, Either
#71
Crikey! Look What We Found, Was Not Going To Drop $150 For It So It Stayed Where It Was
#72
By Far My Best Goodwill
#73
Tie With A Brain Scan Pattern, Found In A Charity Shop
#74
All Hail This Truly Cursed Item
#75
Found In A Recycle Store Called Savers In South Australia
#76
Zombie Horse...
#77
Not A Great Pic Because I Took It Through The Shop Window But Check Out These Lil Gnome Shoes
#78
I Found A Sculpture That Looks Like Me At A Garage Sale
#79
Someone Recommended I Join Because Of Pics I Take Of Weird Stuff I Find, And I Decided To Start With This
#80
Can't Help But Feel A Tinge Of Heartache From Finding This Abandoned
Koalamonster 6 years ago
Oh.... that's rough. When you find older bits like lockets and such often it's because someone has passed. Seeing one from 2017- which looks to be the date for the stars position not the date that it was made/gifted to someone- much higher chance that someone is just sad now.
#81
One Of My Greatest Finds! A Fancy Martini Cocktail Dress!
Candace Fitzpatrick 6 years ago
This is a Hallowe’en costume, I’ve seen it in the party store.
#82
Really?
#83
Behold The Pickle Putter
#84
The Gentleman Who Had These Said He Got Them From The Natural Museum Of Science In San Antonio. Did I Score 4 Of Them? Yes I Did! No Bones About It!!!
#85
This Is My First Weird Find. He Stayed Right On The Shelf
#86
Where Would I Hang The Needlepoint Caged Unicorn? Might Go Back And Rescue It If I'm Convinced...
Fabienne Price 6 years ago
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/467642 This is s copy of one of a famous series of tapestries.
#87
Goodwill Find Of Last Week
#88
Now That's A Bright Idea!
#89
Get That Paper Bucket Otta My Face!! I Only Eat Kfc Out Of The Finest Crystal!
#90
My Mom Got This At A Thrift Shop. It’s For Chips And Salsa. She Got It For Someone As A Christmas Gift But As She Said, “It Was Too Good To Give Away!”
#91
Found My Own Face On A Mug One Time At A Goodwill. I Don’t Know That The Pictures Quite Capture The Resemblance But I Do Know I’ve Kicked Myself For Years For Not Taking My Little Twin Home With Me
#92
Ever Wish The Design Of Crocs Could Be Something You Carry Around??? I Have The Purse For You
#93
Not My Size. But Worth The Share. Goodwill
#94
Found In Minnesota At The Center For Lost Objects In St.paul. Please Visit This Unique Secondhand Store!
#95
I Still Don’t See A Couch But For As Comfortable As This Empty Space Was It Did Not Come Home With Me
#96
Apparently My Husband Inherited This Atrocity From His Late Grandfather. A Nut Cracker. It Is Not On Display
#97
Found Today In Witchita Falls, Tx At An Antique Store
#98
Hey Girl...
#99
Picked Up This Double Header In Lenox, Massachusetts
#100
Definitely Bought It
#101
The Local Vfw Had A Table Of Items That Were Free. Every Single Penny Has A Year Of 1973
#102
Laughed When I Found Them, Had To Take Em Home. I Love It!
#103
I Picked Up This Pillow At An Estate Sale.
I Really Love The Fabric! But I Noticed It Was Strangely Lumpy. I Got It Home I Unzipped It And Discovered To My Horror That It Was Stuffed With Old Worn Out Nude Colored Nylon Stockings
Being_Cori 6 years ago (edited)
lol! that's not a pillow case, its like an organizer, they have one for socks, one for underwear, one for handkerchiefs etc
#104
Found This Interesting Lamp Today... I Think It Has Hair Inside The Shade??? Looks Like This Is A Van Briggle Art Piece But In Pretty Rough Condition!
Koalamonster 6 years ago
Almost like an early detection system if it shorts seemed starts on fire. Smell of burning hair is quite strong. Only problem is who wants a hair lamp? (I know someone does, but I'd like their name so I can get an honest answer why they'd want it.
#105
Watch Out For My Bodyrolls!
#106
“I’m Just Gonna Go Ahead And Get Those And Send Them To Her As A Gift”
#107
It Seemed Like An Innocent Box... Until I Turned It Over I Have So Many Questions.
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Naomi Armitage 6 years ago
Sorry I missed the boat again on this topic, so I'm sharing mine here. Hope no one minds.
One of my earliest childhood memories is this picture hanging in our kitchen next to the phone. Saw this in a Goodwill for $8 a few years ago. After some Googling, found out it was actually pretty common in households in the 70s, and it sells online in some places for over $50. Currently hangs in my dining room--no way am I parting with this! moms-kitch...3b020a.jpg 
Tom Hardeveld 6 years ago
found this one on a yardsale for €10. Yes please! 2019-08-31...c3ba5f.jpg 
Ann Mohrmann 3 years ago
I've read "I Really Want to Eat A Child' It's hilarious. A very picky crocochild.
Gracie Mae 6 years ago
i saw quite a few that i believe were originally posted on "weird secondhand finds that just need to be shared, on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeirdSecondhandFinds/?ref=group_header)
Alec Allison 6 years ago
So lovely...I was looking through the post on people who don't deserve a pet, and had to quit after just 6--this was a real uplifting post to offset the upset. Thank you.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Not at a thrift store, but at a yard sale, I just got a shoebox full of top-shelf acrylic paints for $10. I would never be able to buy them new. The kicker is, they weren't even out for sale - I asked if they had any art supplies, and the fellow got the paints which had belonged to his dad and that he knew he needed to sell sometime.
Agent Christian 6 years ago
I’m Lina Merlina from the United States, i was been transformed to a Vampire through the help of Vampire Family in California, it was just as easy as possible, at first i was thinking it going to take a while for my ( D.N.A.) to respond to the spell, all i did was just to follow the procedure that i was been told, and i bet you that procedure I took change my entire life to something i ever desire, freedom, sickness free, pains free, fame, influence, connections and even more that i can. Thanks to my dear friend Mr. Enrique who directed me to Mystic vampire home. if you wish to be like me contact the vampire at worldofvampir@hotmail.com Merlina
Naomi Armitage 6 years ago
Sorry I missed the boat again on this topic, so I'm sharing mine here. Hope no one minds.
One of my earliest childhood memories is this picture hanging in our kitchen next to the phone. Saw this in a Goodwill for $8 a few years ago. After some Googling, found out it was actually pretty common in households in the 70s, and it sells online in some places for over $50. Currently hangs in my dining room--no way am I parting with this! moms-kitch...3b020a.jpg
Tom Hardeveld 6 years ago
found this one on a yardsale for €10. Yes please! 2019-08-31...c3ba5f.jpg
Ann Mohrmann 3 years ago
I've read "I Really Want to Eat A Child' It's hilarious. A very picky crocochild.
Gracie Mae 6 years ago
i saw quite a few that i believe were originally posted on "weird secondhand finds that just need to be shared, on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/WeirdSecondhandFinds/?ref=group_header)
Alec Allison 6 years ago
So lovely...I was looking through the post on people who don't deserve a pet, and had to quit after just 6--this was a real uplifting post to offset the upset. Thank you.
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Not at a thrift store, but at a yard sale, I just got a shoebox full of top-shelf acrylic paints for $10. I would never be able to buy them new. The kicker is, they weren't even out for sale - I asked if they had any art supplies, and the fellow got the paints which had belonged to his dad and that he knew he needed to sell sometime.
Agent Christian 6 years ago
I’m Lina Merlina from the United States, i was been transformed to a Vampire through the help of Vampire Family in California, it was just as easy as possible, at first i was thinking it going to take a while for my ( D.N.A.) to respond to the spell, all i did was just to follow the procedure that i was been told, and i bet you that procedure I took change my entire life to something i ever desire, freedom, sickness free, pains free, fame, influence, connections and even more that i can. Thanks to my dear friend Mr. Enrique who directed me to Mystic vampire home. if you wish to be like me contact the vampire at worldofvampir@hotmail.com Merlina
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