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Garage sales, flea markets, pawn shops, all of these places are playgrounds for bargain hunters. One day, they discover a retro windbreaker that looks like it just stepped out of an '80s magazine, the next, a weirdly adorable ceramic cat mug that somehow survived without breaking. On the subreddit r/ThriftStoreHauls, members eagerly share their finds, swapping stories, snapping photos, and celebrating the thrill of scoring something unique for next to nothing. Their posts make you want to grab a tote bag and start thrifting too.
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#1
I Grabbed It Thinking It Was A Cool Mirror, Then I Noticed The Plug
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#2
Did I Go To Goodwill Looking For A Cast-Iron Beaver Pencil Holder? Nope. Do I Have One Now? H**l Yes I Do
Marilyn Holt 3 months ago
He's wonderful.. Yet, as usual, no one seems to know that beavers' teeth are orange, not white.
Just like the members of this subreddit, celebrities also love thrifting.
From singers who love to perform in vintage (SZA) to actors who rewear their favorite gowns on the red carpet (Winona Ryder) and celebrities who exclusively shop vintage while traveling (Helen Mirren), a lot of stars have spoken openly about their love for thrifting.
#3
Found This Today At Goodwill. I Love It!!!🥰
#4
8 Years Ago I Posted These 1930’s Salvatore Ferragamo Shoes (On My Old Account) That I Found For $8 At Savers. Today, They Are Being Shipped To The Museum In Italy!
#5
Boyfriend Was Not Impressed With These Kjaernulf Chairs I Thrifted For €175
And it's not just Hollywood. Thrifting is shifting from a niche hobby to a mainstream activity in other places, too.
For example, according to the 2024 Thrift Report from Value Village (the largest for-profit thrift operator in Canada for value-priced pre-owned clothing, accessories, and housewares), 90 percent of Canadian consumers have engaged with a thrift store through shopping, donating, or both (up from 83 percent in 2022); nearly one in three have thrifted in the past year alone, and more than 40 percent of Gen Z are regular thrifters.
#6
Goodwill Find!!
#7
Repurposed This $2 Vintage Cookie Jar That Was Missing It's Lid 🍓
#8
Just Scored These Handmade Rocking Chairs For $20 Each At Goodwill!
#9
Found The Perfect Kitten Throne At A Thrift Shop
In different countries the numbers might also be different, but the aforementioned Canadian report also discovered that despite all the apps popping up, in-person thrift stores are still very important. Canucks claim to spend 6.8 times more at brick-and-mortar thrift stores compared to online resale. Eighty-three cents of every dollar they spend on pre-owned apparel is spent in-store.
#10
$12 Lamp
#11
Found My Dream End Table And Forced Myself To Learn How To Refinish It
#12
….is This A Potential Dog Bed?
#13
$15 Black Tie Find From Goodwill
Upstaged75 3 months ago
LOL, I wore that exact same dress as a bridesmaid. And I gave it to Goodwill. 🤣 I'm a bit bigger so that can't be mine, but it could be from a fellow bridesmaid. All 3 of the bridesmaid dresses I wore for different weddings got donated. Such a waste of fabric.
Also, more than 3 in 10 respondents said that secondhand clothing makes up more than a quarter of their wardrobe, and nearly 40 percent of thrifters purchase secondhand clothing at least once per month.
Gen Z relies on secondhand clothing even more – 6 in 10 said over a quarter of their wardrobe is secondhand.
#14
Before I Dropped My Kindergartener Off At School, I Asked If She Wanted Me To Look For Anything For Her While I Thrifted. She Said “Sparkly Unicorn Purse”. The Thrift Gods Had My Back
#15
Found A Menstruation Mallard For 6.25
#16
Was Told To Post These Here. $4 A Piece
#17
No Way I Was Going To Pass This Up For $2.99!
Canadians also shop secondhand beyond apparel, with more than 8 in 10 having bought at least one non-apparel item.
Leading categories include books (46 percent), furniture (38 percent), home décor (34 percent), and housewares/kitchenware (32 percent).
#18
Paid $120 For This Coffee Table And Found It Online For Way More…
#19
My BF Thinks My New Chair Meh. Whip His A*s Please
#20
Single-Handedly The Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Found At A Thrift Store
But regardless of where you are, giving clothes (and other things) a second life, is also contributing to saving the planet.
It is estimated that the equivalent of one garbage truck full of textiles is landfilled or incinerated every second.
Furthermore, the fashion industry is considered to be responsible for 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions—that’s more emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. If the fashion sector continues on its current trajectory, that share of the carbon budget could jump to 26% by 2050.
#21
Goodwill Doesn’t Often Come Through Anymore, But I Found This $460 Beauty For $12 Sitting On A Pile Of Ugly Clocks
#22
Best Thrift Find So Far!
Marjorie Turnbull 3 months ago
Oh my! Le creuset and not only purple, but, three shades of purple 💜
#23
I Thrifted A Race Car Bed For My Dogs
#24
Y'all, The Faces I Made When I Pulled This Hermes Silk Scarf Parasol Out! Silent Screaming All The Way To The Register
#25
This Beautiful Caprani Bentwood Lamp. I'm Obsessed
#26
One Of My Most Recent Fav Finds. Makes A Good Door Stop & Window Watching Buddy For My Cat
#27
The Moth Is Painted On And It’s Only $135, I’m Actually In Love 🫠
#28
Does This Count? I Got It At An Estate Sale For $80
Upstaged75 3 months ago
I had a similar one. Got in the 80's. It's been in my parents' house for decades. My mom recently fixed it up for my niece. 😊
#29
Found This Peach Tea Whistle Kettle At My Local Thrift Store !!
#30
My Mom, Sister, And Boyfriend All Told Me To Leave It
#31
This Little Turtle Lamp Cost Me $7
#32
Found This Lotus Lamp At My Local Thrift Store For $20
#33
Finally Found My Bedroom Reading Nook Chair! It’s Super Comfy And Big/Roomy. Only $49 😭 These Couch-Like Chairs Are Usually So Expensive
#35
I’m From Oklahoma, Live In Australia, And Found This Sweater While Thrifting In Finland. Had To Buy It, Of Course!
#36
I Never Buy Used Blankets But I Couldn’t Say No To This One
#37
Found A $20k Range At Local Thrift Store
Mabelbabel 3 months ago (edited)
On the original thread, the poster paid $1000 for it-it was still under warranty.
#38
Screaming Crying Barfing
#39
Thrifted This Flower Vase Back In The Winter
#40
This, My Friends, Is Why I Drive 45 Minutes To The Rich People Goodwill
#41
Found This Cute Salt And Pepper Set
Teutonic Disaster 3 months ago
Absolutely lovely. Would've never guessed it's more than just ornamental.
#42
Not Sure If I’ll Ever Top This One
#44
Thrift Flip - Before And After
#45
Facebook Marketplace Find
#46
Somehow I Found The Matching Mask 5 Years Later At A Different Thrift Store In The Same City. Comedy And Tragedy Are Finally Reunited
#47
Found A Hamburger Phone At Goodwill Today
#48
My Wife Picked Up This Triple Candy Machine For $10 With The Keys, Not Sure What We Need It For But Now It's Sitting At My Work To Be Painted
#49
Sometimes Goodwill Has A Winner
#50
This Went Into My Cart Without A Second Thought
#51
It Happened. The Elusive Pink Ouija. Made In 2008 Exclusively For Toys'r'us
#52
My Boyfriend Scooped This Up For $40
#53
Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up!!!
#54
A 12x12ft Tapestry Of The Entire Script Of Shrek
#55
I’ve Been Trolling Marketplace For A Classic Turtle Sandbox. I Didn’t Know What I Really Wanted Until I Found It
#56
Got For $4, Vintage Moschino
Phantom Phoenix 3 months ago
Looks like the kind of skirt one would wear when knocking on the Sheffield's door to sell make-up.
#57
Furnishing My First Big Girl Apartment And Found The Cutest Kettle
#58
Found A Pristine Zojirushi Rice Cooker For $12.99 At My Local Goodwill 🍚
HangryHangryHippo 3 months ago
Great find! I bought 2 Zojirushi thermos 6 years ago. They've been used almost daily; paint is fading but they still work perfectly. Highly recommend!
#60
2 People Tried To Take It From My Cart
#61
I Didn't Think It Was Ever A Possibility That I Could Own Something This Incredible! 1857 Marble Statue For $3!
#62
Goodwill Tried Stopping Sale When They Realized
#63
$12 Poster, I Call Her The Pantone Geisha
#64
Found A Ps5 For $8.99
#65
Physically Could Not Put Down This Mug The Moment I Saw It
#66
Toilet Statue With An Ominous Poem And A Baby (?) In The Bowl???
#67
I Had Accepted The Fact That I’d Never Be Able To Afford Anything From Mary Kate & Ashley Olson’s Luxury Clothing Brand. Then I Found This Sweater At Goodwill For $4.99!
#68
I Found This At A Local Thrift Shop Today, I’m Not Sure Why It Exists, But I Had To Have It
#70
Craziest Find At The Thrift Store Ever
#71
Found These Babies Several Weeks Ago 😬
#72
You're Not Ready For The Back
#73
Why Is This Creepy Pillow Worth So Much?
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Lara Verne 3 months ago
And look what I found in thrift store. I didn't buy it, but I think it's pretty accurate. Hopefully BP won't censor it. Close your eyes, sweet summer pandas. 1755970216...35bd56.jpg 
Emilu 3 months ago (edited)
I donate my no longer used handbags to charity (designer and otherwise. If it's not being used, it'll go when I have a ruthless purge). I like to think that they find people like this that appreciate them, as opposed to resellers, though not sure how good my chances are. I need to clean out my cupboards again... anyone want handbags? 😆
XenoMurph 3 months ago
One thing that really annoys me is rich people going to charity shops buying up cheap stuff, when we donate it to help poor people, not rich people.
Jaya 3 months ago
Thrift shops aren't just about helping poor people, they're also very much about helping the environment. We are destroying the earth with how much stuff we produce, throwing stuff away when someone else could use it, means wasting more resources and creating bigger landfills. Many people donate mainly to help the environment, in which case it doesn't matter how rich the new owner is. And people also donate because it's a beautiful object that could make someone else happy, and for that it also doesn't matter if the new owner is poor or not.
Load More Replies... Lara Verne 3 months ago
And look what I found in thrift store. I didn't buy it, but I think it's pretty accurate. Hopefully BP won't censor it. Close your eyes, sweet summer pandas. 1755970216...35bd56.jpg
Emilu 3 months ago (edited)
I donate my no longer used handbags to charity (designer and otherwise. If it's not being used, it'll go when I have a ruthless purge). I like to think that they find people like this that appreciate them, as opposed to resellers, though not sure how good my chances are. I need to clean out my cupboards again... anyone want handbags? 😆
XenoMurph 3 months ago
One thing that really annoys me is rich people going to charity shops buying up cheap stuff, when we donate it to help poor people, not rich people.
Jaya 3 months ago
Thrift shops aren't just about helping poor people, they're also very much about helping the environment. We are destroying the earth with how much stuff we produce, throwing stuff away when someone else could use it, means wasting more resources and creating bigger landfills. Many people donate mainly to help the environment, in which case it doesn't matter how rich the new owner is. And people also donate because it's a beautiful object that could make someone else happy, and for that it also doesn't matter if the new owner is poor or not.
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