I do thrift, but my most recent great find was at a queer clothing swap downtown. It is a long, black, integrated flowy pant + skirt. The skirt really billows when I walk or it gets caught in the breeze. My silhouette tends to be top heavy, and the profile of this piece really balances it out.
I thrift mostly to add DVDs to my media server. At last count, I have 1036 titles.
Among the movies I picked up the last time I was at a thrift store was “42”. I had not seen it, and I really enjoyed it.
A pretty decent color laserjet printer for $20.
One of the big ones used in offices, not a personal one.
A Fjällräven backpack in perfect condition, including seat pad, for 40 Euro. Made of cotton canvas, with padded straps. Usually sells for about 160 Euro.
I found two vintage, 100%wool blankets, one from the mid-40s, both in great shape. Got them both for the price of a decent lunch, and they should outlast me.
The last good thing I got was a deck of sealed National Airlines playing cards for a dollar. For reference, National was bought by Pan Am and ceased operations in 1980, so these were at least 45 years old. I collect airline playing cards, so this was a nice find.
I find that yard sales and flea markets tend to be better these days.
National Geographic Kids magazines. Only found them once. They are way too expensive when I buy them new.
Other than that, I mostly buy kids books from thrift stores.
I found like 400 of these once in a dumpster behind the library in very good condition. Along with a whole lot of other great books, kind of sad to see what the library throws away.
Nice found!
I’m a big MST3K fan and one of my favorites is Time Chasers. In it the main character has a Castleton University shirt.
So when I found an authentic Castleton University duffel bag I was pretty stoked.
I picked up a copy of Like Mike for my kid and when we opened it up at home it was a copy of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Love spinning the roulette wheel of thrift DVDs
A relatively nice queen blanket is the latest, just threw it on the bed last night.
I found a rainproof outdoor jacket in mint condition and it fits perfectly. I paid 8€, shop price is ~120€.
Oooh! Oooh! I found this coin!
I paid five dollars for it, and later I learned it’s made of 90% silver. It’s some sort of commemorative coin celebrating Andorra.
A two piece seersucker suit in the standard style for ~$30. I usually can’t find anything off the rack with long enough arms, but it fit me perfectly!
I found a MCM couch and 2 armchairs in excellent condition. Whoever loved them last had them recently reupholstered in good quality fabric. They are so comfy to sit in!
