do you shop at thrift store's

[lywb2168]

Yes, I shop at Thrift stores, my 14 years old daughter loves to go there and we find great stuff, we take one day a month and hit all the thrift stores in the area, and come out with at leat one bag from each. Of course I will not buy underwear and socks, there but everything else is fair play.

I also shop at dollar stores, and find great deals. I try to go with the cash I am planning to spend, because if I go with my purse and debit card I would spend maybe $50 in one trip.  Some of their things are really good and I have often bought many decor stuff as picture frames and knick knacks that make my table/house look better and nobody would believe that it is from the Dollar store.  Any penny save is better for my pocket.

[vickysue]

I like going into thrift stores and consignment shops. You can find some real good items for next too nothing. Some of the clothing the stores have now are of the cheapest material and wouldn't stand up to a regular washing. I do not like flimsy clothing and have to pay a lot for them. I don't get to shop often but when we go to a town that has one i like to go in and browse.

[mary33716]

 at times i shop at thrift stores i can also get good buys there and like if your low on cash

[tin8604]

I shop in thrift stores and get some good stuff for myself and others.  I have recently started refashioning clothes and I get a lot of goodies from those places.

[lynnc35]

My husband calls this a date...seriously this is where he takes me out to.

[melissaotto1982]

Love thift stores for getting my kids clothes!!

[msullivan5]

love to shop thrift stores...my kids are forever changing sizes and growing like weeds.....definately helps with the clothing budget!!!

[jnason]

I do shop at the thrift store.

[stepster23]

i do i get some good deals but i have friends that say they wouldn't be caught dead in a thrift store what do you think i say if i can save money one things i need i will

Yes, i do shop at thrift stores but not as often as i would like i really wish i had more patience when it comes down to shopping in thrift stores i know they have great deals.

[bhiett]

Your friend have an 'attitude' problem!! Yeah, I remember gals refusing to wear the Calvin Kline anythings because K-Mart began selling Calvin Kline jeans... just to much pride in some folks!!

I got a lesson on Dollar stores by a niece, who was a college student and really on tight finances. I picked her up once when I was passing through the college town just to treat her to dinner somewhere I knew she would never go to on her own. Anyway, it was a little eary in the day for dinner, so she directed me to a Dollar Tree store... I had never been inside any of the 'dollar stores' before so I thought this was something new for me, a little adventure! I was liteally shocked to discover what this place was all about! Everything in the place was $1, even if it could be had for .50¢ at anyother store, or it was $10 elsewhere. I kind of got 'into' this shopping trip, and I picked up the tab too, $23 in all, and we carried out merchandise she would have had to spend close to $100 for!!


WOW, yes I learned, and I have vistited the Dollar Tree chain store ever sense. I see absolute everythng right about spending as little as necessary to get items you need. For most of the basic things, like bar soap, baby poweder, bleach and hundreds of other items
I think it is silly to pay three times as much as you need too, even if money is not all that important to you!! Gee, keep the savings and give those to a good cause!!

I LOVE Dollar Tree!  Unfortunately, we do not have one in my small town-- the closest is 70 miles away.

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do you shop at thrift store's

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i do i get some good deals but i have friends that say they wouldn't be caught dead in a thrift store what do you think i say if i can save money one things i need i will

Yes, I do. I will give you a good reason why. I once purchased a new but missing minor parts name brand floor vacuum cleaner. I bought it for 20.00. I contacted the company about getting the minor parts ( attachment brushes ) I needed and not only did I get the parts needed for free, there was a 20.00 rebate on those type cleaners. I told them I bought it at a thrift store and they said that did not matter. Just had to send a copy of my receipt and within 4 weeks I got the parts needed and a 20.00 check. This also happen to me on a keyboard which was missing the power adapter. Called the company and they sent me the adapter for free. I visit this store at least once a month. 

[nmsmith]

all of the time and I donate often as well. Plus goodwill is the only place you can buy things like vhs tapes, vcr's, records, cassette tapes, regular cube shaped tv's (not flat screen plasma or led) .... yes  i actually like the floor model tv's better, you can't put plants on a flat screen 

[ricdsm]

I do shop at thrift stores.  You can find some good quality stuff at good prices, and often end up supporting a worthy charity.  Of course there is lots of junk that you have to sort through in order to find the great deal. Anyone who bases their human value on where they shop should probably take a hard look at their value system.

[alice44]

Thrift store shopping is a win/win for everyone.  You can get great deals at them, and the store organization gets income to help people in need.  They also provide employment opportunities.

[vickysue]

Once in a while when we are out of town will go to the goodwill and a couple of other shops. Only because we don't have them where we live. Sometimes you can get really good buys. Even still have the price tags on them. As for the dollar tree. I shopped there a lot where we use to live and worked as a merchindizer for american greeting cards there. They do have some good buys and i still will go once in a while for items for my crafts and of course while i am there always pick up other items. Hay when you can save money now a days we need too. After all the obamas need money to go on their trips.