Thrift store shoppers

[peach]

Best thing you ever got at a thrift store?

[peach]

For me it would probably be just clothes for my girls in general. I find gap and Gymboree all the time there - the prices aren't rock bottom but I sti feel like I am getting a good deal.

I just got a green wool pea coat in brand new condition for $7 my 3 year old.

[stephm0188]

My kid's headboard and footboard for $20. Beautiful classic shape and color.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I got a Marc by Marc Jacobs silk dress earlier this year. It was in perfect condition and was $7. I'm pretty sure retail on it was somewhere in the $500 range.

[pitterwoo]

My favorite pyrex bowls for cheap at a random thrift store I went to while visiting a friend.

Or a comfy armchair that was just $7

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A ton of black picture frames in good, stylish condition for a dollar each.
A perfect condition etched water pitcher and glasses but that was an auction.

The thrift stores here aren't too great at all. Most of good stuff is auctions/garage sales/handmedowns.

[Deleted]

H and I got our first bedroom set from a thrift store. It was a beautiful solid wood set for $200. We still have it in our guest room.

[peach]

I forgot I got a beautiful yellow mixing bowl for $3 that I love!

[Deleted]

I've found The Limited and Banana Republic pants and tops, Ralph Lauren pj's and a Kenneth Cole tote.

Nothing spectacular in the home department though,

[sailorgray]

I have been shopping at thrift stores since I was a kid, so it's hard to say. Recently it would have to be Stuart Weitzman heels brand new in box with dust bag for $10 and a Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag for $7. I got DS Uggs for $4. I always find 7FAMK jeans. I got Christian Dior sunglasses for $1.

[heygrey]

i feel like i'm cheating at this game.

my best was probably my couch - originally ~$1400, paid $100.
others - brand new Uggs for $7, gently used Fossil purse for $3, NWT wool coat for $5 (originally $220).
i don't think i could pick a favourite purchase. it would be like picking my favourite child.

[emoflamingo]

I buy most of my decor at thrift stores. I got a PB candle holder and vase. It was supposed to be a 3 piece set but they couldn't find the third so I got it for $5.99.

I got a Janie & Jack shortall for $1.99 for Baby W who never got to wear it because he got fat fast.

[noodleskooze]

I got a Prada handbag at Goodwill for $30. I was okay if it was a fake, but by all indications, it's real. Unfortunately the leather on one handle was really dry and broke.

[bunnymendelbaum]

I love the swivel rocker I got for DD2. $20!

When I was younger I found these navy Adidas track pants. I wore them regularly for at least 10 years.

[Blueper]

6 pairs of brand new Express Pants for $5 each. I've only gotten around to hemming 2 pairs so far, I need to get on that...
I also found 3 framed Chinese scrolls that are in our guest bedroom.

[panicked]

I was looking for a gown to wear to my husbands military ball last year and couldn't find anything that wasn't horribly expensive. I stopped by goodwill on my way back home and found a beautiful deep red gown that fit perfectly and was on sale. I paid $9. Retail on it was over $300

[mrs.jacinthe]

I feel like I should add that I found my wedding dress at a resale shop. I paid $125. It still had the original tags on it for $1500.

[auntie]

My mother is queen of the hunt. Best thing this year- a huge Stiffel lamp she got in FL at the church thrift store for $30. Best thing ever? She got me a Burberry Balmacan raincoat for $40- it had a 60" square silk Burberry scarf in the pocket. Yay.

mrs.jacinthe I love that story.

DH and I were invited to a friend's wedding, held outdoors in the middle of a hellacious heat wave. I was going to wear my favorite silk dress but feared I ruin it with sweat. I bought a used BM dress at a consignment shop for $15 figuring it was less than dry cleaning. It was a pale gold and even the right length- it was meant to be. I was feeling mighty smug until the bride came down the aisle wearing the same exact dress in mint green. She was a second time bride and wanted something less fussy. She was very gracious about it.

[pitterwoo]

OMG auntie I just cringed in my seat. Haha I think I would have snuck out after the ceremony to change.

[susieq]

My MIL is the queen of finding bargains. I love going but only seem to find things when I am with her. My favorites are a swivel rocker and ottoman that I found in AL while visiting my parents. We drove it all the way back home to NC for my first house. I think I paid $50.00. I did not have a place for it when we moved so my parents took it back and liked it so much they had it recovered.

I also got the dress I wore to my brothers wedding at a thrift store for 5.00. It was an outdoor wedding. It rained and the dress was ruined by the time I got home. I am glad it was not a $$$ dress.