My TOP 10 Items to Look for at the THRIFT STORE 

Yes! A favorite material to hunt for!

Julia, I now go to the scrap metal junk yard! They let me in and I find old lamp parts, copper pots, wrought iron pieces. I pay by the kilo (I am in Italy) My garage is pilling more and more. treasures Try to see if you can find one near you.

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Me too I love it !

if you come to Colorado very often you will have noticed that Salvation Army Thrift Stores have shut down. The ARC Thrift Stores are popping up all over the place though. I prefer them over all other thrift stores. The first store I went to more then 40 years ago is still in the same location. I will stop there if I happen to be in the Lakewood area.

The best use of a secondhand find!

Yep! Even when you say, "The plate is part of the gift!"

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Put a note on the bottom of the plate to ‘keep and enjoy, or pass along’.

@@pennyclifton3023 I was going to say! To label the bottom! My church its an unwritten rule... you put your name on the bottom if you want it back... otherwise its to "keep" or it stays with the church kitchen...

The magpies brought you gifts? That is awesome!

Goodness, those darling magpies! Love this comment!

@@jellenp 💞

@@LindaCasey, I once tied a magpie gift (a sparkly rhinestone, single, clip-on earring) to the bow on a bottle of wine that I gave a fellow thrifter as a hostess gift. Another dinner guest turned to me and asked incredulously, “Why’d you put that on there?” The hostess and I just winked at each other and I replied, “Because it sparkles!”

I used to never go to second hand stores until one day I went with a friend and found so many great things and now I go to several on a regular basis. Also have donates a lot to all of them especially Restore.

My teenagers love going to the second hand stores. They call it "going thrifting". I like donating to them, too, including to Restore. But I'm surprised to see everything in Restore is so expensive! Their appliances are almost the same price as new ones. They need to price their items better in order to move their inventory. Way too much stuff in there and very dusty! I always feel like I can't breathe when I'm in there.

Finally someone with some taste that does "junking", so tired of all the bad 60's & 70's colored glass I see people raving over on here LOL Lived through those eras don't want any of that stuff!

How do you guys handle the smell of thrift shops?

Ruby Arias Just don't let yourself think about it. Lol. I just can't handle being in Restore for a long time since I can smell all the dust!

Me too!

You clever girl!

Most of the more severe illnesses happen to people because an upsetting event occurs in their lives taking them by surprise, unexpectedly, impacting first in the brain, then in the corresponding organ which that part of the brain controls. The end of WWI had absolutely everything to do with the Flu and lung TB outbreak that occurred killing millions. In nature, the biological conflict linked with a territorial fear (just what it means-a fear in your territory, your home, your community, etc.) is a widening of the bronchia (tissue loss). Your body attempts to widen your bronchia in order to allow more air into your lungs to give you more strength and energy to fight to keep your territory safe. Stay with me.......The biological conflict linked with a death fright impacts the lungs. The lungs attempt to grow larger in order to allow more air in because breath equals life, as we all know. No breath equals death. While you are in the fear or death fright conflict, you notice no symptoms of “disease”, except you have cold hands, cold feet, you can’t sleep, you awaken at 3 AM every night, you have little appetite. During the war, millions of people were in fear of the bombing of their homes and cities where the war was most active. Fearing for their lives, their loved ones in the war, their ability to survive. The food in the stores was sparse due to shortages. This lasted for 4 long years! The longer the conflict, the worse the healing phase. Within 2 weeks of the German Chancellor announcing the end of WWI, these millions of people ALL went into the healing phase all at the same time. It is during the healing phase that you experience symptoms of illness! What is the healing phase of the bronchia widening? Severe bronchitis, pneumonia. The body attempts to refill this lost tissue and you experience inflammation, fever, coughing, body aches, fatigue, etc. What is the healing phase of the extra lung tissue that grew? Decomposing of the tissue by TB bacteria and fungi. The symptoms of this healing phase are: severe coughing up of blood and tissue, fever, inflammation, severe mucous, body aches, fatigue. During this decomposing of the extra tissue (tumor), the body expels a lot of protein, and without replenishment, severe protein loss can result in death. Antibiotics did not exist yet. If TB bacteria does not exist in a person or they have been vaccinated against TB (big mistake), then the tumor will simply encapsulate and become dormant and not harm you. Who died during the Spanish Flu? Mainly the poor who could not afford to buy meat and proper nourishment, and the people who were directly impacted by the bombings and destruction of their homes. Millions of people suffered fear and death frights during the fighting of WWI, and millions of people all went into healing at the end of it. Not everyone was affected because not everyone suffered the same way. It’s not a “flu”, it’s not something you “catch”. It’s biological, meaningful, and unavoidable. One hundred years later, a Fear Campaign begins, using the media to spread it......

How smart you are!

Every goodwill store smells terrible to me. That same odor is not in thrift stores.

They know me at the Goodwill and the Goodwill is my therapy. Gardening is therapy also and when I look out my windows or just take a walk checking on my gardening it amazes me how 30 years ago I killed so many plants. My plants are beautiful now but i am still learning after 30 years.😀 Happy gardening!!

I’ve done it frequently :-)

Yes! That's such a great idea!

My mom was famous for gifting a pretty wicker basket filled with household items to newlyweds, often tied up in a set of new sheets. 🙂 Also kept a stash of mismatched china for sharing baked goods at bridal and baby showers, leaving the platters and bowls for the bride/mom. It’s a lovely extra!

@@eurekamarijka This reminded me of my dear mother who died this past Memorial Day at 91. She was a Top Seller for Fuller Brush Company in the 60-70’s and for Christmas, would make up MANY gifts for her customers. A shiny new copper metal dustpan filled with small kitchen essentials and some cookies...all wrapped in clear plastic.and a big bow. We would drive around, station wagon full, 🍥delivering them for hours. How she found the time...with 7 children. Such happy times. 🧹

@@marymarysmarket3508 Those are great memories - your Mom sounds very thoughtful & considerate. Bless her heart & her spirit which I'm sure lives on in you. Thnx for sharing!

You are so so right!

You are speaking my language!

Nighttime now🤗

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Same! It’s always worked into every trip. Antiques as well, just to look.

I thoroughly enjoy programs like this...If you are creative, there jewels are in the " rust."

Oh my gosh, I haven’t been to that store in ages. Thanks for the great reminder and yes what a score for you!

I love Habitat! Depending on my budget, that’s the one place I like to say ‘keep the change’ ❤️😃

I don't like paying full for plants either...lol

I wait until it gets 90 degree and go to work at Lowe's for plants that are marked down. All my plant were bought at 50 or 75 percent off. Because I can't afford the regular price. When I don't know where to put them I just put them in a larger pot and tuck them in a shady spot so they can heal. The only plants I have paid full price for is the snow ball brush and steel hollies and they were a gift to myself. I pay myself also for doing all my gardening work alone. Happy gardening ☺️

You bet🙂

Charming!

Good tip

Thank God bc they do pile up GREAT IDEA

Karen Hill: I’ve been thrifting for more than 50 years and I’ve furnished my entire house this way. It’s only in the last five years that I’ve purchased two new sofas. Everything else is from thrift stores or country auctions. Taught myself to reupholster and to make slip covers. Making white slipcovers from canvas drop cloths from the hardware store can transform your soft furnishings! Good quality white sheets can be curtains and all these things can be washed and bleached. Good luck turning your old house into your own sanctuary!

Exactly!

Oh my you have helped me so much...... just to understand or justify me buying urns, pots, metal stands, cast iron,! Now I’m going to go for baskets! 🤣🤣🤣🤣❣️

You go girl!!

Which I have done!

@@LindaVater Me too 🙏

Me too. I love all the different ones in her garden make it beautiful even in winter. I am working hard to replicate that with more evergreen in my garden. Though this week we are to get up to 3 feet of snow so it will just be white and not dirt brown.

I hear you!🤣

Welcome!

I recently read about benefits of eating from silver and plated silver. 🍴

I’m jealous!

Big score!

Thank you Paula!

You are so right! It triggers ideas one would never have without them!

I agree completely! I usually look for more earthy colors too👍

Oh no!

Exactly

Oh I so agree, before I buy new, I always check our charity shops first, nine times out of ten there is something in the charity shops

It’s addictive, I can vouch for that

I would never have thought of that! And I suppose you could pray for the person too.

I always do this. And when I am at estate sales before I leave I say a prayer and let them know that their stuff will not be trashed, that it will be reloved and I thank them and wish them well on their journey. The last thing I want are spirits angry at me for taking their things.

@@OldJoeBlows That is so respectful of you. I had to sit in my Uncle's house during his estate sale and the people acted like vultures. It tore my heart out just to be there.

Really..?...

@@whosaidthat4299 if you believe it, then yeah.

Thank you 🙂

What a giving heart you have!