Why I Love Thrifting And Buying Used Stuff Life Over 60 With Sandra Hart 

You never know what treasure you’ll find when you thrift shop!

At 76 I am a long time thrifter and LOVE it. The exciting part is finding a good piece and really treasuring it and getting more life from it!! I have friends and family that would never even step in a thrift shop...to each his own. Love you Sandra.💖

You are my mentor Sandra. I love your home decor, personal style, casual elegance. I so agree on fast fashion and would rather buy investment pieces or consignment. And as a senior there is no reason to give up on style! I dress for the day and avoid the trap of just grabbing anything handy to wear. Thrifting and consignment shopping saved me when i was a young mother also. I had a relationship with one consignment shop whose owner called me when she got in pieces she thought I'd like before shw put them out for sale! She was my own personal dresser. It made me feel special and it was so uplifting.❤

My 80 year old German mother in law is a thrift girl she has beautiful clothes.

My Dad was an avid trifter. He grew up in Dublin City in the early 1930s when money was very scarce. He was a master tailor and knew what to look out for. I learned a lot from him ❤😊❤

Same! I swing into Goodwills weekly and have found treasures which give me compliments daily on my clothes, shoes and purses!

You are so right about fast fashion. Clothing is not made the way it used to be.

You are a class act and such fun to watch. Thank you for encouraging recycling/donating etc. Always enjoy your videos.

Thank you for shining a light on this topic Sandra! I volunteer at a thrift store that supports my local Humane Society. We have a boutique section in the store for designer and upscale clothing - many with the tags still on. Love the items you have thrifted 🤍

I’ve been thrifting, flea marketing, yard saling and antiquing since I was a teenager. I’m now 73. Like you, both myself and my children were well dressed during hard times. I furnished my home as well. I even resold some things of value that I didn’t want and made lots of money in the process. It is a thrill and such excitement finding something special for a fraction of the cost. When people compliment me on my clothes, I just say thanks. 😉

My sister Linda, God rest her soul, got me into thrift shopping back in the 90's. I was very hesitant at first but decided to try it. I was HOOKED after the first time and never stopped. My kids were young and in school then and we got all their clothes from thrift shops and Goodwill. The teachers always complimented us on how well dressed our kids were. We weren't strapped for money, not well to do either, just average, and the savings were incredible, especially with 5 kids. I'd say 95% of my clothes are thrifted and almost every decor in my house is thrifted too. Now my daughter is a huge thrifter and her 14 year old son, my grandson, is hooked on it too. He shows me his latest clothes collection all the time. My daughter said he gets the biggest thrill when he finds pants or shirts he loves as well as "things" he finds for such little money. We call it the thrill of the hunt. So the thrill is being passed down through the generations. 😊

I envy you having a dream dancing with your husband....I loss my husband suddenly 6 months ago. We loved to dance and that is my wish to dream of him holding me dancing. I am from Canada and we spent our 50th anniversary in Nashville and hoped to go back again next year, thinking I may go with a friend on a bus tour. Enjoy your thrifting, I love to do that also. love your channel.

Love Thrifting, You found Some Pretty things. God Bless you Dear Lady, you are so Beautiful And Kind❤❤❤❤❤

I just went to a thrift store today! I go weekly. The best clothes I have... and the prettiest, have come from the thrift store. Today I got a gorgeous basket. Like you, Sandra, it was a lifesaver when my girls were small. And now they love it, too. My weakness is table linens. Lace, linen, doilies, embroidery, etc. All your outfits were gorgeous. I am obsessed with the white pants. They look like perfection on you! Enjoy the rest of your trip 😊

Oh Sandra, you’re a girl after my own heart. At 86 I am still shopping vintage and love the excitement of a ‘find’! Saving money, getting value and giving back to charity at the same time. Please continue the good work and giving information and pleasure to all of us of all ages!

I love seeing you, Sandra. You are such a great inspiration. Love love everything about you ❤️.

Sandra, you are such an inspiration to so many! Thank you for all your inspiring messages! You are a class act in your middle 80’s.😊

Good Morning Sandra, I love that you thrift, I am a thrifter, I always donated, but years ago I never even stepped foot in Goodwill, then fast fashion just turned me off, I got tired of buying clothes only for them to be thrown away after a few washings. I started to thrift and I found the most beautiful clothes, good quality and the fabrics are amazing. Sometimes I walk out without anything, some days I find treasures.. I love the thrill and the hunt too. I made a few rules for myself, I only buy quality material, quality designers.. I love your finds, here in South Carolina tops are $4.79 pants are $6… My daughter and granddaughter and I thrift together, we have such fun I recently donated my whole closet of clothing,because I lost the 20 lbs I have been wanting to lose,I went down 3sizes, so I have been having such a good time thrifting a brand new wardrobe… it’s my new hobby😊 What a lovely dream you had, I hope you have many more of dancing with Arthur, I always believe a dream is a visit from our loved ones ❤

I completely agree Sandra, yes, we all have too much stuff these days. We live in a tiny converted garage and had to give away most of our belongings and ‘stuff’ but feel so liberated with living a minimal lifestyle. 🎨🤗Love from Sussex, England to you lovely Sandra. You’re looking so well and beautiful as ever. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌸x

Loved seeing your treasures! Also appreciate your donations to the Vietnam Veterans Assoc. My LH was a Vietnam veteran.

Thank you Sandra for living a purposeful life. I really liked that this was about saving the planet, giving back to others and helping ourselves. It was about doing something fun as well. Very cute finds.

Amazing video. Reminded me of my mom and her prudent handling of money. A good message to the heavy consumerism Around us

Fabulous little finds ❤️ I've been thrifting for years and it's a wonderful way to find treasures ! You look so pretty in your new treasures ❤ Thank you for sharing, Sandra 😊

My mom wouldn't wear ANYTHING but 100% cotton and I'm sort of following in her footsteps. It is so cool and stands up well to a good washing! You always look lovely. Safe travels and enjoy your visits with your kids. Hugs from Texas.

Such a fun video, Sandra! Thank you for taking us on your thrift store adventure and thank you so much for taking the time to impart your life wisdom to us. I love your channel and your content :) You are such a blessing. Thank you for your loving heart💖

I’m from Finland and second hand stores and overall buying second hand is quite common here (especially children stuff). I’ve went to trifting since I’ve been able to walk. Especially now when I’m 16 I’ve trifted alot. Recently I’ve purchased few new furnitures to my new room and decorations pieces. I read and collect books and half of my collection are trifted. I’m trying to also change into trifted clothing ☺️ Love your videos 🩷

Hello Sandra, I so enjoy your chats and travels. Thrifting is treasure hunting at its finest and I totally agree about getting quality pieces over fast fashion. Enjoy your family visits and stay well. Love and hugs from Canada

90 % of my wardrobe and home decor is THRIFTED ❤❤❤

Thanks Ms. Sandra here after exercise enjoying your thrift shop video. I too love thrift shopping 🛒 my my I have no problem buying clean & well cared for used items. I feel delighted to purchase something for 6$ that’s usually 68 $ 💞plus when I find special unique planter or tea cup. I tell my husband this was once a treasure of someone else’s heart which means it’s priceless & I am able to enjoy it at only 2$ I am nursing a broken heel at this time. Trying to be patient. So this little video made my heart fill w/joy. Love all new to you fashions & house wares 💖 and joy in your Journey 😘

Hi Sandra, I am a recent subscriber from about 2 weeks ago. I must say you have quickly become one of my favorite channels! You have such a nice energy and you talk about things I think about often. Seeing you talk about your life and sharing your thoughts with us, your subscribers, makes me happy and helps me learn and prepare for older age, for which there isn’t lots of resources out there but it remains an important topic for us, the younger generation. You inspire me and make my day better whenever I make the time to watch your uploads. Thank you for taking the time to do this!

You are too cute! God bless you Sandra!! You are my inspiration for aging with style, love and joy! Love you! I also live in Miami and if I ever see you, I hope I can give you a big hug! XOXO

Yes, ma'am, I agree with you. I used to love fancy shopping, when I was young and single. However, since I'm a single mother, I have to invest a lot of money for my son's bright future (mainly for his education), I started thrift shopping 2 years ago. It does save me a looot of money! Now, I only shop for quality ❤

I love that Sandra and you are looking good! I'm 76 and work as a volunteer in a local Charity shop in the UK which is very popular. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle definitely!! We have too much stuff! ❤

I truly enjoyed this video! It was different than your usual, and I know many of us enjoy seeing others thrifting on occasion. Also enjoyed your comments on this subject. And I loved those clothes on you - great choices!

Its all about what treasures you'll find. I used them alot when raising 5 kids. You find good treasures going to thrift in affuent areas. Some still have tags.

Thanks, Sandra, Inspiring as always. You look refreshed in your treasure-hunting shopping spree fashion pieces. Besides getting bargains, thrift shopping can be very refreshing and therapeutic.

I'm in my 70's now but most of my life and certainly when my children were growing up we had little money so I used to go to second hand shops and buy hand knitted jumpers which I pulled back and reknit as jumpers and cardigans for the kids. In the same way I used to buy good quality cotton clothes items and cut them up and reuse to sew clothes for them. Sheets were cut down the middle when worn and sewn "sides to middle" as my mother showed me so "thrifting is as old as the hills; just called something else. I always look forward to these little chats as they are so calming and at the same time thought provoking.

Hi Sandra, you found some great pieces at Goodwill! I too love going to Goodwill and rarely come out empty-handed. I don’t like fast fashion either, I wear what I like, and what I consider to be my style. Thank you so much for taking us along, I really enjoyed the video. Love and blessings, Sheila.

I totally hear you, Sandra! I too am so through with stuff!

I’m not a thrift shopper, but after watching this video, I got inspired and interested in thrift shopping 😊 Thank you 🙏 and have a great day. See you next week!

You really have an eye for fashion! Loved everything and you wear it all like a model. Just beautiful in everything!

Sandra, I agree, the vintage clothing is made so much better and to me fits better and is more stylish. If I go into a regular store to shop for clothes I can never find anything I like. Have a wonderful week Sandra!

Sandra, I so enjoyed your little fashion show! I love pretty tunics, and the embroidered one you scored is super pretty! Thrifting is the best sustainable way to shop. 💞

I love to thrift shop! Everything looks great! 🥰Sandra you are BEAUTIFUL 🧡 what a smile to share & on a lovely lady! Bless you 🤍

I am with you 100% on thrifting. Time flies when you are on the hunt! Fast fashion I will not buy. His was a wonderful video and you looked great in your GW finds❤️

I really appreciate you and my Jewish friends taught me to thrift at 19.

Hello Sandra. I so agree with you! I love going thrift shopping especially when retail and grocery shopping has gotten so ridiculously high. Found some of the nicest things. Enjoy your week and time with family. 💐

Good Tuesday morning Sandra , always good seeing you . Have a great day ! ❤🌺❤️🌺

What a lovely video today. I had just watched little poet’s channel on thrifting right before yours. What a delightful way to start my day. I look forward to Tuesday mornings because of you! Thank you for showing up! Have a Beautiful Day Sandra

I’ve loved going to thrift stores for years and I could go every day. Never need anything but do find some special things and clothes for me. Totally agree on you comments.

Love the video on thriftiness, your right the only place you can buy Good quality clothes today are from the thrift shop, love your bargains ❤️

Thank you Sandra. I enjoy thrifting so much, been doing it since I was a little girl.

Thanks for sharing your great finds from thrifting! I use to love going to thrift stores, but it has been so long. We have a few here in Panama City, Fl. So, this video put me in the mood to start going again. Thanks Sandra! Love your channel, your beautiful spirit and all the great info you share! God Bless!❤

You really are fantastic Sandra.

You are such a classy lady. Your thrifty clothes look a million dollars x

I enjoyed so much this video. So many things that I loved. Thank you.

Wonderful fashion show and explanation of thrifting! Love the vase and jar!! 🌸🦩☀️Thank you, Sandra

Love the fashion show! We love you Sandra!!

Thank you Sandra. I'm going to go find me some good quality clothes too

Love thrifting and finding great deals ❤

I too love thrifting...have found so many treasures!

Love thrifting as well. I've found beautiful wool designer suits for almost nothing. Silk blouses that were just beautiful. Thank you for your videos. Just a nice way to start my morning!

Hello lovely Sandra, Happy Tuesday; another great video, you look amazing, and I'm glad you are enjoying your visit with your family, I love to thrift and to find treasures at the thrift stores. Blessings 😘

Going thrifting with my mother is one of our favorite things to do! I have passed that on to my 3 children(teens and young adults now!) For all the same reasons you mentioned. ❤

Love you, Sandra! You are such an inspiration!

Beautiful linen blouses. I love the pink blouse. You’re beautiful as well. I just moved and plan on thrifting to pick up some vintage household items . I agree, the clothing today is not made well, nor is the furniture.

Sandra, I just want to say how much of your love and life positivity is inspiring me. It’s encouraging to stay strong and loving towards myself as well everyone I encounter. Your videos truly put a warm light in my soul to keep enjoying every moment of both the highs and low’s. ♥️🥹 Love you and the content you create, I aspire to create beautiful things for others to enjoy someday as well♥️ Thank you for making these, you always make my day brighter and lighter x ~Sending love & hugs from Ireland 🇮🇪

Sandra, I wanted to leave you a comment & I hope that you will see it. I am turning 25 in October, and I am getting married in 17 days. So much of my life is changing and I feel like I’m truly starting to grow up and become an adult (though I’ve legally been one for quite some time). Your videos have been popping up in my recommendations for quite some time now, and last night, as I was doing the dishes & cleaning my kitchen, I clicked on one of them. Since that first video, I have watched MANY, and I plan to watch many more, and I have turned on post notifications so I won’t miss your uploads. Listening to you give advice and sharing your experiences has been truly inspiring and so motivating. I wish I would have clicked on your video just a bit sooner. I plan to take your advice with me throughout my journey in life. I thank you so much for creating the content you do. Sending you so much positivity, love, and light. 💌 Vivi

Sandra, I love you. I am a Japanese Christian woman of your daughter's age , and I ived in Utah and then in Georgia . In Utah, as an exchange student. I lived with my American host family, I learned to love American just like Japanese. Thrift shops are wonderful. And your advice is always so precious. Live long and keep inspire us ... God bless you.

Hi sandra i love going thrifting too. Here when i do it it get me sooo excited.

I'm a huge fan of thrift shopping too. Great video Sandra.

Remember when wearing polyester was like wearing a plastic trash bag? It's incredible the fabrics made from petroleum these days, breathable, looks great, feels good BUT, I grew up loving real cotton. Even brands you could count on (Pendleton) for 100% cotton have gone astray into oil products. Most of my furniture is either beautiful pre 20th century antiques purchased decades ago when I was in the business or second hand thrift shop high quality, bargain price pieces. At 70, beginning to sell my collections, piano shawls; beaded purses; Whitney Pointe blankets; someone will liquidate, it might as well be me and I'm into ukuleles and guitars now so the money will be going towards music Love your show Sandra; and your incredible positive energy.

Love thrift shopping! If shopping per se is retail therapy, then I think thrift shopping is retail therapy for the soul. The items you can find and buy for great prices are just amazing! Wonderful video Sandra! 🙌

I love your attitude and how you conduct yourself. You are living life to it's fullest and not taking anything for granted. Still absolutely gorgeous in your 80s and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

OMG I love to going to "Antique" stores and garage sales, yard sales etc. You can truly find Treasure and pick up unique items you would never find in a store. And some of those store owners are colorful characters with great stories. When we were kids we did this out of necessity, and wearing hand me downs, and now I still do it even though I don't "need" to. I love to, great video again! Love it!

Thanks Sandra 😊 You are truly a beautiful person, you always brighten my day. God Bless you and your family ❤

Wonderful house. I’d love a porch but we don’t have them in the UK. So American wonderful My great Aunt lived in Alabama and spent her old age watching everything on her porch.

I love thrifting also, and I love your selections. I live in New York so we have quite a few thrift shops here. However, I went to St Petersburg and found some great thrift shops that were very inexpensive! Ok, you've inspired me to go thrifting this week.

Hello Sandra!🥰 I don't like fast fashion and polyesther clothes....Cotton, linen, silk are the best choice..In today's video you are very elegant , perfect with all the clothes shown😍😍😍😍💐💐💐 Have a lovely week ahead dear Sandra 💝

So inspiring Sandra!!

Such inspiration and very good advice. Lets care for our earth and not fill it up with things we do not need to buy or own. We can donate and buy used to help this cause.

Sandra great fashion show! Yes I’m also a Thrifter. I love the thrill of the hunt. I have an eye for quality & favorite designers that are the best quality. I feel so good when wearing them. Nothing like real wool, silk & linen. After I retire my clothing I use them in my embellishments, quilting & fabric collage recycled clothing. I recently found a J. crew women’s blouse made with Liberty of London fabric & I’m using it in my “Tiny House” quilt using all my scraps of fabric. Each house 🏠 is a different fabric & it will have many memories! I’m also making a Grandmother Quilt tiny house Eye Spy with my scraps. Hard for me to ever throw away any beautiful quality fabric. My sweaters I just upcycle & embellish make into cardigans add silk flower yo-yos & it’s a one of a kind creation! I also have 4 dollhouses one with a secret library with antiques. I find many tiny treasures Thrifting. Love your videos Sandra happy Thrifting. 💃🏻💕🏠

Welcome to Nashville! I’m glad you enjoyed thrifting here. I buy ALL of my clothes at thrift shops!

I love your choices, I have a Johnny Was shirt from the 90’s, I treasure it. I look for linen and silk items . Realizing that these are used and I have to size up pants. They might have shrunk over time or may have been altered. Love watching you Sandra. You look good in black and white. Have a great day.❤❤❤

Hello Sandra, you have the eye for finding great classics, name brands and fun clothing, all the pieces you modeled look lovely on you and the two vases will be beautiful in your home, thanks dear and stay cool this week in Music City❣️Latresa

I LOVE your thrift shop and modeling videos better than anything. I went to my first Goodwill a few weeks ago and had a great time shopping and getting acquainted with other customers. Love this!!

They sell nice stuff there even though they are used. Some people never used those things before donating 😊

Loved your fashion show, Sandra! No matter what you do, you inspire us!!❤

I'm 70 years old and I volunteer at our local St. Vincents. It's a Catholic charity thrift shop. Love it. I get first pick at what comes in, and find things with the tags still on it ( like who does not return things?) One thing I would ask everyone is. If you want to donate something, Please don't donate anything that is dirty, stained, or missing buttons and broken zippers! We have to just throw that stuff away, and it costs money to fill that green garbage bin. ( and that takes away from the charity and in helping others).

Thank you! I was a single mom of two little boys in the 70s/80s and learned to thrigt then. My closet is full of Liz Claiborne thrift from back in the day when it was high end. Fits my body as if tailored for me and fits my persona so I always look at home and confident in them... nothing I've seen new does that. All classic pieces I add one or two update accessories to and I receive compliments from all ages. No one would guess they're thrift. But, actually with my personality; I wouldn't care if they did and am not shy about telling anyone its thrift when it works. Thinking about it, I think I'm proud of having an eye for quality.

It's amazing how quickly you forget clothes you donate, that you haven't worn for so long. But the special stuff stays !! 🌱🧡🌿☺️🍃

I love your style Sandra. You are a class act! God bless you❤ Rosemarie

🦋🌺🌈🌻❤️😍Sandra, thank you so much ❤️ you are so beautiful 🤗... have a lovely ❤ wonderful day , love you!😊❤️🌻🌈🌺🦋

😊🤩...i agree with your passion...the thrill of good quality finds 🤩

Oh fun!!! Love a good thrift haul! Xo

Love you are still in Nashville, then going to Kentucky to spend time with your daughter, and her family. You found some really nice pieces, Sandra. Blessings, and love, my friend..MaryEllen

I really loved watching this video today. Very inspiring. It felt like I was sitting down with a good friend and having a nice little chat. You have really good taste. I loved the things you chose. I live in Ft. Lauderdale, so I laughed when you said you would be back just in time for hurricane season.

Love your finds! Inspired me to go thrifting today😊You always brighten my day and I love your voice❤

Hi Sandra 😊 I absoloutly love to go to charity shops,I used to go with my mum when I was young. I really enjoyed your video today ❤.You are looking amazing Sandra 😊.

Thank you so much for your inspiration and encouragement! I love thrifting too. I can't bring myself to pay full price for clothing and usually upcycling a thrifted outfit is way cheaper than even making it.