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best find ever

2008-05-12T23:08:42Z

What is yours?

Mine is a fancy wool coat from the 50's. Kinda like a shawl, goes down to my calves, satin lining on the inside, has a front panal with pockets. Had to replace the buttons but it only cost $10.

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Goodwill improving?

2008-05-11T13:26:29Z

My local Goodwill was closed for a few months for remodeling (funny though, it was also after their corporate office received a lot of complaints of shady dealings at the store). Anyway, they reopened a few weeks ago and although the prices aren't necessarily any lower, there seems to be much better quality (and better choices of) clothing now. They also have a new (?) thing where they give out a 40% off coupon during the week that can be used on almost everything on the following Saturday.

I'm wondering if the quality's improved due to things not disappearing before hitting the racks now. Quality for me means cute, funky, unique stuff that's not ripped or stained, and may be recent or 'vintage' (ie. 80s-90s). I've found so much cool (IMHO) clothing already it's ridiculous. :)

Has anyone else noticed a GW store remodel or change their policies recently? Has the merchandise improved at your store? Just curious, I hope this is a trend for all their stores.

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does anyone in SF subscribe

2008-04-22T04:05:03Z

to an estate sale brokers email lists/blasts? if so, do you recommend a good one?

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Fabric

2008-03-31T07:28:36Z

Any good ideas for places to get cheap (in money) fabric or any new online places that are just amazing for fabric or funky clothing?

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Thrifting in Toronto & Montreal

2008-03-28T22:17:59Z

Does anyone have any suggestions for places to go thrifting in Toronto or Montreal? I will be visiting both cities for my Spring Break this month.

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new moderator

2008-03-17T12:31:55Z

hello members, i'm the manager of this tribe, but i must admit i'm a terrible manager. Would anyone like to be added as a moderator? I'd even hand over the whole operation to a willing party, if I knew how. Send me an email at the address below, and i'll add you in. Thank you!

-elspeth

elspeth@camden.rutgers.edu

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Very cool online clothing swap

2008-01-19T18:13:29Z

while surfing the net I found this really cool page called rehash clothing where you post and trade with individual people. neato. http://rehashclothes.com/

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Thrifting Materials for building

2007-11-19T20:59:47Z

We need to do some interior remodeling and of course its on a budget....

any ideas on finding materials second hand? I know this falls into the odd question category, but I figured hey it can't hurt to ask, I know you can find doors at the dump in the salvage\ for sale yard anyone had luck there with construction materials?

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Anyone tried this?

2007-09-28T19:29:16Z

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/default.asp

I was reading an article in one of my bead mag's and the mentioned this site and bidding on bags with pounds of jewelry in them with an inital bid price of 4 bucks.

Any one shop online with good will? Have any experiences to share?

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bay area - thrift town sale 9/27

2007-09-27T08:41:57Z

half off all clothes at the el sobrante thrift town on thursday 9/27!

i'll be there in the morning. :)

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Tease-O-Rama is Back!

2007-09-25T18:42:22Z

Join us for The Tease-O-Rama Showcase!

Fernet Branca, In association with SF Weekly, Crunch Fitness, and Bust Magazine present…

Tease-O-Rama 2007!

A Daring, Dazzling Galaxy of Buxom Beauties and Forbidden Women in a Riot Mirth and Medley!

FEATURING! The Incredible Catherine D’Lish! Tantalizing Troupes from Around The World! Seductive Solo Sirens and Dazzling Duos! Vintage Vixens of Burlesque! Comedy! Music! Mayhem! Possibly even…Madness!

SEE: 200 Magnificent Specimens of Humanity overcome by rapture and hurl their clothing to the ground!

Tease-O-Rama 2007! Dozens of Delicious, Delectable, Dancing Darlings and Teaming Torrid Temptresses of Tease! It’s Gals and Gags Galore! Old Fashioned Burlesque as YOU like it!

Adults Only!

What: Tease-O-Rama 2007! Four Incredible Nights Of Glitz, Glamour, and Non-Stop Spectacle!

Where: Bimbo’s 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave in North Beach

When: Showcase: Friday and Saturday October 5th- 6th , show 8PM

WHO:
Introducing your 2007 Tease-O-Rama Emcee:
Kitten on the Keys

Featuring: Catherine D’Lish!

Vintage Vixens of Burlesque!
Dixie Evan’s from the Burlesque Hall of Fame
Satan’s Angel
Isis Starr
Holiday O’Hara
Viva Le Fever
Velvet Ice

Tantalizing Troupes!
The Devil-Ettes - SF
Murasaki Babydoll - Japan
Hot Pink Feathers - SF
The Von Foxies - Seattle
Panty Raid! - Nashville
Kitty Kitty Bang Bang – SF
Cock T's - SF
Scenic Sisters - SF
Diamond Daggers - SF
Scandalesque - AZ
SF Boylesque - SF
Myths and Legends Dance Company - Orange County, CA
Twilight Vixen Revue - SF
Clandestine – SF
Thrillpeddlers - SF

Seductive Solo Sirens and Dazzling Duos!
Kitten deVille - LA
Kalani Kokonuts - Las Vegas
Violet Eva - Japan
Chica Boom – Seattle
Cherry Typhoon - Japan
Michelle L'amour - Chicago
Jo Boobs - NYC
Kitty Diggins - LA
Mimi Le Meaux - San Diego
Cardinal Cyn - Austin
Desire D'Amour - Tucson
Vivienne VaVoom - Denver
Miss Delirium Tremens – NYC
Roky Roulette - SF
Delilah - UK
Kellita - SF
Amber Ray - NYC
Reverend Spooky LeStrange - New Orleans
Miss Eva von Slut - SF
Tigger! - NYC
Alotta Boutte - SF
Sparkly Devil - SF
Lolita Haze - AZ
Evie - LA
Ophelia Coeur de Noir & Gorilla X - SF
Charlotte La Belle Araignee - LA
Lady Monster - SF
Miss Marion - Paris
Mad V Dog - SF
Bella Beratta - LA
Pinchbottom Burlesque - NYC
Fanny Fitztightlee - Denver
Honey Lulu - UK
Esperanza - SF
Ming Dynatease - LA
Waxie Moon - Seattle
Dottie Lux and Glenn Marla - NYC
Kitty Crimson - Denver
Vivian Velvet - Chicago
Anna Bells and Joshie Jingles - LA
Bobbie Burlesque - LA
Fanny Tastic - Chicago
Bombshell Betty - SF
Miss Jezebel Express - NYC
Imogen Kelly – Australia
Miz Ginger Snapz - Seattle
Lily Le Rouge - SF
Coconuts - SF
Michelle La Roche – Pasadena
Pookie Patootie - NYC

DJ’s for the weekend include: Pink Frankenstein, Brother Grimm and Cali Kid all from Bardot A Go Go!

Visit: www.teaseorama.com

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Thrifting with Kids

2007-09-24T04:39:58Z

I have discovered, much to my delight, that some thrift stores are the best places in the world to hang out with my toddler. There is one in particular where I shop that has a kid area where he can play to his heart's content with bins full of stuff, we can always get something, it doesn't matter if he breaks something, there are usually other kids there, and when he's done with that he can look at other things in the store and if he breaks something I can afford to pay for it.

Anyone else take their kids thrifting? It just seems right now lie the most kid friendly place I can find (restaurants are OUT, as are most friend's homes, etc.).

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I'm a thrift store princess

2007-09-16T15:08:33Z

So I was watching my favorite makeover show and frequently someone will have some really ugly peice of clothing and they blame it on being broke and having to buy it at the thrift store... and I'm always like "huh?"

All my friends and I who are into thrifting are running around in Banana Republic cashmere sweaters, Diesel jeans, and BeBe leather jackets! We're all seriously, poor public servants (every person I'm thinking of is a teacher now that I think about it) People probably wonder who our rich sugar daddy is.

Its not a regional thing either, my mom lives in the midwest and she finds more designer stuff than I do.

I'm also always getting all this great stuff for my program, My boss has to remburse me in petty cash all the time because finance gets annoyed when I hand in recepts for $4!

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Thrifting for Crafting

2007-08-27T13:45:25Z

Hi, new to this tribe but been thifting most of my life. I still remember my first visit to the Goodwill in SF. It was coming on Christmas and I was living with my dad and he must have been between jobs or something. We went to get ornaments for our sad little Christmas tree and I was blown away by all the stuff in there. I've always had an affinity for old things and it seemed like I had finally landed on my home planet!

Meanwhile, there is a lot here about the great clothes, but I wonder if others go to scavenge craft supplies? Would love to hear great score stories about that. Recently I found the most amazing thread bonanza. The price was high, total of a bout $16, but I must have walked away with about a $100 worth of high quality thread (embroidery, needlepoint, etc.) I couldn't have gotten elsewhere. We have some great thrift stores here (in Central/Southern Nevada area). Las Vegas has amazing thrift stores but I never go there (would have to be in Vegas, yuck!). I go to the bargain barns in a town called Pahrump and always find great craft stuff. Usually it's a big ziploc bag of assorted stuff for a buck or two. Before my kid was born I spent more time looking for clothes and often found great stuff donated by the women who work in the brothels in town.

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Thrifting in New England

2007-07-11T16:30:51Z

Hi all,
I am in the Boston area, and was wondering if there were other New England thrifters out there, and if so, what are your favorite haunts?

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thrifting in nor cal

2007-06-24T23:34:39Z

i'm heading to ukiah and santa rosa from mendo tomorrow to do some thrifting for new reconstruction projects and i want to hit some fabric and craft supply stores too. any suggestions? hit me up 480.217.8070 or email me (because i never get notifications about responses to my postings on tribe.) autogestionone@yahoo.com
mikaela

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certain stores making prices too high

2007-06-24T00:18:00Z

in particular Goodwill here in Cinti.

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thrifting for kitchen

2007-05-24T01:29:13Z

my roommate moved out and our kitchen is cleaned out of hardware. i went looking for a new frying pan at a new-goods store today and they were priced at 30-130 dollars! i went to the thrift store literally next door and found my perfect frying pan two steps in the door. price? 6$.

anyone else have luck finding those perfect kitchen things on thrift shelves?

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costume and fabric wap at Social Sampler, a new type of social networking event

2007-05-14T16:19:22Z

Social Sampler

A new concept in social events: "Social Sampler". 28 activities in 7 rooms over 6 hours with 300 chairs using 50 tables. Conversation tables, dancing, games, sing-alongs, read-alongs costume club, toys, food sampler join, watch, or wander activities. several helpful hosts. waltz dancing, latin, swing dancing. 6pm to midnight

www.SocialSampler.com

All ages, Comfortable attire. No partner necessary. $12 general, $6 student with ID.

Oakland Veterans Hall, 200 Grand Avenue Oakland CA X Harrison.A beautiful dance hall, with 3,500 square foot hardwood floor, extra room for socializing and meeting new people, easy access, great parking.

CONVERSATION TABLES: Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, Vacations; DANCING: Waltz, Swing, Latin SOCIAL : Board games, Card games, Social games, Sing alongs, Script Read alouds, Costumers club, Toys, Food sampler

Conversation Tables
Each Conversation table has a different theme such as Movies, Books, Relationships, Culture, Tech, Dining, Humor, Random Chat, Artists, Networking, Writers, Harry Potter, Pets, Weather, and Vacations.

Each table has a deck of cards with a different topic on each card. Each card is turned over one at a time. People talk about the topic as they wish until everyone who wants to talk is finished. Then the next card is turned over. For example, for the Movie Table, topic cards include “Your favorite movie?” “Your favorite actor?” “Your worst movie experience?” “Your favorite theatre” “Your favorite movie snack?”. Similar topic cards decks are set on each conversation table. You may participate or just listen. You may join or leave any table at any time. There is a host at each table to answer questions.
Movies Table May 26 -a table each for Spiderman III, Shrek III, Pan's Labyrinth, movies in general.
Books Table Recent book discussion, writing, literature, business of authorship
Relationships Table Romance and Relationships discussion
Culture Table Symphony-dance-opera-ballet-theatre
Technology Table Technology, computers and science fiction
Dining Table cooking, fine dining, restaurant, food, cooking experiences
Humor Table Read Jokes, write cartoon captions
Random Chat Table There are 100 cards: "What was the oddest thing you have ever seen?""What is your worst hair day?" “What was your worst job experience?" "Most embarassing moment?"
Artists Exchange Table Exchange techniques, shows, art
Networking Table Business Networking: startups, marketing strategy, IPO, financing
The Writers Exchange Table mutual help for new writers and authors
Harry Potter Table movies, books and trivia
Pets Table cute pet stories, pet health
Vacations Table favorite vacations, budget vacations, dream vacations
Weather stories Table Everyone has interesting stories about weather. Blizzards, hurricanes, earthquakes, hail

Dancing
Waltz Dancing Dj music for Waltz, Polka, Congress of Vienna, Bohemian National Polka
Swing Dancing Dj music for Lindy, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Shag, Balboa, Blues dances
Latin Dancing Dj music for Salsa, cha cha, samba, mambo, bachata, cumbia dances

Games Room
Social games including charades, acronamatic, the question game, story time, WHAT IF? There are social board games in the room: pick up a social board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Board games including cranium, outburst, monopoly, Pictionary. There are social board games in the room: pick up a board game, select a table, and invite other to play with you. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games

Card games including Hearts, Holmes Card Game, Magic: Mamma Mia, other. There are many decks of cards and many specialty card decks. Pick out a game, select a table, invite others to join. You may leave any game at any time. All games stop after 30 minutes so that everyone can try other games.

Social Rooms

Toys
Legos, Tinker Toys, K’nex, Erector sets, modeling clay, group jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzle. You are welcome to play with the toys and invite others to join you.

Script read-alouds
reading aloud scripts from TV, plays, movies, such as the Simpsons, Seinfeld, Friends, Mash, All in the Family, Hamlet, Shakespeare in Love,Buffy, Coupling, American Beauty. There are many scripts on the table. Pick one that you would like to read aloud. Select a table, invite others to join in. Everyone selects a character, and start reading aloud.

Food Sampler There is a different food sampler each Social Sampler. Some food sampler themes are ice creams, chocolates, coffees, potato chips, cookies. Odd Ice Creams with be sampled for May 26: Avacado, Buko (Baby Coconut), Ginger, Green Tea, Halo Halo (Buko, Langka, Ube, Pineapple, Mongo &Sweet Beans), Langka (also known as Jackfruit, a relative of the Fig), Lychee, Mango, Thai Tea, Sweet Coconut, and Ube (purple Yam).

Costumers Club activities include swap or sell fabric, clothing, or costumes' sewing circle talk; or meet potential new clients about new costumes, tuxes, or gowns; or finish a costume in a 'stitch and bitch' session. This is a group for costumers and seamstresses who make costumes, gowns, wedding dresses, and clothing for such events as Renaissance Faire, Dickens Faire, Science Fiction costume masquerade balls, Halloween balls and events, Sea of Dreams NYE, Anon Salon events, Costume cons, Belly Dancers outfits, Greater Bay Area Costume Group events, Art Deco's Gatsby picnic, Newport Week, San Francisco Waltzing Society, Friday Night Waltz New Year's Eve formal Waltz Balls, Peers and Gaskells formal balls.

Sing alongs
Sea Shanteys are songs traditionally sung by sailors to accompany and set the rhythm for certain kinds of heavy, repetitive work on board ship—raising and trimming the sails, raising the anchor, and working the pumps.

Musicals are the songs from musical plays and movies, such as Sound of Music, Grease, Singing in the Rain, Brigadoon, Hair, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls.

Folk songs are just that: traditional folk songs.

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Clothing Swap Party (Menifee, CA)

2007-05-10T20:46:04Z

Hi All,

There's a ladies' clothing swap party on the 16th in the Menifee area. Would you be interested in swapping your old wardrobe for a new one? If so, clean your closet of all the pieces you no longer wear and RSVP! If this is not something you're interested in, or if you cannot make it, please tell your girlfriends. Give them my e-mail address (noelle.olson@gmail.com), so that I can send them more information. Be sure to tell them to bring a guest, the more people who come, the more clothes there are to choose from! :)

Reply soon so that I can get back to the host with a guest list!

Ciao!

Noelle

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try this

2007-04-27T05:07:20Z

Anyone try this site? It's pretty cool!
www.freecycle.org

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HOORAY!!! We got a new SA Store!!

2007-04-10T14:31:26Z

The Salvation Army just opened a HUGE store right down the block from me! My son and I spent all day on Sunday searching through the stacks of really cool clothes and toys. I am collecting bud vases to use in my 2008 wedding, and I hit the jackpot this weekend! The one thing that I was quite impressed with is that it is right in the same area of a lot of "super" chain stores like Target and Wal-Mart, and it seems like alot of the things that these stores are throwing away, make it to the shelves of the SA story, which makes me happy, at lease someone may be able to use it and it does not end up cluttering our landfills!! I wonder if this is just certain stores that do this, or if it is company-wide that they donate the left-over stock of items that they are unable to sell??

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Where is it?

2007-03-23T03:10:34Z

A friend of mine keeps singing the praises of a San Francisco thrift shop. She says it's near Union Square, of all places. She won't tell me where it is, because she wants to show it to me, but she never has a day off in sync with mine.

If it's so good, I'm not sure I want to wait. Anyone know this place by name, or location?

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thrift town newsletter

2007-03-20T22:04:40Z

thrift town has an e-mail newsletter that announces sales, specials and coupons. neat!

www.thrifttown.com

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Thrift Companion PDX?

2007-03-17T01:12:07Z

I hit up a ton of thrift stores around the first of every month (When I have money..sigh) Anyway I know about every store on both the West side and East side...PLUS...I have a VW bus. So if you're cool and want to run around and find treasures with me once a month, message me and we can hookup sometime. Seeya!

Swaz

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Value Village

2007-02-21T18:24:38Z

i've heard for a few years now that Value Village is owned by Wall-Mart. does anyone know the scoop on that?

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kickass thrift stores in NYC?

2007-02-16T02:14:41Z

anyone know?

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good deal guilt

2007-02-13T10:41:32Z

so we've got a new thrift down the street from the house and I decide to check it out....

right inside there's a necklace of some really nice knock-off lapis, clay beads that are drilled and fire polished..... I've seen these in catologs for $75+ easily....

They want $2 bucks......

um hell yeah I'm buying it, but then knowing what the value could be I'm walking home with treasure guilt..... They could have got more for this, I know this ..... but it was such a good deal.....

anyone else have this emotional chat going on in their heads when they thrift?

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Thrifting Success

2007-02-02T23:36:30Z

My 11-year-old son and I spent most of this past Saturday going from one thrift store to another. There are always stories on the news at year-end, showing people making big donations to get their year-end tax deductions, so the thrifting is always pretty good right after the start of the new year, and we had a great time! I probably bought ten sweaters/tops/T-shirts, including some with beading and one with the store tag still attached, and paid $4.99 for each one. (I wore one of the beaded tops on a date last night and my date told me I looked fabulous. He was even impressed when I told him where I picked up this little number!) There were lots of VHS tapes to be had, since everyone is converting to DVD, and we probably bought a dozen of those. My son collects the Pokemon character Pikachu, and the "find of the day" was a Pikachu 35 MM camera. We probably spent a little over $100, and we'll be saving our money to do this again next January.

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best find ever.... version 2

2007-01-21T21:42:00Z

I thought about adding to the old thread, but thought I'd make a new one...just joined this tribe, and I LOVE reading the stories of what other people score.... thrift store shopping = crack.

My best find ever was a handmade Italian espresso machine that sells for around $900, new, and I found it for $20. Perfect condition! It's beautiful!

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Pic of my daughter's thrift store Prom dress........

2007-01-20T06:38:34Z

I am posting a picture of the dress that I got for my daughter. She asked for a poofy dress, to wear to Prom for her x-mas gift. I lucked out at MArietta's Psycho Sisters and found this black and white , throw-back from the 80's. It needs a touch of atlering in the bustline( its too big), but that shouldn't be much. At $30 , I think I got a real bargin.

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After Christmas thrifting

2006-12-29T18:06:40Z

I love it because this is when people dump all the stuff they got for Christmas that they don't want!! I can hardly wait to see what shows up in the thrift stores this weekend!!

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Where to get good, cheap stuff for Burning Man?

2006-12-20T16:33:52Z

I'm a little low on cash and still have lots of stuff to buy for this year's burn. Any ideas or secret places you want to share? I need costumes and fun clothes, fabric for more costumes, craft supplies, and shoes. Other random stuff too. thanks!

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best in boston area?

2006-11-07T23:38:07Z

im an eastern mass neophyte and need the info.

who can help?

been finding awesome stuff on craigslist and at yard sales, but havent checked out many thrift stores yet. i went to the davis square goodwill yesterday and prices were actually ok, despite all the goodwill griping in the thread about price gouging - i got a set of two matching upolstered armchairs for $15 each.

still, need more info - anyone who lives here, or has in the past, hook me up!

thanks yall!

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Where's the best thrifting in the Bay area ?

2006-11-07T02:54:59Z

Haight street... waaay to spensive.
Where's the good spots ?

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a great way to find cheap good books:

2006-11-04T01:31:17Z

http://www.booksalefinder.com/index.html

Click on your state to see schedules for book sales. This site does ads for free for nonprofits/fundraisers, but charges bookstores and for-profit events. Sales increased threefold at my local UU church's annual fundraiser book sale the year I told them about the site :)

You can sign up to get weekly emails with information about sales taking place in your area. You can specify the distance you're willing to travel. I looooove it. They don't spam me or send extra crap- it's just a straightforward FYI.

Unfortunately, book sellers obviously know about these sales, so they'll be there first thing in the morning hurriedly filling up their boxes on wheels. Ignore them.

The best book I've read in a while came from one of these sales. It cost me 25 cents.

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Seeking broken jewelry, charms, typewriter keys, etc.

2006-11-01T20:35:07Z

Hi all!
My name's Maddy, and I'm an Assemblage Artist. I create works with broken/discarded jewelry, and other small metal objects, like charms, tokens, buttons, and what have you. I will gladly exchange a small assemblage artwork for stuff contributed to my "stash" of working bits and pieces.

Please, no "soft" items (paper, yarns, etc) or chains (I've a ton of my own!).

Broken pins, lost earring mates, or anything kind of "unique" looking will be MOST gratefully appreciated. If you have a drawer of box of stuff you really have no use for, but hated to throw out, now you can put it to really good use, and get a piece of original Assemblage Art in exchange!

If you have anything, please message me, and I will give you my mailing address. Thanks!

~Maddy

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Prom Dress...

2006-10-29T16:56:20Z

I visted my favorite local Thrift Store last night, Physco Sisters. My daughter has asked for a Prom Dress for her x-mas present this year. I found the prefect dress. All she asked was for "something puffy". I found it hanging on the wall. It is black statin around the strapless bust and falls in atlering layers of Black and White Puffy frills. It looks like a gaint black and white wedding cake. She is going to LOVE it! I'm soooooo exsited that I found it. Its going to be a good holiday season!!!

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Wow, I didn't know I was so lucky!

2006-09-28T02:29:49Z

I went down to Southern California this weekend to visit family (Ventura, specifically), and did a bit of thrifting while I was there. Growing up in that town, thrift stores were where the poor people went for clothes. It was "uncool". But, it was dirt cheap.

Meanwhile, up here in Northern California (east bay, SF Bay Area), I've grown spoiled by the huge, well-lit, clean thrift stores.... I mean, for god's sake, one chain of them has DRESSING ROOM attendants! My grandmother was shocked to hear this, and just LAUGHED.... she LOVES coming to visit, because we have such amazing thrift stores up here. And the prices are still very reasonable, for the most part.

Well, I went back down to Ventura this weekend, and the thrift stores have gone UPSCALE- at least with their prices. $1-3 more for shirts than up here, $2-5 more for pants...just outrageous prices. And ANYTHING that looks vaguely "hip" or alternative is way overpriced. I saw a small black tulle skirt marked for $35!!! And it was probably $12 new. Pfth. And meanwhile, there's no dressing rooms, women are fighting over the ONE mirror in the store, and it's just still icky...but it's definitely TRENDY to thrift now!

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~Vintage Thrift Shop is Now Open~

2006-09-11T13:52:30Z

Hi Everyone
I have started a tribe to focus on selling bartering or trading *stuff*
ooopsssy I guess I need the link-
I'll be back
but if you have things tht someone else might like to have & you don't need or want them, want to sell them, then Vintage Thrift is meant for you ;;}}

I don't have pics of my stuff yet
but feel free to plunge in & make some dough or hay or friends......

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Mapping San Francisco's Thrifty Shopping

2006-09-07T03:41:19Z

Mein ladye eez creating ze maps for Platial featuring ze favourite shopping venues in the City. Wee donut ever pay fool price und wee lyke second-hand goodies. Wabi Sabi!

Please comment on ze stores you've visited und ze finds you've found und add your own favorite places to get ze goods!

www.platial.com/wendolyne/map/8560

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safety first

2006-08-24T04:26:02Z

we all know that when shopping at thrift stores, the first rule is caveat emptor - buyer beware.
but here's a handy little list the gov't puts out re thrift stores

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/thrift/thrftck.html

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I Need Feedback On An Idea Regarding Thrifting

2006-08-12T23:01:56Z

I live in the Bay Area, and I comb the thrift shops. Alot of times I find great things that don't fit me, and it drives me nuts to think that someone could use it that may never find it...ot worse yet, that the e-bayers find it and sell it for a fortune.
Years ago they used to have lingerie auctions in clubs around the Bay. I'm thinking of tweaking that idea, but instead of lingerie having thrift store and garage sale treasures. Dryell has a home dry cleaning kit that is really good, so I could clean things before I resold them.
I'm thinking of putting together outfits of same size clothes, having a fashion show type thing and starting the bidding at one or two dollars. If no one bids on the whole outfit then they can bid on individual pieces.
I thought of also including a way to have a fashion exchange, though I'm still working on that.
I work at The Purple Onion, so I was thinking of doing it there. I don't really care about making a ton of money, if I break even or find a wonderful find at the clothing exchange that would be good enough for me. I'm looking at it as a nice relaxing way for people to come in on an off night, have a drink or two, maybe find something fabulous for cheap.
What do you think of this idea? Does it sound like something that would have any kind of appeal? I welcome all advice, criticism or whatever. I'd rather hear it now then after I invest money in the project only to find out it's a dud.

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supporting the army

2006-08-08T20:54:26Z

a comment about "supporting the non-profits that run thrift stores" got me womdering if you all know much about who some of these folks are. as far as i know, many thrift stores a fairly benign conservatve christian charities, some of them are actually doing good work.

but the salvation army is another story entirely - they are a religious order that actually functions as an 'army', with a heirarchy of rank, officer, cadet, etc. and are a notoriously sexist, racist and homophobic organization. they campaigned bush to exempt them from federal anti-discrimination law http://www.workers.org/ww/2001/salvation0726.php so they could avoid hiring gay folk, and female church members are not allowed to hold higher rank than their husbands.

anybody with more info on this i would love to hear, and id also like to open this up to discuss the politics and ethics of the other charities that use thrift stores to generate funds.

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I've never seen this happen before

2006-08-04T01:32:23Z

So, I had a horrible yard sale on Saturday. I only sold $1.50 worth of stuff, so by noon, I packed everything up and I took it to the Goodwill down the street to donate.

In the parking lot, there was a humongous tow truck. It was the kind with the big flat bed in the back, not the kind where they pull the car behind it on two wheels. Anyway, the tow truck had just loaded up a van style camper on top and he was preparing to haul it away. They asked me to move my car, which I gladly did because as I was looking at the tow truck, I was thinking "THAT VAN DOESN'T LOOK VERY SECURE UP THERE, BUT I'M SURE THE GUY KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING."

So, I donated my crap and moved my car, and I was just about to leave the parking lot. All of the sudden, I hear this loud CRASH. The van fell off the back of the tow truck and the front half of it was on the tow truck held by the chains and the back half was on the asphalt. Then, I guess because of the weight of being half-on and half-off the truck, the camper cracked in half up the middle.

I got the hell out of there so fast I left skid marks!!! I don't know what happened, but I did not want to stick around to find out!!!

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anyone thrifting in the ATL?

2006-08-01T10:00:57Z

I'm in the Atlanta area and I love hitting the surrounding thrift shops. My present fav is Thread Zepplin at the corner of Flatshoals RD & Glenwood. The shop owner , Crystal , knows me by sight and shes really sweet. Check out her shop if you get the chance.

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What are you always looking for, but have yet to find?

2006-07-23T17:31:12Z

Something that I always look for, no matter what mood I'm in, is the PixelVision by Fisher-Price. A toy camcorder that came out in the late 80's.

What are you always on the hunt for?

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Second hand stores

2006-07-04T05:56:04Z

Okay I am new here so here goes..

Have you ever been to one and found something you were looking for but were grossed out to see that it was never cleaned from previous owners?
What I am referring to is a breast pump, I was so disgusted by this and I mentioned this to the proprietor and she said to sterilize it if I bought it. Well no thank you not when your asking almost $30. Please that was just gross!
Am I wrong?? Have you ever experienced anything remotely gross as this?

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odd finds

2006-06-06T21:13:06Z

Admittedly I didn't buy it (who would??), but I did take a picture of it with my cell phone:

A framed photo of two dressed up boys with their hair slicked down, one smiling for the camera, the other with a big smile on his face while shoving his pinky up his nostril.

:)

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Thrift store directory link

2006-06-02T16:51:09Z

I had seen a link for a thrift store directory that someone posted, and cant remember. Does anyone know??

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As Is in San Jose no longer open to public

2006-04-18T20:21:35Z

I don't know how many of you are in the SJ area but I recently found out that the As Is there isn't letting anyone just walk in anymore. I'm bummed! I've found some great things there-really old vintage dresses, a Thierry Mugler 80's jacket that I sold on ebay for $$ and tons of other stuff. They're only selling by the box and I was quoted $170 for 10 boxes. *sad now*

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Los Angeles: best thrifts you've experienced

2006-03-29T01:23:27Z

Hey, all,

What are the best stores you've been in in L.A.? Best books, best furniture, etc.

Mine:
In Santa Monica, Council Thrift on Pico by 10th, where Clare used to be. Good all around.
In the Marina, Boys and Girls on Washington, by Maxwell's. Big place, real good for books, lots of em, organized by category too; good for furniture.
In Venice, Bible something or other on Lincoln almost near Washington. Just a real old-fashioned place with LOTS of stuff.

What's yours?

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"Bribing" the staff...;o)

2006-03-24T18:16:08Z

I'm always really nice to the staff at my fav thrift stores.

Bringing them treats (fruit, candy) gets me some added "perks".

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in need of new finds!

2006-03-24T05:46:21Z

anyone care to share their favorite thrift spot?

i've been going to the same one in trenton and it's getting old.

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Recent finds

2006-03-24T04:46:36Z

I thought it would be cool if we list our finds and costs:
Today, I went to take a box to the thrift store and could resist the temptation of looking--
$3.75 netted me-
1) a whole bag of paper lilac easter grass (great for stuffing gift baskets with)
2) 11 cute baby hangers (with the carved motifs in them) Do they still sell these retail?
3) two vintage aluminim cannisters
4) book on breastfeeding
5) book on marks for pottery and porclein
6) retro card shuffler

That's a little over 22 cents a piece. I know I said I wasn't going to go shopping but the temptation was just there,
Kat

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wholesale vintage - skimming off the good stuff?

2006-03-22T16:43:07Z

so we know that when charities like the American Cancer Society or what have you call and solicit 'clean out your closet and we'll pick it up' donations that they basically collect masses of stuff and sell it in a lot to a rag house and that's how they raise money for the charity.

And I think many assume that it just gets bundled up randomly straight from there and then Savers or whomever buys the bundles and sorts and prices it and puts it on the rack. But did you know that there is actually a level of sorting that goes on *before* it hits the retail level? So that these big vintage houses that are looking for lots of Izods or vintage track jackets or whatever is the hot thing in vintage land can buy them directly from the wholesale thrift place?

If anyone has any insight into the behind the scenes workings of all this, I'd *love* to know more. Because I suspect that this is why its so darned hard for me to find things like that in Savers and such when I used to come across them all the time and then I go into one of the million vintage boutiques and there's stacks of the trendy stuff. Not all of this is estate sales, either.

any comments?

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a picker that buys by the pound

2006-02-22T05:06:27Z

I'm here to say to stay away from all thrift stores that know what they have,which is like everyone now a days. Go to the good will bins. It's dirty ans a lot of screaming kids,but you;ll walk out with some magnifesent treasures.I'm tellin ya. CIAO

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yaaay

2006-02-14T03:18:42Z

Right before our FIRST coldsnap of the season, the Sanddollar in our neighborhood had a sale on allthe winter clothes!
That was bloody convenient!
I made alot of really great finds...including a black 50's casmiere beaded sweater...lined and very warm and cuddly.

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any good thrift stores on Cali's central coast?

2006-02-13T07:31:39Z

I am heading for the beach and am wondering if there are any good thrift stores in that area of California. Sort of between Santa Maria and Cambria.

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Do LaB ~ 17th Century Fashion Show ~ LA

2006-02-07T14:22:53Z

One dark stormy night a beautiful girl named Lucent is kidnapped from her tribal island village in the French Tahitian waters. She is taken by pirate ship to France and sold to the selfish ruler Napoleon who falls deeply in love with her. He plans an incredible ball in the most magical church to reveal her splender to the world….

On the 11th day of the second month of 2006
The Do LaB, LucEnt dosSier Vaudeville Cirque and Bassnector bring you …

Lucent L ’Amour

A celebration of love in the highest light.

www.thedolab.com/lucentlamour2.html

Thank you everyone who has ordered discount tickets. We have a limited amount of $25 tickets available. If you would like to get your $25 ticket please order now while they are still available. Tickets at the door will be $30 www.thedolab.com/lucentlamour2.html

...and please join our tribe http://lucentdossier.tribe.net

madlove,

dream

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guilt?

2006-02-06T04:51:10Z

I am trying, trying to cut down on 'having to buy' everything I think is a good buy, great find etc so I Did not buy some things at the Goodwill including a very nice piece of cotton print that was a museum copy print & Renn perfect $2 for almost 4yds but when will I ever & I have tonsssss of fambric.
Then I was there again the next day & I saw it, put it back, thought about it; nooo.
I checking out & this woman is buying it so I laugh & say "oh I put that back several times" expecting her to say sure glad or something but no comment. & I ask her what are you going to do with it cz she's really staring at it.
& she says "cut it up for quilting"! I wanted to grab it & say No no but her husband standing away says "Quilters are crazy & so is she!"

I felt bad for the fabric & guilty I let it be cut up; is that neurotic?

Do you feel guilt at stores for leaving something behind?
For not leaving something bcz some one else might need/want it more???

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homemade toys!

2006-01-30T04:01:25Z

I have a lifelong deep love/obsession with homemade toys/dolls/etc
I make them and I also collect them.
That is one of the main things i hunt down when I go to the thrifty stores..i give them a good home too..I seldom-if ever resell them.

Yesterday I bought a granny sewing doll. I am completely in love.
She isn't really a doll...she is a sewing basket/pin cushion...lady for $1.50
Her body consists of a glass jar with half of a plastic dishwashing soap bottle on top.
The glass jar is hidden under her skirt and can be filled with sewing stuff..maybe buttons or something. Her vintage patchwork print dress is very well made and has a loop for sissors and a pocket for a thimble...(there was a znice sterling thimble in the pocket) there are also pockets all around the hem of the dress for spools of thread...there were spools in the pockets) There is a bustle on the back of her dress that is a pin cushion.
Her face is made of old plastic and she has little plastic arms glued inside the sleeves of her dress..she has an old lady wig and a bonnet. She so totally rocks...and she now lives next to my sewing machine.
Does anybody else share my love of homemade toys from the thrift store?

any interesting finds??

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thE FreaK boutiQuE!! underground clothing stores!

2006-01-19T05:20:24Z

my partner and i have been 'pickers' for years now ...we live in Portland, Or. and we turned our garage into the cutest little store..that we only open one weekend a month...by posting it on tribe.
We are currently making rent and bills in 2 days cuz people have been LoViNg the freak boutique!!!
it definately helps to have a goodwilll outlet near by that sells clothes by the pound...55 cents a pound that is!!!
i love the idea of more underground clothing stores in more towns and even here in portland!! it has been a really fun way to make a living and supply our friends with mad fashions to rock out in!

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Smelly rayon

2006-01-19T02:22:06Z

Did you ever buy something at a thrift store made out of rayon that has a weird "wet dog" smell? I've noticed that a bunch of rayon things I bought have this smell, and I can't figure out how to get rid of it. I really like the style of the dresses, but I can't wear them because of the smell.

I've tried everything from dry cleaning to gentle soaps to pet deodorizer. The things that work on regular cotton blend fabrics don't seem to work.

Any suggestions?

WW

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rag vendors/by the pound - in vancouver

2005-12-24T03:47:30Z

does anyone know of a place in vancouver to buy cothing by the ponud, thru goodwill or the like? or alternatively a rag vendor that sells rejects from thrift stores in bulk for 'rags'????

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Residue from previous owner stuff ???

2005-12-23T03:28:34Z

This will probably sound weird to some of you, but have you ever gone thrift store shopping, found the most wonderful looking outfit, but when you touched it you just didn't want it anywhere near you, as if there was some kind of nasty psychic residue on it from the previous owner?

On the other hand, have you ever found something that looked worn, but just felt so good when you touched it you had to take it home?

A few years ago I was looking for a knitted or crocheted shawl. There were 5 or 6 on the rack...some looked like they had never been worn. One of them was a worn looking white hairpin lace triangular shawl with fringe. Even though the others were newer, well-made, and seemed a better buy, once I picked up the hairpin lace shawl I just couldn't put it down. The others had a sad feeling to then, as if someone had made them as a gift and the person who received them didn't want them. The hairpin lace shawl felt as if it were well loved and well used by the person it was given to.

I've had the shawl for a few years. In spite of the open weave, it's very warm, and always feels so good when I put it on.

WW

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Best Thrift Shop for Books?

2005-12-03T05:42:33Z

Any good thrift stores left in the Bay Area for books?

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Looking for Portland thrifters

2005-11-11T03:52:54Z

I've lived in Portland most of my life and know EVERY SINGLE thriftstore on both the West side and the East side. I'm looking for another thrifter who would like to go hunting for things with me around the first of every month.

You provide the ride and I'll kick in gas and some lunch. Contact me. I don't have a car now and I'm having thrift-withdrawal.

Swaz

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The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales mp3s

2005-10-24T04:25:32Z

The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales mp3s

http://audium.blogspot.com/2005/10/haunted-house-and-other-spooky-poems.html

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ART AND FOUND

2005-09-29T22:15:45Z

AN ONGOING GARAGE SALE
WITH EVERY THING YOU NEED
THE SIZE OF A FLEA MARKET
DONT EVEN NEED MONEY
CAN EXCHANGE GOODS AND SERVICES
become part of the art exchange movement!!!

CHECK THE ART AND FOUND
call 518 435 5924 to find what you need

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silly but cool

2005-09-26T16:46:07Z

I got a huge bag of little tourist ethnic dolls from around the world for $30.
I know that's a lot to spend on What? Tourist dolls....?!
But they were from a woman's travels in the 50-60s (the sellar's ex-mother in law) & each wrapped in cellophane & just too amazing in a group to split up. The vendor next to the fella offered $50 fore I could say yes to $30 but the guy gave em to me & added 8 old grass fans in mint condition & a few feather ones that are ok.....
There are dolls from Fiji, China, all over parts of India, the Slav countries....

The largest is a man from Afganistan that I swear is the image of you know who carring a boquet of red flowers & a whisk fan....
There's Kryzgystan & the whole eastren area represented through N. Africa. I tried to joke with the guy that he could be suspected of being a terrorist with all the little terrorist ethnic dolls but he didn't get it not being into dolls or travel.....

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Going to Portland this week! Need thrifting fix!

2005-09-22T20:54:25Z

Any good leads for my road trip ! thanks :)

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latest finds & searches

2005-09-16T03:31:17Z

Just curious, what have you found lately in the thrifts? And what are you looking for these days?

I took a little trip after payday and ended up with a burgundy-rust soft velvet strapless J. Crew dress. Not terribly exciting, but it fits and is pretty so I'm happy. I also picked up a pair of brass candlesticks from India with a nice patina on the base.

I'm still searching for nicer work clothing that fits, but I'm also now on the lookout for nicer out-of-the-ordinary vintage or newer items to wear. Sort of a luxury-thrifting mindset. ;)

The other items I look for are to fulfill my dream of an East Indian-influenced bedroom. I've picked up several items of clothing (pretty colors and beadwork/embroidery for pillows), a huge scarf (valance? or wall cover), the brass candlesticks, and some carved wood items (one is a trivet that I envision on the wall with fabric flowing out of it, like a headboard).

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Ben's penn case: An inscription

2005-09-12T17:34:21Z

So I went to Goodwill in Berkeley today, and acquired a cheap wooden box with these words written on it in a childish blue ballpoint cursive scrawl:

Ben's penn case. Sam will inherit this when I'm gone.

So, Ben, if you're reading this, man, I've got your penn case. Hope you're doing okay.

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salvage yards

2005-09-11T16:06:01Z

This is related to thrifting, I believe. My mom and I really want to visit some salvage yards for the first time for home improvement/decor. We're looking for interesting hardware, cabinets, doors, metal work, mirrors, etc.

Here are links to some listed in the bay area:

http://www.ohmegasalvage.com/Showroom%20Pages/salvage_list.htm

http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/CP-Construction+%26+Contractors%5EWrecking%2C+Demolition%2C+%26+Salvage%5ESalvage+Companies+%26+Yards/S-CA/T-San+Jose/

What I was wondering was:

which ones on the lists are worth visiting in the San Jose area?
are they expensive, generally?
do they allow haggling?
anything else that would be useful to know about salvage yards before visiting?

Thanks so much, and please do share your finds as well, as I'm very curious to hear. :)

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Lucky New Find Bragggg

2005-06-30T16:57:45Z

Kinda sounds like a Chinese noodle restraunt...

Speaking of Chineses......
At the Swap Meet that I was Not going to spend any $$$ at cz I just need to get a couple of cheap things that are always there...
I got 5 Yards of Silk Brocade with the Crythansemum pattern in gentle pinks & yellows & aqua on beige background for $15! {:)
$3 a yard & it is not the new Rayon & Silk blend imitation
that is nice but stiffer & gets straggly threads
but the real old stuff all soft & luxurious yumm yumm

Best Find thread was getting long so I thought I would start a new one for New Best Finds. No disrespect to Our Best Finds but there are always nice new finds........

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hello there! I'm new to tribe

2005-06-21T04:32:23Z

I love yard sales and trift sores and flea markets....selling as well as buying right now I'm downsizing I am such a pack rat and bag lady trying(doing it) to get organized especially my craft room i need to know where everything is or I go cookoo! love & light lilaclady

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Something new in thrifting

2005-06-07T22:51:39Z

As we were wandering around the mall the other day we made a discovery...a sports thrift shop!!! It's called Play it again. They have some new merchandise but mostly used equipment, some of it amazingly cheap like golf clubs for .99 and lots of fun stuff. Are there more of these shops! I really was amazed to find such a shop in the mall of all places!

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Music collecting tribe

2005-05-18T05:39:04Z

A new Tribe for record collectors and dealers alike to get together and discuss anything related to this very popular hobby.

http://vinylrecords.tribe.net

All are welcome !!!!

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attitudes toward possible resellers

2005-05-17T04:15:18Z

So, there's this thrift store I like to visit on occasion that's out of my way. The clerk (perhaps the manager?) is usually pretty cool to me, she looks fairly hip and I know she peruses the stock for cool things (she told me in the past). But the last time I went in, I could see her sizing me up (I wasn't all gothed up for once) and when I checked out her reception was icy cool and she charged me more for the clothing (I know I'm helping charity so it doesn't bother me).

I'm thinking she must have guessed I was going to resell (which I haven't decided yet, I just like to collect vintage items) and treated me accordingly. I read an article in the past about thrifts in the bay area and how everyone is like a hawk and they're cold towards one another and don't befriend anyone. I've just never experienced this kind of thing first-hand. I find it kind of sad. It takes the fun out of it when someone looks at you like you're a shark, y'know? I don't make a living out of reselling so it's not foremost on my thrifting list.

Anyone else deal with this type of attitude? How do you get past it?

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The extras you find....

2005-05-08T21:06:50Z

....so I bought a nice brown leather saddle stitched purse, good quality, at the Goodwill & you know how you check the pockets in case some one left $$$! Well there's a couple of scratch papers that 1 has 2 combination lock serials for a top & bottom lock; but not a where or what....
The other lists....
FBI Report
1-chef
2-Deborah
3-Harry
original in file
note in book

Hhhmmmmm

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denver thrifting?

2005-05-07T20:01:41Z

im going up denver-way at the end of may to catch a plane to oregon.. taos, where i live, kicks butt on the good views but had dookie for thrift stores, so i thought i might check something out up in denver - anybody know where to go? portland is ok too, but ill be busy there and have friends who can point me to good stuff.
thanks !

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seattle white elephant

2005-05-03T22:38:42Z

on 65th near roosevelt is one of the most amazing places ever, and very worth shopping at as well as donating to. all proceeds go to beasts! (mostly dogs and cats, but hopefully that'll be expanding). it's also a great place to volunteer

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who to give back to? (donating to thrifstores)

2005-04-27T19:16:52Z

i have always been loyal to goodwill, recently gave them 1/2 of storage unit contents earlier this year. But recently I was told by someone don't donate to them because they receive so much and the little guys don't.

I want to give to a good cause, and then mentioned "Out of the Closet", which I thought of as well.

Any suggestions on giving back to thrifstores?

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New York - thrift stores that sell by the pound?

2005-04-26T16:17:22Z

Hi! i know this list is mainly west coast, but i bet i'm not the only east coaster here :) I found a thrift store in brooklyn (at the Wyckoff-Myrtle stop on the "L") that sells for $2 a pound! it's Fabulous

and if there is one, i bet there are other. Does anyone know of other new york thrift stores that sell by the pound? i buy a lot of denim and tees for reconstruction, and this is the way to go!!

i hear there is one in Astoria, Queens - but no one knows exactly where it is

and i've heard a rumor of one on Leonard street, but no one I know knows exactly where that one is either.

Domsey's used to sell by the pound, but they've closed

just thought i'd ask :)
-Ruby
http://www.miggyscloset.com

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So I got this coat...

2005-04-22T22:53:58Z

I went on a major thrifting expedition yesterday (needed office clothes), and I got this coat...it is obviously The Best Coat Ever. The design is so spiffing cool, and it's in great condition. Just looking at it, one is filled the conviction that one Must Have This Coat!

The only trouble is, it is a little too small for me.

I bought it anyway.

What should I do with it? I bet I could make a profit re-selling it in the right venue (since, as I said, it is The Best Coat EVER)--has anyone had success with this? Thoughts on ebay/craigslist/vintage stores?

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The ~mAgIc~ of boring towns

2005-04-22T02:35:16Z

Has anyone else discovered the magic of thrifting in boring, nowhere towns? Some of the awesomest thrifting I've ever done was in Oakdale, CA in the central valley...it was as though hundreds of little old ladies had died and donated their estates, and there were no hipster kids around to snap the stuff up. If you live in the bay area, it might be worth it to day trip inland for some serious thrifting. Has anyone else found this?

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Anyone want to trade an astrology reading for some fabrics or decoration material?

2005-04-21T11:11:40Z

If you've seen one of my postings, you know I'm a Canadian traveller who's checking out California. Generally I spend time between SF and LA, and I'm just about to transition back to LA again. I'm an astrologist that specializes in relationship guidance, insight into human sexuality through astrology, including likely turnons and fetishes of each sign and who they work well with, etc and spiritual advice. I read the Goddess Guidance Cards as well, an exceptionally powerful and uplifting deck of tarot cards that have helped alter the course of many people's lives since they first came into my hands. I offer my services by donation and take trades, talk to me about what it is you have to offer and we'll see if we can work out a deal. I'm also fundraising for Dream CO(llective) dreamcollective.tribe.net which is a travelling higher conscious road show with performance art, music and art that's hitting the road in June. A huge need right now is fabrics and materials for decorations.

I've been studying human sexuality and giving relationship counselling for about 5 years now...since I became nomadic and started wandering the world. I started studying astrology after it was proven to me to have validity because it helps me give people deeper guidance, psychological analysis and triggers my intuitive senses when I apply them to a personal problem for someone. I'm completely non-judgemental and open-minded, you can talk to me about almost anything and I'll listen and give you the best insight I can. I'm deeply committed to being a healer in this regard, even if you don't have money I'll sit and do a reading, just make me dinner, buy me food or offer me a couch to stay. Or simply tell me you need help, I'm not one to say no to that.

I use what I know to help people navigate communication difficulties in relationships, bridge gaps between the sexes, isolate good match ups for those seeking to break bad relationship patterns or help you find that casual sex partner with no strings attached, so no one gets their feelings hurt.

So let's chat.

Lilith

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any portland, OR thrifters?

2005-04-20T20:38:06Z

our house *is* a thriftstore! lol

we have been spring cleaning and are selling a bunch of stuff - mostly clothes, coats, shoes, backpacks and such - nothing over $10. a wee bit of furniture. we have pretty much everything, including a pair of titanium eyeglass frames for $50.

LOL

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Goodwill sale this weekend in SF

2005-04-16T23:12:50Z

All clothing at Goodwill's Mission and 19th St. location in SF is two dollars this weekend (April 16 and 17).

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Find odd $tuff near SF?

2005-04-12T23:07:31Z

Dumpster divers, thrifters, and general junk mongers:

Looking for a place to take the real oddities to? Paxton Gate is looking
to form a relationship with a few clever and crafty pickers. We are
always interested in purveying fine things including but not limited to:

Bones
Taxidermy
Vintage Laboratory Equipment
Vintage Laboratory Glassware
Glass Eyes
Antique Prosthetics
Insect Collections
Old Science Displays/Charts
Minerals, Fossils, Crystals
Science Projector or Mounted Microscope Slides
Antique Architectural Fragments

Paxton Gate is located between 19th and 20th on Valencia in San Francisco.
415.824.1872 Please call ahead and ask for Matthew. Write to retail@paxtongate.com if you have questions.

Terms negotiable.

Matthew J. Harman
Retail Manager

Paxton Gate

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if you thrift, you probably collect, please tell!

2005-04-05T23:10:38Z

I have a serious addiction to glassware. I also collect vintage umbrellas, metal owl candle holders, crystal decanters, vintage jewelry, light up globes and I'm trying to stop buying old cameras. It's gotten too ridiculous.

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EEEvil!!

2005-04-05T18:39:29Z

50% off everything day at Value Village!
Yikes! I got soo much stuff! Not only was it 50% off day but there was more stuff than usual on the racks and uh..not too many artsy people in da howse.

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Thrift store shoes!

2005-03-27T17:19:08Z

Almost all my shoes come from the thrifty store, Most of them are Doc Martins.
It is crazy how easy it is to find cheap thrifty store Docs in my city! There is this one place i go where I always find at least one pair in my size. Today i went there after several months of not going there, and sure enuff...two pair Mary Jane Docs..one pair EXACTLY my size..one pair just a little too big, but not much...This is cool because I can retire my others of the same style-but too big-to the free box..

Anyhow..because of thrifty stores, I have too many pairs of shoes.

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Out of the Closet

2005-03-25T18:14:16Z

FYI to SF thrifters: All clothing at Out of the Closet's Mission and 20th location in SF is one dollar, and will be indefinitely. Sales proceeds go to AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

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THrifting for Big Beautiful Women in BAY Area

2005-03-23T02:57:36Z

Greetings Fellow Thrifters!
I am looking for suggestions for places to find nice second hand womens clothing for Big and Beautiful Women in the Bay Area. Preferrably the city but anywhere nearby would help. I'm hoping to find somewhere that regularly carries sizes 16 and up. Any suggestions?

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Trifting in NYC

2005-03-23T00:31:24Z

I haven't really found any places to hunt in the city other than overpriced Salvation Army's ...

Any suggestions for Brooklyn...

I've heard that Staten Island can be good but where?

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What about flea markets?

2005-03-20T07:29:28Z

Slightly OT, but flea markets are thrifty too! Do any of you have favorite flea markets that you haunt in addition to your thrift rounds?

My favorites are:

Laney flea market in Oakland
Coliseum flea market in Oakland
Capitola flea market

there's also one in San Jose off of Capitol Expressway that can have good stuff..Capitol flea market maybe?

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Garage sales!

2005-03-20T05:46:37Z

Today is Saturday.
This morning I got
$1 An awesome old mexican hammered tin mask with marble eyes and other marble adornments
$4 A depression glass place setting for 1 (cup, bowl, saucer and plate)
$3 Neato sparkly black prom dress
$.50 another depression glass tea cup
$1 amusing maid costume
$.50 full bottle tea tree oil
$1 Steve Martin "Wild and Crazy Guy" CD
$1 Really ancient throw pillow..hand embrordiered

Am about to go out for round 2

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OMG OMG OMG...It's Finally Here!!!

2005-03-17T18:43:32Z

The White Elephant Sale is this weekend...on my way to it right now.

Just giving a friendly reminder to all my fellow thrifters and for the clueless. The WalMart of all Rummage Sales is here.

Oh Joy!!!

Will report my treasures when I finally return/

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