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Any Thrift Shoppers? Some of my hauls. Love going and hunting!
Freerepublic ^ | 12/26/2017 | Dallas59

Posted on 12/26/2017 6:35:54 AM PST by Dallas59

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1 posted on 12/26/2017 6:35:54 AM PST by Dallas59
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Always go there. That and the Dollar Store.


2 posted on 12/26/2017 6:39:05 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Dallas59

nvr seen anything like the prices you paid....


3 posted on 12/26/2017 6:39:24 AM PST by raygunfan
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My wife is a “shopgoodwill.com” addict. Better than her being hooked on some chi-chi boutique.


4 posted on 12/26/2017 6:40:38 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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Yep. You’ve got to go almost everyday. I pass by three on the way home from work.


5 posted on 12/26/2017 6:42:38 AM PST by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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Nice. I recently picked up a Sony CD/DVD player with an HDMI output for $4.75. Also found a like new Polk PSW125 powered subwoofer for $50. Going to use that last item to shore up the low end of my Magneplanar 3.7i speakers.


6 posted on 12/26/2017 6:43:51 AM PST by Noumenon (Irony: Those who tell us we don't need a border wall whIle living in gated communities.)
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There’s a little thread over at another place:

http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/best-thrift-store-goodwill-sa-finds.6803/page-1201

Yep, 1200 pages of finds, with pics.


7 posted on 12/26/2017 6:45:26 AM PST by proxy_user
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Thrift Store Hauls
This Forum has post of stuff people have found thrifting.
8 posted on 12/26/2017 6:45:55 AM PST by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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One of my best was this kayak for $50 at the Salvation Army. Half off, including paddle.

Had many great adventures with this kayak.


9 posted on 12/26/2017 6:46:52 AM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Dallas59
I've been shopping Saint Vincent DePauls for years. I find vintage concert shirts for 50 cents each and LP records for a quarter each.
10 posted on 12/26/2017 6:48:17 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Merry Christmas to one and all!)
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Nice.

There are some good deals on clothes, too. I’m a fan of the old classic men’s shoe brands, and I found some Allen Edmonds, barely worn, at a Salvation army for $12.50 (retail for $185.00).


11 posted on 12/26/2017 6:49:06 AM PST by fwdude (Why is it that the only positive things to come out of LGBT organizations are their AIDS tests?)
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Can’t say I ever got anything worth bragging about at a thrift store except years ago I stumbled across some antique handtools and toolchest which I took home, took forever restoring and enjoy showing off.


12 posted on 12/26/2017 6:49:21 AM PST by fso301
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I've picked two excellent used computers from the Goodwill Computer works in Dallas
They work on them and replace the hard drives in them.
I'm on the Gateway now. Older i3 dual core 3.30Ghz with 16 gigs of ram...$125. Found one for the 4k TV for $175. Optiplex 3.2Ghz i5 quad core, 8 gigs of RAM, 500 gig hard drive.
13 posted on 12/26/2017 6:50:55 AM PST by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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What few times I have, me neither.

I’ve dropped a lot of stuff at the thrift store near me because of the recent big move.

I’m trying to pare down more.

I doubt anyone is interested in a Sony Beta SP unit and edit controller or a military surplus folding stretcher?


14 posted on 12/26/2017 6:52:00 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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Coolest thing I ever got at a thrift store was a copy of the book 'Failure Is Not An Option' by Gene Kranz, NASA Mission Controller.

Grabbed it, paid for it, took it home, and when I opened it up to read it, there was an autograph plate. Yes, it was a signed edition!

15 posted on 12/26/2017 6:53:57 AM PST by real saxophonist ( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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Thanks for donating! Another mans rubbish is another mans treasure!


16 posted on 12/26/2017 6:55:31 AM PST by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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I brought home a bag of VHS movies last week for a buck fifty.
I’m thinking a lot of people will be donating stuff this weekend. Right after Christmas is a good time.


17 posted on 12/26/2017 6:55:53 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: Dallas59

I like to think so.

Throwing perfectly good things in the trash is abhorrent to me. I’d rather see someone else get value.

Stuff that’s obviously had it, gets junked no question.


18 posted on 12/26/2017 7:00:36 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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We go every weekend to SA, GW, and Waterfront Mission, Catholic, Methodist and others.
Some weeks nada, some bonanza!.......................


19 posted on 12/26/2017 7:01:08 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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One of the more interesting things I saw at Goodwill was stacks of donated toiletries and cleaning supplies, as if Big Lots said “Here, we can’t sell it, you take it.”


20 posted on 12/26/2017 7:02:08 AM PST by tbw2
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