WishboneDawn Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Yay! I stopped off at my local thrift store today and the first thing I spotted was a box of old hardcovers. I dug around a bit and uncovered an old algebra texts, another on short story authors and about a half dozen Balzac novels. :D I LOVE Balzac. Best bit? I got to the cash and the lady mentioned that the box I dug them out of was the FREE box! Whoo hoo!!! I also found the biggest, sparkliest crock pot I have EVER seen for $12. I already have one but I think this puppy might even be able to handle one of our 6 lb chickens. I can do meat in one pot and veggies or dessert in the other. I also found a bunch of nice crafts supplies but they paled in comparison to the other finds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallison25 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 woohoo!!!!!! Although, i'd like to see a sparkly crock pot ;). actually, if i had apink sparkly one, maybe my dd would actually eat something out of it:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Very nice! I have two crockpots and often use both at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 :hurray: I love those finds; you make me want to run out and treasure hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Very nice! I have two crockpots and often use both at once. :iagree: Me too. Great finds Dawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 :party: I recently found one of the books I'm missing in a series I loved as a child in a local thrift shop. I love thrift shops. And not a thrift shop find but still...My grandmother gave me two books this weekend: Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott printed in 1952, mint condition (old book smell included) and The Collected Works of Oscar Wild, printed in 1948 also mint condition. Happiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paula j Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 That's awesome, I love my crockpot, although it's not quite sparkly anymore as I use it all the time.:D My best thrift store find so far was an eden pure heater for $25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 GREAT finds!!! I love our local thrift store. Our home has been completely upgraded as far as bedrooms and redecorating because of the thrift store and my ability to up-do old things making them into more "us". My best finds are board games! So great to see you got a great selection of books for FREE!! Our biggest score was our Macy's bedding set that I took straight to the dry-cleaners from the thrift store. $50 for the set, $20 for dry cleaning at our discount place. Look online to find it's last years set and retails for $398!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'm not a big thrift store shopper but i sort of wish I was! We went to a new one that recently opened here....we walked in during a grand opening ceremony and came away with what looks like a brand new Northface down vest for $9.99. Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 GREAT finds!!! I love our local thrift store. Our home has been completely upgraded as far as bedrooms and redecorating because of the thrift store and my ability to up-do old things making them into more "us". That's how we go at it too. The few new things we buy are from discount the Sears Outlet store where you can sometimes find amazing deals. We got a really nice, long solid wood entertainment stand thingee for $100 because it had some major scratches and a busted door. But it was $900 originally, is really sturdy and still looks awesome. My best decorating find was a group of 5 framed Inuit prints on burlap for $35. I was born in NWT and we grew up with Inuit art around the house so that find was SUPER exciting and they're definitely worth more then $7 a piece. I keep meaning to take pictures for my blog with a detailed list of items and cost. I think total cost now stands around $650 over the years. I KNOW some folks here could beat that easily though! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'm not a big thrift store shopper but i sort of wish I was! We went to a new one that recently opened here....we walked in during a grand opening ceremony and came away with what looks like a brand new Northface down vest for $9.99. Awesome! My daughter picked up a really nice jacket for 4 or 5 dollars. The label looked interesting so I checked it out and the same jacket originally sold for around $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I really have to start stopping by the thrift store more often. I never seem to find anything good though. Great finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineW Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Congrats. I love thrift stores. Picked up DS5 a mint condition Clone Wars Cody costume for $2 today. :D:D He will be over the moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Congrats on your great finds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 :hurray: Cool finds :thumbup1: I love thrift stores :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 My latest find was a beautiful children's table made of solid wood. It looks like it came out of an expensive catalog or was hand made by Amish folks. But the best buy of the summer was two weeks ago when I had the itch to go to yard sales. I knew in my gut it would be a good day. I wasn't disappointed, either. I got loads of good stuff but the best by far was a Cyber k'nex set that retails for $395 for $10!! Even used on amazon it goes for $350. I was in yard sale heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I have found kelly's kids dresses for dd for $2. I try to stop by once or twice a month. My dd likes to come with me she always finds a new stuffed animal friend to bring home for $.50. She found a koala that she insisted she wanted to bring to the street fair. a lot of people asked about the koala. One lady asked me about dd adorable koala bear then went on to brag that her sil brought her grandbaby back a similar koala from Australia. me "I got mine for $.50 at the thrift store":D I couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmy Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I love thrift stores too. One of my all time best finds was a tiny purple vacuum for $3. It works great and the children do an amazing job on my wood floors with that thing:thumbup: A brand new pair of size 14 tennis shoes for DH was $4, that was a good day. Congrats on your purchases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Love op shops here too. My best book finds so far have been three different complete childrens science, nature and general encyclopaedia sets. $15 for all three 21+ book sets!!! Plus I found a set of Australian history encycopaedia type books. Missing about 2-3 but still happy because they cost me about $10 for 10. But my best, best BEST find was 2 weeks ago. I picked up a Husqvarna 6430 sewing machine complete with accessories and pattern dies for $25!! Took it for a service and it need $50 of parts. So all up $75 and these machines are very popular and can go for $150+!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 LOVE thrift store shopping!! In fact, tomorrow our closest store is 50% off the whole store. I have been waiting impatiently all week! A few months ago I found a beautiful name-brand purse at at thrift store. I do not pay $$$ for expensive purses, but I do love the quality of them and this particular purse was a cute style and it was like new. I thought it was probably pretty pricey, so I looked it up when I got home and it had sold for $325 new. Not bad for $6. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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