Six months ago I began seriously thrifting, focusing first on fabric from local shops and online auction sites. I never expected to find what I did, and it changed my attitude toward thrifting a lot.
Nine lbs. of quilting panels from a bag I thought was just random fabric taught me that there are all kinds of surprises in store for the thrifting maker.
Then I started seeing how I could thrift almost anything I needed, like this $70.00 jacket that still had the tags on for less than ten bucks.
Yarn that was too expensive at the craft stores suddenly became affordable via thrifting.
So did journals.
I even found some treasures among the fakes.
Thrifting didn't always pan out in my favor, like one of the online auction quilts I bought that shredded from dry rot as soon as I washed it. That taught me that you can't judge condition by a photograph, and thrifting will always be a little bit of a gamble. But I seem to have a good eye for things that are real bargains, and a pretty good streak of luck going.
I don't expect everyone to do as I did in 2023, but I hope you will consider thrifting something instead of buying new. Even if it's just a flower vase or a picture frame, you'll save money and keep useful things out of landfills. That's always good.
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