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2024 in Thrifting

About a year ago I wrote a post here about my new direction with thrifting, and what I had learned while transitioning for just thrifting now and then to attempting to thrift more.

This year I stuck to that path and tried to thrift everything I needed, like some purses to replace my fifteen-year-old purses, which were falling apart. Here you can see the lot of beautiful Vera Bradley bags I got for $9.99.

When I needed some new socks, I thrifted a huge lot of them (including lots of other things) for $9.99. Nine months later, I still haven't worn them all.

These brand new Fila sneakers were at steal at $9.99. I got them in the original box with Kohl's $59.99 price tag. I found the purchase receipt in the box, too; the sneakers had been marked down to $29.99. The paper stuffing was still in the toes; evidently the original owner bought but never wore them.

My thrift of the year was winning these gorgeous mint condition $80.00 Nike sneakers for my guy at auction but only paying $12.99 for them. I'm pretty sure they were a store display pair as they had only one tiny scuff on the sole. He has been paying $50 to $60 for his sneakers, but the reason this is my thrift of the year is that I wanted to prove that I could thrift new shoes for my guy cheaper than he can buy them at the store.

Now my guy is thrifting right along with me, and even took me on a thrifting spree that he paid for, which included this beautiful bundle of fabric from our local thrift store for $14.99.

I think people are starting to discover that thrifting can save them big bucks, because the online auctions have gained more bidders now, and I see lots of folks shopping at the brick and mortar stores. Accordingly prices are going up, too.

There are still bargains to be had if you look for them, and always a treasure to discover, like this donated quilt rack in need of repair, which the thrift store allowed us to take for free. Just have fun with it, and see what you can find.

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