Comments on: Do you shop Thrift Stores? I’d love input!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:13:37 +0000

I saw someone who hung the window frames from the front porch and then added a flower window box and put flowers in it. They hung two with small chains and painted them to match their door and window frames on the house. SO CUTE!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:38:41 +0000

I saw that one online when I was doing my “research”. I will definitely check it out next time I’m over there. Goodwill hasn’t given me anything good lately. I don’t buy upholstered furniture there unless I can re-upholster it. I’m all about buying nice pieces at a discount. Thanks for the tip!

By: Shannon T

Shannon T — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:00:47 +0000

There is a consignment store called Encore Decor on San Jose Blvd (in Jax/Mandarin area) just south of the I-295 junction. They have big furniture and a few framed art/table top accessories. Their prices aren’t “Goodwill cheap” but if you are heading a few steps up the price chain, it is worth a look. They frequently have *new* furniture there that has been in a model home or something–current looking stuff, not dated and full of someone else’s cat hair! We bought my daughter a Pottery Barn couch there which had retailed at $1200, for only $375 and it was just perfect. I also sold a kinda-dated looking chest and a used sofa there on consignment, and made $300+/- for myself on just those two pieces. It can be hit or miss like any secondhand place, but I have found it to be good.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:54:00 +0000

I think I need to go shopping with you! The shops on my side of town aren’t great and I can’t go as often as I’d like too. I did think there was a good day to go, just didn’t know when it was, so thanks for that info. I’ve decided that shopping them will help me with my patience. Sooner or later I’ll score.

By: Debi M

Debi M — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:50:33 +0000

I must say that once you get in the groove of Thrift store shopping, you’ll get addicted. You have to check out different ones. Some look dirty and carry real “junk” and some are clean and have a good variety. In Jacksonville, FL, my two favorites are the Veteran’s Thrift store on Beach Blvd. and the Good Will. While the Salvation Army has 1/2 off day on Wednesday, the rest of the week their prices seem much too high.
I have gotten my everyday dishes from a thrift store which was Pfaltzgraff. The best part is that this is an open set and you can continually add to it. Also, I had coveted a beautiful Christmas dish set from Pfaltzgraff but with $5.00 a plate, I just couldn’t do it. But, miracle of all miracles, I stumbled across these very dishes at a Thrift store. They were marked $0.99 each and it was 1/2 off day. So, these dishes that normally sell for $5 were 50 cents each. They look beautiful on my table at Christmas time.
Thrift stores have to be checked out often. You can’t go one time and assume that they have nothing. Somedays you hit the jackpot and somedays you don’t. I have personally come to the conclusion that late Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning are the best times to go. At this point, the stuff that people could not sell in their garage sales or cleaned out of their closets during the week have been turned in, priced, and put on the sheves. Below are just a few of the many treasures that I have found at the Thrift stores:
Pfaltzgraff Yorktown dishes
Pfaltzgraff Winter Frost (Christmas dishes)
Beautiful (new still in box) Natavity Set
Brand New Laura Ashley rag rug
Many DVD’s and videos
American Eagle, Polo, Dillards brand,etc. clothing
Vera Bradley bags
Mary Engelbreit collectables
Etc., etc., etc.
Best wishes for shopping treasures!