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« on: September 16, 2007, 10:33:39 AM »
Just a topic of conversation...

What item's might you always be able to find at a thrift store and never have to buy new..

Such as...

Coffee Maker
Waffle Iron
Computer Monitor
Rice Steamer
Golf Clubs
Glassware
Cassette Players
A Stapler
Photo Albums
Bowling Balls
Binders
Filing Cabinets
Candles
Toaster
Toaster Oven
Bread Machine
Deep Fat Fryer
Microwave Cookbooks
Romance Novels
Answering Machine
Curlers
Curling Iron

and so on.....any more...?
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« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2007, 10:51:06 AM »
Mid-century arts and crafts from visionary post-WWII designers including, but not limited to furniture and artwork.

Handbags

Scarves

Jewelry

Bicycles

Records

Artbooks

Vintage cookbooks

Vintage clothes (made in the USA!!!!)

Vintage aprons and linens by post WWII visionary artists (like Vera!)

I've gotten all this stuff and am currently using it all. What a trip!
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« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2007, 06:12:08 PM »
baskets
kids toys
drapes
blankets
sheets
Tupperware

were millions and millions of coffee cups mentioned?
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2007, 05:33:57 PM »
Quote from: Good Buddy on September 16, 2007, 10:33:39 AM
Just a topic of conversation...

What item's might you always be able to find at a thrift store and never have to buy new..

Such as...

Bowling Balls


and so on.....any more...?


Funny you mentioned bowling balls... being a card-carrying sanctioned bowler myself (don't laugh!) i take the purchase of a bowling ball quite seriously  Grin
 i once found a GREAT bowling ball (as in i recognized the "make/model" of the ball) and got a great deal...

the ball could have easily sold at a pro shop for AT LEAST 80-100 dollars... i got it for FIVE!!!
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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2007, 05:50:43 PM »
Hi Eddie!

How ya doin'? 

Congrats on the great bowling finds!  Good Buddy had a question a few weeks ago about what to do with bowling pins. One suggestion was to make a lamp, another (mine) was to make a low-to-the-floor "atomic Zen" table using the bowling pins as table legs. Any ideas?
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2007, 12:20:58 PM »
Back to the original lists: My two biggies are guest-bed sheets and solid-color T-shirts/tank tops. I can't say I never buy other items elsewhere (and I sometimes buy T-shirts in "real" stores).

I could probably get all my glassware at thrift shops. Certainly most of my shoes, scarves, books, pots and pans, and games/puzzles.
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2007, 01:38:59 PM »
i just say, you can buy everything you need at thrifts and garage sales except undergarments and food...  pop pirate thinking big
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2007, 09:47:21 AM »
...and let's not forget:

anything made by ronco!
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2007, 09:54:12 AM »
While there are some things you never have to buy new, there are also things that you can't buy new:

8-track tapes
8-track tape players
rotary telephones
14.4 or 28.8 modems
(heck - exterior modems in general)

Heck, even stereo cassette players would probably take some hunting to find.  Try finding a new VCR in a regular store and VHS tapes have been pretty much be completely squeezed out by DVDs (which themselves may be phased out by HD-DVDs or Blu-Ray discs).  They are getting more difficult to find.

That is all.
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2007, 12:11:43 PM »
JEANS - no other way could I justify Ralph Lauren or Express! Smiley
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