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Jun 10, 2013 10:52 PM
Anyone go? I usually buy my work clothes there but have found some good old tshirts as well.
Jun 10, 2013 10:52pm
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Jun 10, 2013 11:16 PM
I like thrift stores.
Jun 10, 2013 11:16pm
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Jun 10, 2013 11:19 PM
Nah. Closest to thrift stores I ever got was Gabriel Bros. for my landscaping clothes back in the day. They had cheap Carhardts and cheap-ish Caterpillar steel-toed boots.
Jun 10, 2013 11:19pm
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Jun 10, 2013 11:19 PM
justincredible;1455821 wrote:I like thrift stores.
The one in Washington Court House used to do half-off Wednesdays. You could find a lot of good stuff, very cheap.
Jun 10, 2013 11:19pm
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Jun 10, 2013 11:53 PM
ccrunner609;1455788 wrote:thrift stores are for poor people
So are houses without air conditioning.
Jun 10, 2013 11:53pm
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Jun 10, 2013 11:54 PM
Just bought some sheets. I needed old sheet to hang up on my ez up to block the sun at bonnaroo this weekend. Afterwards they will be thrown away.
Jun 10, 2013 11:54pm
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Jun 11, 2013 12:00 AM
sportchampps;1455852 wrote:Just bought some sheets. I needed old sheet to hang up on my ez up to block the sun at bonnaroo this weekend. Afterwards they will be thrown away.

Do they smell like piss?
Jun 11, 2013 12:00am
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Jun 11, 2013 1:08 AM
GoChiefs;1455864 wrote:Do they smell like piss?
Well yeah, but shit, they were 99 cents.
Jun 11, 2013 1:08am
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Jun 11, 2013 1:39 AM
You still get what you pay for. Cheap new is probably better than decent old because clothing, especially cheaper clothing, has a shorter shelf life.

I've given some really nice clothes and some good furniture to Goodwill/Salvation army...I think they actually might have a slightly higher-end store? Otherwise I'm sure there is some good stuff, but getting your hands on is probably a challenge (I assume some savvy employees might have a nice side business grabbing the value even before it hits the floor).
Jun 11, 2013 1:39am
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Jun 11, 2013 11:05 AM
gut;1455889 wrote:You still get what you pay for. Cheap new is probably better than decent old because clothing, especially cheaper clothing, has a shorter shelf life.

I've given some really nice clothes and some good furniture to Goodwill/Salvation army...I think they actually might have a slightly higher-end store? Otherwise I'm sure there is some good stuff, but getting your hands on is probably a challenge (I assume some savvy employees might have a nice side business grabbing the value even before it hits the floor).
That could be, I only go there for work clothes that could last a day or a year depending on what I am doing. I have found some vintage tees there that I added to my collection.
Jun 11, 2013 11:05am
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Jun 11, 2013 11:13 AM
Trueblue23;1455827 wrote:The one in Washington Court House used to do half-off Wednesdays. You could find a lot of good stuff, very cheap.
Isn't a "thrift store" just a regular "clothes store" in Washington Court House?
Jun 11, 2013 11:13am
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Jun 11, 2013 11:16 AM
I mostly just go there looking for halloween stuff around August until October.
Jun 11, 2013 11:16am
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sportchampps

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Jun 12, 2013 9:20 AM
At bonnaroo everything smells like piss so it doesn't matter
Jun 12, 2013 9:20am
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Jun 12, 2013 9:35 AM
Love thrift stores. I have gotten many Cleveland sports shirts there, and it's the best place to find stuff for Halloween and ugly sweater parties.
Jun 12, 2013 9:35am
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Tiernan

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Jun 12, 2013 11:11 AM
Fab4Runner;1456560 wrote:... I have gotten many Cleveland sports shirts there,...
not surprised by this at all...
Jun 12, 2013 11:11am
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Jun 12, 2013 2:11 PM
justincredible;1455821 wrote:I like thrift stores.
So do I. One reasonably close to me has all clothes half-off on Wednesdays, too. That's cool, especially considering that with all the weight I've lost (HUMBLE BRAG ALERT!), I've had to basically buy all new clothes for work and for casual wear. Every couple months, I go and buy some stuff. If I wind up not liking it or it's more worn out than I expected, big fucking shit, I only spent $2-2.50 for it.
Jun 12, 2013 2:11pm
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Jun 12, 2013 7:43 PM
I love going to thrift shops to find classic D.A.R.E. shirts. I found a vintage neon edition awhile back.

I don't frequent them as much as I did while in college, but as others have noted already, there are an excess of great vintage tees to be had at such stores.
Jun 12, 2013 7:43pm
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Jun 14, 2013 5:52 AM
Located in Chicago, by far the coolest salvation army in the world. A multi story old factory.
Thinking about going through it years ago reminds me of the show American Pickers.

My brother found a really cool vintage all leather golf bag for like $5 bucks. Cleaned up great and only has one broken zipper.
Jun 14, 2013 5:52am
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Jun 15, 2013 1:58 AM
Will not say what I go in thrift stores for, but will say this.....found what I was looking for (actually what I collect, trade and sell), bought it for $7.50............sold it a week later for $375.00.....amazing rich people have f'g clue what something is worth when they give stuff to the poor people stores .........:)
Jun 15, 2013 1:58am