Thrift Stores are the way to go :) You can find amazingly cheap vintage clothing/accessories for half the price they'd originally be at average stores. Plus, when you buy things in thrift stores, there's less of a chance someone out there has the same article of clothing haha! You can really develop a sense of individuality/originality and be much more creative with your style.

posted Jun 2, 2010

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Yeahhh!!! Totally!!!
And yeah... They smell goood!!! Like a GOOD bargain!!! WHOO :D

posted Jun 2, 2010

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Yeah I love thrift shops! I often go there to find pieces that I can turn into something. Ex: old t-shirt that I can make into a loose tank top. I'm actually about to go to a local thrift shop with one of my friends. As long as you're willing to search around some, you'll be able to find some great stuff!
And no, it doesn't smell (as long as you wash it...washing is always good haha)

posted Jul 3, 2010

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Thrift stores are my big love.

posted Jul 3, 2010

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I love thrift shops! I opened one on facebook, it's super fun! =)

posted Jul 7, 2010

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Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes!

posted Jul 7, 2010

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i'm loving thriftstores. mmm

posted Jul 7, 2010

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In London you only get a few good thrift stores. The ones in my area aren't that bad, but thrift stores in general here are generally looked down on. Though, they are definitely getting more popular and I guess it's because of this whole 'indie' trend or whatever. But I have a couple of friends who have found AMAZING things in thrift stores, like cute day dresses and tops. I have yet to discover a gem!

Might actually pop into a few near me today :)

posted Jul 21, 2010

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You know, I've always been skeptical about thrift shopping.

A couple of weeks ago though I went with several friends and found some really amazing items. I don't think I'm ever looking back! Find some ones close to you and just give it a spin; if you have style, you will definitely see potential in a lot of the stuff there.

posted Jul 22, 2010

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Thrift stores are wonderful, but you can't go in there looking for anything specific because nothing is very organized and you never know what you'll find.
Some of the clothes may smell like if they came from a smoker's household or if they just haven't washed the clothes in a while. If you wash them before you wear them(which I highly recommend, regardless of the smell) the smell is likely to fade/disappear.

posted Jul 22, 2010

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thrift stores are pretty cool, they have great vintage clothes and is a great place where you could shop alot smarter, since their clothes are alot cheaper. :D

posted Jul 22, 2010

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hellz yeah! charity shops are too good, i mean yeah you have to look around and you won't always find a gem straight away, but take time and you'll find something :)
There's a charity shop really close to my mum's house and every month they have this thing called 'fill a bag for a pound' and you literally fill it with bags, clothes, belts etc you name it... then once you're finished filling your plastic bag (or bags, in my case) you just pay £1 for each one

posted Jul 22, 2010

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their good,i love goin to them,like everyone says u'll find some good stuff for cheap,help u save some money for when u want to buy somethings thats a lil much,but yeah its the way to good me,there r some where i live but sometimes i go to brookyn,they have the best ones so far XD

posted Jul 26, 2010

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Oh I love getting things at thrift stores. I'm currently wearing a cute dress I got for a dollar at a thrift store. I feel more unique in clothes I get at thrift stores because many times you can't buy it anymore. Also I don't feel guilty if I decide I don't like what I bought because it didn't cost me much.

If you're worried about the smell, there are.. higher end (?) thrift stores. For example, Wasteland in LA.

posted Jul 26, 2010

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definitely! you can find unique stuff at thrift shops :) and you can laundry em or boil them with hot water if you really wanna clean it :D

i can buy tons of clothes because it's cheap and mix em with the new stuff or high end items :) and i think by doing that you can have your own unique style not being a clone of anyone :)

posted Jul 26, 2010

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I am a big Thrift Store enthusiast haha. It's a really great pleace to get some interesting vintage finds, and the ones in my area have some really nice jewlery!

posted Jul 26, 2010

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i love thrift stores :)

posted Jul 26, 2010

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I'm yet to find anything AMAZING in thrift stores, I have one pretty silk scarf that I got for only 50p so I'm pretty pleased with that, but I think that's the only thing I've ever bought from a thrift store..

posted Jul 26, 2010

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i love thrifting! the stores don't seem dirty to me at all, i think a lot of people wash their clothing before they donate it...

you can go to higher end vintage stores that are smaller than like Goodwill, you don't have to look as much for great clothes in good repair, but it's a bit more expensive...not nearly as much as the original price though, so it's still great.

posted Jul 26, 2010

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Definitely yes. I love Goodwill because I find great stuff there, it's cheap, and I get to feel good for helping out the special needs community. Plus thrifting is good for the environment since it keeps that stuff from going in the trash. :)

posted Jul 27, 2010

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YES!!!! BOOTSALES too. its a must... & they just smell like they have been worn for agesss.... i like that smell though :P

posted Jul 27, 2010

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YESSSS ! thats where you find like the best stuff for a bargin, there's always soo much to go through but its worth it at the end . I once bout like 50 items for only $150 and you can find some really cuteee vintage jewlery if not broken , thrift shops were like the best idea anybody could think of. They have clothes for YEARS, lol : )

posted Jul 27, 2010

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Thrift stores are AMAZING. Due to the prices, I'm able to purchase a lot more clothes so I have a variety of things to chose from. I would recommend shopping there to anyone :)

posted Jul 30, 2010

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Yes yes yes! Lets go thrifting!

posted Jul 30, 2010

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One of my greatest pleasures is thrifting. It's not only that you get to shop a lot of clothes, you'll also get the best branded clothes ever! Yeah it smells but it isn't that gross. So here in the Philippines, thrifting is the thing.

posted Jul 30, 2010

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uhm..hell yeaaaaahh!!! i love thrift shopping!
just make sure you wash the stuffies first before wearing them. LOL.
i use hand sanitizer to clean bags/shoes too. hahahaa.

posted Jul 30, 2010

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yesyesyesyesyesyes

posted Jul 31, 2010

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LOVEEE thats where i really do alot of my shopping. imaa weirdddooo :P <3

posted Jul 31, 2010

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I've always adored thrift shopping and these days I actually own / operate one.
I know what you mean though, some op-shops have a funny smell & you can't really tell whether the garments are clean or not...have a look at a few & just return to the ones you feel comfortable in.
Everything in my store is washed / drycleaned & ironed etc before it hits the racks.
Thrifting is an amazing way of finding great stuff at great prices...and more often than not they're items that no-one else has!

posted Jul 31, 2010

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BiG Yes to thrift stores. I go to urban outfitters and get ideas and then go thrifting. I've found vintage rompers, leotards, garter belts, numerous name brands, boots,rollerskates, crazy patterned things and etc.I'm pretty much addicted to thrifting and vintage shops. But I'm spending half the money I use to at malls or online. I must admit some of the things I've picked up have reeked, but you just wash it.

posted Jul 31, 2010

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Totally!
It's great to get cheap things from there, and alter them at home .


Examples;

Making tanks
Acid washing jeans
Dying jeans
turning regular jeans skinny...

there's no end to what you can accomplish!
=]]

posted Jul 31, 2010

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I find that thrift stores are great for unique jewelery. With that said, everything needs to be sanitized before worn!

posted Jul 31, 2010

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true!
lol

I wash everything from there!

it smells like it's been beneath couch cushions...

posted Jul 31, 2010

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Big YES. The majority of my clothes are from thrift and second-hand shops -- I would never be able to afford all the nice things in my wardrobe if I bought everything new! I'm crazy about vintage, too. It's also a good place to find ugly clothes made of really nice materials (silk, wool, Pima cotton...) that you can reconstruct into something fabulous.

As for smells -- well, you should definitely clean everything before wearing it. Most clothes smell stale just because they were sitting in someone's closet for years without being worn, or were stored with mothballs.

posted Jul 31, 2010

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I love thrift shops, but it requires a lot of browsing and patience. But one thing I would never buy from thrift shops - shoes, unless they required socks. I'm so sketchy about shoes because most of the thrift shops I've visited are Sal Vals.

posted Aug 1, 2010

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Yes and they do smell (sometimes)

posted Aug 1, 2010

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best shop invented in the face of this earth is the thrift shop. it literally has everything. some my greatest finds are from a thrift shop. best ones would have to be the Kabunyan Ukay-Ukay right by Sogo at Cubao, Fashion Delight (the biggest ukay in Manila) somewhere along Gateway, in front of a block of Araneta center parking lot. Baguio has a range of cheapestg to the most expensive, but always doesnt disappoint.

dont hesitate, try it out. boil water and pour it on your buys then wash it with detergent to rid of that smell.

posted Aug 1, 2010

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YES. And yes, I've tried on a few clothes from thrift shops that smell like cat pee. :P

posted Aug 1, 2010

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thrift stores are the shit, there are really good treasures and good finds there and it saves yourself some money:D

posted Aug 1, 2010

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Yes they smell, but I suppose thats what the washing machine is for aha. and they are possibly the most amazing things on the planet, seeing as I hardly ever shop anywhere else, apart from carboot sales.
also, you'd never find anything in a charity shop which was supposedly 'vintage' like at the vintage stores that sell clothes that are actually new they are just made from a vintage pattern D: mostly all the vintage stuff in there is genuine, which i like.

posted Aug 1, 2010

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i dont know, i think otherwise. thrifting is big here in the philippines, reason why we most likely have the best thrift stores because stuff that ought to fit a vintage shop can be found in our beloved ukay ukay instead (: plus when i get compliments from other people i honestly answer i got an item from an ukay ukay and voila they let it slip that they shop at the ukay too. taboo, i guess?

i've been there! its ok but more like for window shopping. i ended up buying something forgettable. lol. lot fo good stuff but im a cheapskate.

posted Aug 3, 2010

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They're a good way to find unique, yet cheap in price things. Yes the thrift shops near me have a horrid smell, which is the downside.

posted Aug 8, 2010

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it's awesome, you find so many good things there that you know none of your friends have. if the stuff in the thrift store by you smells, just wash it. no biggy.

posted Aug 8, 2010

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Yesss :) it's a MUST to clean everything you get from thrift stores

posted Aug 8, 2010

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I love thrift stores. Much cheaper & good for the environment because it's recycling :)

posted Aug 8, 2010

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HELL.
YES.

but not for me.

posted Aug 8, 2010

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yessss! great buys

posted Aug 8, 2010

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I love thrift shop! i got a blazer at SGD 3 that is around USD2.20..?
uber cheap!!! :D
well... those that stinks, you can either ignore them or give them a clean shower in the washing machine! ;)

posted Aug 8, 2010

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Thrift stores in the UK are awesome! But here you barely find something nice in thrift stores. Just really simple and not fashionable clothes. Only in the greater towns, there you often find wonderful things no one out there really have :D
Also I think thrift stores have something romantic. And really, most stores let the things get washed ^_-
But in some really small stores stuffed full of dresses the air really is often... consumed. What doesn't matter, as long as you find a cute dress from the 40's :D

posted Aug 8, 2010

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Thrift stores in the UK are awesome! But here you barely find something nice in thrift stores. Just really simple and not fashionable clothes. Only in the greater towns, there you often find wonderful things no one out there really have :D
Also I think thrift stores have something romantic. And really, most stores let the things get washed ^_-
But in some really small stores stuffed full of dresses the air really is often... consumed. What doesn't matter, as long as you find a cute dress from the 40's :D

posted Aug 8, 2010

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Yes yes yes. I love thrift stores. Over half my wardrobe is second hand. So much cheaper and it helps the environment and charity too. Yeah stuff can smell but just give it a wash and it's all good :)

posted Aug 8, 2010

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Yeeeeessss... I do shop thrift and secondhand. hehe..

posted Aug 8, 2010

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I love thrift shops, and yes they do have a certain unique smell. However, you can always wash the piece of clothing after you've bought it anyway, so why bother about it?!
I also really like charity shops, and this is actually where I find the most gorgeous pieces! I guess you just have to find the right shop, at the right time.

posted Aug 8, 2010

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I work at a thrift store so most of my clothes, shoes, and accessories are from there.
As far as the smelly thing goes.. it depends on what store you go to. My store is pretty big and we get a lot of donations, so we're really picky about what we sell. Anything with rips, stains, or any kind of foul odor goes right in the trash!

posted Aug 8, 2010

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YES!

posted Aug 8, 2010

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No,i dont know

posted 27 days ago

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Yes. My mom has always thrifted. I'm twenty-one I def remember her finding cool stuff and lots of purses when I was seven lol. I love thrifting. The smell doesn't really bother me. I find tons of earrings and always happen across the things I've been wanting so it works out. Just found a purple Starter/Swingster jacket that I'm gonna fix up and a great denim oxford.

posted 27 days ago

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Thrift stores are amazing! my mom and I love to go to them together and buy tons of things for super cheap x)
In my opinion, the hardest thing to find in thrift stores are good shoes, but that may just be the ones that I shop in.
they do tend to have a strange smell, but it really is not that bad at all and washing it should be no problem !

posted 27 days ago

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Thrift stores are amazing :)
I found some really nice vintage pieces in the stores I go to and they're way cheaper than going to actual vintage stores.
It really depends on what store you go to as to whether it smells or not, but if it does; just wash the clothes before wearing them out and it'll be fine!

posted 24 days ago

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THRIFT STORES ROCK.
Alot of the clothes in thrift stores are UO status,
for like, 15% regular prices.
I love getting my shoes from thrifts!

posted 24 days ago

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