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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 39391, member: 37"]Thanks! </p><p><br /></p><p>The thrift stores around here are amazingly good for picking. The one with stuff for a quarter is in a small town nearby. They keep irregular hours and they don't have a lot. There is rarely much over $5.00 there. For example, all clothes and shoes are $1.00. Jewelry is always $1.00 or less. I don't go there too much but drop in from time to time. </p><p><br /></p><p>The more local thrift stores are higher priced but still reasonable. One has started pricing their furniture higher and, quite often, there is not enough room for me to re-sell. Their other things are quite reasonable. The local Goodwill has just started pricing all their housewares, art, and furniture lower than they used to. I had quit going there much because things were priced so high but will start going more if they remain reasonable. I just missed out on a killer MCM dresser for $25.00 there the other night. I did buy a nice Thomasville nightstand for $9.00 and that is where I bought the pottery lamp. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just have to keep beating the bushes. I hit the thrifts every time I am in town. Living 25 miles out, I don't go as much as I used to. This is particularly true in Winter. Once Spring hits, I am sure to be finding more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 39391, member: 37"]Thanks! The thrift stores around here are amazingly good for picking. The one with stuff for a quarter is in a small town nearby. They keep irregular hours and they don't have a lot. There is rarely much over $5.00 there. For example, all clothes and shoes are $1.00. Jewelry is always $1.00 or less. I don't go there too much but drop in from time to time. The more local thrift stores are higher priced but still reasonable. One has started pricing their furniture higher and, quite often, there is not enough room for me to re-sell. Their other things are quite reasonable. The local Goodwill has just started pricing all their housewares, art, and furniture lower than they used to. I had quit going there much because things were priced so high but will start going more if they remain reasonable. I just missed out on a killer MCM dresser for $25.00 there the other night. I did buy a nice Thomasville nightstand for $9.00 and that is where I bought the pottery lamp. Just have to keep beating the bushes. I hit the thrifts every time I am in town. Living 25 miles out, I don't go as much as I used to. This is particularly true in Winter. Once Spring hits, I am sure to be finding more.[/QUOTE]
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