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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9744589, member: 36"]I used to. A church thrift was a gold mine. Rich older congregation and some shop people who didn't always have a clue. Got a Sheffield plate teapot once in there for $3. Used it as a Chanukkah present later that year. The Pandemic closed it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The place I found the goodies was literally on the wrong side of the tracks. It's a thrift attached to a soup kitchen in the worst part of town. The ladies who run the shop also price things by what they know they can get instead of "what it's worth", prefering a fast nickel over a glacial dime. Most pickers won't go into the area. Most times I don't find much, but when I do...bingo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 9744589, member: 36"]I used to. A church thrift was a gold mine. Rich older congregation and some shop people who didn't always have a clue. Got a Sheffield plate teapot once in there for $3. Used it as a Chanukkah present later that year. The Pandemic closed it. The place I found the goodies was literally on the wrong side of the tracks. It's a thrift attached to a soup kitchen in the worst part of town. The ladies who run the shop also price things by what they know they can get instead of "what it's worth", prefering a fast nickel over a glacial dime. Most pickers won't go into the area. Most times I don't find much, but when I do...bingo.[/QUOTE]
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