With the end of summer approaching, seasonal deals are easy to come by in both local and chain stores. But seasonal cleaning also leads to a treasure trove of finds at thrift stores throughout the city. To make sure you know where the best thrift stores are, and give you the tips you need to find the deals you deserve, weve penned out some of our favorite tips into two separate blogs.
Before you spend your time searching for an affordable vintage end table or a stylish flannel shirt for fall and winter, well need to cover what to look for in your thrift stores of choiceand what you can do to prepare before you go.
Taking Inventory
To maximize your seasonal thrift store run, its a good idea to know what you really need. If youre planning on a late summer or early fall clean, make a list of what you have as you go.
This is also a great opportunity to downsize on anything youre not using anymoreor want to switch out in your apartment decor or daily wardrobe. After all, if youre going to a thrift store to pick up some new digs anyway, you may as well drop some donations off to make room.
Finding Stores
Location can make a big difference in what youll find in local thrift stores. For example, while popular or trendy areas in town are more likely to have a bigger selection, that selection might be more picked over than a lesser known or frequented location.
To help you decide, wed recommend looking up local thrift stores on your favorite search engine, looking up stores by zip code here, and relying on local reviews. It also helps to have some familiarity with the city. Find areas that are trendy and closer to downtown hubs, museums, universities, and other hipper urban attractions.
Timing It Right
Finding good deals at thrift stores is all about timing. If youve ever gone before and it feels picked over, its probably been a few days since their last big donation or weekly sale. Because this is going to vary from store to store, wed recommend calling around and asking which days are their bigger donation days each week and monthand when they have their different dollar and half-off days.
Even after all the planning you put in above, and flexible expectations, you might still not find something you like. And thats okay! It might take a few visits to get lucky enough, but eventually the stars will align for you. Now that weve covered what you should do before your visit, well be focusing on what you should do when youre there. Finding Late Summer Deals At Your Local Thrift Store Part 1
With the end of summer approaching, seasonal deals are easy to come by in both local and chain stores. But seasonal cleaning also leads to a treasure trove of finds at thrift stores throughout the city. To make sure you know where the best thrift stores are, and give you the tips you need to find the deals you deserve, weve penned out some of our favorite tips into two separate blogs.
Before you spend your time searching for an affordable vintage end table or a stylish flannel shirt for fall and winter, well need to cover what to look for in your thrift stores of choiceand what you can do to prepare before you go.
Taking Inventory
To maximize your seasonal thrift store run, its a good idea to know what you really need. If youre planning on a late summer or early fall clean, make a list of what you have as you go.
This is also a great opportunity to downsize on anything youre not using anymoreor want to switch out in your apartment decor or daily wardrobe. After all, if youre going to a thrift store to pick up some new digs anyway, you may as well drop some donations off to make room.
Finding Stores
Location can make a big difference in what youll find in local thrift stores. For example, while popular or trendy areas in town are more likely to have a bigger selection, that selection might be more picked over than a lesser known or frequented location.
To help you decide, wed recommend looking up local thrift stores on your favorite search engine, looking up stores by zip code here, and relying on local reviews. It also helps to have some familiarity with the city. Find areas that are trendy and closer to downtown hubs, museums, universities, and other hipper urban attractions.
Timing It Right
Finding good deals at thrift stores is all about timing. If youve ever gone before and it feels picked over, its probably been a few days since their last big donation or weekly sale. Because this is going to vary from store to store, wed recommend calling around and asking which days are their bigger donation days each week and monthand when they have their different dollar and half-off days.
Even after all the planning you put in above, and flexible expectations, you might still not find something you like. And thats okay! It might take a few visits to get lucky enough, but eventually the stars will align for you. Now that weve covered what you should do before your visit, well be focusing on what you should do when youre there.