Thrift shopping is like a modern-day treasure hunt, with some differences, of course, corresponding to the time. For instance, instead of rolling out your map and sailing 20 days and 20 nights to your destination, you open up a GPS app and make your way to a local thrift store in roughly 20 minutes.
Then, instead of digging through the dirt on a remote island, you dig through piles of clothing and items that are not to your liking, until you see something that shines like gold; or in the latter scenario, something that looks like a used Hermes bag in nearly mint condition, a kind of teapot you’ve been looking for everywhere, or a signed album of your favorite artist from the early 2000s.
Nowadays, there is no one perfect treasure for everyone, as the thing that thrifters want or need the most differs with each person. And to show you just how diverse people’s treasures can get, we put together a list of some of the best finds shoppers have ever stumbled upon, and, of course, just had to share it with the ‘Thrift Store Hauls’ community. So wait no longer, scroll down to find them below and make sure to upvote their best ones!
#1 I've Found Interesting Things In Thrifted Suit Pockets Before, But Never $2000 In Cash
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#2 "I'll Just Try Them On For Fun" I Told My Husband, That Was A Lie
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#3 You Guys. Omg. $55 For All 4. I’m Done. I’ve Peaked
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#4 35 Bucks At Goodwill. I’ve Peaked
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#5 Suddenly All My Problems Have Gone Away, Got My White Whale For Free Today
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#6 Snagged My White Whale From Fbm! It’s Ridiculously Heavy And I Love It So Much!
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#7 I Just Don’t Even Know What To Say… Paid $15
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#8 Found A Vintage Dooney Big Duck Bag! I Paid More Than I’d Like ($24.49) But Just Couldn’t Leave It. Don’t Know If It’s Real, But Love It All The Same!
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#9 Thrifted My Wedding Dress For $30
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#10 Found A Vintage IKEA Space Mobile In Perfect Condition!
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#11 I Lost My Mind 3x
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#12 Some Of The Bugs I Have Thrifted Over The Years
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#13 An Epic Marketplace Find - Like A 90s Nickelodeon Show Fever Dream
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#14 My Daughter Found The Love Of Her Life Today
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#15 $18 Linge Roset Ploum High Back Sofa
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#16 Stumbled Upon A $500 Gold Slice Of Pizza For $1.99
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#17 Omg Real Irish Fisherman’s Sweater
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#18 Found One Of My Holy Grails Today
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#19 Toolboxes Are Hard To Find A Deal On. This Was $200 From Craigslist And I'm Okay With The Compromise
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#20 I Found The Cutest Little Guy To Help Keep My Doors Open
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#21 I Found A Locked Safe For $15 And It Was Full Of Money, Gold And Silver!
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#22 Found This For My 1-Year-Old Son At Goodwill For $16. I Looked It Up When I Got Home And Discovered That They Sell For Over $300
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#23 We Scored This German Imported 1978 Vw T2 For $4,200 Today Off Fb Marketplace And We Are Stoked
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#24 $3 Rug For My 3 Year Old Daughter’s Reading Corner
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#25 I Bought A Bag Of Ornaments For $3.99 And It Contained 6 German Kugel Balls From The Late 1800s
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#26 Went In To Thrift Today, Walked Out With A Uranium Unicorn
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#27 I Literally Cannot Believe I Own This
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#28 A Beauty Saved From The Bins
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#29 I Found This Gorgeous 1950’s Party Dress For $1 At An Estate Sale!
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#30 This Old Lady Was Selling Her Painted Baby Dolls At The Flea Market And Nobody Had Bought Any, It Was $20 But I Couldn’t Find It In Me To Haggle Her Down
She told me she made the suit by hand. My new fav office decoration!
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#31 Found My Wedding Dress For $11.50 At Goodwill
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#32 $45 Chair Is A Cheap Price For Me Sit Like A Villain Everyday. Thank You, Goodwill
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#33 I Posted About This Awesome Woolrich Shirt I Found A While Back. Well I Was Watching Dumb And Dumber Last Night And This Happened
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#34 Found A Vintage Quilt Of The 50 States Of The USA And Their State Flowers. Was Mislabeled At The Store As A Linen So Only Cost $4!!!
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#35 Told My Coworker Who Thrifts To Keep An Eye Out For Taylor Swifts 1st Album For My Fiancé. Dude Comes In With This Today: $1.99 Price Tag
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#36 Found My Halloween Costume At Goodwill Today For $13
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#37 Found An Unfinished Blanket Project At An Estate Sale A Few Months Back And I Just Finally Finished It
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#38 $2.99 Well Spent
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#39 Damn
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#40 Team Diane Or Team Charles?
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#41 I Now Regret Passing On This One
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#42 Vintage Christmas
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#43 I Bought This So Fast I Nearly Broke My Wrist
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#44 Today's Find
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#45 An Amazing Halloween Sweater Rescued From The Bins...and Yes, It's Double Sided
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#46 These Fabulous Shoes
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#47 Scored A Turtle Lamp For $2
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#48 Went To Goodwill For Dishes
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#49 Just Snagged This Dope Vintage 50's Stoneware Set For $39! Got A Whole 386 Pieces Too
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#50 Best $1.00 I’ve Ever Spent
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#51 I Found A Giant iPhone 3 At Goodwill Today
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#52 “Motivational” Stitch-Themed Cards From 1969/70 I Recently Found. These Are Just A Few
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#53 My Local Goodwill Is Currently Selling Loose Tampons For 50 Cents Each. Dear God Why
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#54 Y’all
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#55 What’s An Item That You’ve Thrifted That Screamed “Take Me Home” For No Apparent Reason?
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#56 I Didn’t Even Want It, But I Just Had To Get The Paint Off. Goodwill For $4.99. It Can Breathe Now
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#57 I Finally Found A Tiffany Item, And It's A Chicken Bowl! Very Rich Grandmacore
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#58 My Husband Said It’s The Ugliest Thing Ever, But I Consider It To Be My Best Thrift Find To Date
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#59 I Found My Holy Grail And I Blacked Out In Store!!!!
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#60 Found This Rad Cast Iron Frog Bookend Today And I'm Totally Smitten With Him!
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#61 Unbelievable Haul From Former Nintendo Employee
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#62 I Found These Embroidered Pictures At Goodwill Bundled Together For $1.99. The Backs Are Signed And Dated 1976
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