Thrifting Triumphs: 46 Tales of Secondhand Gold Strikes

From vintage clothing to retro collectibles, each story is a testament to the thrill of the hunt and the joy of finding unexpected treasures in unexpected places.

“I Did Not Need A Cookie Jar But There Was No Walking Away From This Silly Gal”

“Stumbled On This At A Yard Sale In Pa I Almost Crashed And Couldn’t Turn Around Fast Enough Lol, I Lucked Out It Fits Perfect!”

“We Moved Into A Vintage 1962 House With Everything Original. This Dollhouse Was Built Into The Cabinets In One Of The Rooms And I Was Gifted It To Keep Safe And Enjoy”

“Found Today At King’s Hardware In Shreveport, La. Came Home With Me Immediately! Nibbler The Cat Is Getting Properly Introduced”

“Picked Up On The Side Of The Road A Few Weeks Ago. It Is A Victorian Era Conversation Setee, For Courting Couples. The Weird Thing Is That It Was On The Side Of The Road With A Bunch Of Junk”

“Been Meaning To Share My Sons Rocking Dragon. My Father And I Found It On The Facebook Market Place Two Christmas Ago When I Was Pregnant”

“Found This Really Cool Giant Book Coffee Table On Facebook Marketplace Yesterday. The “Spines” Open As Drawers. Each Book Is Actually Leather Bound”

“Found This At A Goodwill Today. Too Good”

“My Best Thrifted Find. I Especially Loved The Previous Owners Little Message, As It’s Now Used As An Art Studio In A Box”

“I Lost My Boston Terrier, Ollie, To Old Age This Summer And I’m Pretty Sure I Found Him At Goodwill Today As Christmas China”

“Griswald Definitely Approves Of This Garage Sale Find”

“My Greatest Thrift Find Ever. When I Bought It I Only Thought The Dots Would Glow. I Was Shocked When I Turned It On!! Best $10 I Ever Spent. Hope House Foundation Thrift Shop, Norfolk Va”

“Hand-Carved African Bed, You Immediately Spend Your Entire Stimulus Check To Bring It Home”

“I’ve Collected These Pieces From Various Thrift Shops, Antique Stores, And Yard Sales Over The Years. Some Are True Depression Glass From The 30s And Some Are Mid-Century”

“Not Necessarily A ‘Find’ But Today My Uncle Gave Me This Chair, Which He Got From His Uncle Years Ago, Who I Believe Bought It In The 60s Or 70s”

“Found The Oddest But Most Perfect Leash/Lead For Our Little Dachshund Today In The Local Charity Shop”

“$15 From Salvation Army Store! Printed On Wood, Definitely Before The Movies”

“Picked Up These Cast Iron Cat Andirons Up From My Buy Nothing Group. I Can’t Wait To See Them With The Flames Behind The Eyes!”

“Found This Amazing “Phrenology Cat”. Immediately Fell In Love And Knew He Had To Come Home And Be Part Of My Eclectic Mix In My Art Studio!”

“I Like To Believe Someone’s Grandma Worked Really Hard On This! I Feel So Lucky To Own It!”

“I Rescued This Incredible Globe From The Trash, It’s About 20” Tall And Handcrafted With Semi-Precious Stones And A Brass Base”

“This Was Hand Made In The Seventies And Is One Of A Kind! Bought It Second Hand And Finally Got It Into My Space Today”

“It’s so gorgeous and the details are amazing. I’m an herbalist and I’m going to use it as a magical herbal storage hutch. I thought it needed to be seen and appreciated here with all of you creative lovely treasure hunters!”

“Found This Jar To Put Your Coffee Grounds In. Love It. Bought It. Has A Fake Little Electrical Cord Too”

“Pulled Up To A Friends House And Her Neighbor Had This Thrown Out By The Road In The Rain. I Had To Swoop In And Save The Day With This Unique Unicorn Of A Flippy Chair Table”

“This Stain Glass Whale Light Measuring 4′ Long Was Going To Be Thrown In A Dumpster”

“It was hanging in a wood shop so it was covered with a thick layer of saw dust. I brought it home and cleaned it up really well and it turned out looking really nice. I love whales and I’m extremely happy to have saved this beautiful one of a kind piece of art from being destroyed. It’s in it’s forever home!”

“Was In A Thrift Store With My Partner When I Saw This Painting”

“My Tissue Box On My Wall At Work”

“Teeny Tiny Fully Functional Knife With Mother Of Pearl Handle”

“I got this year’s ago at a garage sale and it lives on a shelf next to my bed. You know for protection against leprechauns, gnomes and fairies”

“I Asked The Price. The Man Said $20. I Was Shocked. I Thought He Meant $120”

“Found A Magazine Ad Of My Great Grandma And Twin Uncles From 1952! They’re All Gone Now, So It’s A Doubly Amazing Fin”

“Here Is Just One Of My Weird One’s”

“Found This Yesterday At Gw”

“Best Find Ever, A Certified Authentic Autographed Jesus Picture”

“I Found This Last Week And It’s Definitely My Favorite Thing I’ve Seen At An Antique Or Thrift Store. Introducing The Violin Vampire Killing Kit!”

“Found This Very Happy Piggy Today! I Couldn’t Resist, She Now Lives With Me”

“This Is The Tiniest Set Of Nesting Dolls I’ve Ever Seen. Brother And I Were Crying In Laughter As They Kept Getting Smaller And Smaller”

“It’s A Murder Mystery Writers Desk Teapot I Found At Value Village For $10, And I Just Found The Kitchen Sink Teapot At Goodwill For $5 I Think 2 Makes It A Collection, Right?”

“My Cat Did Not Love It”

“Duckie Mirror Absolutely Came Home With Me”

“Got This Coffee Table At An Estate Sale Today! Ridiculously Excited About This. I Loooove Turtles!”

“I Found Thing At Hartville Flea Market For $4. Of Course, He’s Now Mine”

“I See All Your Sassy Teapots, But I Think I Found Something Even More Sassy. I Present To You All The Sassy Grandfather Clock!”

“My Mom Got Me This Today At The Thrift Store And I Love It”

“Found Her Yesterday, It’s A Shelf & Heavy! Made Of Bakelite. Don’t Know Anything About It But She Looks Like A Creepy Version Of Me So Yup.. She’s Mine Now”

“Had To Spruce Her Up A Bit”

“Lucky Enough To Find Matching Dresses For My Boyfriend And Me So We Could Do This Pose At The Stanley Hotel. Estes Park, Co Thrift Shop”

Source: www.boredpanda.com

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