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Thrift Shopping: Discovering Bargains and Hidden Treasures | Sandra Donovan
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Discover where to find great thrift bargains and try easy craft activities to upcycle your treasures. Learn how to be a great bargain hunter for clothing, jewelry, furniture, and much more.
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bookish_wookish
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My son: Guess what i finished all my books.
Me: Oh good! Did you want the other ones in the series?
My son: Ugh you didnt buy them yet?
Me: Oh.. Uh..maybe i did i dont remeber...*Jumps on Thriftbooks to order them* 🙃
Figured i may as well order my Dad the others in his series while i was at it!

Didnt buy a single book for myself!

MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
Jee_HookedOnBookz Whaaaat??? What willpower! Hats off to you! 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼 4y
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Clwojick
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Today‘s mostly blue #bookhaul 💙 See anything that you‘ve read? Anything that‘s been on your radar?

Im most excited for The One by John Marrs, as Im reading it for my booktubers project. #BooksandLala has raved about it on multiple occasions, so I hope I enjoy it too. 🎯

I‘m also slowly collecting The Series Of Unfortunate Events. I want to do a Readathon of childhood favourites soon, and I‘d love to include them.

AmyK1 I just bought We Were Liars too. Haven‘t read it yet. 4y
Clwojick @AmyK1 I think it‘s YA, which I don‘t always enjoy, but it was a 5🌟 read from one of my favourite booktubers, so I‘m reading it for my little project. Hopefully it‘s good! ♥️ 4y
AmyK1 Is it? I don‘t normally do YA either but heard it was good. Can‘t remember now where I heard that lol 4y
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bookaholic1 We are Liars was awesome..couldn't put it down, read through the night...loved it 4y
shortsarahrose I went and collected all of the Series of Unfortunate Events awhile back. They were a favorite when I was younger and I am due for a reread. 4y
Clwojick @shortsarahrose I just need 5,11,12, &13 now. ♥️ Hopefully I can get them soon, since I‘d love to do the Readathon in the end of July. I can tag you in the poster once I decide on set dates if you‘d like? 4y
shortsarahrose @Clwojick that would be great 👍🏻 4y
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bookish_wookish
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“I have to get the other books in the series” -My Dad

“I had to return the book to the library and didnt get to
finish it” -My Son

“Say no more” -Me

wanderinglynn I love the In Death series! 👍🏻👍🏻 4y
bookish_wookish My Dad is reading them all out of order! 😂 @wanderinglynn 4y
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hes7
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Some exciting finds at the thrift store today. 😍 #bookhaul

Texreader Wow!! Nice book 📚 haul!! 4y
Crazeedi Nice choices! I just recently read Lila, good book. Have you read the other 2, Gilead and Home? 4y
Tamra Angle of Repose💜💜 4y
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Lcsmcat I see some great reads there! 4y
simpledutchgirl Great reads! Luv luv luv Marilyn Robinson! 4y
Tineke Love that you bought Hendrik Groen. Translated from Dutch. I wonder how it holds up in English. It's a quick read. 4y
ElaineR Marilyn Robinson, such a beautiful writer. 4y
janeycanuck Curious Charms is quietly delightful. Hope you enjoy it! 4y
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Clwojick
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I can never say no to $2 tees. 🖤 #thrifted

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LA_Mead
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Thrift store haul! #thriftscore

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Clwojick
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And these 6 books also cost me a total of $10. Worth it! #thrifting

See any that you‘ve been wanting to read? Or any that you have read and enjoyed?

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Looking for Alaska ❤️ 5y
Victoriahoperose Nice! Loved Looking for Alaska and the Girl Before and the lying game. Awesome stack. So jealous lol! 5y
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LeslieO Nice haul! 5y
Eggs Have read Alaska, Widow, Lying Game. Nice haul! 5y
RadicalReader Absolutely loved The Girl Before 5y
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sherryvdh
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Hope everyone has had a great week! To those who celebrate, I hope Christmas was kind to you. Its been so busy, today is the first day I have felt I can relax a bit. I finished A Blade So Black this morning, and got to sit and visit with a good friend this afternoon. Now, this is the last thing I should be doing right now. There's no book money in the budget , but #CantHelpMyself at these prices. We will see what happens.

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wallacereads
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My Value Village book haul. They have a buy 4 get 1 free deal so I rarely escape with less than 5 books!

Rachbb3 Nice! Juliet is one of my favorite books. ❤ 5y
mcctrish Well done!!! 5y
wallacereads @Rachbb3 - good to know! I was debating it but decided to buy based on the cover. 🤓 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I always shop at VV for books. 💕 5y
Freespirit Lots of reading pleasure ahead! 5y
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wallacereads
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I went to Value Village to drop off some things and accidentally wandered over to the book section...

DivineDiana That‘s quite a selection! 5y
LeahBergen I see some good ones! 5y
wallacereads @LeahBergen - I might have walked away with some stuff... 5y
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mcctrish I might need to go to Value Village. I don‘t actually need to go 🙄 since my tbr stack by my bed is starting to look like this book case but oh my all these lovely books need a home 5y
wallacereads @mcctrish - Do it! i have stopped buying new books because the VV by me has such a great selection and for much cheaper prices. 5y
mcctrish Where are you in Canada 🇨🇦? ( I am assuming this because I don‘t think there are VVs in the US 🤷🏻‍♀️) 5y
wallacereads @mcctrish - oh yes...I live in Toronto. That is too bad about VV! 5y
mcctrish I live in London, ON 🇨🇦 5y
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Nevermore88
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First time using ThriftBooks 🛒 . Can‘t wait to receive my books. I really should stop buying books I just bought three two days ago. 8 last week and today 4 more.
“Hi! My name is Jasmine and I‘m Addicted to books”

Captivatedbybooks GIRL THIS IS DANGEROUS! have you tried book outlet? 6y
Nevermore88 @Captivatedbybooks girl! I just started with thrift books. Is there an app for that? 6y
Captivatedbybooks I dont think there is one for book outlet but the books are super cheap & free shipping 6y
Nevermore88 So I‘m guessing the website is bookoutlets.com? 6y
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Clwojick
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Ooops. It happened again.... 😅

#sneakpeek

MStew Same addiction I have 😖 6y
MrBook 😆😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Bookiewookie1 I‘m about to do the same. Taking my wife to the used book/video game store to get games for HER birthday. Pretty sure I will end up with plenty of books for me! 6y
TheSpineView No need to feel bad you are among fellow addicts... I mean friends! 😉 6y
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Clwojick
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Funny story. After coming home yesterday from the Thrift store with 12 books, I read my emails to find an email from Salvation Army with a coupon for books. 10 books for $5! That is a great freaking deal. Some books they try to sell for $5.99 a piece😱 So I texted Little Miss @Jgally and we made a lunch date to go back today.

Twenty books, and only TEN DOLLARS later we have my stack! (3 books were gifts, and 2 have already been lent out)

JSW Nice!!! I love searching thrift stores for books. You never know what you‘ll find. 6y
MStew Awesome🤗 6y
zzz 🤘🏼 6y
nelehelen Score!!! 6y
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huntersmom1977
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My local Goodwill had a 50% off sale on books, do I went and grabbed myself this haul for $7.00 in total. So ecstatic that I found a couple of Oprah‘s Bookclub Picks!! Woot Woot!! 💃🕺HAPPY DANCE 💃🕺

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Abe
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Great young adults book about thrift shops! My only quibble is that they didn‘t list as a possible thrift store is Deseret industries.

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DanaManiac
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We came across a flea market on the way home from the gym and I thought this book display was too lovely to not share! ☺️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❤️❤️ 6y
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Clwojick
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I spent the day with my MIL searching the thrift stores in town looking for fun decorations for my best friends Classy Disney themed bridal shower, and also for my wedding. We found some great deals, but nothing that made my day quite like finding a pristine copy of my favourite childhood book, Mr Poppers Penguins. I was ecstatic! #thriftshopping #thrift #secondhandbooks #greatfind

rubyslippersreads ❤️🐧❤️ 6y
PenguinInFlight Ahhh! 😍❤️🐧 Such a fantastic book. 6y
Eva_B I loved this book as a child too! 6y
mrozzz Oh the nostalgia!!! 6y
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Ash.on.the.line
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Can I just talk with the 23% that think this? 😂
Thriftbooks posted these stats (link below) and some were very interesting.
One said men were more likely to read on the 🚽 than women. 🤔😂

https://www.thriftbooks.com/b/2017readersurvey/

MrBook Lol! 6y
Bklover I think those were those same people who claim to have read the book but only saw the movie! 6y
knittedgnome Those were really interesting to read! Thanks for sharing! 6y
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Ash.on.the.line @Bklover must be, I see no other explanation lol! 6y
Ash.on.the.line @knittedgnome you‘re welcome! 6y
LibrarianRyan My mother is one of them. She will only read the book if it's not out in movie yet. Example. She didn't start reading Harry Potter until book4 and wonders why she was lost?? 6y
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FantasyChick
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Took the mini me #thriftshopping today and we had to look at the books!! Some for her and some for me 😊

Ingerella The Red Tent is in my top 5..I loved that book and wanted to give it to everyone after I read it. 6y
TheLudicReader I have a different opinion of The Red Tent, but Everything I Never Told You is magnificent in every way. Score. 6y
FantasyChick I've never read it, but it has been on my radar for years. I hear mixed reviews about it. It seems like a love it or hate it kind of book so I'll be happy to finally get a chance to read it and see where I land on that scale 😉 @TheLudicReader @Ingerella 6y
TheLudicReader One guess which side I landed on for The Red Tent. 🤨 6y
Cinfhen You found some great books 6y
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danibolahood
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Mini thrift store haul from yesterday. I was hoping I would discover some of my #freakyfriday reads but didn't have any luck.

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Clwojick
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Successful Thrift Store Shopping: Post 6/6

And here‘s the 17 sweaters and cardigans that I picked up for $2 a piece. It was honestly hard to walk away with only 17... but I came home and purged my closet, and I now have 5 huge bags of clothes to donate. I call yesterday a success!

wanderlustforwords I love thrift shopping! 6y
Kelican17 Wow! All from one thrift store?!? I never have that kind of luck! 6y
SusanInTiburon Awesome! What a big day! 6y
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tracey38 Wow, great haul! 6y
ThatBookishGal Wow!! I never get those kind of finds at a thrift store! 6y
SamHeartCoffee Nice work! 6y
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InLibrisVeritas
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Doing a bit of thrift shopping today!

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Clwojick
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My lovely finds from yesterday! The thrift store always has the best deals. All ten books for $5! Have any of you read any of these books! Most were on my TBR, with the exception of Fallout. I‘ve read that one multiple times, and I actually have a copy already. But I couldn‘t pass it up for only 50 cents! 🙈🙈🙈 #thriftstorefinds #booksale #saleday #thriftstore

TheBookHippie I've read all things Hopkins 💗with my daughter when she was a teen ..now I have to read them by myself . Looks like fun choices!!!! I've only read the Hopkins. 6y
BookaholicNatty Love shopping for books at thrift stores. When we are visiting places I‘m always trying to find their local thrift stores so I can buy some books. And you can find good new books too sometimes! 6y
JaclynW Wow! Nice haul! 6y
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ErinAyin I haven‘t read any of those. They look really good. I love going to the bookstore. I haven‘t found a thrift shop here in California. 6y
TricksyTails Uh ohhhh what happens to the book buying ban? 🙈💔 6y
Clwojick Well I still have to buy books for other people right? Lol and maybe read one or two of them myself before I pass them along? 🙈 I‘m doing pretty good though. I think I‘ve over bought 14 so far this year, and those weren‘t all for me. Lol! @TricksyTails (edited) 6y
Clwojick @TricksyTails also, I‘m waiting on one more thing from eBay that they‘re replacing, than I‘ll be good to mail. Omg! Maybe mid March at the latest, Remind me not to give myself 3.5 months to shop for you next time. Ssoooooo much stufffff 6y
bookaholic1 Nice set if books you got there👍 6y
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kendrastephaniekaryn
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#litsylovelist @hermyknee

💕 High school special education and English teacher
💕 Thrift shopping!
💕 Dogs
💕 Green!
💕 Apples and chocolate yogurt dip
💕 Wine
💕 Succulents!
💕 Spring
💕 The Walking Dead

2BR02B Thrift shopping is the best!! 6y
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Clwojick
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With two #secretsanta ppl to buy for, and two readathon a that I'm hosting this upcoming January (with plans for one in March already under way) I simply CANNOT ignore these 50% off sales that happen atleast once a week! I know where I'll be on my lunch break today! 😏😏😏

TricksyTails I wish I lived there! So many good book deals! And awesome people. 😏 6y
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Clwojick
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Hated work again today, so I took off on a 15 min break and ran across the street to the thrift store. #RetailTherapy always works. 😉 All of these goodies were only $4 🤑

#thriftshopping #buyALLthebooks

ju.ca.no best therapy❤️ and great books you've got there! 6y
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Clwojick
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Another pic of the Sally Anne for @TricksyTails ❤️❤️

TricksyTails How do you even get anything done? I'd spend hours in here! 6y
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Clwojick
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After Chapters, I walked over to the Salvation Army Thrift Store. They were having B1G1 Books. Average price is from $1-$3 each. Not too shabby! ☺️ @TricksyTails

TricksyTails Probably one of the neatest thrift shops I've seen! 6y
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Clwojick
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💗💓💗

TricksyTails Look at all the vinyl! 6y
Clwojick I know 💗 there's a few amazing places in town that have a ridiculous selection of records. I have a small collection, but I'm still trying to The the Beach Boys album that has Kokomo on it. #goals! 6y
AmyG I have that Genesis album. My 2 year old son was obsessed with it. I know every word to every song, sadly enough. I had to listen to it enough. (edited) 6y
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Clwojick
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Superthrift. 💕

TricksyTails 😍😍😍😍📚📚📚📚📚 6y
tammysue Oh what fun! 6y
UwannaPublishme Wow! 😍 6y
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Clwojick
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Some lovely thrift store finds. Another selection of beauties for my head table. 💗

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Clwojick
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$10 for 6 books. Two not pictured! Not bad considering it wasn't even sale day. 😉

ReadingRover Great finds! 6y
GPJ I am going to post my treasure, too! ☺️ Thanks for thinking of me! 6y
Clwojick @exploraborealis yes! Happy you liked it. 😬 6y
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jillannjohn
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My new fav! A bag of books for $1!!! ❤️

AmyG That's just dangerous. I'd need a bigger house. 6y
jillannjohn I know! I‘m out of space! Trying to come up with something creative to expand my book shelves! @AmyG (edited) 6y
tpixie Fun! 6y
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