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A report by Ping An Group observed that “higher-quality products and healthier lifestyles are key to Chinese seniors’ spending habits,” noting that older consumers are shifting away from thrift toward self-care, travel and technology-enabled convenience.

Her store, Buffalo Exchange, near the University of Arizona in Tucson, was different than the thrift stores at which Block had spent so much of her free time.

The blanks for his three-piece flatware set, Traynor tells me over the phone, are based on a set of Korean flatware he unearthed, piece-by-piece, serendipitously, from those terrifying thrift store cutlery bins.

He sources discs from garage and estate sales, thrift shops, record stores and vendor events, and listens on a player Sony introduced in 2002.

It’s true you will find $24,000 Eames lounge chairs at Los Angeles vintage stores, but it’s also possible to score name-brand furnishings for a lot less at local thrift stores.