thrift

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The band made their live debut at a house party on Valentine's Day 1977, decorating the walls with Barbie dolls and dressing in thrift store wigs.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

My grandma loves shopping a bit too much, but she shops at thrift stores, so their shopping and entertainment expenses remain low.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Several weeks ago, on an unseasonably warm winter afternoon in Chicago, I found myself in the second — or possibly third — thrift shop of the day.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Kimberly Guthrie, chair of the fashion design and merchandising department at Virginia Commonwealth University, says she and her students have noticed a substantial decline in quality of clothing at thrift stores.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

I had three dresses to my name, all hand-me-downs or from a thrift store, which meant each week I had to wear two of them twice.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls