Yes I do. Most of my clothes come from there.

Pre shrunk, colors don't fade anymore and price is right. :)

Moni

Me too, like Moni said!

I just picked up a North Face Denali Gore Tex jacket for $10, retail $400! I have 3 prs of Merrell hiking boots, none were over $6.99(retail $130). My Bear paw sheepskin boots, $6.99, real sheepskin slippers, $6......everything was like new, some w/ tags!

The list goes on.

Sure. I have gotten some deals similar to Nicole. It's hit or miss, but I rarely buy new anymore.

For something that needs to fit just right, like pants, no. But for other items, yes. Goodwill often has brand new, never worn clothing,

Most recently, I bought a pajama set, top and bottom, for $1.75 for each piece = $3.50.

All the time. Most of my clothes are from thrift shops. Even the occasional bra. But not shoes. Several of my friends buy used shoes all the time, including summer shoes that are worn without socks. But feet sweat, and if I can't wash something, I don't want to wear it.

All the time. This way you know what they will look like after they have been washed & worn. I like the older styles anyway

Yes I do! But we haven't found a good thrift store close by that Molly and I can go through....

Absolutely! In fact, I'm completely ruined now. When I go to a regular store the prices seem so expensive to me.

I go to Goodwill often because that is where I buy my books. I can't stop myself from scanning the shelves with dishes, glasses etc. I have found some great dishes from the old potteries-Shenandoah, Cannonsburg, Buffalo etc. And then I am drawn to the childrens section and have gotten beautiful clothes for the grandkids. Many of these are from places too expensive for daughter and sil. I have found many items from Heartstrings, Polly Flinders, Laura Ashley etc. Once in a great while I'll spot something for myself.
Satine

Yes I do, also yard sales
I'm a cheapie, I also buy clearance clothing, it is the first rack I look at in stores

I am not opposed to it, but we don't have much of that kind of thing here.

For sure! And when shopping in regular stores, I shop the clearance rack. I'm a cheapie like Cheryl_ok haha. And my DH loves that I am!

I have and will be more likely to now that we have a mortgage to pay. Lol

Laura, when you feel up to it I can show you where several thrift stores are. Not sure about clothing in our sizes or Molly's but you never know until you try. It's always hit or miss. Just let me know when.

DD has gotten some good things for the kids. One day we got a pair of LL Bean boots for about $5. They were just like new. All three kids want to wear them.

Now don't be mad at me but, no. I gives me the creeps to wear someone else's old clothes. I do go in the thrifts at times and pick things up for the house.

Yes, I have many times...have found some wonderful bargains on new name brand clothing with tags. I have found like new Vera Bradley purses for almost nothing, several times, too.

I buy about 95% of my clothes at Goodwill or other thrift stores. Quite often, I have an entire outfit (slacks or skirt/blouse/jacket or sweater/shoes) that costs well under $15.

I always get compliments on my clothes, too.

As someone else said - going into a retail store and seeing a $49 price tag on a t-shirt just makes me shake my head. No way do I pay full price, even in regular stores. I only shop sale racks.

BTW - I bought a Calvin Klein dress as my M.O.B. dress for $2.75. Tags still on, and compliments galore. :)

YES! 2 years ago I scored BIG TIME! I bought Loft shorts from Goodwlil. I went on their webpage to find out what something similar would cost. The shorts were a current sale -- $42!!!! I paid $5.99!!!!

I buy all sorts of things there, great prices on items that are often brand new. I have found amazing things that people have given away with tags still on them.
I just recently found a new piece of luggage that I knew was a very expensive designer brand from a foreign country and I bought it for $6.00. Came home found it online exactly the same one selling for $145.00. The tags were still in the case.
I find a bunch of glassware to make my garden totems and plate flowers there too.
I am currently on the hunt for some pretty spoons, forks and knives to make cutlery flowers. They are so cute.

So yes we love to go treasure hunting in those kinds of stores.

When I was working my way through college, I bought a few items at a thrift store, mostly winter coats.

When ever I have stopped in, the clothing just looks very worn and out of style. In my area, Items like some are suggesting would be put in a consignment shop and although discounted, would still be expensive.

Dedtired, I'm in your camp. But, I do try to buy things on sale. I will follow an item and wait it out. Because I am a petite, my picking are slim in the actual store. I do online chats with the operators and they tell me how many of my item is in stock.

I think it's great though for those who don't mind worn clothes and for those who get those terrific deals.

All the time, I get great deals. I also buy all my grandsons clothes at second stores. He is a very well dressed boy.

I bought thrift store and garage sale clothes when my kids were little. There wasn't a good selection when they got older. I found that I often do just as well or better by shopping the end of season clearance sales.

My kids have gotten more brand conscious the last two or three years. I watch for big sales. I can find my boys their favorite brand name t-shirt for $12-16 on-line and get a percent discount on top of that and then free shipping. I've saved time and gas. I'm happy with that. I would not have a problem with thrift store clothes or consignment place clothes if I found something I wanted to buy.

My step-sister is big into buying and selling consignment clothes. Since I usually just donate usable items when we are done with them, I pass the nice stuff on down for my nephew. My ss has the choice to save it for him or sell it. DN likes it and it saves them money.

I never did before two years ago when a new Goodwill store opened up near me. You have to look through lots of bad stuff to find the good things but I enjoy it. I have purchased things for me, my husband, sons, grandchildren and other family members. I am particular and look for wear and labels. I think the area you are in makes a difference as to the quality of items. Sometimes my whole outfit is from Goodwill. I love it when I snag a good deal. I only wish a store like that would have been close when we were raising our boys and money was tight.

I can't remember the last time I purchased clothing from a store for myself. I shop goodwill, both the stores and the auction. Saturday mornings I scour the auction for our sizes and all new in box items. This morning I snagged two Haggar pants new with tags for $7 each. I'll combine ship them and have two $65 pants for a total of $22. Sunday's we hit the store and see what goodies can be had there. I hit the clothing rack and hubby hits the household items. He's very good at finding things. We scored big on a brand new Dyson last year and have been holding onto our 25% coupons from our birthdays in hopes of scoring another big find. It takes some extra work but pays for itself in the long run.

my kids went thru a stage in hs where the bought some winter sweaters...but my pal in ohio has a store she has bought more name brands than you can count....

I sure do and am often complimented on my outfits....I've come away with name brands, some still with the tags, at a very, very reduced price...I'm not really a shopper but I don't pass up the thrift shops...
It never fails when I fly, I end up with a missing wheel so I check the thrift shops for luggage.....

Never, although we donate to Salvation Army when a truck is in our neighborhood.

I just don't 'go shopping' often, and there are no thrift stores near me. I've been in the Salvation Army store in Kihei (Maui) to donate linens and such; clothing there is uninviting.

I do shop Marshall's/TJMaxx. I used to find some lovely things, but not for years. I still find buys on household items. There are fewer high end retailers still in business, and I suspect buyers in the 'rag biz' manage their stock more prudently today, leaving less to be unloaded to the discounters. Even retailers' own discount shops -- like Nordstrom Rack -- have fewer top drawer items on their racks and cheaper goods *manufactured* specifically for discount sale.

I guess shopping is still a big pastime for some -- evidenced by the brand new items you are finding at thrifts stores, complete with price tags. (Kinda weird?)

I have shopped both Goodwill and a little thrift shop on the north side of Indianapolis.

My most memorable time shopping I had found a pair of Calvin Klein jeans, and in the pocket of the jeans was $30.00

Sid

Yes we do buy clothing from thrift stores as well as household items. I refuse to pay the price for "new". For the 30 years I taught, all of my clothes came from thrift or consignment stores. I had beautiful clothes and many compliments.

When we were first married we told everyone our decor was "Early Goodwill". LOL

Nope, never have.

We don't really have any good thrift shops around here but in the past, I used to find great clothes for work. I have no aversion to wearing used clothing. They are going to be laundered anyway, and you do know that expensive clothing that you have to have dry cleaned is "washed" with other people's clothing...right....

I have bought a few clothing items at thrift stores. I'd buy more if I could find things that fit and that I could wear to work. I think I'm going to try a couple of the larger ones here. I've only been to the smaller ones and they really didn't have much of a selection. I've found some good deals on ebay too.

I'm with dedtired and ellendi.. I don't look all that hard, but I've never found anything "good". It's either faded or out of style. And it does sort of creep me out. Wish it didn't.

I live in a college town and school will soon be out. Time to start scouring the Goodwill for shirts and sweatshirts with the ISU logo on them. I will also be curb shopping.You never know what students will be putting out to the curb as they are packing to leave town. Years ago, I found a men's flannel shirt at a thrift shop. It was new and still had the tags on it. I bought it and have been wearing it on camping trips. On one trip soon after I bought it, I was bragging about where I got it. A male friend said he had received it as a gift and rather than exchange it for the correct size, he gave it to the thrift shop.

Don't forget Plato's Closet for clothes... accessories etc. geared towards the young, but still worth a stop & look.

No, I don't.

My parents do, but they LOVE to shop, and they'll go into the local thrift store 3-4 times a month. It's part of their entertainment.

I absolutely hate shopping, and there's no way I'll invest time hunting through racks of junk to find that one magical item that will make it all worth while, LOL.

Nor will I shop at our local Marshall's discount store. The last time I was there I found exactly 3 items in my size, and all these "designer" clothes they claim to sell there are pretty ordinary Sears or WalMart quality clothes. If you're tiny you might have better luck, but I'm really tall. If you fall out of the norms - too tall, too short, too fat, don't bother.

I do understand finding things with the tags still on, though. I get gifts from people who don't seem to see! I'm very tall, and even my DH once bought me a lovely blouse from a petites store. He thought it was cute. They wouldn't refund - only store credit. Nothing in that shop would fit. Off to Goodwill, and DH told to never, ever try to buy me clothes again.

I not only buy most of my clothes there,but also my sheets.I get very good brand name sheet sets for less than 10.00,if I can't find the matching pillowcases,then I buy coordinating ones.

Also from yard sales and such.I find the DAV has the best selection of sheets,and other bedding.I got a comforter,the shams,pillowcases,and sheets one time at DAV for 25.00.I gave them to my gd who didn't have much money to spend on that kind of stuff.She loved them and still has them.

I'm probably the worlds biggest bargain hunter,i won't pay full price for anything !!

Like casey,i also lost a lot of weight this last year,and instead of getting rid of all my old too big t-shirts and pants,i use them for PJ's.
Kathi

Oh yes, for years and years. When my children were young they only got a new outfit to start school and new underwear, sox and shoes and the rest of their clothes were from the Salvation Army, no yard sales in those days. DD's teacher told me when I was room mother that DD was the best dressed student in his class and I had to laugh. When asked why I was laughing I told him that 99% of her clothes were from the Salvation Army.

Fast forward 20 years and middle DD was in college and she would come home on an occasional weekend and go to a thrift shop in a nearby town and buy a lot of clothes, for $1 and $2. When she would go back to college the girls would compliment her and ask where she bought them and she would just say, "at a little boutique where my folks live" lol

Even my son is a thrift shop shopper along with both DDs. Most of my clothes are from thrift shops, yard sales and on once in awhile the clearance rack.

YES! I get sticker shock when I go to a regular store and look at clothes. I don't mind that they are "used" clothes. Once you've worn and washed a "new" item it's "used", and who would know the difference?

I buy both my clothes and my husband's from a consignment shop. I used to go to Goodwill in Toronto but stopped due to the lack of decent quality goods (so much depends on where you live) and of course the fear of bed bugs (although I do know that bed bugs are alive and well in some major stores).

I generally go once a week - the shop I frequent is a couple of doors down from the fruit/vegetable market and I am a very hard fit. The owner of the store knows me and what suits me and my husband so that is a huge plus. I buy all of my purses there as well. Definitely the clothes I buy are not cheap but everything is relative.

The only items I buy at Marshall's or Winner's are nightgowns and housecoats and even then you have to know your prices. I have seen tags that read "comparable to" - but the comparable price is for the much higher end product produced by the same label. And sometimes it is cheaper to buy at 50% off at The Bay.

I used to buy a LOT of clothing for me and my family from yard and rummage sales. Probably half of my furniture came from Craigslist or garage sales.

Lately though I'd rather buy clothing I really like from TJMaxx or Kohls (with a 30% off coupon). I'm trying to declutter my closet and my house. I do still go to the big church rummage sale every year and will buy some tops or jackets there.. can't try it on though so it is hit or miss.

I do take my better used clothing to the resale store... just took some things there this morning!

I've found even among a chain like Salvation Army there can be noticeable differences among the stores. One of mine is a great source for beautiful silk scarves, but their selection of handbags is really low-end. I've found leather bags of great quality at another, along with lightly-worn toddler clothes, but not a decent scarf in the place.

Thrift shops are my #1 source for the 100% wool fabric I use for rug hooking.

Some but usually they either don't have my size or are really bad, really old clothes. I think it would be different in a large city, from reading about everyone elses' experiences.

A new Goodwill opened up in Pierre. They built a big new building. Yesterday was the first time I was in it. It has been open for 2 weeks now I think. There weren't very many people in there. I probably won't be going back either. I know they brought loads of stuff in here that didn't sell any place else. They have racks and racks of clothes. I had found a couple of tshirts, but I held them up and you could see through them. So I put them back. all of there odds and ends stuff is on top of the clothes racks. I am short and I am not going to try to look at stuff that is not even organized. Looked like it was just thrown up there. Hardly anything was marked and if it was it was overpriced. I wanted to use the bathroom but I couldn't find one. There was one door that was marked employees only. I am sure that was probably it. If they built that big of a building you would have thought they would put a bathroom in it. A lot of the clothes looked old. Even the games looked old. There were a lot of ashtrays too. I can't even think of anyone even wanting to buy an ashtray. I haven't seen one for years. Maybe I was too picky I don't know. I will go to the other thrift store. All the clothes are clean and newer. I have bought sets of sheets there for 4.00 and they have them marked if they are deep pockets or not. It may not be as big put I think it is cheaper and the quality is better. Their help is all volunteer and the money goes to help the needy. I have heard that Goodwill gives very little to charity. I can't remember what their sign says. I know one part says something about employing people. I heard on the radio one day they had 13 employees and were looking for 2 more. WOW so they must each get a few hours a week.

Yep.

As someone said, "wash 'em", and most anything that you wouldn't like is taken care of.

But if bedbugs are the worry ... better throw 'em into the tub, straight from when you walk in the door (and make sure that they're not wearing scuba gear).

Shoes, too ... and I know that some folks are not enthused about shoes.

o j

No. I never wore hand me downs as a child, and my mother would never dare accept clothing that someone else wore. There were four of us, and clothes weren't handed down to siblings, either.
So, i'm not comfortable with the whole idea.

We are fortunate in having several decent thrift stores nearby. It has become trendy in our area to wear clothes from them, especially the vintage or name-brand items.

I often find household items I want, and occasionally a handbag or clothing.

We live in a metro area, so there are a lot of thrift stores. The closest one is "hit or miss" but I've gotten some good buys. A like-new pair of Sigrid Olsen wool pants for $7 and they fit me perfectly. Even my boss, who is a Director for a big office, buys at Salvation Army. I think the clothes with price tags still on are gifts that didn't suit, or clothes purchased when the owner was a different size.

Once in a while I shop at a department store, but they seem so big and expensive. I like the ease of the thrift store. Go in, if I don't see anything, leave. Better than having to walk all over the department store. (I don't like the way they arrange their clothes by designer. Have to look in six or more places just for a pair of black pants.) Also, most department stores rarely sell wool pants or jackets any more.

I enjoy the thrift shops......but I have better success at finding something for the kitchen or a desk lamp or something along those lines than clothes.

I'm the first one to admit, loudly, that I despise shopping for clothes. I don't have the patience to look for something I might like and haul them to the dressing room and find they don't fit. (Either second-hand shops or new stores.) Jeans are my nemesis.