There is a certain dopamine rush from trying your luck at slot machines, potlucks and thrift stores, since people just love that feeling of possibility. So it’s probably not at all hard to understand why thrift stores and garage sales are so popular even if, on average, the things on display are basically junk.
The “Bearded Thrifter” runs a page dedicated to sharing cool, unique and just downright interesting thrift and secondhand store finds. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to add your own experiences in the comments below.
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#1 Garage Sale Gem! Snagged This Heavy Cast-Iron Cat Door Knocker For Just A Couple Bucks Today
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#2 Just Casually Walked Into Zoo World In Panama City And Got Slapped In The Face By This Majestic Stained Glass Parrot Chandelier
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#3 That Makes Two Mini Le Creusets This Week. Either I’ve Unlocked The Ant Chef Starter Pack Or The Thrift Gods Think I’m Hosting Dinner Parties For Chipmunks
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#4 Woah Look At These!
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#5 My Favorite Find Of The Day! Beautiful Wooden Foldable Rocking Chairs
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#6 Such A Cool Thrift Store Find
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#7 I Don’t Know If There’s An Eggplant Gravy Boat Collectors’ Club, But I’m Officially The Proud Owner Of This Little Mini Ladle Eggplant Sauce Boat
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#8 Feelin’ Nostalgic? These 80s Garfield Mugs Are Here To Serve Up Some Retro Vibes!
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#9 This Is A Beautiful Wooden Globe Drink Cart That’s Made In Italy That We Found Earlier This Year
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#10 Vintage Toys Are So Much Better Than Toys Now! Fisher Price Phone From The 60s! Best Part Is That It Still Works Great
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#11 I Couldn’t Leave These Behind For $20
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#12 Uranium Glass Always Catches My Eye—i Love When You Stumble Across A Great Display At An Antique Mall Like This!
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#13 One Of You Found This Funky Little Mushroom Table And Honestly… It’s Kinda Cool
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#14 Throwback To The Days When This Fisher-Price Horse Was The Ultimate Ride
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#15 Found These At The Thrift—perfect For When You’re Headed To A Tea Party At 3 And A Medieval Battle At 4
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#16 If I Found These At A Thrift Store I Would 1000% Take Them Home
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#17 Pretty Cool Retro Balancing Scale!
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#18 This Mcm Owl Umbrella Holder
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#19 How Could I Possibly Walk Away From A Jim Shore Bird For Just $2
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#20 Vintage Care Bears Jackpot!
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#21 Look What Just Popped Up On Marketplace. This Is Freakin Awesome! Imagine Having All 4 Turtle Rocking Chairs
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#22 Snagged This Cool Garage Sale Find For Just A Few Bucks—Couldn’t Say No To Mickey
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#23 Garage Sale Find This Morning—For Just $3! Not Uranium, But Still Glowing In The Sun
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#24 These Are The Thrift Finds That Actually Excite Me. $2.99 Gary The Snail Slippers
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#25 $5,000 For A Cheeseburger Lamp?!
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#26 This Was Found At A Thrift Store… Anyone Missing Their Haunted, Slightly Judgmental Family Tree?
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#27 Picked Up This Ridiculously Cool Disney Popcorn Bucket For Just $1.50
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#28 She Ran Up Like She Found Gucci… It Was This. I Nodded And Said “Wow” Because I Value My Life. Still Not Sure What I’m Missing Here
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#29 Apparently It’s For Baking Mushrooms… But I Can’t Unsee What I See
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#30 Check Out This Amazing Find For Only Roughly $7!
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#31 His Is Hands Down One Of The Coolest Vintage Crochet Finds Ever!
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#32 Couldn’t Pass Up This Aluminum Mickey Mouse Bowl For Just $5 – Bowl Comes Off The Feet Too!
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#33 Mushrooms Are Hot Right Now, And I’m Not One To Miss A Trend—especially When It’s Only $2!
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#34 Okay… I’m Not Sure If This Is Real Or Not, But I Need One Now!
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#35 Ugly Or Beautiful
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#36 This $7.99 Thrift Store Urn Came With Wet Sand Inside… Either Someone Took Grandma To The Beach One Last Time, Or I Just Bought A Haunted Hourglass
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#37 Mickey Mouse TV
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#38 Sure, Rae Dunn Isn’t Anything Crazy Anymore… But Over 50 Brand New Pieces For Just A Little Over $2 Each? Yeah, I’m Not Leaving It Behind
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#39 Proof That Size Doesn’t Matter When It Comes To Holiday Spirit—these Mini Blow Molds Are An Awesome Auction Find
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#40 I Turned The Corner And Saw A $99.99 Nutcracker
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#41 His Just Sold For Almost $300 At An Auction! Wicked Cool Piece For A Collector
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#42 These Look Suspiciously Fresh For Someone Who’s This Proud Of Their Gas Game
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#43 Snagged This Fabulous Wicker Peacock Doll Chair At Goodwill For Just A Couple Bucks
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#44 Four Jellycats Rescued From The Bins Like It’s No Big Deal
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#45 Sometimes You Find Those Hidden Gems At Garage Sales… And Sometimes It’s Just Rocks For $25
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