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A thrift store called the cops after someone donated a WWII grenade they'd been using as a paperweight
"Well, you never know what you can find when thrifting and yesterday proved that to be true," the A…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Thrifting is more popular than ever. It's also never been worse.
The resale clothing market is projected to be worth $350 billion in 2027. Too bad thrift stores are…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An anthropologist spotted a real human skull on display in the Halloween section of a Florida thrift store
A staffer at the thrift store said she knew the skull was real and priced it at $4,000 because she …
Erin Snodgrass
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Thrifting is the latest trend on Indian Instagram, and it is a great one for the environment
What began as a simple website to upload photographs online is currently enabling a cultural, econo…
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GenZs, millennials are turning to thrift stores to upgrade their wardrobe while saving the environment
In an attempt to reduce fashion’s carbon footprint on Earth, young millennial and GenZ consumers ar…
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Interior designers share the 11 mistakes you're making when shopping at thrift stores for furniture and decor
Professionals say you shouldn't pass up picture frames because of bad art or underestimate the cost…
Sophia Mitrokostas
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A thrift-store manager found a first-edition copy of 'The Hobbit' in the backroom. It just sold for $13,000.
A manager at a UK thrift store found a rare first-edition copy of JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit." The b…
Joshua Zitser
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Here's how I thrift and style the best coffee table books for my living space
Insider's reporter found that large books from the art, travel, home, and design sections make the …
Gabi Stevenson
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A bride wore a $24 wedding dress that she bought at Goodwill years before she was even engaged
Maranda Vandergriff went viral on TikTok for sharing how she transformed the thrifted gown into her…
Celia Fernandez
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A box labeled 'broken porcelain' stored for decades in an attic turned out to be Chinese antiques worth $200,000
A box of broken crockery found in an English attic turned out to be centuries-old Chinese porcelain…
Mia Jankowicz
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Thrift stores, closets, parents hand-me-downs, oh my! 2 experts discuss sustainable and circular fashion.
A celebrity stylist and fashion expert share their top tips on upcycling clothing to make unique, s…
Elizabeth Wood
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Shoppers say secondhand stores like Goodwill are getting too expensive as Gen Z makes thrifting cool
The US thrift market has grown substantially in recent years as thrifting has become a popular purs…
Mary Hanbury
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13 mistakes to avoid when shopping for clothes at a thrift store
Experts shared with Insider some of the biggest mistakes people make when thrift shopping for cloth…
Celia Fernandez
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The 'Only Murders in the Building' costume department has gone through at least 100 scarves for Martin Short's character. His best one was found hidden in a thrift store.
Insider spoke with Dana Covarrubias, the Emmy-nominated costume designer who leads the "Only Murder…
Amanda Krause
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The mother-daughter duo behind the thrift store Buffalo Exchange explains how they built a $103 million company from used clothes
The secondhand market is expected to double in size, reaching $77 billion by 2025, but Buffalo Exch…
Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins
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I run a successful vintage shop. Here are 10 of the best pieces of home decor to buy at a thrift store.
I run a vintage shop on Etsy where I sell a lot of home decor.Clare Pajak for Insider
Clare Pajak
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A woman bought a painting for $4 from a thrift store. Turns out, the art could be worth $250,000 and experts have 'no idea' how it got there.
The thrifter had been shopping for a frame when she came across the genuine N. C. Wyeth painting in…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Amanda Kr…
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'Style bundle' sellers on TikTok are offering thrifted personal styling services on a budget
Secondhand sellers on TikTok are giving people an affordable personal stylist experience, some of t…
Fern McErlane
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A TikToker is redesigning thrift store displays for free to show people that buying second-hand clothes can be 'just as stylish'
Fashion TikToker films herself redesigning thrift store windows with trendy items to entice younger…
Andrew Lloyd
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A thrift-store volunteer is sharing how she creates stunning window displays using items she has on hand and a lot of imagination
A thrift store volunteer wants to inspire people to use their imagination more by sharing the displ…