I have a love/hate relationship with thrift stores. They're great if i find something at a ridiculously low price that is ridiculously unused. However, most of the time spent in a thrift store is digging through endless racks of granny shirts and items from the JCPenny annual sale. After a good two hours of this I get worn out and I end up cursing value village for being the succubus that it is. So here it is; a list that includes something that you'll always find at your local thrift store.
- Cheesy VHS movies from the 80's and 90's
- Medival type jewelry: this includes dragon rings, amulets, gold chains, and orange cubic zirconia shaped into a narrow oval
- shirts the color of shit brown
- shirts that are too short yet too wide to be worn by anyone
- the bum
- old pantsuits
- novelty joke tshirts (I love lamp etc)
- Broken electronics
- kitchenware coated with dust in a dented box
- shirts and/or pants with a suspicious stain
- the person that tries on all the hats (or masks if the particular store has a costume section)
- really awesome sweaters
- the family thats school shopping
- more shirts the color of shit brown (this time with jewels)
- halloween costumes
- a lot of clunky shoes
- the guy whos like, "oh man! check out this (insert dated clothing item)! it will work perfect for my (insert costume)!"
- books up the kazoo
- "office team bonding '99" shirts
- cassettes missing their covers
- lingere (why anyone would want to buy 2nd hand lingere is the real question)
- A disgruntled costumer complaining about the fact that he "didn't know the zipper was broken" when returning the item
- holey matresses and couches
- vintage clothing
- absolutely low prices, like $3 for a shirt. Or less. depending on the shirt.
- a bunch of giggly girls who are mildly disgusted by the fact that they are in a 2ndhand store
- the guy who just wanders around the coat section
- the cashier with sass