Even though hunting for secondhand goods has changed radically over the past year, people’s love for thrift stores and all the treasures that lie there is still burning strong. And the proof is in the pudding—or, rather, this list.
The ‘Thrift Store Hauls’ subreddit is a massive online community with a whopping 1.6 million members. Active since August of 2011, r/ThriftStoreHauls has been drawing in lovers of secondhand things ever since. We’ve collected some of the best pics of interesting, cool, bizarre, and jaw-droppingly nifty finds they’ve featured for you to enjoy. As you’re scrolling down, give the pics that impressed you an upvote, and think about the most awesome things you’ve ever brought back home from a secondhand bargain hunt—we’d love to hear all about your secondhand hauls, dear Readers.
The founder of r/ThriftStoreHauls told Bored Panda that they started the community because, at the time, there were no strong subreddits dedicated to thrifting. “I wanted to have a place where people could share the items they found, but the subreddits that existed at the time were not active at all,” they said. Read on for our the founder’s insights about the community and the possible future of the hobby after the pandemic.
#1 Needed An Emergency Dress For An Event Yesterday And Found One For £6.99 (9 USD) At My Favourite Charity Shop
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#2 I’ve Had My Sassy Green Teapot For Years, Just Found His Baby At Goodwill Yesterday
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#3 My Friend Guided Me To A Charity Shop That Had A Donation Of Brand New Wedding Dresses From A Boutique; This Had £1595 On The Tag. I Got It For £25 And It Fits Like A Glove
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#4 I Was Told This Was A Green Amethyst, And Haggled To $42. Took It To A Jeweler To Have It Appraised—it’s A Rare Green Diamond, 4.4 Ctw, Over 100 Years Old, Conservatively Worth More Than $8k
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#5 My Greatest Fb Marketplace Purchase To Date. $300. Do I Have Enough Friends To Fill It? No. Do My Dogs Treat It Like A Racing Track, Absolutely
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#6 Drove Home In A Snowstorm With This Hanging Out Of My Trunk But It Was Ten Dollars
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#7 $30 For The Dresser, $15 For Paint And $25 For Legs And Handles
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#8 Went To Goodwill To Pick Up Something, And Saw A Painting That Looked Just Like One My Grandmother Would Have Painted. It Was Her Painting!! To My Knowledge, They Were Sold About 25 Years Ago
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#9 75 Cents For This Basket. Cat Was Found For Free At The Dump 5 Years Ago
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#10 I Was Starting To Lose Hope That I’d Be Able To Thrift My Wedding Dress. I Bought This Today For $60
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#11 I Thought I Was Hallucinating, All For Under $25
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#12 Brooks Brothers Suit, $10, Community Aid. Tie, $2, Salvation Army. Waited Til Some Nice Weather To Wear It
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#13 Picked Up This Witchy 1940s Era Coat Today For $20
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#14 I’m An Opera Singer. Guess Who Found This $1000 Chiara Boni Gown For $15 At Salvation Army
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#15 30 Years Ago My Late Great Grandfather Shut Down His Men’s Clothing Store. Today I Bought A Suit Tailored By Him Nearly 400 Miles Away In A Goodwill
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#16 $2. The Lady Had Absolutely No Idea Who These People Are
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#17 Thrifted Everything Here. Took Us A Few Years But It Was Oh So Worth It
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#18 Got An Old Antique Hardware Store Cabinet From Offerup For $100 – It Has 72 Drawers & Spins
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#19 Just Found This Beauty At A Yard Sale For $20
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#20 Thrifted This Pink Velvet Bench Never Used For $175 And I Am Over The Moon
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#21 Found The Perfect Mug Today At My Local Savers! Only 89¢
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#22 Went To A Vintage Shop For The First Time Last Week. Found This 1960s Dress For Nye And Couldn’t Leave It Behind
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#23 The Best $1.99 I Will Ever Spend In My Lifetime
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#24 Got This Amazingly Detailed Rug (Or Tapestry?) For $30 Recently. A Little Pricy And Maybe Not Everyone’s Taste, But I Love It. After A Thorough Cleaning, It’s Classing Up My Closet Floor
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#25 Navajo Rug I Found At Goodwill. I Got It For A $1.49. Other Rugs By Same Weaver Are Valued At A Minimum Of $2,500
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#26 I Found This Dress For An Upcoming Wedding. The Tags Were Still On And It Has Pockets
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#27 Here’s My Mums Entirely Thrifted (And A Little Modified) Mary Poppins For World Book Day – She’s A Primary School Teacher And Likes To Get Involved
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#28 Full Length 100% Wool Ralph Lauren Coat For $12
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#29 Thrifted Vintage Gown That Resembles The Lamé Dress Marilyn Wore. I Did Not Nail The Pose, I Know
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#30 The Thrift Gods Were Once Again Gracious To Me, I Got That Suit Jacket Several Months Ago And Just Yesterday Found The Matching Pants At Goodwill
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#31 A Friend’s Student Housing. Everything Is Thrifted/Acuired From Family. Every Piece Of Furniture Was Under 20€
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#32 My Wife And I Bought Our First Home, A 70s Mod House, And I Can Finally Put My Collection Of Almost Entirely Thrifted 70s Space Age Furniture In It. Here Is The Upstairs Living Room, Plenty More Rooms To Work On Now
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#33 Probably My Favorite Purchase Ever! $3 Vintage Wedding Dress
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#34 Calvin Klein Slim Fit Suit And John Valvatos Shoes For $16.00
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#35 I Found This Gorgeous Green Dress At My Local Arc For $15 And Knew I Couldn’t Leave The Store Without It
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#36 1960s Zenith TV. We Took Out The Tube. Books, Bimorphic Dish, And Glazed California Pottery Plant Pot Were Thrifted Too
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#37 I Got A Banana Dog
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#38 Newlyweds First Thrift Trip Since Quarantine Started. Scored An Almost Complete Dansk Mesa Sky Blue Set For $300
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#39 This 70s Coat For $10
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#40 Just Found The Missing Piece To My 1978 Creators Hanging Rain Lamp, At The Same Thrift Store, A Month And A Half After I Found The Lamp Itself. Here Is It, Complete With The Swinging Couple And Original Foliage
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#41 This Honestly Shook Me To My Core. Never Worn, Just My Size Docs For $10
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#42 Went With My Friend To The Thrift Store And He Found 3 Version Of His Favorite Shirt In Different Colors
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#43 Ok Not A Thrift Shop, But Found By The Side Of The Road For Council Cleanup, Minor Fix Required To The Arms
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#44 The Find Of A Lifetime! I Got All Three Pieces For $235
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#45 Thrifted This 1960s Honeymoon Set Back In February For $10
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#46 Found Some New Pictures For My Bathroom. $1 Each
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#47 Under $20 For The Full Suit
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#48 My Thrifted Rainbow Record Wall
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#49 Since My Thrifted Coat Went Over So Well, I Thought I’d Share One Of My Favorite Thrifted Corners Of My Home
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#50 Mugs In Soft Muted Colours For $0.25 A Piece
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