Must Haves For Thrift Store Shopping (Pt. 2)
Thrifting tin hold out fun, but it tin also aid y'all furnish your dwelling alongside unique finds! Learn to a greater extent than nigh some of my must-haves for successful thrifting--special thank y'all to the squad over at Mazda for hooking us upward alongside a groovy machine to aid us alongside our thrifting adventures this week!
Thrift shopping has acquire to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than mainstream over the years. Especially afterwards Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" came out on the radio as well as took off on the charts. But long earlier that catchy vocal graced our radios, nosotros direct hold been "popping tags" out of necessity as well as non exactly because it's the cool matter to do.
When Adam as well as I firstly moved to Arizona together dorsum at the plow of the decade, nosotros had zilch except a brace of suitcases to our name. No housewares, nowhere to sleep, zilch to sit down on...we came alongside a brace of outfits as well as of import keepsakes packed into grip from our childhood as well as only the bare essentials. That was all. So when it came fourth dimension for our large cross-country move, nosotros had real petty coin to pass as well as had a lot to accomplish. That's when I looked to thrift store shopping to slice of furniture our empty apartment, as well as aid transform this novel identify into the start of our novel home.
When Adam as well as I firstly moved to Arizona together dorsum at the plow of the decade, nosotros had zilch except a brace of suitcases to our name. No housewares, nowhere to sleep, zilch to sit down on...we came alongside a brace of outfits as well as of import keepsakes packed into grip from our childhood as well as only the bare essentials. That was all. So when it came fourth dimension for our large cross-country move, nosotros had real petty coin to pass as well as had a lot to accomplish. That's when I looked to thrift store shopping to slice of furniture our empty apartment, as well as aid transform this novel identify into the start of our novel home.
At the beginning, I had no thought what to purchase except that I wanted it to hold out clean-looking as well as cheap. But over the years, I direct hold learned many tips as well as tricks when it comes to hunting for groovy bargains as well as oftentimes getting my hands on valuable antiques that I tin convey into my dwelling to add together to a greater extent than graphic symbol as well as also render a role (like this new-to-me java tabular array I establish this calendar week spell exam driving the 2017 Mazda CX-5!) Today, I'm sharing a few pictures of my most recent find, this java table, equally good equally to a greater extent than must-haves inwards monastic enjoin to successfully thrift store similar a pro!
Earlier this year, I shared some of my thrift shopping must-haves on the weblog (click here to come across them). Since then, I direct hold had requests to part to a greater extent than of my thrifting tips as well as techniques equally I direct hold begun sharing fifty-fifty to a greater extent than of my curated items on Snapchat as well as Instagram. After having people DM me as well as enquire me how I am able to acquire my hands on thence many awesome items spell thrift shopping, I decided it was fourth dimension to part fifty-fifty to a greater extent than of what I reckon to hold out my thrift store must-haves!
Even More Must Haves for Thrift Store Shopping
Color/Fabric Swatches
Ever acquire to the store as well as autumn inwards love alongside something, entirely to convey it dwelling as well as come across that it completely clashes alongside everything else inwards the room? Fear not! That's where pigment chips as well as cloth swatches come upward in! What I similar to produce is direct hold pictures of the items already inwards my home, as well as I give-up the ghost on them inwards an album on my phone.
For instance, I bought this actually cute printed canvass that has a lot of warm golds, browns, as well as neutral colors inwards it but I direct hold had difficulty finding the 'right gold' color to gibe it. What I've establish helpful is pulling upward the painting demo of my canvass on my telephone spell I am shopping, as well as it helps me hollo back to remain away from cooler neutrals as well as gilded accented items.
Cash
Some thrift stores volition allow y'all negotiate alongside them, as well as inwards these instances, cash is your friend.
It tin hold out uncomfortable asking person to lower a price, but it is much easier to incentivize them alongside actual cash inwards your hand. When I went to United Mexican United States of America inwards the jump on my press trip, I had the run a jeopardy to sharpen my haggling skills at el malecon. After this trip, I became to a greater extent than confident inwards my mightiness to successfully haggle alongside merchants as well as I took this confidence alongside me to the local stores hither inwards the valley!
Last week, I bought a laid of antique chairs for our dining room tabular array that was going for $15.
I approached the sales flooring associate who was able to offering deals, as well as I asked him how much the chairs were (I already knew how much they cost, equally I saw the sticker toll on the dorsum of them). He walked over to the chairs alongside me, looked on the dorsum of them, as well as flatly said "$15." I didn't react, but I did remain soundless spell looking downwards at them. I purposefully stayed tranquillity for nigh 10 seconds as well as thence I looked him direct inwards the optic as well as said "I similar them, but exactly non for $15...can y'all give them to me for $5?" He straightaway responded, "no ma'am, I can't. I could produce $10."
I smiled at him as well as said, "you're thence kind! Thank you. Actually, y'all know what, allow me come across how much cash I have!" Up to this moment, I knew I wanted to pass $8 on them as well as that I had a v dollar pecker as well as 3 ones inwards my pocket. I reached into my pocket, drew out the cash I had, as well as thence I said "well, I direct hold $8 cash. Deal?" And he replied, "deal," as well as walked away equally he slid the cash into his pocket.
Cash. Cash is your thrfit shopping friend to direct hold as well as agree dearly. Sometimes it'll salve y'all a brace bucks, as well as sometimes it volition salve y'all hundreds!
An Empty Trunk/Plenty of Space inwards the Car
Driving the 2017 Mazda CX-5 as well as going thrift shopping was a gibe made inwards sky this week!
I had the run a jeopardy to exam drive the CX-5 as well as it was my firstly fourth dimension alongside it--I enjoyed it a lot! I would equate the Mazda CX-5 to Toyota's RAV4. It handled actually good on the route as well as had exactly nigh every safety as well as technology scientific discipline characteristic I would hold back from a 2017 SUV-style vehicle. I was able to push clitoris the backseat chairs downwards inwards seconds as well as brand enough of room for all of the slice of furniture I was able to discovery spell I was thrift shopping around the valley! What was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than helpful was the MAZDA CONNECT™ information arrangement as well as the backup camera, since the contestation chair that I brought dwelling was thence large I could non come across out of my rearview mirror I was able to safely as well as confidently navigate out of parking lots as well as dorsum upward alongside confidence.
Color/Fabric Swatches
Ever acquire to the store as well as autumn inwards love alongside something, entirely to convey it dwelling as well as come across that it completely clashes alongside everything else inwards the room? Fear not! That's where pigment chips as well as cloth swatches come upward in! What I similar to produce is direct hold pictures of the items already inwards my home, as well as I give-up the ghost on them inwards an album on my phone.
For instance, I bought this actually cute printed canvass that has a lot of warm golds, browns, as well as neutral colors inwards it but I direct hold had difficulty finding the 'right gold' color to gibe it. What I've establish helpful is pulling upward the painting demo of my canvass on my telephone spell I am shopping, as well as it helps me hollo back to remain away from cooler neutrals as well as gilded accented items.
Cash
Some thrift stores volition allow y'all negotiate alongside them, as well as inwards these instances, cash is your friend.
It tin hold out uncomfortable asking person to lower a price, but it is much easier to incentivize them alongside actual cash inwards your hand. When I went to United Mexican United States of America inwards the jump on my press trip, I had the run a jeopardy to sharpen my haggling skills at el malecon. After this trip, I became to a greater extent than confident inwards my mightiness to successfully haggle alongside merchants as well as I took this confidence alongside me to the local stores hither inwards the valley!
Last week, I bought a laid of antique chairs for our dining room tabular array that was going for $15.
I approached the sales flooring associate who was able to offering deals, as well as I asked him how much the chairs were (I already knew how much they cost, equally I saw the sticker toll on the dorsum of them). He walked over to the chairs alongside me, looked on the dorsum of them, as well as flatly said "$15." I didn't react, but I did remain soundless spell looking downwards at them. I purposefully stayed tranquillity for nigh 10 seconds as well as thence I looked him direct inwards the optic as well as said "I similar them, but exactly non for $15...can y'all give them to me for $5?" He straightaway responded, "no ma'am, I can't. I could produce $10."
I smiled at him as well as said, "you're thence kind! Thank you. Actually, y'all know what, allow me come across how much cash I have!" Up to this moment, I knew I wanted to pass $8 on them as well as that I had a v dollar pecker as well as 3 ones inwards my pocket. I reached into my pocket, drew out the cash I had, as well as thence I said "well, I direct hold $8 cash. Deal?" And he replied, "deal," as well as walked away equally he slid the cash into his pocket.
Cash. Cash is your thrfit shopping friend to direct hold as well as agree dearly. Sometimes it'll salve y'all a brace bucks, as well as sometimes it volition salve y'all hundreds!
An Empty Trunk/Plenty of Space inwards the Car
Driving the 2017 Mazda CX-5 as well as going thrift shopping was a gibe made inwards sky this week!
I had the run a jeopardy to exam drive the CX-5 as well as it was my firstly fourth dimension alongside it--I enjoyed it a lot! I would equate the Mazda CX-5 to Toyota's RAV4. It handled actually good on the route as well as had exactly nigh every safety as well as technology scientific discipline characteristic I would hold back from a 2017 SUV-style vehicle. I was able to push clitoris the backseat chairs downwards inwards seconds as well as brand enough of room for all of the slice of furniture I was able to discovery spell I was thrift shopping around the valley! What was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than helpful was the MAZDA CONNECT™ information arrangement as well as the backup camera, since the contestation chair that I brought dwelling was thence large I could non come across out of my rearview mirror I was able to safely as well as confidently navigate out of parking lots as well as dorsum upward alongside confidence.
Thanks to Mazda for allowing us to exam drive the 2017 Mazda CX-5 spell nosotros went thrifting!
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