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You are here: Home / Readers' Favorite Posts / A Thrift Store-y (or, why to trust your gut when thrift shopping)

A Thrift Store-y (or, why to trust your gut when thrift shopping)

April 14, 2013 By Karen Cooper 7 Comments

If you are a thrifter or upcycler or budget shopper, no doubt you have had this happen to you: you go into the store and find a piece that is great. Great bones, great color, all great. And you consider buying it.

thrift store table - a story of thrifting at thediybungalow.com

But you aren’t sure…so you walk away.

And you find some other gems…

red chairs at thrift store

Lovely. But you don’t need them.

ugly shade at thrift store

Um, no.

Still thinking about that table, but moving along.

catcher in the rye at the thrift store

I have a soft spot for old books.

Anyway, you leave without buying anything.

But still wondering if you should have bought the table.

Did I mention it was $12.99?

$12.99.

And then you start kicking yourself, realizing that you should have just bought the table.

And the thrift store is now closed.

Rats.

Usually, the way this story ends is that I run to the thrift store the next day to find that the item I wanted is gone. Gone to someone smarter than I was.

But yesterday, the thrifting gods smiled on me!  The table was still there! Woo hoo!

And now, it’s in my garage. Waiting for some love and paint (or stain).

thrift store table now in the garage at thediybungalow.com

Along with a wood tray I got on my second trip, for a mere $3.

I love thrift store shopping! How about you? Are you a grab-it-while-you-can shopper or a wait-and-see shopper? Share your stories in the comments!

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Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage says

    April 14, 2013 at 9:23 pm

    Ah, the one that almost got away!
    Kelly

    Reply
  2. debbiedoos says

    April 14, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    Awesome! I do that all the time:)

    Reply
  3. Sharon says

    April 14, 2013 at 10:44 pm

    Sometimes walking away justifies the right to ownership; if it’s meant to be it will be.
    Congrats on a great find! Now get to work!! 😉

    Reply
  4. Sherry says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:01 am

    Ooh! Glad you were able to snag it the 2nd time! I saw your post on facebook and I was thinking “go back”. I love pieces like this…so much possibility!

    Reply
  5. gina says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:42 am

    It appears to be a desk actually…..notice the bottom rail is only on three sides, leaving one side for a chair….and on that same open side it appears that a drawer might have been there. This is a very cute piece…so many possibilities.

    Reply
  6. Teri says

    April 17, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    I LOVE thrift store shopping! Here’s my last score!
    http://www.ablittlelife.blogspot.com/2013/04/thrift-store-finds.html

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      April 17, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      Nice! Thanks, Teri!

      Reply

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