{"id":915,"date":"2022-01-06T19:21:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T19:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2023-05-23T04:05:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T04:05:53","slug":"have-you-found-more-treasures-at-yard-sales-or-at-thrift-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/have-you-found-more-treasures-at-yard-sales-or-at-thrift-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Found More Treasures At Yard Sales, or At Thrift Stores?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"915\" class=\"elementor elementor-915\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8bb898 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8bb898\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8255ff5\" data-id=\"8255ff5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5c350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9c5c350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/yss-podcast\/embed\/episodes\/Have-You-Found-More-Treasures-At-Yard-Sales--or-At-Thrift-Stores---Yard-Sale-Search-Podcast-e24hme1\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724fe0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724fe0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yard sales, garage sales, rummage sales, estate sales\u2026a lot of terms that mean <a href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/is-there-a-difference-between-a-yard-sale-and-a-garage-sale\/\">more or less the same thing<\/a>. One word that does deviate, however, is a thrift store. They\u2019re still similar, don\u2019t get us wrong. Both are opportunities for people to buy usually used items for a great price. Yard sales, however, are usually items old from and at a single household, while thrift shops collect and sell donations. Do these small differences really matter that much? Where would you find more treasures? Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p><h2>Thrift Stores<\/h2><p>Thrift stores are stores that usually receive and sell donated items in order to raise money for charities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryliving.com\/shopping\/a18198848\/is-goodwill-a-nonprofit\/#:~:text=Founded%20in%201902%2C%20Goodwill%20Industries,challenged%20in%20finding%20traditional%20employment.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodwill<\/a>, for example, raises money to put towards community programs like job training or classes for people with disabilities. Since these are donations (and are usually used), the items don\u2019t usually get marked with high price tags, which makes thrift shops a great option for people who need to pick up things like clothes for a low price.<\/p><p>For one reason or another, thrift stores usually have a fairly extensive selection of clothes, dishes, books, and even furniture. There\u2019s usually an electronic appliance section, but since these donations are often thrown into a donation bin, you might want to think twice before picking up electronics from the thrift shop.<\/p><h2>Yard Sales<\/h2><p>The humble yard sale. Call us biased, but it\u2019s in our name! Yard sales are magical community events where people come together to buy and sell usually used items for a great price, all while catching up or meeting new neighbors. Whether it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/spring-cleaning-made-easy-how-yard-sales-can-help-you-declutter\/\">spring cleaning<\/a> or a move, yard sales are usually about getting rid of items that just seem to be taking up space and collecting dust in our homes. This means that items at a yard sale are almost always priced incredibly low, but it also means you don\u2019t really know what you\u2019ll find. Books, furniture, and other items are more or less common at yard sales, but it ultimately depends on what\u2019s collecting dust at that house.<\/p><p>That being said, this also means you\u2019ll probably find more surprising or rare items at a yard sale. Books and furniture are also popular items at yard sales, along with other items like Tupperware, but you also aren\u2019t guaranteed to find them. You do, however, run the risk of adventure, since people might sell a book they had lying around for $5 that ends up turning out to be a signed copy of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/garage-sale-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Old Man and the Sea<\/a><\/em>.<\/p><h2>The Difference<\/h2><p>So, where do you find more treasures? It depends on what you consider treasures! If you\u2019re specifically looking for either inexpensive or just cool and old-fashioned clothing, we recommend checking out the local thrift store. If you\u2019re looking to pick up a unique item with a story behind it, you might want to visit your neighbor\u2019s yard sale.<\/p><p>These aren\u2019t hard-set rules, either. There have been some <a href=\"https:\/\/moneywise.com\/life\/lifestyle\/incredible-items-found-at-thrift-stores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amazing finds<\/a> with plenty of stories at thrift stores, but since thrift store items typically go through a screening process, you\u2019re more likely to just find regular items at a good price. For us? We\u2019re a big fan of interacting with our communities and embracing the serendipity of decluttering. In other words, long live the yard sale!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-413bbadd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"413bbadd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-625bace\" data-id=\"625bace\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143fd5af elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"143fd5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42840e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42840e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardsalesearch.com\/\">Yard Sale Search<\/a> is the most popular platform to post your yard sales and garage sales online. 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One word that does deviate, however, is a thrift store. They\u2019re still similar, don\u2019t get us wrong. Both are opportunities for people to buy usually used items for a great price. Yard sales, however, are usually &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/have-you-found-more-treasures-at-yard-sales-or-at-thrift-stores\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Have You Found More Treasures At Yard Sales, or At Thrift Stores?<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41,39],"tags":[229,231,233,227],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=915"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1823,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions\/1823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}