Thrift Shops

Thrift shops are one of the great features of American life. Typically staffed by volunteers, thrift shops help fund many worthy charities. Thrift shops typically offer used goods from 50% to 95% off of their original retail price.

In many small towns, there may be only one thrift shop. Thrift shops are often located in an older business district, where the rents are lower than in prime central locations.

Most thrift shops have a modest listing in the yellow pages section of the local telephone directory, listed under "thrift shops," "second hand goods" or "used goods."

Thrift shops sell many varieties of household goods including clothes, kitchen appliances and items, such as plates, pots, pans, bowls and silverware, books, records, CDs, cassettes, puzzles, magazines, furniture, collectibles and sometimes even antiques.

In the last two decades, there has been a rise in commercial thrift shops. These private businesses typically earmark a small percentage of their profits to some charity and typically pay their workers a wage.

A link to an obscure little treasure found recently at a thrift shop: Guide to Idaho Birds, or Idaho Birds: Spot 'em, watch 'em, shoot 'em, smoke 'em, cook 'em and eat 'em: Idaho Birds:

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