Thrifting your Christmas gifts: the full proof plan!

In this video, we're tackling a big question: Should you be ashamed of thrifting your Christmas gifts? Spoiler alert: Absolutely not! Thrifting your holiday presents doesn't just save you money-it also means you're giving thoughtful, unique, and often bespoke gifts that no one else will have. I’m going to walk you through a foolproof plan for shopping second-hand this Christmas, showing you how to find treasures that look as good as new and make the perfect, personal gifts. Whether you’re a thrifting pro or just getting started, this video will give you all the tips and tricks you need to give gifts that stand out this holiday season!
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[@annathy]

My mommy used to give me new/like new care (packages) arranged in a basket and tied up with new dish towel/dish clothes. Things she knew I'd like. I loved those. I miss getting those. She was great at shopping/thrifting. I'd give anything for one more day, one more visit, one more basket of perfectly curated thrifted items from her. I love you forever mommy!

[@TarnishedTreasures1]

I love thrifting. It’s my entire life. Clothes, furniture, decor…

[@l.annahlstromdickson7497]

I grew up in a household that thrifts so I love the hunt for those unique gifts. Best gift that was thrifted though was a set of vintage books. I still have those books and I treasure them.

[@contancesholl3833]

Two years ago Christmas I gave my daughter a challenge. I asked for a handbag from a charity shop. She wasn't to pay more than $50. She was excited for the challenge. She purchased my favorite purse of all time for less the $50 and it was a $350 dollar handbag with the original price tag inside. I grew up wearing second hand clothes to play in and handsewn dresses for school and church. I am closing in on 72 and some of the best things I own are from thrifting. I love your channel!

[@StellaLasher]

A friend and I go thrifting frequently and we always enjoy the thrifted gift more. Her absolute favorite gift from me was a cast iron bell with farm animals which she hung outside on her country home. For Christmas she is getting 1 thrifted item, 1 ebay item and 1 clearance item purchased during the summer. I often pick up pieces of her china pattern.. She has gifted to me vintage pots that match what I own, a vintage Christmas Table Cloth and many other vintage items that I love. We compete on who spent the least amount on our gifts to each other. Obviously this doesn't work the same for other friends but I have been known to surprise them on occasion with something they didn't know they needed until I found it!

[@DaniGamerWarrior]

Books! Books! Books! I don't care if that book has a cracked spine or an old receipt from GameStop back in 2006 from the last person that read it, if it's a book in one of the several genres I like to read than I'm always happy to get one. ❤ also love handmade items.

[@jennydunlop5572]

My sister-in-law gifted me a hand knitted shawl which was made for her mum, who passed away before she could wear it. I live in a drafty old house and always need an extra layer inside, and I was so touched to be given it!

[@Julie-si3hi]

All of my gifts are thrifted! Found my friend a le cruset casserole dish! ,glassware,books,toys, games,scarves 😊

[@yellowbirch2498]

This is definitely a know-your-audience situation. I love secondhand and I'm a crocheter but I learnt the hard way that there are some people who just do not understand the time and effort that goes into a thrifted or handmade gift and after many disappointments at seeing something that took me hours to make or source being 'er'ed at and put aside and never seen again, I am selective about who gets those. I mean, yes, you can't get it right every time but it's the thought that counts, right? Now, the 'er'ers get a bottle of wine or a candle and that's that 😅

[@timefortea1931]

I understand you. I gifted my mother hand made items (by myself or made by other crafters) and she always got rid of them. They were items that had lots of work put into them and were well made. It hurts when people don't appreciate it.

[@yellowbirch2498]

@@timefortea1931 I know, it's so sad! I try to see it as just a mis-match of perspectives or personality types and not try to take it personally ❤️

[@UnsortedSeeds]

My favorite second-hand gift that I'd received was this cool lamp in the shape of a monkey reading a book sitting on a stack of larger books. I love it, and I use it as my reading lamp.

[@7742460]

My sister and I are both in our 70s with little money to spare. We give each other gifts that we may find from yard sales or church tag sales. They are always appreciated. Finding unique items adds to the joy of giving

[@Smashingtime68]

Last year I bought all my gifts from Antique stores and was a hit, doing the same this year , I feel it’s a more personal gift.

[@autumnfall8829]

Saaaame!!

[@margotjones7168]

I LOVE thrifting!!! My sister and I call our local charity shop "Macy's" in air quotes! 😆 Seriously, though, pretty much everyone I know collects something or other and it's SO easy to add to their collections at thrift stores! And you're so right about thrifting in affluent areas. I have purchased most of my clothing in an area with large, wealthy horse farms and they are all designer, fabulous quality and, sometimes, even dry cleaned before being donated!

[@sigrimikkjalsdottir2458]

I once got a vintage lamp for Christmas. It was a great lamp, but it was not my style.. However, I had it in my livingroom for years. Until someone I know made a ‘pop up café’, and asked me for some decorations to borrow. I gave her the lamp, and she fell in love with the lamp. I said that she could have the lamp, and it is now in her living room. That lamp has become the gift that keeps on giving 😂

[@RockyMountainHoosier]

Two of my nieces have informed me they want more thrift bundles for Christmas, my little brother (15) likes me to grab him used books (as does Dad) and the oldest niece is totally making me a pinterest board of her style for hunting down clothes for her.

[@MeezerGurlMakes]

One Christmas when I was a kid my parents gave me a large box of secondhand Nancy Drew books. The best gift ever. Dad and I used to spend weekends visiting used books and we both came out with books that we loved. Pretty much all my things are second hand - they are just better than new.

[@jmshrrsn]

Nice idea but there are 12 charity shops where I live and they all seem to be charging way too much for basically a lot of old tat. We used to buy charity shop gifts all the time at Christmas but now the pricing is getting out of hand and I don’t think it’s really worth it anymore. Love your videos by the way. Always inspiring and quirky! Wish our charity shops were the same 😂.

[@raneemilliman7130]

I actually gave a large bowl that was sitting on my table, to a friend, for a wedding gift. She saw it and fell in love with it, and she knew what it was like to live on a budget. She said she wished she could find items like I had in my home. (many were thrifted or garage sale) She couldn't believe that I would give it up and give to her as a gift. She was very pleased. I wouldn't hesitate to do the same with others, although our shopping list is very short, anymore. Also, food items are welcomed by my family and friends. IE) homemade banana bread, almond bark, pizzelles, and homemade chocolate covered cherries have been hits, in the past. Granted, buying the supplies can add up quickly, but if you watch your sales ahead and just before the holidays, you can find decent buys and the ingredients make a lot of finished goodies.

[@andrewuk4813]

old books - aah the lovely vintage smell, ooh the thoughts of who read them before me. Especially old encyclopaedias from the late Victorian period. Musky old libraries in manor houses. OK I know, slightly crazy but hey they smell amazing. 😂

[@fionaludbrook8193]

My favourite room in my house is my sunroom with my lifetime collection of books. It is essentially a library of fiction, cookbooks, garden, horse, dog, bird identification, travel guides and art books. Also lots of non fiction philosophy and feminist stuff. Masses of biographies, some poetry. I guess I have at least a couple of thousand books and my current home is the only place I have been able to fit them all in a single room! 😂

[@AliceEade-st2yc]

Ooh love smell of old books and like yourself often wonder who's read them

[@ibislife]

One of the gifts for Christmas so far is second hand. I gave my son and his girlfriend my old Kitchenaid stand mixer, for their cozy retro kitchen. I found an unopened set of attachments for it, second hand. No way I could afford to buy it new, so it was a very nice find.

[@pumpjackpiddlewick]

That;s amazing 😀Lucky them!

[@daisydarling3054]

LOVE this message!!

[@kathymeurell1314]

My daughter gave me 2 beautiful thrifted amber glass fairy lamps last year for Christmas, and they are 2 of my very favorite possessions.

[@Rubiepurl]

When my daughter was small I put together a dress up box for her from the thrift store with fancy dresses, hats and shoes. I found a vintage suitcase to put it all in and painted her name on the front. She adored that gift and it cost very little.

[@pixiepalasmr6881]

Oh my gosh this would be my dream now, I would have been over the moon as a kid for someone to do that

[@cynthiaoconnor7185]

We didn't buy for Christmas but 2 weeks before, my daughter and I found a shop in OKC called ReThreads. My daughter found like 5 clothing items and I got the first 7 seasons of Big Bang Theory for only $1 per season! I also got a Christmas pillow for $1 and 3 ornaments for 10 cents each. If I had known about this shop, I would have bought gifts from them. We'll be taking donations there in the next week. I agree that thrifting is the way to go for gifts!

[@cheryl1338]

About 50 years ago, my best friend's father worked at Goodwill. Well, he managed to snag some Beatles albums (this was the early 70s, so the Beatles had already broken up by then) and she gave them to me for Christmas! I was overjoyed, still a huge Beatles fan and still have the albums :) My sister made the remark with a sneer, "She gave you USED records?" My sister and I had very different personalities LOL

[@nancysalerno7036]

My grandmother volunteered at the Goodwill in the 1950’s . I was the only one I knew wearing vintage plaid wool skirts, I loved them. She also had many almost museum worthy antiques back when they were being trashed for modern style.

[@lanahaslam2970]

Me and my oldest sister always exchange a "nostalgic" gift every year, something from our childhoods and the presents no matter how inexpensive are always truly treasured. She's also majorly in to books so if I want to buy one for her I have to look for something I know she won't have already! You can find some unique and beautiful gifts through thrifting and I know people who have found some wacky treasures for secret santa! Also, I live for vintage clothes and trinkets 😍 and know not many people will be dressed like me!

[@lesleywilson4714]

I just bought a bikers jacket with grey fur round the collar today for £10.95 for myself....it's gorgeous. Goes with the denim brand new small handbag I got for a fiver at charity shop....love it. On the hunt for fair isle jumper. And a book called "women wh run with wolves"....will let u know if I achieve this. 😂🎉❤

[@lauriepelayo296]

I would never say no to a vintage or second hand item for any day. I know not everyone feels that way. But many would very much love abs cherish such an item.

[@grumpy_poo]

Years ago my friend and I did charity shop Christmas.. I got her a naked lady ornament that she had admired.. I knitted a tracksuit and a bobble hat and sewed the naked lady into her clothes..... Her face was a picture when she unwrapped her gift..... the clothes stayed on until Summer....🤣

[@ambero9528]

My children are big into vintage VHS, records, and decor so they love a thrifted present!

[@rainydaysewing1166]

Last year I got my sister a vintage Breyer Horse that I recall her having when we were younger. I think I broke the saddle for it. I found it complete on ebay and bought it for her last year as a gift. she loved it.

[@Shultz-x1m]

Lol ..amber glassware..i just bought my daughter an amber cake plate from a thrift store for Christmas. She collects it. $14 perfect

[@pumpjackpiddlewick]

Wonderful. And all so very true and good advice. I would add, if there is a family item you like and would one day like to have make it known you like it. With tact please. I think about the various fabulous things my parents have accumulated over their life that I adore. Truly some amazing pieces. And I have been very fortunate that over time, they have gifted some of those to me. So not only have they been loved by them, but also have a second life with me. And bonus, I get the additional memory of my parents imbued in the item too.

[@rosiegeorgiabeth]

I love to make foodie gifts - jams, chutneys, fudge, honeycomb (this is SO easy and everyone loves it!), biscuits - the list goes on! Pretty packaging and all made with love! I also love vintage teapots and my daughter has gifted several beautiful ones from either Ebay or charity shops to me over the years so I'm all for thrifting Christmas gifts!

[@KatieAliceGamer]

I thrift all year round for gifts- not just for Christmas. Most recently, I found an M&S Autumn Leaves Teapot and jug for my mum who was over the moon with them.

[@spotteddreams7935]

I always used to shop in charity shops for Xmas when I was a student. I found a brilliant set of babycham glasses that I gave to my brother - he still has them.

[@joannaerhardt7294]

One of my favorite gifts was a cashmere cardigan that has safety pins embroidered. I enjoy sewing, so this gift was perfect for me!

[@KitNCatCleo]

Homemade and thrifted have always been my favorite ways to gift others

[@Dinadino994]

Almost everything I had growing up in the 80s & big family was thrifted, hand me downs or from a dress agency . Most of the contents of ny home is vintage , hacks & marketplace. We also swap gifts or re-gift . I ❤ pre loved

[@azuregiant9258]

I actually put in requests for something vintage/antique. Of course I love a bath bomb, chocolates…..and a video game, if you’re a gamer girl like me, but that little token of something well thought out, that has history and is unlike anything you could buy brand new, just adds depth to the whole present giving and receiving.

[@kathyficarotta598]

I was dead broke and my Mother had a birthday coming up that was going to be celebrated on my sister's fancy boat. all the family were going to be there. I was beside myself as to what I could get her with no money and not be humiliated. I found at a thrift store a beautiful porcelain perfume bottle with 24K gold etching. I paid $5 for it, put it in a box with lots of tissue paper and wrapped it in white paper with a gold ribbon. She absolutely loved it. It was on her dresser till she passed away and I received it back when we as a family cleared out her personal items. It now sits on my dresser. And I am always reminded that gifts from the heart are worth more than diamonds.

[@sylvain123]

I love collecting vintage books by my favourite authors. Modern book binding is rubbish. If I buy a new paperback it's often got pages coming loose before I'm halfway through reading it. I'd much prefer a vintage hardback book.

[@momof2momof2]

I regifted something once. There are somethings that are worth much more being older and used. I'll take a hundred yr old diamond piece of jewelry any day over new lol. But seriously, I have shopped in very nice thrift stores in very nice areas and found amazing things. I think it's especially wonderful if you find something someone has said they really wanted and were looking for. I'm sure people love receiving gifts from you ! 🥰🎄❄☃🎅💖✝

[@helendeegan1591]

I love attic ornaments more so than new. I always think who loved them and enjoyed them. I bought a Royal Doulton plate two days ago in a thrift store. Lovely blue. The perfect gift to myself.

[@helendeegan1591]

I love this site and the individuality of attic finds and also the tour around the vintage home. I look up houses world wide for pass-time, and seriously from my perspective we are losing individualism, the houses in a lot of cases are all charcoal grey kitchens with hobs , depressing, and the furniture is self assembled , an apt is the US could be in China or Europe. The old style was an indication of their culture and custom, with old halls and doors, beautiful. We are mass produced these days where ever we are, this site is uplifting and restores our taste. Thank you for your time putting it together.

[@samwright8599]

Vinted this year.

[@fionaludbrook8193]

Country estate clearances tend to be brilliant for vintage china and crystal, old tablecloths and similar. Much of the collection I have here came from stuff my dad and gran purchased, going to them.

[@thekowboymom2710]

After my mom passed away, my sisters and I split up a set of Christmas drinking glasses that were an elemental part of our holiday growing up. I found sets online and was able to give us each a complete set. Every time I look at them I get such a nostalgic bit of memories. My niece likes Christmas salt & pepper shakers, thrifting those is a great way to give her something cute for her home

[@susefink6099]

Thank you for that wonderful idea. I know there are people in my family who wouldn't like that at all,but my kids and i love it and are happy with surprises🎄📚☕️.

[@JohnPotts-kq7kk]

I buy Christmas Gifts for those I shop for according to what they like or collect! This means, I usually spend the whole year before Christmas watching garage sales, thrift shops, flea markets & Antique Malls in search of that special item. Things I have given as gifts that were thrifted are the things people remember most, still have, love, enjoy & display continuing to Thank me years later! Usually the new items I received as gifts are long gone, forgotten but the thrifted items I received, I still have years later such as an Antique Gone With the Wind Lamp, tapestry, wash bowl & pitcher set and many other things! Blessings to all who read this for a Glorious Holiday Season!!! ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@varinafulcher5898]

Few years back, I found a lovely m and S tweed jacket that looks vintage, for £1, still have it, I wear to 1940s events. .Many more years ago, I got a man’s dinner jacket in a charity shop, and wore it to parties. I love old books.

[@willowoforest]

My kids love day to the charity shop 😅 . For Christmas last year my husband gifted me a 1930s mantal clock i love it and was on the hunt for one .. I gave out to him for spending so much money 💰 until he told me he only spent €10 😊win win 😅 we were both happy 😅

[@sandradenning-kemp2973]

Last year I bought my brother a Land of the Giants annual from Ebay he was over the moon, it brought back some happy memories in what had been a very difficult childhood for both my brothers and myself, this year another annual of a different TV programme 👍

[@lyannecb8499]

I got my elder Son a car boot sale toy kitchen when he was 3. He loved it ❤

[@nbloom9588]

. I’m obsessed with Vinted and charity shops, especially the little knickknacks for the little ones

[@SarahCampbell-bo5hk]

My favorite thrift gift this year is an adorable cookie jar that I filled with homemade cookies 😊

[@RavenDreamer]

My sister is the Thift Queen, she has always given the best gifts. For my birthday this year so got me the most kitsch owl teapot and I adore it 🦉🤎

[@autumnfall8829]

I thrift gifts all the time. It's great for people who collect.

[@fionaludbrook8193]

Most of my friends have enough stuff of our own already and curse any extra stuff. Instead we give food or wine or flowers that get consumed., or just go out for a meal to celebrate. That said no problems with thrifting or thrifted gifts. Especially appreciated by those who collect certain vintage items, Eg your amber glass friend. I also shop my own collection of vintage stuff for gifts sometimes. As I said, in my 60s I am trying to let go of, rather than accumulate more stuff.

[@mermaliade6631]

I do like to thrift for some of my gifts. And I absolutely like to thrift to get baskets, containers, and vintage christmas cards.

[@carolyndymond4065]

No, you shouldn't be ashamed of thrifting your Christmas gifts. All that matters is that people appreciate them, but I have to say I love someone who has made a gift for me.

[@melmendham2961]

Remember vintage emporiums are a great place to buy all sorts of Christmassy things including gifts AND you're supporting all the traders with small local businesses! Mxox

[@sunnihunny]

Loved this! Ive thrifted all my life. From necessity to plenty and now back to necessity. Never stopped. Old now and my problem is that my home is bursting with wonderful stuff and doubtful anyone will want it😢 I wish i could invite all of you here to come "shop" in my home.

[@fionaludbrook8193]

What a great idea. I am in the same situation and want my stuff to go to people who will really love it! Maybe we could start an open house for vintage collectors movement!

[@claimsandwarranties6121]

Dolls and teddy bears~!! ALWAYS- Jennifer

[@matthewscott8947]

I have a Gillette Slim safety razer from 1961 (They're stamped with a code that dates them), that was a thrifted Christmas gift from my wife many years ago.

[@luisagomes-fw5ki]

I agree entirely with you.❤

[@ZeldasMask]

I thrift my decorations too not just gifts 😊

[@moonlightcrafter6299]

Practically all of our clothing with the exception of undergarments is thrifted. I also upcycle jeans and men's shirts into quilts and have gifted three so far. Best thrifted gift I received was the Narnia books box set from my husband. Best thrifted gift met with the most enthusiasm was an Atari 2600 in the box with several games for $10. My husband was ecstatic!

[@janetlynn3397]

"Pre❤loved"

[@toniasalways]

2nd hand is my favorite! The things I would want are not plentiful bought new.

[@SmoliverTwist]

I bought my Dad a couple of second hand books about music for his birthday earlier this year. He loved them, so I’ve managed to find some more from the same series for Christmas. I also bought him a vintage car poster last year from a charity shop, which he was thrilled with.

[@nelliemelba4967]

I absolutely love getting something vintage from a thrift store. I always loved as a child, china shire horses in harness that people used to have but we never had one. Last year hub found the most beautiful one, a dapple grey with the most detailed tack, in a charity shop, and bought him for me.I was over the moon! Someone must have loved him previously, as I do now! It was one of my most favourite presents.

[@Sibes3]

My late mother had four Shire horses, one pulling a cart. Our daughter just inherited them and she is over the moon!

[@carolharris8167]

I love charity shops, it's like a treasure hunt, I've found so many lovely things. I have bought some 2nd hand presents for people who I know would appreciate them. A lot of my furniture is 2nd hand as well.

[@carleybarnes4365]

Me and my siblings love our grandma’s vintage holiday decor.

[@charlotterice7418]

Have done second hand Christmas this year. Too much plastic rubbish at Christmas. Found some lovely books,clothes and ceramics. I am going to carry on with this as I totally agree with you,second hand is fab

[@KathyLemire]

My bestie and I have an agreement we only purchase preloved gifts and we always find amazing treasures for each other ♥️♥️♥️

[@Sibes3]

One of our daughters loves antiques as much as my husband and I. Fun to shop for her. She'll take any old steamer trunk we give her. Lol. Our other daughter not so much. Only brand new, from a shop, for her. lol However, that said, she appreciates a home-made Christmas. One of our yearly traditions is making homemade Christmas crackers.

[@carolyndymond4065]

I truly love when someone has made something for me I really do.

[@judis6224]

I agree Hannah😊

[@raezer]

Love thrifting! There isn’t much I own that isn’t thrifted honestly. I have no shame buying thrifted gifts.

[@BellyBurly87]

My kids Christmas presents are a mix of thrifted and new and you'd be surprised how many people are snotty about it. Thrifted is better for the planet and your pocket xx infact going into charity shops just after Christmas when there's lots of new presents people didn't even open there dirt cheap can be a great time to thrift too xx

[@hbk2115]

I work in a charity shop, and we get so many toys in the run-up to Christmas. Last Christmas, we had to start giving stuff away for free, and we still couldn't get rid of it all.

[@BellyBurly87]

@hbk2115 I can belief it. I love going in round Christmas for a rummage x

[@7peacefrog]

Thank you for sharing this. My husband and I have been thinking this is the best way to go with the cost of things you have to have that you can't by at a thrift store, but I also agree with you that it's great to find things that not everyone can, and I enjoy the search and find! Always love your video's and ideas! Thank you

[@MrsCharlotteEdson]

I once bought my Mum a beautiful class ball. She collects them. Same with my Nana and this vintage pottery painted with flowers, I found a jug that went with her collection

[@ericabriscoe]

Love this idea ! I will try to do that x❤

[@Laurennicole_93]

My mum buys me so much vintage I've had to ask her to stop as I don't have space left! Some of my favourites are the perfume bottles, brush and mirror set and champagne coupé glasses 🥰

[@craftynita6633]

i have been doing second hand or handmade gifts for years- it is the best way to give what folks will really like instead of the latest craze the stores are pushing.

[@johnwynne-qx6br]

Thumbs 👍 good ideas 💡

[@joolsshaw661]

I have thrifted and charity shopped for many years and have bought many lovely gifts for friends and family. I have, as you suggested, mixed charity shopped and shop bought items to create bespoke gift parcels. my friends and family know me well and we have even gift swapped and upcycled things between us and have done for years. my entire wardrobe is pre loved as is most of my furniture. I wouldn't have it any other way.

[@paulsimister-ng5nx]

I love hunter around charity shops ❤️

[@timefortea1931]

When I had people to buy Xmas gifts for in the 1980s and 1990s I nearly always bought them from charity shops due to my low income.

[@gillbennett9784]

I have a collection of old Portmerion china and my daughter in law has found me some wonderful pieces to add to it in her local charity shops. Today I came home with a beautiful blue Scandinavian Christmas plate that cost me all of £1. 😊

[@PuraVetus]

Everything I have and buy is secondhand so I wouldn't mind getting secondhand presents.

[@ailsadixon408]

Us too! ❤

[@mayve42]

“Oh, where did I get it? I found this wonderful little vintage store while I was on vacation, and I saw this and I just knew it would be perfect for you!” You don’t have to tell them it was from the Goodwill shop one town over! 😂🤣

[@SN-sz7kw]

I’m in Germany, where for some reason, the idea getting a second-hand bargain hasn’t fully caught on. Thrift shops are often treated as antique shops & items are insanely overpriced - and sit collecting dust for ages. These places honestly feel more like museums.

[@corleonie2607]

Yes, I can full relate to that. I live in Austria and there's exactly the same problem here. Whilst there seems to be a huge number of thrift shops in other European countries like England, Ireland or Denmark, there are next to none in Austria. Overpriced, unimaginative, boring - that's what the few existing ones feel like. And there are as well ones you can only shop in if you have proof that you are low income. Who wants to bother with proof for such a personal matter only to be able to buy a plate in a thrift shop?

[@amyfromflorida4518]

I buy beautiful glass bowls and recycle old candle bits and make new candles to give away. I also buy old beautiful trays and fill them with cookies

[@karenwright9123]

Great idea!!🎁

[@LittleBulleteye]

I am currently trying to get some second hand toy cars for my nephew, and I already have a thrifted book lying around for him.

[@GretchenBostrom]

I love this!

[@amandak.8629]

I’m too poor to even thrift. I just end up making things for people…scarves, hats, throw pillows…I have a crap ton of yarn.

[@LittleBulleteye]

Yarn can be pretty expensive too, but I also buy a lot of cheap yarn. I think it’s cool that you handmake your gifts. Do you knit or crochet?

[@nancysalerno7036]

Yarn is so much cheaper at thrift shops and also a stand in for ribbon.

[@amandak.8629]

@@LittleBulleteye Thank you. I do both!

[@amandak.8629]

@@nancysalerno7036 In the area I'm in, there's never any yarn at the thrift shop. I get yarn when it's on sale.

[@brassneckweddoes]

Love Vinted and love all the charity shops.

[@REFUGEBOOKGIVEAWAY]

Thrifting is amazing. What if you can find something they remember from childhood or there teen years

[@amybunner1158]

Love thrifting! And my sister, bestie & I love to share the price…it’s like a game to see who can find the best gift for the best price!😉👍 BTW, I love that blanket… did you knit it?