Do you buy second hand? - Page 4

BrianR · 05-16-2009, 06:30 AM

Yeah! I keep meaning to ask that guy on I30 in Texas where he got his hands on an FB-111!

dar512 · 05-19-2009, 09:26 AM

I bought most stuff used when I was just starting out in life. These days we buy quality stuff and keep it going for as long as possible.

Just this winter we had to replace our 1987 Accord. We knew it was coming so we had cash saved to pay for the replacement.

We're not wealthy by any means, but we work hard to not carry any debt besides the mortgage.

dar512 · 05-19-2009, 09:28 AM

Oops. Missed one. I do buy most of my video games used. I don't need to have the latest games.

toranokaze · 05-30-2009, 03:39 AM

Can you even by second hand food?

kerosene · 05-30-2009, 01:53 PM

Just got a recliner, a couch and a dresser from garage sale today. Yesterday got a suit for hubby, cashmere sweater, movies, doc marten sandals for step-daughter, clothes for step-daughter, propane grill, picture frames all from garage sales. I think we are done for the weekend. Next weekend we are having ours.

I was especially proud of the doc martens...we paid 50 cents for those.

Sundae · 05-30-2009, 03:13 PM

All my Docs were second hand, including the sandals which my friend thought made her look butch but she loved on me and a knackered old pair I customised and wore behind the bar for years - they were stiff with beer by the time I got rid of them...

ZenGum · 05-30-2009, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toranokaze

Can you even by second hand food?

Yes, but it tastes like shit.

Clodfobble · 05-30-2009, 10:19 PM

Jesus H. Christ, Zen...

monster · 05-30-2009, 10:48 PM

oh shit, I forgot religion as a second-hand thing.

for the born-agains......

Queen of the Ryche · 06-17-2009, 04:22 PM

I have been searching the thrift stores for a hall tree/storage bench for about a year now.....yesterday found EXACTLY what I wanted, and it was 1/2 off for seniors day, so I called my boyfriend's dad, he came and brought the truck - it is now in my entry way! Patience pays off......

monster · 06-17-2009, 06:43 PM

I don't normally do second-hand bathing suits, but yesterday I got a virtually new $65 suit for Hebe for $2 -partially because it had a different strap type to her regular ones and she's suffering from suitburn/sunburn issues this week. She loved it and wasn't at all skeeved by the idea of a second hand suit, even though i said it was OK if she was. So, Bargain! It should have been a little too big for her, but wasn't so I think that's maybe how it ended up at the thrift store in such good condition -too small for original purchaser. And I got two great pices of luggage for at total of $8 too - a small case on wheeks and a huge Cabela's kit bag on wheels, both pretty much "as new".

limey · 06-18-2009, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

... And I got two great pisces of luggage for at total of $8 too - a small case on whelks and a huge Cabela's kit bag on wheels, both pretty much "as new".

Fixed it for ya!

Gargantutron · 06-24-2009, 04:37 PM

The thing with buying second hand is that you have to have patience to find the item that is right for you.

My friend Doug gave me some great advice for shopping at The Goodwill and Sallies Army: "Don't go in to those stores looking for anything in particular because you are likely to miss the coolest thing that is exactly what you weren't looking for but want anyway."

ZenGum · 06-25-2009, 07:55 AM

Hello Gargantutron, and

to the cellar.

Gargantutron · 06-25-2009, 01:09 PM

Thanks for the welcome.

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House	23	57.50%
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Shoes	9	22.50%
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Linens	3	7.50%
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Sports Equipment	13	32.50%
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Tools	14	35.00%
Collectables	16	40.00%
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05-16-2009, 06:30 AM	#46
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Yeah! I keep meaning to ask that guy on I30 in Texas where he got his hands on an FB-111! __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-19-2009, 09:26 AM	#47
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I bought most stuff used when I was just starting out in life. These days we buy quality stuff and keep it going for as long as possible. Just this winter we had to replace our 1987 Accord. We knew it was coming so we had cash saved to pay for the replacement. We're not wealthy by any means, but we work hard to not carry any debt besides the mortgage. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

05-19-2009, 09:28 AM	#48
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Oops. Missed one. I do buy most of my video games used. I don't need to have the latest games. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

05-30-2009, 03:39 AM	#49
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	Can you even by second hand food? __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

05-30-2009, 01:53 PM	#50
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Just got a recliner, a couch and a dresser from garage sale today. Yesterday got a suit for hubby, cashmere sweater, movies, doc marten sandals for step-daughter, clothes for step-daughter, propane grill, picture frames all from garage sales. I think we are done for the weekend. Next weekend we are having ours. I was especially proud of the doc martens...we paid 50 cents for those.

05-30-2009, 03:13 PM	#51
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	All my Docs were second hand, including the sandals which my friend thought made her look butch but she loved on me and a knackered old pair I customised and wore behind the bar for years - they were stiff with beer by the time I got rid of them... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-30-2009, 10:19 PM	#53
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Jesus H. Christ, Zen... __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-30-2009, 10:48 PM	#54
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	oh shit, I forgot religion as a second-hand thing. for the born-agains...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-17-2009, 04:22 PM	#55
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	I have been searching the thrift stores for a hall tree/storage bench for about a year now.....yesterday found EXACTLY what I wanted, and it was 1/2 off for seniors day, so I called my boyfriend's dad, he came and brought the truck - it is now in my entry way! Patience pays off...... __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-17-2009, 06:43 PM	#56
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I don't normally do second-hand bathing suits, but yesterday I got a virtually new $65 suit for Hebe for $2 -partially because it had a different strap type to her regular ones and she's suffering from suitburn/sunburn issues this week. She loved it and wasn't at all skeeved by the idea of a second hand suit, even though i said it was OK if she was. So, Bargain! It should have been a little too big for her, but wasn't so I think that's maybe how it ended up at the thrift store in such good condition -too small for original purchaser. And I got two great pices of luggage for at total of $8 too - a small case on wheeks and a huge Cabela's kit bag on wheels, both pretty much "as new". __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-24-2009, 04:37 PM	#58
Gargantutron Uncommonly rare Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 11	The thing with buying second hand is that you have to have patience to find the item that is right for you. My friend Doug gave me some great advice for shopping at The Goodwill and Sallies Army: "Don't go in to those stores looking for anything in particular because you are likely to miss the coolest thing that is exactly what you weren't looking for but want anyway."

06-25-2009, 07:55 AM	#59
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hello Gargantutron, and to the cellar. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-25-2009, 01:09 PM	#60
Gargantutron Uncommonly rare Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 11	Thanks for the welcome.

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