What do you buy second-hand?
I bought nine tee shirts/summer tops yesterday for around £22 in the charity shops in Ayr. Just about all my summer tops come from charity shops or jumble sales and this got me to wondering what my esteemed fellow Dwellars regularly buy second-hand, if anything?
For me, shirts, blouses, some skirts, shorts, some trousers, but never underwear (eugh) or shoes/socks; the occasional sweater, bedlinen maybe. I've got my eye out for curtains but think I'm unlikely to find what I want (though I did buy a great wee curtain for the dining room for 50p!).
I can only think of three pieces of furniture I bought new, as well (bed, sofabed and armchair, all from my rich London period!). The rest was either my grandfather's (dates back to 1930s) or were junk shop finds.
Well ... ?
I buy second-hand furniture like end tables, lamps, desks, but I mostly buy second-hand books (no Kindle for me - I like to write in the margins!)
I LOVE to thrift shop at Goodwill or Salvation Army type stores and the occasional local junk (antique?) shop. I love to find treasure.
Movies, music, and very odd what-nots, and knives. (I collect the two latter items). And guitars.
Most everything. Particularly kids clothes, sporting equipment, toys and games, some furniture, houehold storage -shelving/tubs...
Lawn tractor with all kinds of accessories for sale in Philly area if anyone is interested, pm me.
I'll personally buy most anything other than food 2nd hand.
I *rarely* buy anything new. garage sales and second hand shops are really all we can afford, or we would be without a lot of things. We don't own a piece of furniture that was not handed down or purchased used.
I routinely buy books, CDs, and DVDs used, as well as solid-state or mostly solid-state electronics. (I can't bring myself to buy hard disks or printers used.) We also got our current dining room set (china cabinet, table/chairs, and liquor cabinet) used from craigslist.
anything possible. especially clothes. it's a funny thought tho, when i find a bunch of clothes all at once in my size and taste, to realize that i'm seeing them all at once because someone died.
thrift stores are the best place for keyboards too. nowhere else can you still find those old indestructible ibm keyboards :D
I'd buy a lot second hand. The only thing that springs to mind that I wouldn't buy is underwear.
Then again, I don't buy much of anything if I can avoid it. In my life I've only ever paid for my mattress and box spring, every other piece of furniture I've owned either came from my family or I picked up off the side of the street for free (living in college towns means you can find any free furniture you want if you wait until moving day).
Wait, that's a lie. We bought my girlfriend's computer desk for $20 off some guy that had just finished grad school. Everything else, though, was free.
We go to the second hand stores about once a month. We browse through and usually pick up a few articles of clothes each. Last year my hubby found a YAMAHA winter jacket brand new for $25. We can usually find something new, or close to it, as well as many still in style things in our size.
I work in a beer store, so I buy most of my work clothes second hand. I don't feel bad when a nail in a pallet tears my $1.00-$2.50 pair of pants.
I make my own wine, and last week, one of the second hand stores had a glass carboy for $10 (they are about $28 new) So I was very happy with that purchase. :)
I buy almost all my clothes second hand, and most of my shoes. I've even technically bought second hand underwear. Don't cringe, it was a bra sold on eBay because it didn't fit after purchase - it had a tag still on.
Being a larger size, it's so much easier to search online than track down specific shops. That's on top of the benefit of being able to search by precise size, colour, brand, garment type etc. And second hand is cheaper of course.
The vast majority of eBay items I purchse have never even been worn, or worn once. It's amazing.
Apart from that - books, CDs, DVDs all from eBay.
Furniture via the local paper/ adverts at work. My last two mobile phones were second hand (and not from a geezer down the pub either!) as was a smoothie maker and juicer, at separate times.
People like to have the next cool thing. Then they want to sell it, but everyone else is doing so too. That's when I buy. I'm waiting with bated breath for overweight Brits to decide Alli isn't worth the side effects. I'm happy to buy their leftover tablets! Then again, it's sold as a complete package here, with weigh ins at your local pharmacy - more likely that short-cut addicts will be put off before they even buy. Still, fingers crossed ;)
Nearly all of my school books, trading with other students via facebook when possible if only new copies are available at the bookstore. Has saved me hundreds of dollars over the years. Some ski equipment like poles and boots. My dslr camera body and all three lenses. Some xbox games, but I've had bad experiences in the past so I usually wait till the price drops on the new copies. Most recent cell phone. My patio furniture and some indoor furniture like my dresser.
I'm pretty picky about the stuff I buy used. I like to make sure it is in perfect working order before committing funds. Getting burned on two used cars in the past has made me closely inspect anything I buy used.
Thrift stores and garage sales.
Without them, our place would be just piles of clothes.
The Wife and I bought, at different places, a teak cabinet for $10 dollars, a hutch for $5, and a kitchen table and chairs for $20.
We have no more room, yet we still find somewhere to put stuff.
Books
Furniture (all my best stuff is either family stuff or stuff I got at an auction or sale.)
I volunteer at the local PTO thrift store, and shop nearly every time I'm there. i also make regular tour off all the other stores.
In the last 14 days:
A cardi for me (free)
A shirt for Hector 50c
Some clothes hangers (free)
A game 50c
A golfing glove for hector 50c
Soccer cleats for a child of a friend of mine $1
Hockey gloves for Thor $1.50
Elbow pads for thor -$1-50
A little tin for Hebe 10c
A carabiner 10c
as new boots for thor 75c
a wooden snake-like toy 50c
A pink flamingo pinchy stick toy 50c
Swim Fins $2
foot pump for inflatables 50c
I probably forgot a few things. I hoard, I'm a total pack rat. the hockey gloves are the next size up for thor, but will act as spares plus you can guarantee that when i do need that size there won't be any available.......
gutairs , turnips, ear buds and bandwagons mostly
Books, video games, jewelry, uhh...dunno what else...
I'm looking for a second hand second hand. I like clocks.
Actually I'm Queen Elizabeth.
But that is a highly guarded family secret.
Playboy and Penthouse. I prefer to describe them as "pre-loved".
Playboy and Penthouse. I prefer to describe them as "pre-loved".
Now that's what I call a 'sticky situation'!
True, it's easy to get attached to them.
sorry slimey
....I mean Limey :o
Yo...you're Sylar?
I'm a Skylar does that count?
I love thrift stores and yard sales too. I'll buy anything that looks good. Except underwear and socks. :) I've even bought shoes, but they were like-new. In fact I went thrift store shopping just last week and bought a bunch of skirts. I have a thing for wearing skirts lately! Two big bags of "new" clothes for $37 -- can't beat it!
oh I did buy some socker socks a couple of weeks ago for 50c. I figure their feet are so toxic after an hour of soccer they'll kill anything ;) (and they were a cool color) :lol:
My leopardskin boots arrived today.
Just in time for a bout of rain to sweep the country.
No, this is a good thing - I couldn't wear boots (like Converse byt fluffier) in the weather we've been having.
Although I said "no shoes" I did buy a pair of never-worn
DMs a bit like those but with matt purple-flowery pattern and a light sprinkling of gold twinkles. They make people smile - in fact it was fun wearing them around Hackney and watching people trying not to smile/laugh about them!
And my mum bought me a pair of "fnck me sandals" (silver, twinkly, strappy and with 5-inch heels) which she thought I'd use as bookends but which I've worn a couple of times to dramatic effect (I'm 5'10" without artificial aids!).
Docs?
You had to. There was no choice.
I priced a pair for myself last week.
I saw the price, and the first thought in my head was "FUCK ME RUNNING!"
Black, 14 eye, size 12. $160.
I hope a blowjob came with them for that kind of money.
You should see what they can do with their tongues!
I buy evvvverything second hand, except bras/panties/swimwear. I love it. I thrift store/yardsale most of my things.
My wife is the Craig's List queen. She has had me chase down her purchases all over town, use em once and stuff em in a closet after. My wife is normal.