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Recent Examples of thrift shop
Highlights include a thrift shop tour, light refreshments, an overview of philanthropic programs and raffles along with a silent auction.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2025
Consider this your checklist when shopping at Grandma’s house or the local thrift shop.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Participants still run a pet center, but also work at a farmyard with cows, goats and other animals, a restaurant and bakery, a country store, a thrift shop, and Lambs Industries, which offers production services, such as assembling, sorting or packaging products.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2025
Consider this your checklist when shopping at Grandma’s house or the local thrift shop.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrift shop
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In addition to Harrods, the brand has linked with Istanbul department store Beymen, recently hosting a lunch with premium clients attended by Rachid, as well as Berlin’s multibrand fashion store Lou & the Finches, which opened an apartment-style pop-up to showcase the Retori collection.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
2 July 2025
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The anchor department stores helped the tenants on the upper floors, of course.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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Check your local store Many local businesses and most national chain stores will remain open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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So let others chase chain stores and shelf facings.—
Joel Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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My favorite stop on the tour was a variety store called Lee Avenue Photo—specifically, the toy section.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers.—
Tom Redman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Soon afterward, cheap paperback classics could be found everywhere from newsstands to dime stores.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.—
Ray Hanley,
arkansasonline.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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Prices in handbags range from $118 to $1,150, available direct-to-consumer and at its boutique in Orinda.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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El Encanto, which the new owners plan to treat as a boutique hotel, may have a few of its rooms converted into retail spaces, like a café; Mateen will also transform the grounds and may top the resort with a membership club.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
9 July 2025
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Both exchanges happened in front of witnesses, including a husband of one of the women, according to the letter.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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The scam began with a message, then a friendly exchange.—
Myles Miller Bloomberg News,
arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrift%20shop. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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