I have been a big thrifter for quite some time. I haven’t been in much lately, trying to break the habit, but it’s fun for me to find old vintage things, and reuse or repurpose them. I have a few nice pieces of crystal that I got for 50 cents a stem. My best purchase was a Cutco bread knife for 50 cents that is easily over $100 to buy new. You never know what you’ll find!
The historian said it’s not worth anything.
I have used a great deal of salvage and thrift store items in remodeling my house. Have a gorgeous 10 x 14' wool carpet in one bedroom. The main bathroom vanity is graced with a very rare and expensive marble top which cost $54 at a salvage yard. The kitchen cabinets are plywood box, dovetailed joints in drawers, solid ash raised fronts and include many expensive add-ons such as trash can pullouts. They were a fraction of original cost and didn't take 6 months to arrive. The ground between my large garden shed and the back of my house was always rutted and muddy. I had my contractor make a sort of patio between the wall and the shed by turning over my old granite countertop pieces and cementing them in place. It's really great--no more mud and the mower rolls out easily. No problem in hauling away the old granite and zero cost to solve a problem. I just scored a marble table top yesterday for a small plant table I got at Goodwill--$15. And last week I got a beautiful lateral file made of real oak, a perfect base on which to place an aquarium (after covering top with salvage plexiglass).
Thrift store and salvage purchases made my remodeling possible. I love finding cool things and repurposing them.
Nice find! I have Cutco knives. They’re the best.
I should scour thrift stores for those awesome Cutco knives. Yes.. new ones are insanely expensive.