How thrifting went from a trend to a lifestyle for Toronto shoppers
The last decade or so has seen a dramatic increase in the thrifting industry in Toronto. What used to be a casual afternoon stop has become something closer to a near-holy-grail pilgrimage, with routine visits for thousands of weekly shoppers. If there’s one thing that’s true about the city, it’s that thrift shopping is a way of life here.A clos...
https://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2026/03/value-village-toronto-thift-store/

Fancy a quick look round the charity shops to see what we can find? Join me for this week's RetroSpectives video as we look for hidden retro treasures amongst the random vintage tat. On location in Chesham High Street, Buckinghamshire.

Video Link:
https://youtu.be/MI0BdhHBSMY

#retro #charityshop #vintage #r2d2 #rubiks #chesham #thrift #thrifting

Grabbed this #CD at a #thrift shop based on nothing but the cover and track listing hoping it would be fun and punky, and not some sort of millenial cringe.

Happy to report it's like The Dead Kennedy's meet They Might Be Giants.

The track "Technical" feels like a bit of an anthem for my fellow #fediverse nerds.

Kissing By The Superconductor by The German Art Students:

https://gasrocks.bandcamp.com/album/kissing-by-the-superconductor

#music #punk #indierock #ListenToThis

Kissing By The Superconductor, by The German Art Students

14 track album

The German Art Students

My wife says I'm tight, so to prove her wrong we went out for some tea and biscuits. It was quite exciting as she's never given blood before.

#jokeoftheday #dadjokes #thrift #ukspecific

My copy of The Loch Raven Review—Twenty-One arrived today, containing my poem, "To the Thrift," which they published on their web site last year. It can be read at: https://thelochravenreview.net/david-milleys

#poetry #poem #writing #lochravenreview #ruthleavitt #ruthleavittfallon #thrift #trio #lgbtq
Would make *sharp squealing turn towards said garage*
#thrift

Today’s #thrift find was a couple more nodes for my WiFi mesh system!

I’ve probably spent $40 total on my house mesh system, cables, and switches. All came from Goodwill!

My 12 year old's ironic black tee that she got from the thrift store is a google+ logo.

#vintage #thrift #tech