{"id":572,"date":"2015-03-23T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T18:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=572"},"modified":"2015-03-23T11:33:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T18:33:50","slug":"23-crazyawesome-thrift-store-finds-youd-pretty-much-have-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"23 Crazy\/Awesome Thrift Store Finds You&#8217;d Pretty Much Have To Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t been in thrift shops much, but after seeing some of the items below, I think I might become a frequent shopper. \u00a0 I want that Calvin &amp; Hobbes\/Star Wars T-shirt. \u00a0 \u00a0More to follow, too much awesomeness for one post.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thrift shops are no longer just places where people go to throw together their last minute Halloween costumes. These are bastions of forgotten treasures and unexplainable oddities. Granted, a lot of the old school dingy and dusty operations have given way to pretty consignment and high-priced &#8220;discount&#8221; shops.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;re persistent though, you can still find the classic stores, and if you&#8217;re lucky, you&#8217;ll find amazing items like the ones below. These are just a few of the reasons you should still be hitting up thrift stores:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul id=\"listicle\" class=\"listicle\">\n<li id=\"slide_5108038\" class=\"slide_5108038 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>It&#8217;s a shirt you just buy and worry about explaining later.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108038_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107218\" class=\"slide_5107218 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>This is a bike helmet. Nay, the GREATEST BIKE HELMET.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107218_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107224\" class=\"slide_5107224 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>THIS is what makes a house a home.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107224_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107226\" class=\"slide_5107226 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Couldn&#8217;t we all use a little more chillin&#8217; with a quadricorn?<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107226_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107228\" class=\"slide_5107228 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Shut up and take my money!<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107228_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107232\" class=\"slide_5107232 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Who was voted &#8220;Most Likely To Catch The Red Dot&#8221;?<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107232_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107216\" class=\"slide_5107216 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Not cool, Sigmund Freud. Not cool.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107216_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5108044\" class=\"slide_5108044 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Whatever position the light switch was in &#8230; it&#8217;s staying there.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108044_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107234\" class=\"slide_5107234 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Painting of a monkey playing a lute. That&#8217;s all. Have a good day.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107234_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5108060\" class=\"slide_5108060 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Gah! New horror film coming soon to a theater near you.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108060_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5108036\" class=\"slide_5108036 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Poe would probably be a thrift store guy.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108036_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"credits\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/JIiLiQU\">Imgur<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107220\" class=\"slide_5107220 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Calvin &amp; Hobbes meet Han &amp; Chewie. This is a dangerous concentration of awesome. Wear carefully.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107220_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5111792\" class=\"slide_5111792 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>No, don&#8217;t just show people your garden, also scare the bejeezus out of them.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5111792_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5108042\" class=\"slide_5108042 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Track suits and some great modeling work here.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108042_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107222\" class=\"slide_5107222 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Awesome?<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107222_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5107230\" class=\"slide_5107230 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Smother yourself with a cloak of irresistibility. (Sorry, literally couldn&#8217;t resist.)<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5107230_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5108046\" class=\"slide_5108046 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Sorry, they&#8217;re non-purracticing cats.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108046_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5111790\" class=\"slide_5111790 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Just wait until they&#8217;re pawing left or right.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5111790_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5108052\" class=\"slide_5108052 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Leave your jokes in the comment section. #TooManyOptions<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108052_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5108056\" class=\"slide_5108056 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>To be fair, the same can be said for him. Takes two to tango.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5108056_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5111672\" class=\"slide_5111672 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Strange hands on your face. Always a terrific conversation starter.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5111672_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5111696\" class=\"slide_5111696 image slide\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>So, you&#8217;ve got a huge headless doll collection and nowhere to turn!<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5111696_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"slide_5111794\" class=\"slide_5111794 image slide last\">\n<header class=\"no-number\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"title\"><em>Bringing sketchy back.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-content\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-image\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gadgets\/slideshows\/407696\/slide_407696_5111794_free.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From Huffingtonpost.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t been in thrift shops much, but after seeing some of the items below, I think I might become a frequent shopper. \u00a0 I want that Calvin &amp; Hobbes\/Star Wars T-shirt. \u00a0 \u00a0More to follow, too much awesomeness for one post. 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