store review: family pathways’ north branch used book store
Is there anything more fulfilling than a good, old-fashioned bookstore shopping spree? I don’t mean the “fill up the Amazon shopping cart” kind (fulfilling in an altogether different way), but the...
View Articlefirst impression: the salvation army family store in st. cloud
The first juicy honeycrisp in fall. A front-and-center spot at your favorite band’s concert. A dream job. Sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting for, and I’m adding the new Salvation Army...
View Articlestore review: it takes a village recycled goods store
Although I pass by It Takes A Village on an almost daily basis, it took me a full year-and-a-half to start frequenting it with any kind of regularity. At first I thought it was one of those...
View Articlestore review: treasures from the heart
Just over the Minnesota-Wisonson border in the sleepy town of Baldwin, Wisconsin, lies one gem of a thrift. Divided into two separate storefronts across the street from each other, one for clothing and...
View Articlefirst impression: goodwill in st. louis park
It seems that lately, not a month goes by without a Goodwill grand opening happening somewhere in the Twin Cities metro. From Fridley to Roseville, Champlin to Lakeville, new stores are cropping up...
View Articlefirst impression: ARC’s value village in new hope
It was the first day of last week’s cold-snap when I decided to drive over to ARC’s Value Village store in New Hope after work. I didn’t really know what to expect, except honestly, not a whole lot....
View Articlestore review: new to you thriftique
Boy, do I love a good mid-day thrifting break. While most workdays I maintain the bad habit of eating my lunch at my desk, for sanity’s sake, I try to get away at least one day a week to hit one of the...
View Articlestore review: assistance league thrift shop
They say good things come in pairs, and if you need evidence, just drive down to the 64th block of Penn Avenue where you’ll find two wonderful thrifts—my beloved ARC’s Value Village and the star of...
View Articlestore review: st. vincent de paul thrift store
Right off of one of south Minneapolis’ busiest east-west thoroughfares (Lake Street), sits the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. Truth be told, for the longest time, it was never one of my favorite...
View Articlefirst impression: cool clear water
There’s a new secondhand store on the scene and I. Am. So. Smitten. It’s called Cool Clear Water, and though the business went without noticeable signage for months, the storefront full of cowboy-boots...
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