Thank God the stuff I dig doesn’t cost a lot. Everybody loves a bargain. But, frankly, the things I wear and use to clutter my crib just aren’t made any more. I’ll find myself elbow deep in piles of crap nobody wants in order to score some retro gem. Whether it’s a blue sharkskin […]
Thrift shops
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Meet the middle men
They get their hands dirty so you don’t have to. If the thrill of the hunt doesn’t arouse your passion, or if you have no patience for old clock radios blaring Whitney Houston through the combined funk of several generations, these stores are for you. It may cost a little more, but rest assured: It’ll […]
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Two-bit cultural literacy
Used bookstores are great. Garage sales have their value. You can even find some good books poking around in people’s trash. But thrift-store bookshelves contain some of the best literary discoveries. Like garage sales, there’s a certain core library that all thrift stores seem to stock: the requisite three copies of The Godfather, a […]
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Music done cheap
Shopping at thrift stores for tunes — it’s like the day the music keeps dying. You’ll find soundtracks from bygone eras preserved in their dated formats — LPs, cassettes, 8-track tapes. Cool finds, like some early Jim Reeves or Elvis, can be weeded out of a heap of musicians that seemed so, so important at […]
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The stores we dig (and why)
Will you stumble upon a treasure? That’s a bit of a crap shoot. Some thrift-store aficionados suggest shopping during spring-cleaning season before things wind up in summer garage sales. Calling around usually proves fruitless, especially if you’re into weird stuff. You’re going to have to get your own hands dirty. A lot of these places […]
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Refuse road show
According to the old adage, one man’s garbage is another man’s gold. But according to the City of Rochester’s municipal code, it’s illegal for one man to take another’s tarnished treasure once it reaches the curb. The code defines “scavenging” as “the uncontrolled removal of materials at any point in waste management,” and decrees: […]
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Hunting grounds
Salvation Army, www.salvationarmy-rochasny.org: Wednesdays are senior discount days. Weekly colored tag specials. No layaway. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Proceeds benefit the local Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center. Call 235-2769 for hours and pick-up information. Locations: • 745 West Ave, 235-2769 • 136 S. Main St, Canandaigua, 394-3531 • 430 Exchange St, Geneva, […]
