What are some items that you would not purchase from a thrift store or yard sale

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   CraftingTimeposted 12 years ago

   What are some items that you would not purchase from a thrift store or yard sale?

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   Sethughesposted 12 years ago

   I think personal care products are a turn off for a lot of people. I personally wouldn't buy products related to food preparation. There are some things (like coffee makers or toasters) that I like to clean properly. Many people dont. So buying them from a thrift store or yard sale is something I probably wouldn't do.

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   backporchstoriesposted 12 years ago

   I am a big thrift store shopper.  One of my rules of thumb is to never buy hats.  Lice can spread easily and are undetected in the folds of a hat.  Then there is the obvious...used underwear.  No explanation needed on that one!

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   JBrumettposted 12 years ago

   Badgers, I definitely wouldn't buy badgers.  =-P

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   duffsmomposted 12 years ago

   Very personal items, partially filled bottles of perfume or something like that. Undergarments, shoes, sheets, etc. anything like that would have to be sanitized. I guess mostly I WOULD buy books, or picture frames, little things like that.

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   amb1jerposted 12 years ago

   I think shoes, you can't really wash them properly.

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   dejacobsen99posted 12 years ago

   Check out rummagesalesite.com/static/yardsale_dont.html - this is an article on what not to buy at a yard sale

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   Hugh Morrisonposted 11 years ago

   My rule is only buy things that can be easily laundered, dry cleaned or steam cleaned. Even so, I wouldn't buy used socks or underwear however much they were washed; there's really no need as new is not expensive.
   
   I definitely wouldn't buy shoes or hats unless they showed absolutely no signs of wear inside or out and were a serious bargain; I would still steam clean them anyway.

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