About I Love Thrift Stores
I Love Thrift Stores grew from a lifelong habit of finding useful things, stretching a budget and enjoying the hunt.
Thrifting has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up in a family that had very little, so thrift stores were where we went for clothing, school supplies, kitchen cookware and many of the everyday things we needed. What started as necessity became something I genuinely loved.
Why I built this
There was always the practical side of making a dollar go further, but there was also the excitement of finding something useful, unusual or simply too good to leave behind. A thing one person is finished with can become exactly what someone else has been hoping to find. That treasure-hunt feeling has stayed with me, and thrifting has been a hobby for most of my life.
I built I Love Thrift Stores to make those days easier to plan. I want it to help people discover independent shops, nonprofit stores, vintage favourites and the larger thrift stores that can still surprise you when you turn the right corner.
How store information is checked
When possible, I check official store or operator websites first. I also use current municipal, tourism, community and reputable business sources when they help confirm an address, phone number, store type or local context. Listings show when they were last checked, and I would rather leave a detail blank than guess at it.
Store hours, donation rules and locations can still change quickly, so use the store's own current information before making a special trip. If you spot something that has changed, the correction form sends it back for review.