You absolutely nailed the thrifting situation here in Phoenix! Goodwill is overpriced and lacks quality items. White Dove is good. I love St. Vincent and on the last Saturday of each month everything is half off! I haven’t tried the Lutheran or Thrift to Thrive but I will! You have given me renewed hope for finding good pieces!! Thanks and much ❤️
Hi! You should definitely check out the Lutheran thrift and all the others right near it on Peoria Ave in Sun City. That was the best area in my opinion. Some of the shops looked junky, but there were some hidden gems. Hoping you find some goodies! Thanks for watching! 🥰
Amy you did awesome for not knowing the area! Keep the gold necklace for yourself, gold has totally gone up in price, you can always resell easily later on. You found a lot of nice treasures! Stay blessed!
Goodwill skims the vintage and nice items off the top, and puts them on their own online store. Where I live they do not put oil paintings out anymore, whatsoever. It is not that it is not getting donated, it doe not get to the store level.
I had gone to a small town riverside art fair here in Michigan a few years back. I walked right up to an artist’s jewelry booth. Straight to a gorgeous green turquoise ring. I LOVED it - it was just a little too pricy for me at the time. But I’ll never forget what the gentleman said to me “you don’t pick the stone - the stone picks you “ I could kick myself for not buying it - but I’ve learned a lesson that day. Stones and jewels truly speak to a person- so I understand that you want to keep certain items - and I say KEEP THEM. you can sell them eventually and the stone will tell you when it’s time. Keep the 14 karat gold gem necklace - it is GORGEOUS !! Someday I’ll find the ring that’s meant for me. Be it green turquoise or spiny oyster. (🩷🩷🩷). Can’t wait for the art fair this year - you never know. Glad you had a good trip and a fab haul !! Now ….. GO WEAR THAT NECKLACE !- even if it’s just to the grocery store !!!!🤣🤣🤣 🩷💚
Nothing haunts us like the vintage we don’t buy. It’s true, the stones on that ring were so unique in color and shape. Also, I do think I need to keep that gold necklace, I am mesmerized by the stone. I hope you find the perfect ring this summer. 🌞
The prices in Phoenix have gone crazy at the Goodwill, on occasion you can find a deal so you just have to search. I’ve lived here most of my life so have seen prices definitely go up and all the small thrift shops are no longer around, unfortunately. Glad though that you had a good time. Thank you for sharing travels with us.
I wish Goodwill would stop with the crazy price increases. I understand to a certain extent, but when their prices are higher then retail it’s pretty ridiculous. I’d recommend checking out some of the thrifts near the Lutheran thrift store in Sun City. They had good prices and some hidden gems. Plus there were like 5 or 6 all right next to each other.
Love , love , love the purple necklace ! Will you be listing that soon ? You found some beautiful pieces and great belts . As far as comment about wealth vs poor . Read an article last week : Jeff Bezos last year made 3.2 million dollars a MINUTE. Yes , a minute. The average person doesn’t make that in a lifetime . Glad I don’t shop on Amazon. Buying local and from small businesses helps , I think . Thanks for your video
Isn’t the purple necklace gorgeous! I will be listing it eventually but unfortunately I discovered that the chain was broken and repaired unevenly. I need to fix it before I get it listed. Shopping small and second hand is best for sure!
I live in the Phoenix metro area! The goodwills sometimes have things priced insanely. Sometimes they miss stuff and price good items low. Deseret Industries always has pretty good stuff! There’s a bins location in Tucson and they only charge $1.69 per pound. It’s not as crazy as some other locations
I think maybe I wasn’t patient enough. or got discouraged to quickly at the Goodwills. I am happy I found some of the other thrifts though, because it ended up be fun. I’m glad the Goodwills there still have hidden gems for you. ☺️
PNW- Rouge Valley & it's slim pick n's here & prices are high!. There's just not a lot of money in this valley & we're 5 hours away from a large city. Belts at the GW's are ALL $7.79. You really have to go often & dig deep. I could not survive if I only sold one category. I do best with vintage hardgoods. I love your channel Amy! Stay blessed sweetness!
Unfortunately it sounds like many areas the pricing is getting out of control at thrifts. I’m sorry, it sucks… I love vintage hard goods too! We gotta shift and learn to keep finding the goodies. Thank you for watching and your sweet comment! 🥰
Hi Amy! I would love to visit Arizona some day...I want you to know I am loving the silver beaded necklace my Husband bought from your Poshmark shop. He also gave me a RI Quahog Shell Pendant to put on it. Looks so great...it is now my daily necklace for Spring. ❤❤
Hi Christine! I’m so glad you like the necklace! He had such sweet things to say about you when I mentioned how kind you had been to me on TH-cam. Seems like you are the apple of his eye. So sweet to see true love. ❤️ Wishing you two a lifetime of happiness together.
Great finds! I recently found what I believe is a vintage Christian Dior belt that is very similar to yours… I just held off on posting it because I’m not entirely sure if it’s authentic as I can’t find one like it online to compare
Fun haul, Amy. Love the unique belts you found and those ducks. That 14K necklace was such a steal! I really miss traveling for work and being able to shop at thrifts or architectural salvage places.
Great collection, The chain with the fish clasp are usually from Europe The ceramic that was cover with a stick is Turkish and they do have good price ,,, Enjoy it all ❤
Hi Amy, great haul! Love that purple necklace! How do you clean your vintage jewelry? Do you polish it? And, what leather conditioner gives best results? Thanks! Judy
Hi Judy! Thank you! For vintage jewelry I typically use a silver polishing cloth or a slightly damp rag. You want to be very careful when cleaning costume jewelry pieces. I like the Coach leather conditioner.
I lnow this is 5 months old, but the stone that the 14k gold necklace from the Lutheran chruch looks like Imperial topaz. Imperial topaz is the only stone not irreadiated to bring out the color.
I live in AZ & our Goodwills have become sloppy and expensive, with no great bargains anymore. GW now removes most anything that’s quality to sell online. It used to be a decent place to thrift, but no longer.
Hi! It will be on Poshmark, I’ll get my closet linked in the description box. Let me know if you’re interested in something specific, I’ll try to prioritize listing it as I’m pretty behind right now. Thanks!
Nice haul! Yes to 2 videos this week -may be how to get all those followers. I turned. 62 and SSI people said I can’t make much online and get checks :(. I’m closing EBay and Poshmark but hanging on to Chairish maybe…
Thank you! I’ve got quite a few videos pending that need to be edited, trying to get caught up. Hopefully I’ll have two videos a week for the next few months. I do think the thrifting videos bring more new viewers / subscribers. Totally understandable about SSI, guaranteed income is the best! 😘💰
You can make up to 1500 a month profit , I think . Several years ago I was dxed with MS and went on it for a short time since I couldn’t work and had not started reselling yet . Not sure how anyone can live off of SSI !!! Maybe , keep your closet open and when you hit the 1500 for the month , put it on vacation until the next month . Not sure if that’s too much of a hassle .
Hi Amy! I left a long-ish comment and I see it got deleted. I’ll keep my comment short then 😂 Thanks for sharing your trip with us- you got some beautiful things! I especially love that garnet brooch and will keep an eye for that.
Others have said that their long comments seem to disappear, I’m not sure why that happens. I would have loved to have read it. I was really excited about some of the jewelry! Unfortunately I discovered that the purple necklace had be altered and I’ll have to have it repaired. It pains be that it won’t be original, but I guess that’s the way things go sometimes. Thanks for watching! 💜
@@thriftadventure It happens to me alot as I tend to leave wordy comments lol. I also think things get flagged for having certain words and immediately taken down. Well I wanted to mention to test for the pools of light, which is rock crystal/quartz if you didn’t already know, you can look for a lack of bubbles- bubbles means it’s glass :) I have also used a diamond tester, the cheap black plastic ones, for diamonds/sapphires but also to tell the difference between natural stone vs glass. Oh, I saw that gorgeous purple glass necklace! It is Czech, Art deco era. Was the chain newer? I have plenty of era appropriate chains/findings I could send you to replace :)
@@Hannah-FleursDeMontagne Thank you so much for the info! On the purple necklace, it looks like the chain broke and they just reattached the clasp at the broken part. So it’s not even on either side, and it’s only about 14.5” long total. I would love to buy some chain from you to repair it. Let me know where is best to contact you to see what you have. Thank you, thank you!
Hi ! I talk a little bit about this in my next video that is going up today. At this time I’m not quite ready to add another platform to my plate. I’m not super organized and would be afraid I’d forget to delist items. 😊
I saw only AZ Goodwills and Californias...small towns GW. I consider AZ GW now "excellent" after what I saw in CA. Everything depends on our expertise and hunt abilities, lucky days and many other conditions. I am very happy with our GW
I’m in Tempe but go all over the valley and even up north to thrift and it is HARD to find good items here for a decent price. The goodwills charge insane prices here 🥲
You absolutely nailed the thrifting situation here in Phoenix! Goodwill is overpriced and lacks quality items. White Dove is good. I love St. Vincent and on the last Saturday of each month everything is half off! I haven’t tried the Lutheran or Thrift to Thrive but I will! You have given me renewed hope for finding good pieces!! Thanks and much ❤️
Hi! You should definitely check out the Lutheran thrift and all the others right near it on Peoria Ave in Sun City. That was the best area in my opinion. Some of the shops looked junky, but there were some hidden gems. Hoping you find some goodies! Thanks for watching! 🥰
Welcome to AZ! Love it here! ❤
Thank you! ❤️
Amy you did awesome for not knowing the area! Keep the gold necklace for yourself, gold has totally gone up in price, you can always resell easily later on. You found a lot of nice treasures! Stay blessed!
Thank you so much! It ended up being a great trip. 🥰
Goodwill skims the vintage and nice items off the top, and puts them on their own online store. Where I live they do not put oil paintings out anymore, whatsoever. It is not that it is not getting donated, it doe not get to the store level.
Hi! I do think it depends on the location. Some stores definitely take more off the top and send it to Goodwill online. 😊
I love shopping Thrift stores when I travel. Nothing like the thrill of the hunt and finding a gem. You found some beautiful items.
It’s so fun to see what other cities and towns have. It’s always interesting to me to see how different the styles are in different states. ☺️
Love love your show.❤
Thank you! 💜❤️
I have been blessed and I am grateful ❤ Thank you for your kind words. I hope you have a great week 😊
I had gone to a small town riverside art fair here in Michigan a few years back. I walked right up to an artist’s jewelry booth. Straight to a gorgeous green turquoise ring. I LOVED it - it was just a little too pricy for me at the time. But I’ll never forget what the gentleman said to me “you don’t pick the stone - the stone picks you “ I could kick myself for not buying it - but I’ve learned a lesson that day.
Stones and jewels truly speak to a person- so I understand that you want to keep certain items - and I say KEEP THEM. you can sell them eventually and the stone will tell you when it’s time. Keep the 14 karat gold gem necklace - it is GORGEOUS !!
Someday I’ll find the ring that’s meant for me. Be it green turquoise or spiny oyster. (🩷🩷🩷). Can’t wait for the art fair this year - you never know.
Glad you had a good trip and a fab haul !!
Now ….. GO WEAR THAT NECKLACE !- even if it’s just to the grocery store !!!!🤣🤣🤣
🩷💚
Nothing haunts us like the vintage we don’t buy. It’s true, the stones on that ring were so unique in color and shape. Also, I do think I need to keep that gold necklace, I am mesmerized by the stone. I hope you find the perfect ring this summer. 🌞
The prices in Phoenix have gone crazy at the Goodwill, on occasion you can find a deal so you just have to search. I’ve lived here most of my life so have seen prices definitely go up and all the small thrift shops are no longer around, unfortunately. Glad though that you had a good time. Thank you for sharing travels with us.
I wish Goodwill would stop with the crazy price increases. I understand to a certain extent, but when their prices are higher then retail it’s pretty ridiculous. I’d recommend checking out some of the thrifts near the Lutheran thrift store in Sun City. They had good prices and some hidden gems. Plus there were like 5 or 6 all right next to each other.
Love , love , love the purple necklace ! Will you be listing that soon ? You found some beautiful pieces and great belts .
As far as comment about wealth vs poor . Read an article last week : Jeff Bezos last year made 3.2 million dollars a MINUTE. Yes , a minute. The average person doesn’t make that in a lifetime . Glad I don’t shop on Amazon. Buying local and from small businesses helps , I think . Thanks for your video
Isn’t the purple necklace gorgeous! I will be listing it eventually but unfortunately I discovered that the chain was broken and repaired unevenly. I need to fix it before I get it listed.
Shopping small and second hand is best for sure!
I live in the Phoenix metro area! The goodwills sometimes have things priced insanely. Sometimes they miss stuff and price good items low. Deseret Industries always has pretty good stuff! There’s a bins location in Tucson and they only charge $1.69 per pound. It’s not as crazy as some other locations
I think maybe I wasn’t patient enough. or got discouraged to quickly at the Goodwills. I am happy I found some of the other thrifts though, because it ended up be fun. I’m glad the Goodwills there still have hidden gems for you. ☺️
PNW- Rouge Valley & it's slim pick n's here & prices are high!. There's just not a lot of money in this valley & we're 5 hours away from a large city. Belts at the GW's are ALL $7.79. You really have to go often & dig deep. I could not survive if I only sold one category. I do best with vintage hardgoods. I love your channel Amy! Stay blessed sweetness!
Unfortunately it sounds like many areas the pricing is getting out of control at thrifts. I’m sorry, it sucks… I love vintage hard goods too! We gotta shift and learn to keep finding the goodies.
Thank you for watching and your sweet comment! 🥰
I felt the same in Portland last week. It was hard to see. 😕
I have heard that some areas of Portland are in a pretty sad state. It’s so upsetting to see so many lost souls. 😓
Hi Amy! I would love to visit Arizona some day...I want you to know I am loving the silver beaded necklace my Husband bought from your Poshmark shop. He also gave me a RI Quahog Shell Pendant to put on it. Looks so great...it is now my daily necklace for Spring. ❤❤
Hi Christine! I’m so glad you like the necklace! He had such sweet things to say about you when I mentioned how kind you had been to me on TH-cam. Seems like you are the apple of his eye. So sweet to see true love. ❤️ Wishing you two a lifetime of happiness together.
Great finds! I recently found what I believe is a vintage Christian Dior belt that is very similar to yours… I just held off on posting it because I’m not entirely sure if it’s authentic as I can’t find one like it online to compare
Thank you! I haven’t had a chance to research mine yet. I hope yours turns out to be the real deal. 😊
"Brighton" is a great brand, on the black croc belt. Glad you found these things after the GoodWill inflated items!
Thank you! I’m glad to, it would have been a really disappointing trip if not for those other stores. 😊
Fun haul, Amy. Love the unique belts you found and those ducks. That 14K necklace was such a steal! I really miss traveling for work and being able to shop at thrifts or architectural salvage places.
Thank you Nancy! I’m pretty excited about all my treasures! 😊
Maybe use matching nail polish for the cow touch-ups...?
That’s a good idea, I’ve used sharpie in the past and it works pretty well too. 😊
What an amazing haul. I ❤❤ the crystal orb necklace. Is it listed?
Thank you! Unfortunately it’s not listed yet, I’m still researching. Sorry about that. 😁
Im constantly looking for kitchen knives i think one day ill find some japanese steel etc
Hope you score soon! 💰 I’m sure thats an area a lot of people miss.
Great collection,
The chain with the fish clasp are usually from Europe
The ceramic that was cover with a stick is Turkish and they do have good price ,,,
Enjoy it all ❤
Thank you so much for the info! I really appreciate it. ❤️
Hi Amy, great haul! Love that purple necklace! How do you clean your vintage jewelry? Do you polish it? And, what leather conditioner gives best results? Thanks! Judy
Hi Judy! Thank you!
For vintage jewelry I typically use a silver polishing cloth or a slightly damp rag. You want to be very careful when cleaning costume jewelry pieces. I like the Coach leather conditioner.
I lnow this is 5 months old, but the stone that the 14k gold necklace from the Lutheran chruch looks like Imperial topaz. Imperial topaz is the only stone not irreadiated to bring out the color.
Hi! Thank you so much for that info! I will look into that. I haven’t been able to part with that necklace, I just think it’s so unique.
What fun finds! ❤ Love the necklace that you are thinking about keeping!
Thank you! 🥰❤️
Oh I love the carved bird!!
Isn’t it beautiful! 😍
I live in AZ & our Goodwills have become sloppy and expensive, with no great bargains anymore. GW now removes most anything that’s quality to sell online. It used to be a decent place to thrift, but no longer.
Hi! I’m sorry to hear that, It seems like a lot of the Goodwills aren’t as good anymore.
Love all the belts you did awesome in Arizona
Thank you! 🥰
You found some cool stuff!! I wonder if you called the shop and purchased the ring over the phone if they'd send it to you?
Thank you!
I called the next day for the ring, and it was already sold. 😭😭😭
You found some amazing items.
Thank you! ❤️
nice finds
Thank you!
Where will you be posting the jewelry for sale? The collar necklace looks great on you!
Hi! It will be on Poshmark, I’ll get my closet linked in the description box. Let me know if you’re interested in something specific, I’ll try to prioritize listing it as I’m pretty behind right now. Thanks!
Nice haul! Yes to 2 videos this week -may be how to get all those followers. I turned. 62 and SSI people said I can’t make much online and get checks :(. I’m closing EBay and Poshmark but hanging on to Chairish maybe…
Thank you! I’ve got quite a few videos pending that need to be edited, trying to get caught up. Hopefully I’ll have two videos a week for the next few months. I do think the thrifting videos bring more new viewers / subscribers.
Totally understandable about SSI, guaranteed income is the best! 😘💰
You can make up to 1500 a month profit , I think . Several years ago I was dxed with MS and went on it for a short time since I couldn’t work and had not started reselling yet . Not sure how anyone can live off of SSI !!!
Maybe , keep your closet open and when you hit the 1500 for the month , put it on vacation until the next month . Not sure if that’s too much of a hassle .
@@christinaslate1865 I do have MS! I also have other income so -nah
It has been only a hobby for me and I’m sorry for your struggle
Hi Amy! I left a long-ish comment and I see it got deleted. I’ll keep my comment short then 😂 Thanks for sharing your trip with us- you got some beautiful things! I especially love that garnet brooch and will keep an eye for that.
Others have said that their long comments seem to disappear, I’m not sure why that happens. I would have loved to have read it. I was really excited about some of the jewelry! Unfortunately I discovered that the purple necklace had be altered and I’ll have to have it repaired. It pains be that it won’t be original, but I guess that’s the way things go sometimes. Thanks for watching! 💜
@@thriftadventure It happens to me alot as I tend to leave wordy comments lol. I also think things get flagged for having certain words and immediately taken down. Well I wanted to mention to test for the pools of light, which is rock crystal/quartz if you didn’t already know, you can look for a lack of bubbles- bubbles means it’s glass :) I have also used a diamond tester, the cheap black plastic ones, for diamonds/sapphires but also to tell the difference between natural stone vs glass. Oh, I saw that gorgeous purple glass necklace! It is Czech, Art deco era. Was the chain newer? I have plenty of era appropriate chains/findings I could send you to replace :)
@@Hannah-FleursDeMontagne Thank you so much for the info!
On the purple necklace, it looks like the chain broke and they just reattached the clasp at the broken part. So it’s not even on either side, and it’s only about 14.5” long total.
I would love to buy some chain from you to repair it. Let me know where is best to contact you to see what you have. Thank you, thank you!
@@thriftadventure look at my about me or video descriptions :)
Why do you NOT cross list to EBay? I am new seller/old buyer and am considering myself. Looking for why to or not to?
Hi ! I talk a little bit about this in my next video that is going up today. At this time I’m not quite ready to add another platform to my plate. I’m not super organized and would be afraid I’d forget to delist items. 😊
My cousin lives in Phoenix and has always said the Goodwills there are awful.
Unfortunately that was my experience too. 🥲
I saw only AZ Goodwills and Californias...small towns GW. I consider AZ GW now "excellent" after what I saw in CA. Everything depends on our expertise and hunt abilities, lucky days and many other conditions. I am very happy with our GW
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Hi! 👋
I stopped wasting my time at Goodwill they are now at retail (new) prices 😢
Unfortunately the prices are ridiculous In many areas.
I’m in Tempe but go all over the valley and even up north to thrift and it is HARD to find good items here for a decent price. The goodwills charge insane prices here 🥲
Dang, I’m sorry to hear that. So disappointing. 🥲