Cool Online Thrift Stores

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Shop at cool online thrift stores to help your favorite charities and get a great deal on items you need every day.

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Cool Charitable Contributions

According to yourDictionary, a thrift shop is a store where used clothing and items are sold and money is given to charitable causes. Thrift stores are often confused with used/resale and consignment stores. The terms are sometimes used interchangeably, despite their differences.

Any of the three store types may carry handmade items made by local people or of local materials. They are often a great outlet for finding uncommon goods and gifts.

Thrift Stores

As mentioned above, a thrift store often sells products to raise money for charity. Many are non-profits. However, some for-profit stores purchase products from a charity to resell or donate portions of profits to worthy causes. Items that are donated are often tax deductible for those who drop them off, if they obtain a receipt.

Consignment Stores

A consignment shop is one where a seller (consignee) brings in items that are then priced by the shop for sale. The shop retains a portion of the sale price. Consignees are usually paid after the items have sold and are typically welcome to pick up any of their items that have not sold after a certain time period.

Used/Resale Stores

A used or resale store may operate similarly to a consignment store or simply be a resale store. Owners and managers might put items they have purchased previously on sale or scout out vintage or antique items. They may pay people up front for bulk items or buy items for restoration from auctions, garage sales and other second-hand stores.

Shop Cool Online Thrift Stores

If you are looking to save money while helping out a good cause, chances are you will find some unique items if you shop cool online thrift stores. How cool the store is really depends on your definition of “cool” when it comes to bargain shopping. Some may think the coolness lies in the charity their money helps, while others may simply rate it upon how exclusive the merchandise is. Yet others may base their opinion on the low price tags. Regardless of your definition of cool, you are sure to find some great deals at these charitable online thrift stores.

ShopGoodwill

ShopGoodwill.com is an online auction site for used items. Similar to other auction sites, you bid on items like watches, clothing and collectibles. All of the money raised goes to benefit the missions of Goodwill Industries.

The items sold have been donated to Goodwill thrift stores. Instead of being placed on a shelf in a store, they are put up for auction. Cool items that have been listed for sale on the auction site include:

Vintage stamps
Confederate currency replicas
Designer watches/clothing, like Fendi
Antique instruments, such as a 1922 violin
Magnifying eye glasses

American’s Thrift Stores

America’s Thrift Stores is a for-profit thrift store that purchases items from charities and gives funds to support local Christian-based charities. The online store offers plenty of unique and cool items, which have included things like:

Vintage bee smoker
Vintage 1950s strawberry condiment set
Handmade holiday cards
Holly Hobbie crossstitch picture
Brinn calendar dolls

Local Online Thrift Stores

Support a local charity or organization by checking out your favorite thrift stores online. The Internet is not just for national charities looking to fundraise through thrift store offerings. For example, the United Agencies Thrift Store, a division of the Cleveland Vocational Industries, Inc. offers some of their items through the popular eBay auction site. In addition to the thrift items on eBay, handmade LifeSkills Products can also be purchased by calling the store.

Shopping local thrift stores will not only garner you some neat items, but help out your community and county organizations.

The ThriftShopper.com

If you feel like getting off the computer and out into your community, you can also visit plenty of thrift stores in person. But finding them can sometimes be hard unless you know their exact website’s name. Use the online directory The ThriftShopper.com to find locations for charity driven thrift stores in your area. Over 8,000 listings are on the directory for many major metropolitan areas across the U.S.

Sponsored listings often include a link to the store’s online website, allowing you to check out the merchandise or charity online. All results include: