Thrift Shops We Love

There are three chains we go out of our way for: Thrift Town (thrifttown.com), St. Vincent de Paul (svdpusa.org), and Savers (savers.com). As for independent stores...

City Opera Thrift Shop
222 E. 23rd St., New York City, 212/684-5344

Gulfstream Goodwill/ Vintage Shoppe
3622 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, Fla., 561/832-8893

How Sweet It Was
419 N. 4th Ave., Tucson, Ariz., 520/623-9854

New Mexico State Fair Open Market
300 San Pedro Blvd., Albuquerque, 505/265-1791 (weekends only)

Out of the Closet Thrift Shop
170 10th St. N., Naples, Fla., 239/261-5618;
other stores are nearby

San Jacinto Antiques
2900 W. 6th Ave., Amarillo, Tex., 806/372-3665

Snoopers Antique Mall
2114 E. Lee Hwy., Wytheville, Va., 276/637-6441;
note the three other malls on the same road