This Bargain Hunters Road Trip Will Take You To The Best Thrift Stores In Texas (2024)

FAQs

What city in Texas is best for thrifting? ›

Houston is the #1 City in Texas for Thrifting. They are #1 for the most consignment stores and #1 for the most Habitat for Humanity ReStores and Goodwill stores. They also came in #1 for Texas for most Google search for thrifting.

Thrift store prices are low, but that doesn't mean they can't go lower. If you think something is priced too high for what is, ask if they're willing to take less for it. Just be polite in doing so and don't be discouraged if they're not open to bargaining.

Here is the definitive list of the best cities for thrifting in the country. According to our data, the top five cities for thrifting in the U.S. are Riverside, CA, Atlanta, GA, Columbus, OH, Orlando, FL, and Tampa, FL.

Warm weather, spring cleaning, and garage sales all have a positive effect on thrift store hauls, according to Bowker. 'Tis the season for people to declutter and purge items they no longer need, resulting in larger donation piles.

While there's no “perfect” day to shop second hand stores, many regulars swear by shopping early on Monday and Tuesday. Homeowners tend to drop off garage sale leftovers on Sunday nights, making for new finds. Plus, the weekends are more crowded shopping days, so employees look to restock early in the week.

Secondhand empire: New York shops to 1st place overall, where thrifters enjoy the highest number of both flea markets, 37, and thrift stores, 91, in our ranking — 33 more than in Houston (No. 3), with the 2nd-highest. NYC also claims the most clothing swap groups — tied with Los Angeles (No. 2).

Vintage clothing, designer pieces, collectibles such as toys or mugs often have high resale potential.

The popularity of thrifting has created an inflation in the prices these thrift companies can get away with. The modern generation is also quick to blame TikTok and reselling apps for the rise of thrift prices. And, while not the main contributor, these apps have proved to be a threat to thrift stores.

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As the fashion capital of the US – if not the world – it makes perfect sense that New York places number one as the thrifting hotspot of the USA, with a huge 43,800 engagements.

What is the largest thrift store chain in America? ›

Savers is the largest for-profit thrift store chain in North America and is a global organization.

Younger generations, such as Millennials and Gen Z, are at the forefront of the used clothes market.

Most secondhand stores don't wash the clothes before selling them. Donations are typically washed before they're donated, but we still recommend giving them a good cleaning when you get home. Even if the clothes are washed before they hit the thrift store floor, people will have since touched them.

According to Goodwill, the perfect time slot to shop at thrift stores is in the morning on both Monday and Tuesday. This is because, at least as far as Goodwill is concerned, people tend to donate garage sale remnants on Sunday, so the pickings are new and fresh come early weekdays.

Press Cleaners decided to crown the Fashion Capital of Texas. And it chose Austin.

So, that's how we arrived at naming Austin the fashion capital of Texas. In doing so, we mean no offense to fashionistas and fashion designers in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. (It's worth mentioning that Austin does host the largest fashion event in the state, Austin Fashion Week.)

Texas Thrift is all about reusing, recycling and restyling while providing high quality items at rock bottom prices to savvy consumers like you. Our stores are for-profit operations that purchase merchandise from non-profit organizations.