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100 Of Most Ridiculous Things Found At Thrift Stores And Shared On This Instagram Account

Mar 01, 2022 admin

Thrift hunting is basically a journey in Wonderland. You never know what you’re gonna find there, but that’s the whole point of it. Initially, buying thrift was something savvy shoppers would do. But soon, it became a whole new trend with professional thrifters and vintage aficionados who, thanks to their trained eye and knowledge of secondhand, manage to dig up some real treasure that stood the test of time.

At the same time, thrifting can bring some pretty unusual and unexpected findings. Thanks to the Instagram account “Ridiculous Thrifter,” we now know what to expect. And it gets weird real quick! Run by a “Professional thrifter and reseller,” the account showcases “the wonderful, bizarre and insanely overpriced items” found at secondhand points from Facebook marketplace to secondhand stores and charity shops.

Below are some of the craziest items found there. Psst! After you’re done reading this post, be sure to check out our previous posts with crazy thrift treasures from people who couldn't believe their luck here, here and here.

#1 Would You Buy This?

#2 “Pickle Me” Elmo - $10.00

#3 The Man Was Then Rolled In The Rug And Thrown In The Trunk Of A 1979 Cadillac Coupe

#4 Cheeseburger Phone! Who Would You Call On This?

#5 Gotta Give’m Credit For Clever Marketing

#6 Rooster Smash!

#7 Face-Off? More Like “Face-On This Backpack Is Kick-A**!”

#8 “Jada You’s A Thrift Store Shopper”

#9 This Is How Legends Are Made

#10 Do You Need One Of These? Imagine Always Carrying Around This In Your Pocket Or Purse… Busting It Out When Someone Is Being A Total Whinebag

#11 Flying Off Ba-Racks At Thrift Stores Near You! This Bag Is The O-Bomb-A!

#12 This Wins The Internet Today! Lol

#13 Ultimate Star Wars Collectors Item

#14 The Helicopter Ceiling Fan

#15 The Clerk Said This Lamp Doesn’t “Cast” A Shadow. Wish I Wasn’t “Broke” ... I Certainly Would Have “Foot” The Bill... Spent All My Money Getting “Plastered”

#16 A Bag Of Tim Horton's Cup Lids For Sale At Value Village For $4.99... Seriously? Haha!

#17 Haha! Quite The Funny Fb Marketplace Post!

#18 So Value Village Is Selling Bags Of Pennies For $3.99 Each.... I Can’t Even...

#19 When Those Covid-19 Pandemic Zoom Calls Finally Fry Your Brain! A Coffee Mug For Every Occasion!

#20 The Most Ridiculously Overpriced Item I’ve Ever Seen At A Grocery Store… What Do You Think?

#21 A 1960s Batman Water Pistol Toy For Kids. Interesting Design

#22 Imagine The Absolute Cringe Of The Thrift Store Employee

#23 This Made Me Laugh A Lot

#24 Dentures? “Jewelry??” What?? Yes... I Do See Some Gold... But Come On!! What Employee Found These In A Bag Of Donated Goods, Picked Them Up And Put Them In A Small Bag And Slapped A $49.99 Price Tag On It, Then Put It In The Showcase? What. Was. Going. Through. Their. Mind

#25 Get Your Limited Edition Mario Milk Before It Expires!

#26 What Do You Do With Your Chicken Parts?

#27 Make Your Smile A Beauty With This Beat!

#28 Ultrasound Machine For Sale At A Thrift Store In Florida For $4,000! I Have Soooo Many Questions

#29 Find The Cheetos Crumbs In This Bad Boy!

#30 This Pawn Shop Toilet Seat Bass Will Totally Bring The “Bottom End” To Any Gig

#31 There’s Just Too Many People On My Mind!

#32 Absolutely Hilarious

#33 Lol - I Absolutely Love This Thrift Store Find! ??? T-Shirt Fail!

#34 Donated Simply Because It Was A Constant Reminder Of That Time They Nearly Burned The House Down

#35 One Of The Most Sus Marketplace Posts I’ve Ever Seen!

#36 “It’s Tee-Hee-Ime To Be Bad!” Whatever Shade You Were Mj, You Were The Greatest Of All Time

#37 How Does One Measure Success, Really? Nicolas Cage Looks Like He Just Left Las Vegas

#38 I Can’t Even With This One... No Comments Or Jokes Necessary Here. Value Village Montreal, Quebec... Locked In The Glass Showcase... Single Us $1.00 Bills For Sale... $3.99+tax Canadian Each... Thanks For The Send In

#39 Nobody Out Back At This Location In Ontario Had A Spare Minute To Bang The Dried Mud & Cement Off Of This Shovel? How Does This Even Make It To The Sales Floor? Almost Just As Bad Is The Amount Of Dirt, Hair And Dust On That Vacuum To The Right!

#40 These Thrift Store Chairs Have Cushions With Celebrity Portraits On Them

#41 This Is No Joke. Andrée Rose Boucher Of Stittsville Ontario Found This On The Shelf Of The Local Value Village There. She Brought It To The Attention Of The Store Manager Who Was Totally Embarrassed And Removed It From The Store Floor Immediately. Absolutely... Ridiculous

#42 Prosthetic Leg Found At A Goodwill In Oregon USA By Katie Gonzalez. This Could Certainly Be Used By Somebody... However Just Look At The Filth On That Sock... Yikes!

#43 No Holds. E-Transfer Only

#44 Only The Best Brands For Sale At The Double-V...

#45 There’s Absolutely Nothing Wrong Here... Nothing At All

#46 This Post Is Legendary. “Fridge For Sale. Everything Works Except The Fridge”

#47 Value Village Again With The Rocks

#48 I Need This In My Life!

#49 It’s Time To Play “Car Seat Poncho” Or “Mouldy Charcuterie!” You Decide What It Is!

#50 If My Daughters Were Babies Again, They Would Totally Wear This

#51 If 2020 Was A Photograph

#52 This Was A Real Thing And 100% Should Be A Real Thing Again

#54 The Canadian Royal We, Justin Trudeau

#55 Employee: “I Quit!!”manager: “Ok. Please Hand In Your Shirt So We Can Put It On The Rack To Sell”

#56 Couple Of Better Pics Of The Now Very Infamous Ottawa Value Village Donated Casket - Taken By Paul J Bourque

#57 Caution: Beverage May Evaporate In Proximity Of Pillow

#58 If 2020 Was A Shoe... Really Value Village? Like Really?

#59 What The Newly Discovered Covid-19 Virus Strain Looks Like Under A Microscope

#60 This Must Be The Missing Shirt From The Pic Of Our Fearless Leader!!! Sooo Timely!

#61 The Lindsay Lohan Coffee “Mugshot”

#62 “Come At Me Covid” - Our Fearless (And Shirtless) Canadian Leader For Sale At Value Village For $1.99

#63 For When Your Relationship Reaches A Certain Threshold...

#64 It's Bad When A Thrift Store Doesn't Like Our Odds For The Future

#65 Someone Had A Lot Of Fun At This Thrift Store

#66 Give Me A Break Value Village

#67 If 2020 Was A Shirt... “I Just Can’t”

#68 Trump For The Rump

#69 Donated $12.00 Winners Shirt... Value Village Bumps It Up To $12.99 And Leaves The Original Price Tag On For Good Measure... Like A Kick In The Teeth

#70 When Your 3 Year Old Wakes Up At 5am And You Aren’t Ready To Face The Day... A Couple Hot Wheels And This Hoodie Will Do The Trick!

#71 Pandemic-Sized Martini Glass. For Those Long Covid-Bluesy Days...

#72 Shoe-A-Bunga Dudes!

#73 What Value Village Believes Used Baseballs Are Worth

#74 Only The Most Popular Of Styles - Fox, Witch, Corpse & “Heauty”.... And The Blowfish?

#75 Rodney: Yo, Kyle, I Got A New Whip. Kyle: Bruhhh, Foreal? What Kind, Man? Rodney: A Civic. But It Doesn't Work Right Now. Kyle: What's Wrong With It?

#76 To Go With Your Cheezy Orange Finger Tips At The Beach

#77 So You Think You’ve Seen Everything?? This Value Village Is Selling An Old Becel Margarine Container And A Kirkland Coffee Can

#78 Dollarama/Dollartree Garbage Or A Gag?

#79 What’s Next? Rhombus Mountain Dew?

#80 We’ve Entered The Apocalypse... Value Village Is Now Selling The Shopping Baskets Of Other Stores. We’ve Seen Pennies, Tim Hortons Lids, Caskets, Rocks, Empty Beer Bottles, Junks Of Wood, Empty Chocolate Containers & Pizza Boxes... What’s Next... Cigarette Butts?

#81 Vintage Cat Novelty Transistor Radio, Made In Hong Kong Circa 1970s For $6.99. This Thing Really Cleaned Up Well With Goo Gone & Microfibre Cloth. What A Score!