7 Household Essentials You Can Buy at the Thrift Store

One of the most exciting things about buying a new home is that you get to decorate every nook and cranny of it. While shopping at thrift stores doesn’t sound appealing for your furniture or wall decorations, thrifts stores are great places to find cleaning supplies, yard supplies, cookware, and other tools that aren’t exactly on display. Purchasing these seven household items from a thrift store will serve their functions, while saving you tons of money.

Before Buying New Check a Thrift Store for 7 Household Essentials

Broom/dustpan

Do you currently have an inside broom that is different than your outside broom? Using your inside broom for your garage will damage the broom faster than if you have a separate broom for inside and outside. Thrift stores typically sell brand new brooms and dustpans for a fraction of the cost of a home store. Consider buying a broom just for outdoor duties such as sweeping the garage, sweeping bark off your front sidewalk area, and sweeping the excess grass off your sidewalk that is left over from when you mow the lawn. Spending a few bucks for an outside broom will save you from buying a nice inside broom over and over again.

Sprinkler heads/hoses

If you have medium to little yard, consider buying a sprinkler head from the thrift store. Small sprinkler heads at thrift stores are less than a dollar each and serve the purpose of watering the lawn. Also, if you have a small yard, you won’t need an exceptionally long hose. Thrift stores sell hoses, typically placed by the sprinkler heads, for a few dollars. Why spend up to $50 on a hose and sprinkler head when you can buy the same function for less than $10?

Grilling utensils

Eating corn on the cob can get messy, if only there was a way to hold the corn on each end without touching the actual cob. Yes, you guessed it, there is such a thing as corn holders that insert into each end of the cob. These nifty utensils are sold at the thrift store for under a dollar for a pack of 6. When roasting marshmallows and cooking hotdogs over the fire, it’s imperative that you have long roasting sticks that are fire safe. Thrift stores are a great place to buy them for your next camping trip or replace the ones you used to have.

Tupperware

Buying Tupperware from a home store can cost you an arm and a leg since you’ll need to buy a few containers in each size. Buying Tupperware from thrift stores costs you under $5 for every size you need combined. Thrift stores typically sell large bundles of Tupperware with sizes ranging from small cups to large platters. Next time you’re at the store spending upwards of $20 for a few pieces of Tupperware, remember you can get it at a lower cost at a thrift store.

Coolers/Camping eat ware

Camping trips are sure to ensue this summer, so make sure you’re prepared with coolers and camping plates, silverware, and cups. Coolers from a home store can range from $10-$100. Take a trip to the thrift store and see if you can find a cooler. It is guaranteed to be under the cost a home store cooler. The nature of camping eat ware is that it’s going to get dirty and thrown around. Why spend a ton of money on nice plates that may break the second you get to the camp? If you desire ceramic plates, you can get them at the thrift store and won’t feel bad if they break.

Car wash items

Before you go to the dealer to buy a car wash bucket, mitt, and soap, check out the thrift store. Typically thrift stores bring out the car wash items on display now that summer is quickly approaching. You can use your hose, car wash bucket, car wash soap, and car wash mitt to make your car sparkle for all under $25. The best thing is that all these items serve their purpose and they aren’t on display around the house for all of your guests to look at when they come over.

Fans

As summer approaches, you’ll find the need for a fan becomes pretty important. A common question is “if I buy this from a thrift store, how will I know it will work?” Legitimate question. Thrift stores typically have a power bar near the electronics that allows you to plug in electronics before purchasing, to ensure they work. You’ll be able to find a window fan, box fan, and rotating fan for all under $20 total. Just go quickly, since the fans may run out due to the warm weather approaching!

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