Recently, social media has been flooded with impressive thrift store hauls of high-end kitchen and dining items. Finding a vintage mug or unique plate you love at Goodwill is pretty common. But it's far rarer to discover an entire luxury collection scattered among the thrift store shelves.
In a viral TikTok video, thrift store enthusiast Abby Enslow (@abbyenslow) shared her epic journey of thrifting an entire Lenox bone china collection.
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Abby first saw the collection's teapot priced at $2.99 but suspected that matching dishware might be just around the corner. By the way, that teapot retails on eBay for about $240.
Then, the creator discovered the entire plate set of large and small matching plates. On another Goodwill shelf, Abby found all the teacups to match the teapot and plates.
The bill was just $24.71 for the entire stunning dishware collection.
"Let's get them home ASAP," Abby wrote in the video's caption. "How gorgeous."
In her video, Abby shared screenshots of the Lenox retail prices for these pieces brand-new. She saved well over $800 by shopping at Goodwill and giving pre-owned dishware a second chance at life.
Thrifting for dishware and other kitchen items is one of the best ways to save money while stocking your home with unique essentials. Other savvy thrifters have saved substantially on Denby dish collections, which often have prices well into the thousands of dollars.
In addition to scoring luxury brands like Lenox and Denby, some lucky shoppers have actually found cold, hard cash in their secondhand purchases.
As an added bonus, your fun and budget-friendly thrifting hobby will keep perfectly good items out of overcrowded landfills, where they'd otherwise be left to slowly break down and contribute to environmental pollution.
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Cheaper clothes 🤑 Abby's TikTok followers loved watching her thrifting journey and shared their admiration in the comments.
"They're so timelessly beautiful, OMG," one TikTok user wrote.
"You were blessed by the thrift gods," another TikToker commented.
Someone else shared, "THIS is why I love thrifting/antiquing."
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