Holidays & thrifting

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Hmmmm so it's close to Christmas...  I don't want to be anywhere near a shopping mall, but what about thrift stores?  Have people noticed that it's slower/busier/just the same with the thrift stores in your area? 

I wanna pony hunt!!!  But I despise going out and coming home with nothing... 

[UrocyonFox]

I've noticed everything (not just ponies) slow down in thrift shops around christmas, I think its because we live in a poor rural area and there are not alot of options for people to shop at so thrift shops get hit pretty hard around the holiday times here. It might be different in different areas but I know that around the holidays our thrift shops have almost nothing.

[mlp4me]

All stores are crazy this time of year around here, even the thrifts!

[Miniature Sheep]

I used to volunteer in a charity shop around this time last year, and we got a massive pile of fakies in, but no proper MLPs. Ponies in this town seem to be hard to come by in general, though.
Edit: Sorry, my brain broke, to actually answer your question: the shop itself was manic as heck, tons of people were in from the doors opening in the morning til they closed in the evening!

[hathorcat]

All stores are crazy this time of year around here, even the thrifts!

LOL this! It doesnt matter what a store is selling, certainly here in the big cities and towns its always busy in the last frantic few days before Christmas.

[Saber-Toothed Crow]

All the thrifts in my area have been crazy busy too. Anytime I've ventured in everything has been pretty picked over - no pony luck at all.

[StrawberryScoops]

The thrift store in my area has been busy, but no busier than any other time. It's always a popular spot! However, there have also been G1s showing up each week Mostly common ones.

[Mirnyj]

I don't do that much of thrifting in the cold season (as I'm moving around by bus), but it's interesting to hear what other people have to say. 

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Well, my local thrift store was totally DEAD:

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,364024.0.html

I won!  Hurray! 

[StrawberryScoops]

I'm glad you decided that to go out and found something! That's great

[kakenterprise]

 The way I think about it is that people are getting rid of stuff to make room for new stuff. 

[TWILIGHTCOOKIE]

My local thrift store hasn't been too busy this holiday season.  I did find a near mint Tex a week ago at the thrift store though.

[Lucky_Ladybug]

Wow, what a find!

(Off-topic, but who's the blue Pony in your icon? She's such a gorgeous color.)

[princessluna11706]

Great find!

My local Savers has been packed!  I did find my first G1 in ages, applejack.. but she has pin dot and is missing an ear!  I couldn't leave her behind though.. anyone have any tips on restoring her?

[Sora]

My local thrift stores have put out loads of toys for Christmas. No pony luck besides a lone G3, but I did pick up a large Donkey Kong plush and a dragon candle holder at least