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Thrift Store Secrets Tell-All

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Christene Barberich and I share our biggest sourcing secrets

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Christene Barberich and I first connected on Instagram (where else?), where we bonded over our mutual love of thrifting. That initial meeting (stalking, on my part — I think she’s incredible) ended in a random video chat where we discussed doing an unscripted television show, going on a thrift road trip, and just generally geeked out over thrifting. We are kindred spirits, united by the love of things with a story.

Christene and I, in last night’s Live video

Last night right here on Substack, we united with many of you to talk about our shared love of thrifting and to offer some helpful tips on how we navigate a thrift store in order to find real treasures. And we’ve rounded up our tips (with pics of our treasures) below.

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Christene Barberich
I’m from Long Island, an author + collector, I also co-founded Refinery29 back in 2005. Lovely to meet you✨
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