{"id":2228,"date":"2016-07-17T00:46:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T00:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2016-07-17T00:46:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T00:46:13","slug":"stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores","title":{"rendered":"Stuff you definitely should NOT buy from thrift stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thrifting is a great pastime and leads to incredible deals on all kinds of things from clothes to furniture and everything in between! It\u2019s also great knowing that you\u2019re helping the economy and environment by recycling the gems people don\u2019t need anymore, giving them new life and purpose in your home. Not everything, however, is made equal. Here\u2019s a list of items you may want to think twice about when you\u2019re thrift store shopping.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Mattresses<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the big kahuna of thrift store no-nos. Think about everything you do on a mattress. Now think if you want to sleep every night of your life on a mattress where other people have been doing that, possibly for years. This should be more than enough of a reason not to get a used one.\u00a0 Sure, mattresses are expensive, but so is exterminating bed bugs from your apartment or needing to buy ANOTHER mattress afterwards because you find some disgusting stain or a weird smell. Invest in a hella good mattress, it\u2019s seriously worth it.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Safety gear<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Motorcycle helmets, bicycle helmets, sporting gear, pads, gloves and padding of all kinds usually has a shelf life and a \u201cusage life.\u201d When you\u2019re thinking about something that can potentially save you from a lot of harm (or even save your life), is paying more for a new version really that big of an issue? Most safety gear is meant for use against one big accident, and you have no idea if the gear you\u2019re buying has been in that accident or not. It\u2019s really just not worth it in the long run.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201cProjects\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The idea of upcycling is so trendy. But let\u2019s face it \u2013 most of us think we\u2019re going to put in the time and elbow grease it takes to transform that half-busted chest of drawers into a magazine-worthy masterpiece, but we don\u2019t. The trick is being honest with yourself: are you really going to work hard on that item to make it look great, or is it just going to end up sitting in the middle of your apartment for months?<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Something \u201cbecause it\u2019s cheap\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re all guilty of this one. Picking something up just because it\u2019s cheap is never a good reason to buy it. Think about what you need first and then look for deals, otherwise you\u2019ll quickly find yourself with a home full of clutter that you just can\u2019t get shake off. It\u2019s like the Costco principle \u2013 you buy a cart full of cheap groceries, but at the till you realize you\u2019ve racked up a $500 bill. Don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thrifting is a great pastime and leads to incredible deals on all kinds of things &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-2228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rental-guides"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stuff you definitely should NOT buy from thrift stores<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"Stuff you definitely should NOT buy from thrift stores\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-17T00:46:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores\"},\"wordCount\":458,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/thrift.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Rental Guides\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores\",\"name\":\"Stuff you definitely should NOT buy from thrift stores\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/thrift.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-17T00:46:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/thrift.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/thrift.jpg\",\"width\":1699,\"height\":1130},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/stuff-you-definitely-should-not-buy-from-thrift-stores#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Toronto Rentals Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rental Guides\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/rental-guides\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Stuff you definitely should NOT buy from thrift stores\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Toronto Rentals Blog\",\"description\":\"Looking for an apartment in Toronto? 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