I promise we sell cheap stuff too, this just ain't it x

Who's this then? Looks really familiar but I can't work it out...

Well. This Is. Wonderful. I actually really want this... So, you have to buy it before I need to explain why I have... It is £95 in really good condition, just the tips of his whiskers seem a bit... Sharp Sylvester sits at approximately 24 inches high, so he's not little, probably life size?

...I don't think this was an accident... 'oh congratulations, you got the cover photo, let's hope nothing happens to cause a derailment, no, I'm totally fine with being on the label and not the cover, you've totally earned it'

What do you expect from a pair of £325 trousers? Reflect 5G ✔️ Wipe clean ✔️ Can bake potatoes ✔️ Invisible to Radar ✔️ Pockets ✔️ Anything else?

Hello friends! This is your periodic reminder we have a box of free school uniforms in shop 1 (6 bruntsfield place) we add to it whenever we get donations. No questions asked, it's located at the front of the shop, so you don't even need to tell us, just help yourselves ❤️

Formaldehyde says Save The Bees

It's the 18th of February, and you all* know what that means! I'll be listening Bill Withers in the shop all morning, a genius. Also scientifically proven the perfect soundtrack to thrift to! *None of you know this, because i just made it up, but Bill Withers deserves a day

What's the collective term for Garfield's? A Parliament? A murder? A Lasagne? Suggestions below please!

... Uhm...

Our intrepid book excavator has unearthed a real gem! 'An Outline of Occult Science by Rudolph Steiner' (aye, that Steiner) 1914. £200 is a heavy slice of cheese but, it's incredibly rare & pretty weird 🤷 Also some fliers for meetings we've not priced, but they're really cool, so have a look!

Same...

We don't celebrate Izzy enough. An absolute bastion of thrift, the beating heart of Shop2. Izzy has been volunteering with Birthlink longer than I've been alive. The best dressed, hardest worker, and won't take any nonsense. Style icon, Thrift Shop hero. Absolute legend. All praise Izzy!

Fortune favors the bald

A human mind designed this, another ok'd its production, another its distribution then yet another human mind saw it in a shop and spent their hard earned money on it. Maybe the robots should be in charge... Anyway, this is awful, wanna buy it?

A human mind designed this, another ok'd its production, another its distribution then yet another human mind saw it in a shop and spent their hard earned money on it. Maybe the robots should be in charge... Anyway, this is awful, wanna buy it?

New year, new names for our mannequin heads. They all have a unique, Charm? (Even the boring ones have a lot of something😬) Pop your name suggestions for each one in the comments, add a bit of backstory. Did 1 commit insurance fraud in 1993 and is still on the run from Churchills nodding dog? 1/2

Day 2 down, somehow even busier than yesterday! 8 new boxes of stock on the shop floor for tomorrow! Come get it while the thrift is good!

I'm sure you're all wondering how the first day of the sale went... I can confidently say, I was not as prepared as I thought, an hour to set up I thought, be fine I thought... So, a huge thank you to all the customers that helped me hang stuff today... i'd still be there if it wasn't for yous 😎

Today is 13 years since I became custodian of the Thrift! And in that time I've met so many wonderful people, some absolutely awful people, hundreds of good dogs, made friends, enemies, found some truly haunting things... 1/2

It's the Thrift Shop Gift guide X Niche Book Club Collab nobody asked for. The Modern Practical Plumber, 1957 all three editions for £25. Perfect boxing day reading material. Some really visually pleasing diagrams and some great photographs of sharp dressed plumbers plumbing!

Win a £25 voucher to spend in our massive sale! I have over prepared, 42 boxes of clothes is like two entire shops full of clothes. Anyway! Tag a pal in the comments= 1 entry. Repost= 1 entry Make sure you're following us so I can DM the winner 🤘 You can enter as many times as ya like!

The thrift shop gift guide part two! Here's a ridiculous(ly) cool 1980s Bogner Aviation ski suit, modeled here by Formaldehyde. Probably a large, but oversized is in. Maybe not for flying down the Matterhorn, but for cutting about town, throwing elbows In the moshpit (Christmas market) perfect.

Some of you wanted it! I was gonna do it anyway 🙃 Here' it is! The first of this year's thrift shop gift guide! Forget your fast fashion Christmas jumpers. How about this vintage 'Christmas' wool coat... 1/2

I love it when people share their thrifty finds! We don't have many followers on here, so, shouting into the void a wee bit. BUT don't be shy! Show us ya bargains! Tag us in your posts ANY TIME! I didn't buy this coat, it's still here! I know I need a haircut, don't start. Explanation of coat👇

We'll take top 5 any day!! ❤️❤️

It's Black Friday! And this year (same as every other year tbf) we've done absolutely nothing. Nothing reduced, nothing discounted, no multi-buy offers, no mailing list or subscription offers, no promos. 🤘 Thrift hard, buy secondhand, shop local, and support your local high street. ❤️

LOVE this 1961 Mamod Steam Roller, it's been well played with, needs a new band attaching the big wheel to the piston. needs a bit oiling. Has the scuttle for the burner and the catcher at the back. These guys are pretty sought after so it is £100! Buy it before I have to explain why I did 😂

We need your help. @waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith. Please read on for more information www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908... (1/2)

You guys wanna see a pile of cool things that are taking up too much space in here but what look amazing in your place?! Suuure ya doooo. First up is this beautiful Avery scales, in great condition working perfectly for £35.

Friends! We are now less than 1 month away from our biggest ever sale! (With any luck, we'll be making this an annual thing!) As if lots of bargains weren't enough, We're going to be running some well good competitions in the run up to and during the sale both here and on Instagram!

YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!! LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS!! Now you'll have no excuse for not noticing us! Huge thank you to Solas Signs for being top eggs and making this for us!

It's the 'Thrift Shop's niche book, book club' A fairly safe choice this week Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds by David Lack You'll have a copy already, but this one's a 1st edition Unfortunately We need a new venue to host, the Usher Hall stopped answering my calls after the incident

C.E Hubbard really didn't like informants huh? Just like that old saying: Snitches get described and illustrated in a 428 page paperback.

Mind last week when I said I was going through some sexy maps and I'd post some, then promptly didn't. Well! These are all from 1940-57 they'll be in a box in shop 1 today and shop 2 tomorrow! Just to confuse you 😂

Not a map... I lied to you, but it is beautiful Cinderella by Jan Pienkowski. Stunning illustrations.

I'm checking piles of beautiful maps, I'll be sure to spam you with a few! Here's the first! 1960 map of Tehran, just gorgeous. Slight tear along one of the folds I'm a big fan of bookshops being listed as places of importance along with embassies and government ministries. This one is £15 🤘

You guys love tins right? Because boy do I got a tin for you!! A still sealed tiny tin of Forth Rail Bridge paint. Great if you have a tiny bridge in need of a lick of paint, not so great if you have a large bridge to paint.

Continuing our series on 'books for people that don't read books but are looking for an accessible way in'. I present, 'Reinforced Concrete Bridges' and the incredibly popular sequel, 'Joints & Cracks In Concrete'. Think they made a film of this one with Jason Statham playing Concrete.

The Cattle of the Tropics, one of the casual reader

Moda at George, Giorgio Moroder, Moda at George, Giorgio Moroder, Moda at George, Giorgio Moroder, George at Moroder Moda at Girogio Georgeio at Modaroder Giorgio Moda at Mordor... Send help.

Alright gang, what's the worst thing you've ever won in a raffle?

Treasure!! One of our intrepid book volunteers has uncovered a real gem, this tiny pamphlet about the construction and formation of a co-op branch in Dunfermline is literally one of a kind (if you discount the ones which are presumably still in the walls of the buildings in Dunfermline). 1/2

Would you look at that! Our first Artist in Residence has really risen to the challenge! We're now stocking a whole host of incredible artworks, prints, cards and stickers by the super talented Carbi_D. Come, buy some things, support a local artist and support us! Now in shop 2.

Friends!! We're looking for volunteers with overly complicated job titles! Custodian of analogue media and research lead: We're looking for someone to help sort our books 😎 keep the shelves fresh this will also include researching prices of some really cool old books!

Me too man, me too.

Calling all artists, crafters, makers, potters, upcycles, knitters, felters, collagers, writers, photographers, screen printers, dressmakers, creatives of all shapes and sizes! Starting in a couple of weeks we'll have a dedicated space for our talented community to sell their work from our shop! 🧵

Alright kids! I need you all to pray to the thriftshop gods & cross your paws. Sunshine is what we want! We've a well sexy spot for the meadows festival this year, just off middle meadow walk! Around 1000 items of clothing, enough for different stock each day. If you wear clothes, it's for you!

Nerds!! Vintage 1978 Doctor Who Jigsaws! These are so good. The boxes are a wee bit sun bleached but they're still great man! £25 each or all 4 for £90 🙂

In honour of World Goth Day. Rook, a card game from 1924. Absolutely stunning, those illustrations man! 101 years old, In incredible condition. I cannot remember how much it is, you'll have to come and have a look!