https://thriftroutes.com/ Guides for people who source at thrift stores, bins, and estate sales: how to read a store, what to buy, trip math, and a free calculator. en-us Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thriftroutes.com/what-to-buy-and-what-to-skip/ https://thriftroutes.com/what-to-buy-and-what-to-skip/ What to buy at thrift stores to resell, what to leave, and the condition checks that save you a dining-table pile of maybes. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thriftroutes.com/how-to-read-a-thrift-store/ https://thriftroutes.com/how-to-read-a-thrift-store/ Walk in, read five shirt tags, push a rack, and decide in ten minutes whether a thrift store is worth the rest of your hour. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thriftroutes.com/sourcing-trip-math/ https://thriftroutes.com/sourcing-trip-math/ Work out cost per item, break-even sell-through, and profit per hour on a sourcing trip. Mileage and listing time are the two numbers most people skip. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thriftroutes.com/reading-brand-tags/ https://thriftroutes.com/reading-brand-tags/ How to read clothing tags on the rack: fibre, construction, RN numbers, and which unknown brands deserve a ten-second lookup. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thriftroutes.com/sourcing-channels-compared/ https://thriftroutes.com/sourcing-channels-compared/ Thrift stores, outlet bins, estate sales, garage sales, and pallets compared by cash, time, and risk, so you pick the channel that fits this week. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thriftroutes.com/build-a-sourcing-route/ https://thriftroutes.com/build-a-sourcing-route/ How to turn scattered thrift trips into a route: restock days, a store log in the cupholder, and cutting the stops you keep visiting out of habit. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000