MetaFilter posts tagged with thrift

Tapes of Dalston

klangklangston — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:38:27 -0800

Once a week high quality digital recordings of cassette tapes purchased at the Dalston Oxfam Shop in East London.

What can 12 musicians create in 12 hours with only $12 worth of thrift store finds?

The Card Cheat — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:15:51 -0800

The Crate Digger Death-Match. A couple of weeks ago, Drown Radio challenged 12 musicians to create a complete album in 12 hours while utilizing only $12 worth of materials purchased at thrift stores. Here are the results of round one, complete with MP3s.

no one ever plans to sleep out in the gutter, sometimes that's jsut the most comfortable place.

es_de_bah — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:35:26 -0800

Freegans !
Because so much is trashed in our society, a freegan lifestyle can be one of great abundance -- food, books, magazines, comic books, newspapers, videos, music (CDs, cassettes, records, etc.), carpets, musical instruments, clothing, rollerblades, scooters, furniture, vitamins, electronics, pet care products, games, toys, bicycles, artwork, and just about any other type of consumer good can be found in the discards of retailers, institutions, and individuals simply by rummaging through their trash bins, dumpsters, and trash bags.
Previously mentioned here. (via memepool)

Store brands run screaming!

starscream — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:48:31 -0800

Science experiment: one bottle of vile, cheap vodka and a Brita water filter. Four filtrations later and it tastes better than Ketel One.

The Museum of Fred

plep — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:52:53 -0800

The Museum of Fred. Online gallery of art collected from thrift stores.

MiguelCardoso — Sat, 12 Oct 2002 19:33:54 -0800

Tightwad Chic, Baby! The Thrift Revolution Begins! According to today's Observer, prodigality is out and thrift is in. Magazines like Budget Living and Cheap Date are thriving, while good old Tightwad Gazette and Frugal Fun have become modern classics of extreme mean-fisted hedonism. Can Cheapskate Cool, as practiced by Jarvis Cocker and other figureheads of popular culture, be a long way off? Is saving fun? Does it hit capitalism where it hurts or merely reinforce it? Or perhaps (sorry, can't resist!) you yourself have some penny-pinching tips of your own...