24 Thrift Shop Items You Should Never Buy

Because all bargains are not created equal.

1. Cups You Can’t Actually Drink Out Of

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2. Things That Once Touched Raw Meat

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3. Duh

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4. Things Handled by Kinky Previous Owners

You don’t know where their hands have been.

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Vintage Porn

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5. This Deep Fryer That’s Seen One Too Many Batches of Chicken

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6. Bathing Suits

Pisssssssss.

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7. Mattresses

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8. Insulting Reminders

When tempted, always ask yourself: “Where will I put this?”

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9. Makeup

Have mercy on your pores.

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10. Granny’s Ice Tongs

You never know where they’ve been.

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11. Pillows

Drooool.

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12. Adult Bearded Dragon Food

????

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13. This Open Bag of Adult Diapers

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14. Helmets

Designed to weather a single impact, they aren’t too useful a second time around.

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15. Old Blenders

Are they ever really clean?

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16. This Dispenser of Half-Used Mystery Fluid

Eeww.

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17. Wigs

Lice removal can cost hundreds of dollars. Do the math.

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18. Used Bedding

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19. Stuffed Animals

Stuff is definitely hiding in the fuzz.

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20. Anything Ostensibly Edible

Even Fluff expires eventually.

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21. Games with Missing Pieces

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22. Bowling Shoes

So. Many. Feet.

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23. Halogen Lamps

We now know they are fire hazards.

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24. Hemorrhoidal Suppositories

The shame alone could kill you.

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