The best thrift stores make you forget what you came in for. A chair catches your eye, then an old lamp sends you down another aisle, and twenty minutes vanish without warning.
New York bargain hunting gets especially unpredictable here. The stock changes constantly, so yesterday’s empty corner could hold today’s best find.
That uncertainty is what keeps people circling back. Furniture shares space with racks of clothing and objects that are much harder to explain but far too interesting to ignore…