Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas — Dallas ThriftCon Venue
Hundreds of shoppers packed the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for ThriftCon’s first Dallas event, sorting through racks of vintage jackets, handbags and jewelry spread across 150 vendor booths. Prices ranged from as little as $10 to several hundred dollars, depending on the item and the vendor selling it.
The pop-up convention, which Dallas News reports got its start in Denver in 2019, now travels to cities across the country, giving independent resellers a single venue to set up shop alongside each other. Event manager Brian Frederick described the gathering as essentially an upscale flea market, where vendors set their own prices and shoppers hunt for one-of-a-kind finds rather than browsing racks at a traditional thrift store.
Shoppers Chase Specific Finds and Bargain Bins
Chassity Phillips came looking for one particular item and left with an ’80s-style windbreaker in hand. She said she usually does her thrifting at local stores around Dallas-Fort Worth, but added that she’d like to see ThriftCon return on a monthly or quarterly basis rather than as a one-off…