Thrift shops are fantastic, JJ. I always visit and get wool for my charity knitting and often something made of a fabric I can recycle into something else.
We have a great one in the village. There is a lady...don't know her...who lives nearby and only buys from expensive designers. For some crazy reason she mostly buys two of everything and we get the unused items.
Last year I sold about six pairs of Jimmy Choo shoes and boots, brand new, for about 100 euro a pair......no, I didn't buy any of them! :-)