Happy Friday everyone!
We apologize for the delay in announcing the winners for our first community contest— last month just marched right past us...
We'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone who participated in our "Favorite Thrifted Finds" contest! Thank goodness we outlined a variety of categories, because it would have been impossible to select only a 1st-3rd place here!
Without further ado, here are the winners of our inaugural contest!
My thrift store find for the Secondhand Finds Community contest by @summertooth
Summertooth shared a mirror that has traveled with him for 25+ years!
In his post, he talked about some of the memories this mirror conjured for him from the last decades...
From recollections about his father's take on thrifted furniture, to a brief timeline of all the places this mirror has gone since, this was one heartwarming read!
Thanks for bringing this out to show us Summer!
I Found Some PS1 Games A Few Years Ago by @killerwot
Have you ever found a deal so good, that you felt as if someone was going to swoop in and ruin it at any moment?
Here Killerwot told us about one such story- offering some laughs as he recounted finding this stack of retro games for only 2 Euros apiece!
This was around 2016, when he was still in college. He goes on to talk about how the next day, he and his friends spent the day revesting these classics.
Those sure were the days!
Thanks for sharing this mind-blowing bargain with us Killer!
My Thriftiest Finds! by @willendorfia
From recollecting her days reselling books and sometimes various other items on Ebay, to showing off some cool upcycles and one heck of a bargain, this post had a bit of it all!
In her post, Willendoria shares items from throughout her home, sharing the unique story behind each. We get to hear about a rare AA Big Book that brought in some serious dough, as well as a steal on an amp to replace an old fave!
Thanks for the amazing read Lady W!
Community Contest #1 What is used is gold by @sacra97
In this post by Sacra97, we get to explore a different kind of thrifting experience, one where people save money by upcycling refrigerator parts!
Here Sacra highlights all of the parts her family shop has collected to help service those in their community through their business.
What a unique line up of finds with a fantastic purpose!
Thank you for joining in Sacra!
THE BIGGEST WIN IS FINDING A CHEAP KENDO ARMOUR SET ON A THRIFT SHOP by @judetheartiste
If you've ever played a sport before, you know that uniforms and equipment can cost an arm and a leg...
In this post, Jude takes us along on a trip to find a wedding gift, when they happened to spot this bogu armor!
Not only was it priced amazingly cheap, it also saved our author from having to pay costly rental fees to attend classes!
Quite a win for sure, thanks for sharing Jude!
The Charms of Secondhand Finds: Building My Book Collection by @thatkidsblack
Strangest Acquisition
Our author pulls some uniquely titled gems, remarking on the magnetism a shopper in the book isle can have. With interesting titles that carry personal stories, this was one fun read!
Thanks for sharing your awesome bargains Thatkidsblack!
Each author who placed in a category will receive 10 Hive soon after the publication of this post!
HSBI Pool
These will be sent out by @grindan
Community Contest #1 Participation Week : Do you have thrifted items in your home that are special to you? by @digdeeper2
Highlighting what a joy it can be to share thrifting as a social outing, digdeeper2 moves on to share one of their favorite finds.
These new-looking loafers were only roughly 3.5 USD! Remarking on how they would go well with a variety of outfits, digdeeper2 expresses the excitement she felt!
I fact, she loved them so much that she wore them until the heel wore out! Here's hoping you can get them repaired eventually DigDeeper.
Thanks for sharing this special find with us, 10 HBI are headed your way!
After considering all applicable entries, we found ourselves with an extra 10 HBI. We decided to randomize its winner and landed on.... @killerwot! 10 Shares of HSBI are on their way over to you!
Thanks for checking out our compilation from the community's first contest, and a huge shout out to those who participated!
Our next community contest is in the works, we hope to see you there!
I'm still shocked that I managed to get such a find, I have yet to find anything close to that deal since, but I often check out those kinds of shops just incase.
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If you managed to find something that cool twice, you'd have to be the world's luckiest thrifter haha!
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This is truly the community for me, because I find myself thrifting fairly often. The real challenge will be… whether or not I’ll stop buying more books!
I could do some more on which books I give away, maybe. 😳
It's awesome to hear that, excited to see some more of your finds! (I don't believe you'd stop buying books for a minute haha) 🎉😄
I love thrifting books for folks too, I think book giving is its own love language!
Congratulations to all the winners! 🎊
Keep on thrifting! 😎
It was so much fun to read everyone's posts, thanks for an awesome month everyone!
Congratulations to the winners
Thanks for checking out our compilation! We hope to see you around the community 😄
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Congratulations to the winners
Thank you very much for the prize.
Felicitaciones a los ganadores.
Muchísimas gracias por el premio
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Thank you for joining in on our first contest, we hope to see you around the community again! 💚
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STOPThank you so much for choosing my entry! (Sorry I'm late responding...I've been on a cruise with crap for internet the past week, so I didn't even try to do anything on Hive.)
The other winners' finds were incredibly impressive - especially that kendo bogu. Congrats everyone, both on winning, and on finding such amazing things in your local thrift stores!
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@willendorfia(2/15) tipped @secondhand-finds
im a little bit sad that i didnt win, but next time for sure!
congratulations to the winners 🥳🥳