Ultimate Guide to Thrift Shopping in Michigan

A fun fact about me is that I am a massive thrifter. I do not know the last time I bought a "new' piece of clothing (as I write this, 4 of the 6 articles of clothing I have on are thrifted). I make a conscientious effort to thrift my things because a) I like giving clothes a second life, b) I feel like I fit into thrifted clothes better, and c) I'm cheap.

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It's why I have a dedicated route around Grand Rapids of both thrift stores and curated "vintage" stores like those on South Division that I make a bi-weekly journey through. But Michigan is a big place, with tons of thrift stores.

Michigan's two largest thrift store franchises, Goodwill and Salvation Army, together have ~170 stores around the state. Expanding from there to other franchises, small businesses, and more, there are an estimated 775 thrift stores in Michigan.

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There's nothing wrong with these franchises; it's rare to strike out at any of those. But for this list, we're going to highlight some lesser-known thrift stores similar to what you would expect from Goodwill: clothes, household items, and knick-knacks, but that are off the beaten path.

My fellow thrifters and I around the Mitten State swear by these 20 thrift stores from the Upper Peninsula to Detroit that will help you find the needle in the haystack.