Interviews with Very Important Thrifters: @AbbyShaub

January 13, 2021

Almost every thrifter has a story about why and how they started thrifting. For Abby Shaub, it was a high school musical.

We kick off our new interview series with @AbbyShaub, a Canton, Ohio-based thrifter and sustainability advocate. We chat about flexing your thrift muscle, thrifting for kids, why sustainability is important to Abby, and much more.

Thanks, it’s Thrifted is a podcast about secondhand shopping hosted by two treasure-hunting friends, Dina & Shannon. Subscribe today. Follow on Instagram @dinasdays and @thanksitthrifted.pod. For more about the podcast visit dinasdays.com/podcast.

Stores mentioned in this episode:

Gerri’s Closet
Baby Land
Goodwill Canal Fulton
Goodwill Jackson Township
Goodwill Waterloo Road
Best Bib and Tucker
Salvation Army Canton

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