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FAST FACTS
* Unique Repeats is located at 103 Pennock Avenue in Fort Collins.
* Phone: 970-495-8890

If you’re on a budget, trying to save money, or just trying to save something from the landfill, you probably shop at thrift stores. Another reason for shopping at thrift stores is that you may find cool, outdated items that aren’t made anymore, like the manual typewriter (with carrying suitcase!) I got for $2.

I’ve slowly been investigating Fort Collins thrift stores and so far Unique Repeats is at the top of my list. It’s not a very large store.

It isn’t open on the weekends.

It doesn’t have a huge selection. This is the extent of their kid clothes, about three racks total.

And the shelf of books and videos is rather small. So you can’ t shop at Unique Repeats when you need something specific.

But if you’re looking for the lowest prices in town, this is the place. I have found snow pants for my boys and a friend in the price range of $.75 to $3.00 and the shirts and pants tend to be about one to two dollars, often less than one dollar. I find jeans for my husband for three dollars. I saw two bread makers last week for five bucks. I picked up some old Tupperware plates for our preschool cooperative for $.10 each. A stack of thirty, plenty for lunch and projects set me back a whopping three dollars. You get the picture. I spoke with the cashier and she said that the staff are all volunteers from the hospital and that’s why they can keep the prices low.

I’m always on the lookout for a good deal, so drop me a note in the comments if you know of another great thrift store in town. Or check out Unique Repeats and let me know what you think.