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Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n Thrift shopping is an activity that has a large appeal amongst many college students; it offers cheap options, outlandish finds, a challenge \u2014 at times \u2014 and the feeling of knowing whatever you find will set you apart from others. <\/span><\/p>\n While it\u2019s easy to thrift at places like Goodwill, as you can almost always count on there being something worth finding, sometimes looking at smaller local shops can offer an even more exciting quest. At locations just down the road from Western sit several shops, each with their own personality and style, that are worth checking out. Next time you\u2019re about to embark on your next treasure hunt, make your way down to one of these; you never know what you might find.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blast Off Vintage<\/b><\/p>\n Located at 1223 Commercial St SE, Salem, Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n With a substantial collection of random items \u2014 from skateboards, to vinyl, to vintage attire and random band tees \u2014 this store has something for everyone. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Robin\u2019s Roost<\/b><\/p>\n Located at 283 S. Second St, Independence, Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n Furniture, jackets, vases and many other treasures can be found by spending a little time hunting at this location.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Consignment Monster<\/b><\/p>\n 488 E. Ellendale Ave Suite 2, Dallas, Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n All of their merchandise is arranged in a clean, organized way, so you\u2019ll have an easy time navigating through their fair-priced items. By checking their Facebook, you can see the items they are looking for people to bring in for consignment.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Same As It Never Was Vintage<\/b><\/p>\n Located at 386 S. Main St, Independence, Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n Offering unique items, some of it handmade, this store sells everything at a great value and can guarantee you\u2019ll leave with something unique.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Funky Munky Urban Consignment Boutique<\/b><\/p>\n Located at 3989 Commercial St SE, Salem, Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n Selling clothes and accessories that are trending this season, you\u2019ll get all the brands you know and love for a fraction of the price. They will take and sell your seasonal items.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fashion Sense <\/b><\/p>\n Located at 150 C. St, Independence, Oregon<\/span><\/p>\n High-end clothing, furniture and decor sold for far less than you\u2019d find elsewhere, this location is worth taking a look around in. They will also purchase your clothing from you.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contact the author at chealy16@wou.edu<\/span><\/p>\n Photo by: Caity Healy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor Thrift shopping is an activity that has a large appeal amongst many college students; it offers cheap options, outlandish finds, a challenge \u2014 at times \u2014 and the feeling of knowing whatever you find will set you apart from others. While it\u2019s easy to thrift at places like Goodwill, as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1030,"featured_media":7653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}