Go to the best town (most expensive real estate) and comb the thrift shops. Rich people throw things out too and sometimes new or near new. The quality may be better and you still pay thrift store prices.
I have found that by going to yard sales in affluent neighborhoods, you can usually find better quality "stuff" that is being offered, and a bigger variety also. They usually price their items about the same as they do at yard sales in less affluent areas.
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