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One of the worst thrift store shopping experiences isn’t going home without<\/em> a great thrift score, but rather accidentally purchasing a horrid thrift fail<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Last holiday season I went thrifting<\/a> for a quintessential ugly Christmas sweater. I scored one from my nearby Goodwill outlet<\/a> that I loved and decided to wear the next day in honor of the week leading up to December 25th.<\/p>\n

After wearing it for about an hour, I noticed pieces of fluff on the ground. Minutes later, I noticed that same fluff on my pants, too. It was then that I put two and two together and realized that my ugly Christmas sweater was shedding!<\/em><\/p>\n

The sweater ended up being a disaster. With each move I made, more fluff fell and eventually, the armpits and sleeves unraveled completely. Because I was working at A Little Wicked<\/a> that day I had nothing to wear once the sweater came off. I was stuck in black jeans (covered in fluff, no less) and a black tee. Not quite the holiday look I was going for!<\/p>\n

If I’d had practiced some of my tips to inspecting thrifted clothing like a pro while shopping the outlet, I would have known that this ugly sweater was more than just ugly — it was pure trash.<\/em><\/p>\n

Keep reading after the jump for my 4 tips and (many<\/em>) tricks to inspecting your thrift store pieces so that you can learn from my mistakes and avoid a thrift fail of your own!<\/p>\n

Be a smart thrifter and know how to determine the quality of a piece before<\/em> you pay. The extra time spent inspecting a piece can make all the difference, and something I wish I’d practiced before buying that holiday sweater!<\/p>\n

Have you had a thrift fail as epic as some of mine shared below? What are your secret tricks for inspecting a garment before purchase?<\/p>\n

Let me know by leaving a comment below the post, or by saying hello on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Facebook!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t forget to check out my 34 Tips on: How to Thrift Store Shop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

xx, SD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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