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Hidden among the evergreens and rain-soaked streets of Everett lies a secondhand paradise that has Washington bargain hunters mapping out pilgrimages from as far as Spokane and Portland.

City Thrift in Kansas City’s Waldo district stands as a monument to secondhand splendor where Missourians can transform their style without transforming their bank accounts into barren wastelands.