MORNING AMERICA.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. INFORMATION. REBECCA? REBECCA? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE TURNING NOW TO OUR SERIES WE ARE TURNING NOW TO OUR SERIES SECRETS OF SECONDHAND SHOPPING. SECRETS OF SECONDHAND SHOPPING. THIS MORNING GINGER IS IN THIS MORNING GINGER IS IN ATLANTA FINDING THE BEST THRIFT ATLANTA FINDING THE BEST THRIFT DEALS FOR KIDS. DEALS FOR KIDS. ALL RIGHT, GINGER. ALL RIGHT, GINGER. WHERE ARE THE TREASURES? WHERE ARE THE TREASURES? SHOW THEM TO US? SHOW THEM TO US? >> REBECCA, THIS IS MY DREAM >> REBECCA, THIS IS MY DREAM COME TRUE. COME TRUE. I THINK IT'S THE BIGGEST AND I THINK IT'S THE BIGGEST AND MOST WELL ORGANIZED KIDS THRIFT MOST WELL ORGANIZED KIDS THRIFT SHOP I HAVE EVER BEEN INSIDE. SHOP I HAVE EVER BEEN INSIDE. I HAVE MOSTLY SECOND HAND I HAVE MOSTLY SECOND HAND SHOPPED FOR MY BOYS. SHOPPED FOR MY BOYS. LAST COUPLE OF YEARS EXPERTS LAST COUPLE OF YEARS EXPERTS SAID THE CHILDREN'S THRIFT IS SAID THE CHILDREN'S THRIFT IS GROWING RAPIDLY ESPECIALLY IN GROWING RAPIDLY ESPECIALLY IN TEENS. TEENS. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THIS IS NOT OUR GRANDMA'S YARD THIS IS NOT OUR GRANDMA'S YARD SALE. SALE. THEY GROW SO FAST. THEY GROW SO FAST. MY BOYS ARE BLOWING THROUGH MY BOYS ARE BLOWING THROUGH CLOTHES JUST LIKE SO MANY IN CLOTHES JUST LIKE SO MANY IN YOUR FAMILY. YOUR FAMILY. THANKFULLY, SECONDHAND THANKFULLY, SECONDHAND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING IS HAVING A CHILDREN'S CLOTHING IS HAVING A MOMENT. MOMENT. MEET THE FOUNDER OF THRIFTING MEET THE FOUNDER OF THRIFTING ATLANTA. ATLANTA. >> THIS KILLS ME BECAUSE >> THIS KILLS ME BECAUSE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, OVERALL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, OVERALL FOR SNOW. SNOW. HE DIDN'T WEAR IT. HE DIDN'T WEAR IT. WE DIDN'T HAVE SNOW. WE DIDN'T HAVE SNOW. NOW HE'S GROWN OUT. NOW HE'S GROWN OUT. >> OH MY GOODNESS. >> OH MY GOODNESS. RIGHT. RIGHT. THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MAKE SOME MONEY OFF FOR YOU TO MAKE SOME MONEY OFF OF THIS PIECE. OF THIS PIECE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> KAREN'S FIRST PICK, BRINGING >> KAREN'S FIRST PICK, BRINGING CLOTHES THAT THEY'VE OUTGROWN CLOTHES THAT THEY'VE OUTGROWN AND SELL THEM FOR STORE CREDIT. AND SELL THEM FOR STORE CREDIT. OUR FIRST STOP AT KID TO KID A OUR FIRST STOP AT KID TO KID A SWEATER, VEST, PANTS AND THE SWEATER, VEST, PANTS AND THE SNOW GEAR I GOT GOT ME $22 IN SNOW GEAR I GOT GOT ME $22 IN STORE CREDIT. STORE CREDIT. THAT'S ENOUGH TO SCORE NEW ITEMS THAT'S ENOUGH TO SCORE NEW ITEMS WITH MONEY LEFT OVER. WITH MONEY LEFT OVER. >> YOU HAVE $1.70 LEFT ON YOUR >> YOU HAVE $1.70 LEFT ON YOUR STORE CREDIT. STORE CREDIT. HIGH FIVE ON THAT ONE. HIGH FIVE ON THAT ONE. >> NEXT UP, KAREN BROUGHT ME >> NEXT UP, KAREN BROUGHT ME OVER TO UPTOWN CHEAP SKATE, OVER TO UPTOWN CHEAP SKATE, POINTING OUT THESE DAYS BEING A POINTING OUT THESE DAYS BEING A THRIFTER IS COOL. THRIFTER IS COOL. >> NOW YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE >> NOW YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE BRAGGING ABOUT, I GOT THIS FROM BRAGGING ABOUT, I GOT THIS FROM THE THRIFT STORE. THE THRIFT STORE. I ONLY PAID $5. I ONLY PAID $5. IT'S THE THING TO DO. IT'S THE THING TO DO. >> FINALLY AT ONCE UPON A CHILD, >> FINALLY AT ONCE UPON A CHILD, KAREN'S THIRD TIP, MAKE A LIST KAREN'S THIRD TIP, MAKE A LIST OF ITEMS YOUR KID NEEDS IN OF ITEMS YOUR KID NEEDS IN ADVANCE. ADVANCE. NEW STORE, NEW MISSION. NEW STORE, NEW MISSION. I WANT TO FIND A GIFT FOR MY I WANT TO FIND A GIFT FOR MY NIECE. NIECE. YOU THINK GIFTING IS OKAY WITH YOU THINK GIFTING IS OKAY WITH THRIFTING? THRIFTING? >> IT WAS SOMETHING I WASN'T >> IT WAS SOMETHING I WASN'T FOND OF, BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE FOND OF, BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE DOING IT NOW. DOING IT NOW. FIRST OF ALL, THEY'RE GETTING FIRST OF ALL, THEY'RE GETTING MORE FOR THE BUCK. MORE FOR THE BUCK. THE CHOICES ARE MUCH MORE THE CHOICES ARE MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE. IMPRESSIVE. >> WE NAILED IT. >> WE NAILED IT. I GOT BOTH FOR UNDER 7 BUCKS. I GOT BOTH FOR UNDER 7 BUCKS. THE SAVINGS FOR OUR POCKET BOOK THE SAVINGS FOR OUR POCKET BOOK IS GREAT. IS GREAT. IF WE ALL DID THIS, THE SAVINGS IF WE ALL DID THIS, THE SAVINGS FOR THE PLANET IS HUGE. FOR THE PLANET IS HUGE. EPA ESTIMATES IN 2018 THERE WERE EPA ESTIMATES IN 2018 THERE WERE 17 MILLION TONS OF CLOTHING AND 17 MILLION TONS OF CLOTHING AND SHOES SENT TO THE TRASH. SHOES SENT TO THE TRASH. THAT'S LIKE 46 EMPIRE STATE THAT'S LIKE 46 EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS IN WEIGHT. BUILDINGS IN WEIGHT. IT IS QUITE GROSS. IT IS QUITE GROSS. ONLY 15% OF THAT, REBECCA, WAS ONLY 15% OF THAT, REBECCA, WAS RECYCLED OR REUSED PROPERLY. RECYCLED OR REUSED PROPERLY. >> WOW, GINGER. >> WOW, GINGER. THAT PUTS IT IN CONTEXT. THAT PUTS IT IN CONTEXT. YOU'RE GIVING ME NOSTALGIA FOR YOU'RE GIVING ME NOSTALGIA FOR RAG STOCK BACK IN MINNEAPOLIS. RAG STOCK BACK IN MINNEAPOLIS. I USED TO SIFT THROUGH ALL THOSE I USED TO SIFT THROUGH ALL THOSE AISLES AS A KID. AISLES AS A KID. YOU ALSO SAY THRIFTING IS MORE YOU ALSO SAY THRIFTING IS MORE ABOUT QUALITY THAN QUANTITY. ABOUT QUALITY THAN QUANTITY. TELL US ABOUT THAT. TELL US ABOUT THAT. >> YES. >> YES. SO IT'S GREAT. SO IT'S GREAT. STORES LIKE THIS DO A QUALITY STORES LIKE THIS DO A QUALITY CHECK FOR YOU. CHECK FOR YOU. BUT YOU CAN DO A STEP FURTHER. BUT YOU CAN DO A STEP FURTHER. LOOK AT THAT TAG. LOOK AT THAT TAG. WHAT'S IT MADE OUT OF? WHAT'S IT MADE OUT OF? WHO MADE IT? WHO MADE IT? THAT WAY IT CAN BE PASSED ON TO THAT WAY IT CAN BE PASSED ON TO THE YOUNGER SIBLINGS WHICH IS NO THE YOUNGER SIBLINGS WHICH IS NO BIG DEAL FOR SECOND, THIRD, BIG DEAL FOR SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH SIBLINGS. FOURTH SIBLINGS. ON TOP OF THAT OUR EXPERT, ON TOP OF THAT OUR EXPERT, KAREN, TOLD ME IF YOU ARE JUST KAREN, TOLD ME IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING AND YOU NEED A GATE WAY STARTING AND YOU NEED A GATE WAY INTO THRIFTING GO BECAUSE YOU INTO THRIFTING GO BECAUSE YOU COULD FIND TAG ON, MEANING COULD FIND TAG ON, MEANING CLOTHING THAT NOBODY HAS WORN CLOTHING THAT NOBODY HAS WORN BEFORE IN STORES LIKE THIS. BEFORE IN STORES LIKE THIS. THAT WAY YOU KNOW IT'S BRAND THAT WAY YOU KNOW IT'S BRAND NEW. NEW. BEST TIME TO SHOP FOR THAT IS