Thrift stores can be a bargain-hunter’s paradise, especially when budgets are tight.

Not to mention, they make a great place toditch last year’s fashionfaux pas.

Not to mention, all such items are likely to be out of warranty.

Thrift store

Don’t buy bedding or mattresses from secondhand sellers

This one should be a no-brainer.

Anything people have been sleeping on, or in, could be a source of bedbugs or lice.

Mattresses are particularly icky in that they really can’t be adequately cleaned at all.

Kitchen appliances

Ban thrift store baby gear from your nursery

Used cribs?

No, no, no, no.

is no longer considered safe.

Mattress and bedding

Crib and toy