In light of the current uprising in 'hip to thrift' mentality,TheThriftShopper.Com , a company based in Winter Park, Florida, officially launched their free website for thrift store fanatics on August 1st, 2006.
TheThriftShopper.Com features a free national directory of over 7,000 charity-driven thrift stores searchable by either zip code or city and state. "We built this website to serve as a 'thrift store map' of sorts, fulfilling the needs of people like us who love to thrift everywhere they go," said Michael Gold, a seasoned thrifter who owns and operates TheThriftShopper.Com with his wife Cookie. Yahoo has even includedTheThriftShopper.Com in their shopping directory under the antiques and collectibles category.