Value 01
We're built by the community
The map belongs to the people who use it. Every review, photo and saved spot is someone looking out for the next thrifter, so the good finds stop being secrets and start being shared.
Making secondhand the first choice
Thrift Talk started with a simple frustration: finding a good thrift store shouldn't mean dead Google pins, mystery opening hours and zero reviews. So we built the map we always wanted, and a community to fill it.
We want every thrifter to walk into a great secondhand shop they'd never have found on their own.
Secondhand is one of the most joyful, affordable and low-impact ways to shop, but the discovery experience is broken. Stores are scattered across maps, directories and word of mouth, and you rarely know what you'll find until you're standing in the doorway.
Thrift Talk brings it all together: a living map of thrift, vintage and charity stores, honest reviews from real shoppers, and a community that loves sharing the find. The more people join, the better the map gets for everyone.
What we stand for
Five things we hold to as we map the world's secondhand, one city at a time.
Value 02
We keep it honest
Real reviews from real visits, verified store owners and a moderation team that keeps spam and fakes out. No pay-to-rank, no hidden ads — just what a place is actually like.
Value 03
We're kinder to the planet
Every secondhand find is one less new thing made. We exist to make reuse the easy, obvious, joyful default — and to send a few more people home with something that already had a life.
Value 04
We're open to everyone
Thrifting is for every body, budget and background. We're proud to be a space that welcomes you whoever you are and whoever you love, we flag wheelchair-accessible stores, and we keep building a community where everyone feels they belong.
Value 05
We're proudly local
We grow city by city, championing the independent shops and charities that give each neighbourhood its character — and sending people through their doors.
Thrifting is for everyone
Inclusion isn't a side project for us — it's the whole point. Secondhand has always been a way for people to dress, furnish and live well on any budget, and we want the map to open that up to even more people, not fewer.
That means a space that's welcoming whoever you are, whoever you love, and however you move through the world. We highlight wheelchair-accessible stores so a trip is never wasted, we keep the community LGBTQ+ friendly and safe, and we listen when members tell us how to do better.
Diversity, equity & belonging at Thrift Talk
The best finds come from the most different places, and so do the best ideas. We're building a community and a team that reflect the neighbourhoods we map — across cultures, abilities, identities and incomes — because a map made by everyone is a map that works for everyone.
How Thrift Talk came to be
A short history, swap these milestones for your real ones any time.
THE SPARK
One too many wasted trips
After turning up to three "open" thrift stores that were closed, the idea was obvious: thrifters needed a map they could actually trust.
THE BUILD
A map, then a community
We started by plotting every secondhand spot in one city, then opened it up so shoppers could review, photograph and save their favourites.
TODAY
Growing city by city
Store owners now claim and verify their shops, post new arrivals and reply to reviews, and the community keeps the map alive.
Come find your next favourite shop
Download Thrift Talk and turn every spare afternoon into a treasure hunt.