I love shopping at second-hand stores. I have found some pretty nice things over the years. I just love finding brand new things at second-hand stores. I have to admit that it is not that often that I find brand new items that are still in the box, but when I do, I get super excited. It really motivates me to shop even more often at second-hand stores. My mom never took me shopping for used things when I was younger, so I actually never went into a second-hand store until I was an adult. I was amazed at the gems that you can find. I found a brand new air conditioner still in the box at one of my local thrift stores the other day. I was so excited. I had been wanting an air conditioner for over two years, but I refused to pay full price for one. I just lived without air conditioning in my house for those years, and I was fine. I definitely longed for air conditioning some days, but it wasn’t that bad. Even though it was fine without air conditioning, it is truly a blessing to finally have it. I love having a nice cool house. I live in a tiny house so that one air conditioner that I found at the second-hand store cools my entire house. I love having air conditioning, and I really feel like I can be more thankful now since I didn’t have it for so long. Air conditioning may not be necessary, but it sure is nice to have. I am so glad that I found a brand new air conditioner in the second-hand store.