Thrift Shopping Tourism SW Florida Style

Thrift Shopping Tourism SW Florida Style Thrift Shopping Tourism SW Florida Style brings thrift/resale shopping as a "RESALE ADVENTURE" destination to our area either by car or bus.

Thanks to The Happy Thrifter Resale Guide Newspapers and The Mystery Resale/Thrifting Shopping Bus Tours. By Car- Pick up a copy of The Happy Thrifter Resale Guide Newspaper and start planning your own ROAD TRIP RESALE ADVENTURE anywhere from Ocala to Naples, FL. This paper is huge (over 74 pages) and includes over 455 resale merchants ads, locations on map and stories about each of them. Look for

Thrift Stores, Resale Shops, Boutiques, Emporiums, Salvage, Shabby Chic, Antique/Vendor Malls, Salvage, Flea Markets, Consignments Stores for Furniture and Clothing, Vintage, and more. Copies are available at area news racks, resale merchants (Ocala to Naples) or you can order one online at www.thehappythriftershopper.com- The paper is FREE however we do charge a small handling fee for shipping. Order one before your vacation, so you can get a jump start on your ROAD TRIP RESALE ADVENTURE in SW FLORIDA. "Where every page is your journey to your road trip resale adventure!"

By Bus- Order tickets for a fun Mystery Resale/Thrifting Shopping Bus Tour where you leave the driving to us via an air-conditioned motor coach bus as we take you resale shopping all day. We don't disclose the location of the shops until you are on the bus, price of $69 per ticket includes catered lunch, games, snacks, contests, added discounts from the resale merchants, swag bags, prizes, laughs and so much fun! We have many fun guided-led theme tours (Holiday-Easter-Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, Chico de Mayo, Happy New Year and more) that run from December to May of each year. Plan your vacation around our resale tour dates. Order tickets at www.thehappythriftershopper.com. Tickets will be emailed to your inbox from Eventbrite. Our resale tours generally run from 8 am to 5 pm (longer return times for tours going further North or South). We have convenient pick up locations all around town. Email [email protected] for general information. " Let your Resale Adventure by bus begin with us!"

Small Groups- Do you have a small group of gals that want to go resale/thrifting shopping on our resale tours? Did you know we can save (up to 20) seats on any of our tours by contacting our bus sales and information team at [email protected] or by calling them at 941-786-4847. We provide a sign announcing your group. Private Tours- Yes, you can book a private bus tour for your community. You will need to sell 50 seats, a contract is required along with a deposit. Contact our bus sales and information team at [email protected] or by calling them at 941-786-4847. We only have certain dates open for our private tours. Birthdays-Anniversaries-Let us know ahead of time, so we can make a sign. We make a big deal out of celebrations on our resale tours! Featured airings and media- We have been featured on WEDU-PBS, 105.5 WDUV The Dove Podcast, Fox 13 Tampa Bay, North River News, WWSB ABC 7 News, Tampa Bay 10, SNN News, Charlotte County Florida Weekly, Venice Gondolier Sun, SRQ Magazine, Venice Lifestyle, Port Charlotte Sun, Punta Gorda Sun, Englewood Sun, Tampa Bay Times, Action 10 ABC News, Venice Florida Weekly, The Observer, Bradenton Herald Newspaper, Thrift Style Blog, Sarasota Herald Tribune. ThriftShoppingTourism.com is a planning source for your resale adventures (by car or bus tour). Share your photos (of your resale finds plus let us know what state you are from) using or email them to [email protected]. We do review all posts and photos. With all this said, we thank you for sharing your love for Thrift Shopping FLORIDA STYLE!

👕🛳LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO THRIFT ON LAND..NOW YOU CAN THRIFT SHOP AT SEA.😲OH SHIP FLORIDA THRIFTING TRIP EVENT! AND, ON THE...
08/13/2025

👕🛳LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO THRIFT ON LAND..NOW YOU CAN THRIFT SHOP AT SEA.😲

OH SHIP FLORIDA THRIFTING TRIP EVENT! AND, ON THE BIGGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD (ICON OF THE SEAS)!

BOOKING ROOMS NOW- for our January 16th-Jan. 23, 2027
RIGHT NOW only $250.00 deposit per person to save your stateroom and your rate!

When: Saturday, Jan. 16th- January 23rd, 2027- 7 NIGHT CRUISE to the EASTERN CARIBBEAN out of the PORT OF MIAMI.
Ship: Royal Caribbean ICON OF THE SEAS (YES, it's the LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD)😲

Where does it go: Starts in Miami, then Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Charlotee Amaile, St. Thomas, Perfect Day at Coca Cay-Bahamas and then back to the port of Miami.

How do I sign up: Call RC at 1-800-465-3595 (choose 5 for groups), give them booking # 1340090, choose early dining and let them know you are with the fun HAPPY THRIFTER group.

Then email us back so we can add your name to our database.
Cost: $250.00 per person deposit now, cruise is $1436 (includes port fees and taxes) for 7 nights. Then you have a year to pay the balance ($1,186.00), which is like $98.00 a month. WOW. So affordable. Final payment is 08/16/2026.

$50.00 on board credit if you put down your deposit in 30 days.
INCLUDES ALL THINGS FUN...see FLYER below and please email us with any questions at 816-352-0976 or email us [email protected]

CruiseExpress.com has a bus that may take us to the port, when I called they said it was too early to book a seat. Just an FYI. You are responsible for your own way to the port. Suggestions, let us know.
*It's hard for us to reserve a bus on our own since we have ladies flying in from all over the United States.

** Yep, we have a Make Ship Thrift Store aboard the ship and so much more! These rooms won't last long. See you on ship!
🪣 🪣 🪣 🪣 🪣 🪣 🪣 Make this your BUCKET list in 2027!

🎉 THE HAPPY THRIFTER has been nominated (Business of the Year 2025).....WOW oh WOW!Couldn't happen at a better time sinc...
08/07/2025

🎉 THE HAPPY THRIFTER has been nominated (Business of the Year 2025).....WOW oh WOW!

Couldn't happen at a better time since we are celebrating our 10th year as a company here in Venice, Florida
"Bringing happy to the resale and thrift community" with our resale guide newspaper (The Happy Thrifter), our Mystery Resale Shopping Bus Tours (Thrifting Tours by Bus) and our Thrifting Cruises with Royal Caribbean.

Congrats to the other nominees!

Thank you

🚐👑👜Grab your seats before the season starts! Mystery Resale Shopping Tours (Thrifting Tours by bus)TIckets and details a...
07/13/2025

🚐👑👜Grab your seats before the season starts!

Mystery Resale Shopping Tours (Thrifting Tours by bus)
TIckets and details at www.thehappythriftershopper.com

"Let your Resale Adventure Begin with us!"

🪣 Make this your BUCKET LIST fun!

Discover everything Southwest, Florida has to offer- hidden gems, like over 450 resale and thrift shops! Yep, that's us!...
06/26/2025

Discover everything Southwest, Florida has to offer- hidden gems, like over 450 resale and thrift shops! Yep, that's us!

Grab your FREE resale guide The Happy Thrifter with a handy dandy pull out map and start planning your resale adventures!

Available at most resale and thrift shops from North Central Florida to Naples. Or visit our digital version or order your hard copy at www.thehappythriftershopper.com

Ask us about our Mystery Resale Shopping Bus Tours (Thrifting Tours by Bus) and our Thrifting Cruises with Royal Caribbean.

HAPPY NEWS!Get ready for the ultimate thrifting adventures! Join our Thrifting Tours by Bus & Thrifting Cruises with Roy...
06/10/2025

HAPPY NEWS!
Get ready for the ultimate thrifting adventures!
Join our Thrifting Tours by Bus & Thrifting Cruises with Royal Caribbean.
Grab your tickets and learn more at www.thehappythriftershopper.com
Who's in?

🤫Wanna know a secret? Our snowbirds are heading back north, so now is the time to grab your seat for our next season of ...
05/05/2025

🤫Wanna know a secret?

Our snowbirds are heading back north, so now is the time to grab your seat for our next season of Thrifting Tours By Bus (Mystery Resale Shopping Bus Tours) before the snowbirds get back down here next year.

See our new schedule and grab a few tickets at www.thehappythriftershopper.com

"Putting the fun into our resale adventures for the past nine year", we are happy to be the original thrift and resale shopping bus tour company.☺️

Sponsored by our newspaper, The Happy Thrifter Resale Guide, don't be fooled by copycats.

🩴🩴🛒📰Venice- Mark your Calendar! Let's continue to celebrate the new location of The Salvation Army Thrift Store on Satur...
03/13/2025

🩴🩴🛒📰Venice- Mark your Calendar! Let's continue to celebrate the new location of The Salvation Army Thrift Store on Saturday, March 22nd (4230 S. Tamiami Trail) from 10 am to 12 pm.

🩴🩴 Meet FLIP and FLOP in front of store! Lots of freebies, swag bags, thrifting t-shirts, The Happy Thrifter Resale Guide Newspaper (hot off the press), goodies, water and snacks.

"We have been flipping over thrifting since 2016"

Ask us on Saturday about our bus tours and thrifting cruises!

See you next Saturday, March 22nd. Should be lots of fun!

📰🫅 Venice- In the news on March 8th Venice Gondolier Photo Album Page. Busloads of women wanted a glimpse of our Golden ...
03/12/2025

📰🫅 Venice- In the news on March 8th Venice Gondolier Photo Album Page.

Busloads of women wanted a glimpse of our Golden Bachelor of the Mercato Season II. It was a fun event, held at the Venice Mercato, On The Island.

We put the fun into all our resale adventures- tickets and details for our bus tours can be found at www.thehappythriftershopper.com

🤗🤗I can't keep calm I just booked a thrifting cruise!🛳⚓️🛟 (and they even have a thrift store aboard the ship)!🛳Thursday,...
02/09/2025

🤗🤗I can't keep calm I just booked a thrifting cruise!🛳⚓️🛟 (and they even have a thrift store aboard the ship)!

🛳Thursday, October 2nd- October 6th, 2025 (some rooms still left). Tampa to Cozumel with Royal Caribbean. Booking number 2688311.

🛳 Just added- NEXT YEAR-Thursday, Jan. 22nd-16th, 2026- Tampa To Cozumel- Booking Number 3134417.

👉FAQ's-How do I book this thrifting cruise with The Happy Thrifters?

Call number above, choose 5 for groups, give them booking number, put down your small $200.00 deposit (Final payment is not due until November 2025 for 2026 cruise). Let them know you are with The Happy Thrifter group and choose early dining.

Then email us back at [email protected] so we can add your name to our database.

⛴⚓️CRUISE THIS:NEW- Jan. 22nd- Jan. 26th 2026- BOOK NOW for our 2026 THRIFTING CRUISE! TAMPA TO COZUMEL💃Did you know we ...
01/26/2025

⛴⚓️CRUISE THIS:

NEW- Jan. 22nd- Jan. 26th 2026- BOOK NOW for our 2026 THRIFTING CRUISE! TAMPA TO COZUMEL💃

Did you know we put on thrifting cruises and partner with Royal Caribbean? And, we even have a thrift store aboard the ship, guest speakers on thrifting/resale and more, Minnie Pearl Fashion and Cocktail Hour, group slot pull games

Includes food, entertainment and you can reserve a stateroom for only $200.00. Cost: $403.00 per person (which includes port and tax fees)- minus your $200.00 deposit.

📞Reserve your room is so easy to do: Call RC at 1-800-465-3595 (extension 5 for groups), give them booking number 3134417, tell them you are with the Happy Thrifter group, choose early dining and then email us back at [email protected] so we can add your name to our group database.

Email us [email protected] for more questions.
Hope to see you on the ship.

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