8 Triangle thrift stores host Holiday Thrift Shoppe Trail with extra savings through Jan.

The Thrift Shoppe Trail begins Saturday, Dec. 19, and runs through the end of January. Shoppers get a card with all the thrift stores taking part in the trail. Each time a customer stops into one of the eight participating thrift stores, they receive a stamp for that store. Once four stamps are collected, it means savings.[br /][br /]Thrift stores from eight Durham and Orange County non-profits are taking part including:[br /][br /][url HREF="http://scrapexchange.org/" TARGET="new" REL=""]The Scrap Exchange - Durham[/url][br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/PenniesforChangeThriftStore/" TARGET="new" REL=""]Pennies for Change - Durham[/url][br /][url HREF="http://www.durhameconomicresourcecenter.org/" TARGET="new" REL=""]Durham Economic Resource Center[/url][br /][url HREF="https://www.durhamrescuemission.org/" TARGET="new" REL=""]Durham Rescue Mission - Durham[/url][br /][Ads /][br /][url HREF="http://www.trosathriftstore.org/" TARGET="new" REL=""]TROSA - Durham[/url][br /][url HREF="https://www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/durham/family-thrift-stores/" TARGET="new" REL=""]The Salvation Army - Durham[/url][br /][url HREF="http://ptathriftshop.org/" TARGET="new" REL=""]PTA Thrift Store - Carrboro and Chapel Hill[/url][br /][url HREF="http://www.clubnova.org/thrift_shop.html" TARGET="new" REL=""]Club Nova - Carrboro[/url][br /][br /]"Every time they get four stamps, they'll be able to turn that card in at any store for five dollars off a 10-dollar purchase," said Jeff Stern of the TROSA Thrift Store in Durham.[br /][br /]Stern said there is no limit to how many coupons that customers can accumulate.[br /][br /][iframe SRC="https://mapsengine.google.com/map/embed?mid=zEDUwCfh8WcQ.k7d46MpiFKLU" HEIGHTSMALL="200" HEIGHTMEDIUM="300" HEIGHTLARGE="500" /][br /][br /]"If you get four (stamps) on one and four on another, you'll be able to use five dollars off at each store," Stern said.[br /][br /]In addition to being a good deal for shoppers, the Thrift Shop Trail helps to promote the need for donations.[br /][br /]"So, it's not just about the shopping, it's also about the giving," Stern said.[br /][br /]Terry Pannick, of Pennies For Change Thrift Store, said the money raised for the non-profits through thrift stores is extremely important.[br /][br /]"That's the importance of a thrift store, because it's a continuous funding source," Pannick said.[br /][br /]For more information about the Thrift Shop Trail click [url HREF="[br /]http://events.triangle.com/eventx--138697_2264809--The-Scrap-Exchange-Holiday-Thrift-Shoppe-Trail--at--Scrap-Exchange.aspx" TARGET="new" REL=""]here[/url].[br /][br /][b][url HREF="http://bit.ly/1TfmsxL"]Report a Typo[/url][/b]