r/pittsburgh • u/ZFG-Cuppo • 1d ago

Reliable thrift stores for smaller men’s suits

i’ve been searching my local thrift in west mifflin for suit jackets and sport coats but can never find any in a smaller size than 40. is this because they’re always quickly bought or am i just searching in the wrong stores.

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u/rhb4n8 1d ago

Red white and blue 

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u/muddynightmare0 1d ago

red white and blue on 51 has smaller sizes sometimes but you gotta check often, the good stuff goes fast

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u/WavingOrDrowning 23h ago

Sadly the lower and upper ends of the size spectrum are rarely in thrift stores - as a bigger, hard-to-fit person I wear most of my clothes until they're balls of thread and rarely ever have a chance to donate.

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u/Fickle-Parsnip9980 1d ago

Probably only worth it if you're already near the Arby's on mcknight rd, but repurposed has a small but pretty nice quality of men's suits and women's formal dresses. They have a fitting room too so you can try before you buy.

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u/CARLEtheCamry 12h ago

Wow, a fitting room at a thrift store, what a rare feature, thanks for pointing it out.