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August 3, 2026

Twin Cities Rookie Mistakes and Top 5 Vintage Stores

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Twin Cities Rookie Mistakes and Top 5 Vintage Stores

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Today, we revisit two of the Twin Cities' most beloved pastimes: secondhand shopping and learning things the hard way. Producer and vintage enthusiast Tiffany Bui breaks down the difference between a thrift store and a true vintage store and shares her top picks across the Twin Cities, including one shop she visits specifically when she's sad. Then, contributors Em Cassel, Denzel Belin, Winter Keefer, Pavielle French, Sam Choo, Kirstie Kimball, and Tane Danger – along with executive producer Anna Weggel – confess their most memorable Twin Cities rookie mistakes, from $400 in State Fair food to a kayak trip into a pitch-black tunnel beneath Minneapolis that may have awakened something.

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