After 25 years, Ambie closed her stores in Nantucket and Florida, and became a professional thrifter. With her keen business sense and trained eye, she scouts out the thrift shops for upscale furniture, designer clothing, and rare antiques to resell for profit. Ambie believes that thrifting is a win, win situation. You save money, give back, and have fun all at the same time!
Ambie and her outlandish boyfriend Tommy make a living buying and selling their valuable thrift treasures. Follow along on Instagram and Facebook!
Even Ambie's stylish and savvy Mother joins in on the hunt. Watch the Palm Beach Thrifters as they thrift and quick flip their finds to eclectic clientele and interior designers across the country.
Ambie's colorful boyfriend with an opinionated personality and out-there-style. He migrated to Florida from Baltimore to work in the citrus groves and become a professional thrifter. He rolls up his Hermes shirtsleeves to get down and dirty in the thrifts. With his eye of an epicurean and his collector’s knowledge, he excavates treasures from the muddled and messy thrift shops. Using his thrift expertise (and big eyeglasses), he inspects artwork, pottery, and Italian glass. He strategically navigates through garbage bags and donation bins in search of the huge score! Using his thrift radar, he zooms in on Danish teak and Mid Century modern furniture knowing that these pieces bring in a huge profit.
Also known for his competitiveness, he camps out at thrift shops to be first in line on opening day. With a never-give-up attitude and hard-core determination, Tommy rocks the thrifts and brings home the goods!
Always a party girl, her famous line is "It's 5 o'clock somewhere!" Once a country clubber, she now bird-dogs the thrifts for Ambie and Tommy, zeroing in on the hidden treasures. She's kicking up her heels, cocktail in hand, traveling, thrifting and surfing Match.com. She always reminds us that great style has no age.
Shelley is Ambie's sister and is a social butterfly and interior designer who loves to decorate on a dime. Always put together, she peruses the thrifts in her Jackie-O sunglasses and designer loafers. As a design-savvy shopper, with a trained eye, she magically transforms home interiors into thrift show houses!
Juliet is Shelley's daughter (Ambie's niece) and is a Young Palm Beach fashionista who lives for Thrift Couture. Forever on the lookout for a designer find, she digs in the thrifts for chic clothing to resell and finance her lifestyle. As a fashion forward Millennial, she turns second-hand trash into thrift couture, by hemming, altering, embellishing and redesigning thrift shop clothing. By studying the most current fashion trends, she has a flair for creating breathtaking makeovers for friends and clients for pennies on the dollar.
Sailor is Ambie's loyal bird dog thrifter. Sometimes she plops him down in a cart and off they go, scouring the racks for vintage goodies. He loves thrift shopping almost as much as he loves treat time. He brings lots of smiles to everyone he meets!
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