ADRIAN — Kim’s Thrifty Finds, a resale shop operated by Kim Clymer, opened on June 6 in the Gallery of Shops in downtown Adrian. 

Clymer got interested in reselling during the COVID shutdown, after talking to a neighbor who was already involved with it. She and her husband, Josh, started by going to auctions, then selling the merchandise online.

“We’d go to auctions, and get a bunch of stuff and resell it online,” she said. 

Over time, they changed their strategy. The Clymers now get their merchandise from three different liquidation sources in Ohio. The merchandise comes on a pallet, she said, and picking out a pallet means buying the merchandise without seeing it, because the buyer isn’t allowed to take the pallet apart to see the merchandise that’s on it.

“You go in and pick out a pallet,” Clymer said. “You never know what’s on it.”

The business started to change in November 2024, when Clymer started working full time at the Goodwill Art Works store inside the Gallery of Shops. She found that it was difficult to work full time and keep up with her online reselling business. Then she noticed a vacant space and began to get an idea.

“I kept watching that door in the building and talked to my husband about it, and he said ‘Let’s do it,’ ” she said. 

The Clymers rented the space and started Kim’s Thrifty Finds as a brick-and-mortar business.

Currently, the store features seasonal items for summer play, such as flotation devices and swim rings. The store is also stocked with toys, books, home decor and clothing. Almost all the merchandise is new, but any used item is marked with a tag. 

Clymer aims to keep her prices low and the atmosphere friendly.

“I’m not out there to make that big dollar,” she said. “And it always feels like home.”

Kim’s Thrifty Finds is located in the Gallery of Shops, 136 E. Maumee St., Suite 3, Adrian. Store hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The store will also be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays when the Croswell Opera House has a performance. 

For information, call 517-920-4069.