Pam Kaiser browses the shelves of figurines at Goodwill in Roseville in search of vintage items that speak to her family’s roots.
“I love to find Scandinavian things. I’m Swedish and my husband is German,” said Kaiser, who is a thrift store regular. “It’s fun to find things that are unique.”
She has plenty of places to treasure hunt these days. Nonprofit thrift stores in Minnesota are experiencing unprecedented growth to handle both a growing appetite for secondhand bargains and a burgeoning amount of donated items.