207: Top NYC Thrift Guide Reveals How to Thrift Like a Pro When Traveling, feat. Samantha

Meet Samantha Davis, founder of the Ultimate Secondhand Shopping Experience in NYC, the #1 ranked thrifting tour in the Big Apple! After launching in 2018 via Airbnb Experiences, she’s now leading thousands of visitors through over 300 secondhand stores in the five boroughs and changing how people view secondhand shopping.

In this week’s episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast, Samantha shares her journey from solo tour guide to resale entrepreneur and offers tips from her travels around the globe. 

You can learn more about Samantha's tours by going to vintagebossbabes.com.

SHOW NOTES:

• Believing in the “thrifting gods.”
• Vintage tourism.
• How she got into the reselling biz early on and how it’s evolved over the years.
• Creating thrifting experiences for a global audience through tours of New York City.
• Tales from her thrifting travels around the world.
• Exploring and touring the over 300 secondhand stores in the five boroughs.
• How her “personal shopper” guides help people on the tours find treasures.
• How she customizes her thrifting tours.
• Why Brooklyn is her favorite secondhand shopping spot in the city.