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Depends on the area but thrift stores can be great for toys - if only because survivorship bias says anything that makes it there will last a long long time.
Local free groups like Buy Nothing can also be great for sports equipment, school supplies, kid sized furniture etc.
My own misgivings aside, I'm not giving a thrift store toy as a birthday gift.
Why? I’ve bought plenty of things from thrift stores that function as if they were new
Because it would be rude and would create negative social consequences for my kids and myself.
Even if it is like new, I'm not about to try to convince a suburban mom of that.