The Thrifty Mountaineer

The Thrifty Mountaineer Gifts, Thrifts, Cryptids. The Thrifty Mountaineer celebrates curious finds, local makers, and the weird & wonderful spirit of West Virginia.

FOR WHEN THE GIFT IS THOUGHTFUL… BUT THE WRAPPING ISN'T. 😂Sometimes the bag is almost as important as what's inside.Whet...
09/22/2026

FOR WHEN THE GIFT IS THOUGHTFUL… BUT THE WRAPPING ISN'T. 😂

Sometimes the bag is almost as important as what's inside.

Whether you're celebrating a birthday, a new baby, showing up at the last possible minute, or just need everyone to know that you are absolutely not good at wrapping presents...we've got a bag for that.

Of course, then you still have to figure out what to put inside.

Luckily, we're pretty good at that part too. 😉

Which bag are you grabbing? 👇

📍 The Thrifty Mountaineer
7093 Mall Road, Morgantown
👣 Come Wander!

MEME DROP MONDAY!Someone just said:“Don't be mad, but…”Search for the meme that perfectly describes your immediate react...
09/21/2026

MEME DROP MONDAY!

Someone just said:

“Don't be mad, but…”

Search for the meme that perfectly describes your immediate reaction and DROP IT BELOW! 👇

No words. Just memes.

New Item Monday!Our NEW tee shirt design for this weekend's Blue Ridge Bigfoot Festival at Wintergreen Resort in Nellysf...
09/21/2026

New Item Monday!

Our NEW tee shirt design for this weekend's Blue Ridge Bigfoot Festival at Wintergreen Resort in Nellysford, VA. The Scarlet Visionary captured the fall colors of the mountain retreat and even put a couple West Virginia visitors on the famous chairlift!

The only problem? We don't know what color shirt to put it on! Which do you like best? Natural, Charcoal, or Garnet? 👇Let us know below!

MOONSHINE MONDAYThere’s a lot of time to think when you spend this much time on the road.Long drives. Late nights. Early...
09/21/2026

MOONSHINE MONDAY

There’s a lot of time to think when you spend this much time on the road.

Long drives. Late nights. Early mornings. Long hours standing in a 10x10 space. And probably more conversations with myself than I should admit to. 😂

You think about where you’ve been. Where you’re going. What’s working. What isn’t. What matters…and what really doesn’t.

Sometimes the road is exhausting. Sometimes it clears your head.

And somewhere between here and there, you usually learn a little something about yourself.

👣 Keep wandering.

💚 A LITTLE SUNDAY NIGHT FAVOR…Somehow, this weird little store of ours has become Your Appalachian Emporium.A place for ...
09/20/2026

💚 A LITTLE SUNDAY NIGHT FAVOR…

Somehow, this weird little store of ours has become Your Appalachian Emporium.

A place for local artists and authors. Antiques and vintage. West Virginia history. Books. Original creations. And, obviously, an unreasonable number of cryptids. 😂

If The Thrifty Mountaineer has ever made you laugh, helped you discover something new, introduced you to a local creator, or simply given you a place where weird feels normal, we'd be honored to have your vote for Best of Morgantown 2027.

💚 Vote for the weird. Vote for the fun. Vote Thrifty.
-Best Gift Shop
-Best Place to buy WV-made goods
https://morgantownmag.com/best-of-morgantown-2027/ #/gallery/?group=558592

09/20/2026

Exclusive Halloween design preview at the end!

It was a "spirited" weekend at Almshouse Paracon 2 in Waynesburg, PA!

Old friends, new friends, friends we didn't see...

09/20/2026

Sunday Funnies!

Boy do those Mothmans know how to have fun!

🔴👣👽 WEIRD HAS A HOME HERE.Some of you came for Mothman.Some came for Bigfoot.Some came for West Virginia history, antiqu...
09/19/2026

🔴👣👽 WEIRD HAS A HOME HERE.

Some of you came for Mothman.
Some came for Bigfoot.
Some came for West Virginia history, antiques, local artists, bad jokes or whatever strange thing we happened to post that day.

And some of you probably still aren't entirely sure why you're here. 😂

That's okay. Neither are we.

The Thrifty Mountaineer has always been a place for the weird, the wonderful and the people who enjoy wandering somewhere a little different.

Believers. Non-believers. Cryptid-curious.

There's room for all of you here.

👣 Come Wander.

Saturday Shoutout! K9 Uto  took a break from duty to grab a selfie with Moonshine this week! Lots of work and and a litt...
09/19/2026

Saturday Shoutout!

K9 Uto took a break from duty to grab a selfie with Moonshine this week! Lots of work and and a little play makes Uto a... good boy! 🐾🐶🐕

Featured Artist: Abalozi We're stocked on Abalozi's Appalachian Naturals line including: melts, candles, fragrance oils,...
09/19/2026

Featured Artist: Abalozi

We're stocked on Abalozi's Appalachian Naturals line including: melts, candles, fragrance oils, and face moisturizers and cleansers!

And don't forget the kids! Abalozi Kids by Max makes bathtime fun (with a surprise in every containeer)!

Address

7093 Mall Road
Morgantown, WV
26501

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+13042768651

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