...and I'll say it again: ya got to dig around when you're thrift shopping.
Look in every area, even if isn't one that you're usually in. Open any and all boxes that may be on a shelf. Look at the bottom shelf and reach up high to the top shelf. Lift up plates, bowls and platters because there is usually something better hiding underneath something ugly. Shop not just with your eyes, but with your hands. Touch everything and keep disenfectant wipes in the car. Return to the scene of the crime. Smell furniture before you buy it.
Last week I popped into the DAV on the way somewhere else, just for a minute and found this fantastic Lazy Susan, still in its original box, crammed back on the bottom shelf of the dish section. It was made in West Virginia, but had been shipped to South Dakota from a department store in Minneapolis with an incredibly long name, yet ended up in a thrift store in Wichita, KS. It's made up of six pieces: a metal frame into which four leaf-shaped dishes slip with a little bowl to rest on top. Perfect for vegetables and dip, pickly things, or other small delicacies. Do I already have a Lazy Susan? Yes, but not one like this. Plus, it was only $4. I couldn't resist and shouldn't have to.
Remember what I've taught you and thrift with all your senses.