Nifty Thrifty

I wish there was a map of all of the thrift stores near Richmond, Virginia. Oh wait a minute, now there is! Using the fantabulousness of Google Maps, I was able to combine various maps that other people have made for thrift stores in the Richmond, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and Washington DC area into one super-map! Now you can easily save money and the environment, all in your own backyard!



View Virginia and DC Thrift Stores in a larger map


To combine your own maps is easy, just follow these simple steps...


1) Right click on the "view in Google Earth" link on the upper-right hand side of the screen for the map with the locations you want to copy, and click copy link address.

2) Open the map you want to add the new locations to. Click on the edit view.
3) Click import. Hit Control V to paste the link you just copied. Click upload. 


The new locations should now appear in your map. Sometimes you have to refresh the page, or reopen your map in a new window for the new locations to appear.You can combine as many maps as you like. Just be aware that your map will load more slowly the more locations you add. Eventually Google caps the amount of locations visible on a map page at any one time, and you need to hit next page to view the rest of your locations. I found this a pain in the ass, so I looked up a way around this. Follow step one with your new map. Next, open a new window with Google Maps. Paste the link into the search box for Google Maps. Your map should now appear with all locations on one map page. To save this new map, click the "Save to my maps" link on the upper left-hand side of the page. Now you can make your own map of thrift stores in your area, or whatever! Happy mapping!