Thrift Stores!!!

[mountainmist]

If the goodwills and sally stores seriously wanted to help poor families by selling the donations to them, then they would have serious limits upon the amount of items one could purchase each visit.

They don't care about poor people.

All they are is a clearing house for people who want to flip the well-made and/or designer items on Ebay, so I won't even go to them anymore.

In my area, each of these stores is very different, so it seems that pricing must be done by each store.

The last time I went was almost 8 years ago and when I saw that even cheesy worn out sweaters were 5-9 bucks, I simply left and never went back.

If they think that their donated designer clothing are so VALUABLE, then they should immediately cull them and leave the items that do enter the store racks at reasonable prices for the poor.

[mountainmist]

If the goodwills and sally stores seriously wanted to help poor families by selling the donations to them, then they would have serious limits upon the amount of items one could purchase each visit.

They don't care about poor people.

All they are is a clearing house for people who want to flip the well-made and/or designer items on Ebay, so I won't even go to them anymore.

In my area, each of these stores is very different, so it seems that pricing must be done by each store.

The last time I went was almost 8 years ago and when I saw that even cheesy worn out sweaters were 5-9 bucks, I simply left and never went back.

If they think that their donated designer clothing are so VALUABLE, then they should immediately cull them and leave the items that do enter the store racks at reasonable prices for the poor.

[MonkeyMama]

I shop thrift stores for clothes - they are usually pretty dirt cheap.

I have noticed the Goodwill stores around here have some pretty pricey furniture. The stuff isn't that nice and most of the time I think I could find NEW furniture cheaper. I have always thought that in passing. I guess it depends on what you are shopping for.

[kealina]

and here i was feeling all alone seeing all the good deals some people find at thrift stores... Goodwill stores here in the islands are quite high priced... you can occasionally find a deal but you have to be lucky and have good timing... wedding dresses, even the ones that have yellowed, start at $100... evening dresses start at $20... shoes could be $5, $10 or more... and the clothing is just as bad... salvation army is a little better but there aren't any near where we live and it isn't worth driving out to one...

thankfully we have other options that are more convenient and cheaper...
I can go right down the street to ROSS here and find better deals, especially with clearance for items i need to buy new (underwear and such)... and across the street from the mall, where ROSS is, is the swap meet and you can find some good deals there too... and let's not forget my favorite... garage sales