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stonevintage · ‎09-08-2017

Seems like the thrift stores are getting a little greedy. Price increases averaging 15% per year for the last 3 years, especially on general clothing and speciality or NWT items.

A used pullover sweatshirt or pair of used sweatpants here was 3.95 three years ago. Now, they're all asking 5.95-6.95. Run of the mill, no name brands.

Decor items.. with the Ross "compare at 9.99 stickers", yours for a great bargin of 4.99. I guess here, half price of what item was new - is their best deal to offer. Apparently, items fallen out of trend have no impact on their pricing considerations. Lots of owl and elephant figurines of all shapes and sizes getting donated now cause they're over - but still marked at on trend prices.

Don't they know, before these new items were donated - they were likely offered at half price or better in the retail store before they did their shelf pull and donated them???

Anyone else notice yet another price jump in the last month or so? The winter clothes just coming out now have about a 30% jump in last years pricing:(

emerald40 · ‎09-13-2017

@rolenboy01 wrote:
@retrose1 wrote:

Some thrifts are not there to have their donations help the poor, some are there to get money. And some of that money goes to help the poor.
I could have swore that was the mission of the vast majority of thrift stores, get items for free sell them at a profit to anyone and everyone use said profit to help a certain cause or charity, I agree with most everyone here and I'm sticking to my guns I honestly feel these places would go out of business without resellers and hoarders.

If a reseller is making 3X, 5X, 10X off of it, then that mission is totally lacking in business sense.

bubbleman2010 · ‎09-13-2017

If you picked up a item that was priced at $1.99 and told a thrift store the items potential long term exposure value was $300.00 they'll always take the $1.99 bird in the hand rather than what might be in the bushes.....

emerald40 · ‎09-13-2017

@bubbleman2010 wrote:
If you picked up a item that was priced at $1.99 and told a thrift store the items potential long term exposure value was $300.00 they'll always take the $1.99 bird in the hand rather than what might be in the bushes.....

But that should not stop you from giving some of that profit back in a cash donation.

lookng2015 · ‎09-13-2017

Good GRIEF. Enough already.

"If a product doesn't sell, raise the price" - Reese Palley
"If it sold FAST, it was priced too low" - also Reese Palley

bubbleman2010 · ‎09-13-2017

I restrict myself to one good deed a day. Today I nuked a blueberry muffin put two scoops of vanilla ice cream on it and took it out to Chubs the flagman on the highway roadcrew that are working in front of my place of emploement....

emerald40 · ‎09-13-2017

@lookng2015 wrote:
Good GRIEF. Enough already.

There are so many other threads out there that may be more to your liking, so why not leave this one and go to one of them.

emerald40 · ‎09-13-2017

@bubbleman2010 wrote:
I restrict myself to one good deed a day. Today I nuked a blueberry muffin put two scoops of vanilla ice cream on it and took it out to Chubs the flagman on the highway roadcrew that are working in front of my place of emploement....

Did you ever think Chubs may be prediabetic or have the condition and that is the last thing he needs?

mistwomandancing · ‎09-13-2017

rixstuff wrote:..........There has been some discussion about how millenials dont want their parents/grandparents stuff..........try to sell it THEMSELVES..........

Reminds me of the young woman who lived across the street from us many years ago.. selling her grandmother's STERLING silver trays, bowls, etc. at her garage sale.

She inherited it but preferred the simple clean modern lines so much in style at that time.. not the ornate fussy 'overdone' stuff that her grandmother had. Girl told me one lady who stopped by bought all of it. Well, NO DOUBT.

My guess is this girl had no idea of its worth.. maybe not even the difference between sterling and plate, simply didn't like the style of the pieces and got rid of it at her garage sale. Nice neighborhood. Young woman just too naive to know..... I'll bet her mother had a heart attack when she heard about it!

nowthatsjustducky · ‎09-13-2017

If Chubs was, he would likely know, and would politely decline with a thanks for the thought at the least. 😄

If it works, sell it. If it works well, sell it for more. If it doesn't work, quadruple the price and sell it as an antique.

-- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #80

bubbleman2010 · ‎09-13-2017

Beats me I just met him this morning at 5am roadcrew worker from Virginia going home in 3 weeks. He said his friends just call him Chubs and when he spotted the 16 different flavors of ice cream he told me how he loves to eat ice cream everyday. So a couple hours later it was 80 degrees and he looked hot out there by himself so I took him ice cream....

emerald40 · ‎09-13-2017

@nowthatsjustducky wrote:
If Chubs was, he would likely know, and would politely decline with a thanks for the thought at the least. 😄

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As a diabetic, unless you see your doctor yearly for an A1C, no if often gets misdiagnosed which is why according to statistic many who are prediabetic do not even realize it.

I didn't.

emerald40 · ‎09-13-2017

@mistwomandancing wrote:
rixstuff wrote:..........There has been some discussion about how millenials dont want their parents/grandparents stuff..........try to sell it THEMSELVES..........

Reminds me of the young woman who lived across the street from us many years ago.. selling her grandmother's STERLING silver trays, bowls, etc. at her garage sale.

She inherited it but preferred the simple clean modern lines so much in style at that time.. not the ornate fussy 'overdone' stuff that her grandmother had. Girl told me one lady who stopped by bought all of it. Well, NO DOUBT.

My guess is this girl had no idea of its worth.. maybe not even the difference between sterling and plate, simply didn't like the style of the pieces and got rid of it at her garage sale. Nice neighborhood. Young woman just too naive to know..... I'll bet her mother had a heart attack when she heard about it!

Similar situation. My mother had a curio cabinet filled with Hummel, Capidomenti(sp) and what have you. She also had a formal dining room.

My house is much smaller. And I have two German Shepards who are as graceful as two bulls in a China shop,

And none of my children want "old people stuff."

So it is all packaged away in a box in our basement.

loveyourimagination49 · ‎09-13-2017

Wow, glass half empty much!

That was very nice of you bubbleman!

Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.

lookng2015 · ‎09-13-2017

@emerald40 wrote:
@lookng2015 wrote:
Good GRIEF. Enough already.
There are so many other threads out there that may be more to your liking, so why not leave this one and go to one of them.

Excuse me? I don't have an issue with this thread topic, but you seem to. Perhaps follow your own advice?

"If a product doesn't sell, raise the price" - Reese Palley
"If it sold FAST, it was priced too low" - also Reese Palley

possumpeddlar · ‎09-13-2017

What can you do about it??? Nothing!!!! They are an American Store like any other. Dont like it dont shop there. One store in Rock Springs, Wy. has raised prices 300% in the last year. They go through managers like old socks. If you dont perform you are out. Eventhough the good merchandise is not there as it was a year ago. The big wage workers left town after the gas and oil work. They donated all the good stuff over a year ago. No good stuff now, just yard sale left overs. Soon the comunity will not support high prices. So no donations. That will happen everywhere when prices go nuts for old used stuff. People get mad and will not donate. Rather throw it away or leave on curb side for free. I have been shopping thrift stores for 55 years. I have seen it all a few times over. Just wait for it! Greed is the American Way.