I have noticed the rapidly escalating prices of the clothes at Salvation Army and other national chain thrift stores also. I cannot imagine how they think people in today's economy can afford to pay new prices for used clothing. I'm sure their overhead has risen like everyone else's, but how can pricing things out of their customers' market help? I don't get their marketing concepts at all.
I can't afford to shop there, so I do my shopping in the local places that are more realistic and reasonable.