It's amazing around here. Prices at the thrift stores have skyrocketed with the economy. People are trying to survive and as such, are trying to shop thrift stores instead of buying new, but when you can buy it new with a warranty for a few dollars more, or even for less than you can buy it at Goodwill or St. Vincent du Paul's I'm buying new! The thrift stores are pricing themselves out of business...why don't they do a little research? I shouldn't have to pay more than half new price for a decent used item....or at least I don't expect to.
The thrift stores around here are getting to be the absolute WORST places to buy a vintage/antique machine... $60 at the Humane Society thrift store for a Brother with no cords or foot pedal....same machine new at Walmart WITH a warranty is $89...