You won't believe the prices at our thrift/goodwill store
#201
I have been reading about all of the wonderful things everyone finds on here at the thrift store so I went to check out a goodwill. The furniture was awful. Simply junk. I ended up paying .99 for each of two pillow cases and bought a table runner in velvet for $3.99 to cut up and make barbie doll clothes for my granddaughter. I will not be going back.
#202
Originally Posted by Quiltbin
We do have a thrift store called St. Vincent DePaul which is much cheaper, and they also give back to the community, so we mostly shop there.
Marysewfun
#203
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Bloomington IN
Posts: 864
Ya gotta watch, they are just like garage sales. Somedays are good and some days are horrid :cry: :cry: Ya never know :shock: :shock: My philosophy is that it is a big treasure hunt. One of my favorites is Value World, I got 2 quilts there at different times. Another tip is always be nice to the people who work there. Both quilts were extremely well priced by the nice ladies who work there. I always make an effort to talk to the workers, most of the time we have a nice conversation and sometimes when I need a price on a treasure they are extremely generous on the price :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
#204
Originally Posted by Renee110
Next is a homemade table, rough, not sanded, written all over
#205
Goodwill here is the same - way out of line. Besides they are running a business with new merchandise all over the place. Won't negiotiate the price either. I don't go to find much of anything - just kill time there.
#206
Yep I think they train some of the managers as if they were regular retail. LMBO - same with some Salvation Armys. What is really disturbing is that most of this stuff is DONATED to them so anything they make is gravy. We have a Salvation Army near us that sells zippers for $1.29. I dug thru the bin and found three marked for $.39 and nine not marked at all. That was a good deal - 12 zippers for less than $5. All the Goodwills in the Vegas area are horrible. No clothing for less than $8 and nothing on the shelves that isn't broken. Geezzz.
#209
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 596
went to Goodwill on Thurs. was looking around, thought prices were high becuz some of the items I know I can get at the dollar store. I don't have a red shirt so I thought i would look for one, I found one I liked the price was 3.99 but when you looked at the middle of the shirt it still had the tag from Wal Mart for 3.00. That was a sign for me to go home. Now I wish I had said something to a clerk.
#210
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Escondido, CA
Posts: 1,129
Well, after complaining about the high prices at the Salvation Army, I visited my local store today. All clothes and bric-a-brac were $1 each. It makes up for the other times I walked away with nothing. And I did score!
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