Comments on: The Jig Is Up

By: Mrs. D

Mrs. D — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:02:23 +0000

I used to volunteer with Oxfam here in England. They had someone go online and check the prices on anything that wasn't clothes related... You'd rarely get a bargain there. Also they tend to drive the prices up on clothes that are already cheap when they're new, which is not very nice... one of the points of shopping second hand is the lower price, not paying the same price it cost when it first went into the shop...

By: Olive

Olive — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 18:05:25 +0000

Yes my dear. At our Good Books fancy Good Will bookstore they look up every book at Amazon I think. So I also think they look up other stuff too.

By: Sherry@Back2Vintage

Sherry@Back2Vintage — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 23:09:15 +0000

Yep.....the professionals are Down South, too!!! Boo hoo!!!

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 04:19:27 +0000

Finding the same thing in my area too. One of the places I used to love to shop now has a "vintage room" where they put all the vintage/antique items that are donated. The prices have gone up since they designated the area and I don't buy much there anymore. But then something will sneak by….I just purchased a pair of vintage wood stocking stretchers there this week….for $2.00! I can't wait until garage sales start!
Jane

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 03:09:36 +0000

Ours here (KC) are still reasonable. Hopefully it will stay that way.
I usually shop on 50% day though.

M : )

By: Cornbread and Beans Quilting

Cornbread and Beans Quilting — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 13:30:58 +0000

I am standing in solidarity with all the other commentors! Bring those prices down thrift stores!!! LOL I was noticing many items at our thrifts with laughably high prices and couldn't believe it. The last straw was when I saw an old used Yankee Candle at Salvation Army for $20. Who buys used candles? And who buys used candles for the same price as a new one? It was the last time I stopped in. I'm not against buying something considered an antique for a little higher of a price at thrift because it's going for a good cause. But pricing absolute junk higher than retail is just silly. I find much better prices at antique stores and they are actually trying to make a living.

By: Krista Eickmeier

Krista Eickmeier — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 13:12:43 +0000

I haven't been thrifting very long (about 4 months), but I've already seen a big difference in prices in that time. I refuse to go to Goodwill now because their pricing has gone up so much :-(

By: Deanies Stash

Deanies Stash — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 03:06:19 +0000

Yea. Happened at our local thrift store,too. Boo-hoo. The clerk, a volunteer, happily told me she had been looking up on eBay so they get more money. 2 old trunks caught my eye but $95 each is pretty high for a thrift store. Good-bye good prices.

By: Angela Santaniello

Angela Santaniello — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:41:03 +0000

It has been horrible around here in Massachusetts. Seriously high prices coupled with terrible quality. Makes me very sad!

Angela @ Number Fifty-Three

By: Leslie Harris

Leslie Harris — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:37:22 +0000

I'm so bummed reading through these comments. I was hoping that those thrift stores with the high prices were still rare. But I'm seeing it too. It's so hard to stumble on those little places that are happy to sell what they consider 'just junk' for hardly anything. I'm curious to see the prices when I move down to So. California....gulp.