@Teileach Funny thing about the book section at thrift, on any given day you can find these entire series - Left Behind, Twilight, and 50 shades.
With Twilight - at one point people used to pre-order, stand in line, etc but today, thrift stores cannot even give them away.
Thrift stores are interesting - Some of the other things they have a hard time selling - like the stack of used DVD players, were once pretty expensive.
I have seen some things and thought, "Someone out there is probably still paying off the credit card they used when they bought this".
Thrift stores are almost like a history lesson about economics.
@CestManan They would certainly sell more items with lower prices, because they are given everything for free. I gave a small fridge away once, not all take electrical items but this one did, ad the woman in the shop was saying how she would 'give' it to her son moving out. I said to her I wasn't giving it to the shop for someone to have it free as the money for it was supposed to be for charity. She never got it and I took it elsewhere.
@Teileach I do not know how they operate in your country, but here in the US a lot of thrift organizations claim to be for charity, but they really are not. Typical I suppose. The biggest one here is called "Goodwill" and sometimes there is controversy surrounding them.
But yeah pricing is a different story. Some things are fairly priced for being used items. Sometimes though, they are priced close to what it would cost new. Usually small mundane stuff like tupperware or just random junk. Sometimes furniture though.
Clothes are typically $5 for any given article.
Oh about books - those go anywhere between $1 and $5, normally based on the condition. I imagine those three series are probably cheaper since there are too many unwanted used ones.
When I was a graduate student in 1985, my classmate/roommate and I went to a garage sale and furnished much of our two-bedroom apartment for $150, including an old couch, coffee table, table and chairs, file cabinet, wine rack, and some other odds and ends.
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2 summers ago I found several pairs of petite XS ladies dress pants some new with tags and cardigans that worked perfect for my kid's school uniform. I spent $2-5 a piece.
When they got worn I searched the brands online because she loved them and they're all like $60-70 a pop.
I found a thrift shop way north of where I live kind of the country. They have the absolute best women’s clothes for dirt cheap. I love going there once every couple of months.
That dress looks kind of Victorian. I found an ancient Atari gaming system with a box of games. Once I found something I could play it on, I had a lot of fun with that outdated technology
You never know what treasures you might find unless you stop and look. I found a great leather backpack that I reused for a pack for my bicycle, after I cut the straps off I realized I had a $ 200 backpack that I only payed $15 for. I had ruined the backpack but it made a great pack for my bike, I’ve used it for about 15 years and it’s still good, I’m happy I got it.
