Finding a great deal at a thrift store is like finding a needle in a haystack. The adventure is in the hunt. I try to stop by a thrift store only when I’m driving past. I don’t hit the same store more than once a week, and usually take longer between visits. Since I’m mainly just traveling between home and work, the stores in
I try to go in, make a quick loop through the store to see what stands out, and get out in five minutes…ten max. So far this year I’ve done a good job staying away.
Here are the main stores in my neck of the woods…
Duluth Salvation Army…just ok. Found $40 of pottery for $2.
Dunwoody Goodwill…good stuff. Don’t get over there much.
Just People in
Roswell Atl Union Mission…not great, but cheap.
Marietta Atl Union
Norcross Goodwill…good stuff. New Dodgers jersey, golf clubs & bags.
N Fulton Community Ministries…not great
Peachtree Corners…lousy.
The Goodwill in Dunwoody is a RIP OFF. I tried to find some " color of the week " tags on clothing items and did NOT find one single 'sale' tag. I am not exaggerating either. I asked several employees why I couldn't find any sale tags. I was given several responses. The most interesting being " we change the tags all the time" . I took photographs and offered said photos to the Goodwill industries head office. Someone from Goodwill responded with an email that had ZERO to do with my original inquiry. I still check the Goodwill stores from time to time. The absurd price increases and lack of sale items leads me to believe that the Goodwill is taking advantage of their thrift store status. I don't buy from goodwill nor do I donate to goodwill anymore.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Michelle. I know exactly what you mean! It's not just Goodwill...I see the same problem at other thrift stores, like Value Village. Yesterday the Atlanta Union mission store in Roswell had a "fill a bag for $3" sale...but it was only white tagged clothes. And the bags were tiny!
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