Prices used to be decent, very upset when I went in looking for a cheap, small table-
Most tables were very chewed up, but I don't have an issue with that. I saw a table I quite liked, approached, and saw the price was a whopping 300 dollars; For a scuffed, rather small, table. They printed out an online, google-shop result page and placed it on the item in question; For one of these tables, without any indication of the condition the one online had sold for, they justified this high price with the fact that online, the table sold for 699 dollars at one point. As though an online price tag is any indicator of what an item will sell for in a physical store. If I can go online and find an almost-new version of this table for a hundred more, with free shipping and delivery, why on earth am I going to pay near full price for this item at a thrift store? If they are going to charge online shopping, "vintage" prices for an item, then they should post the item online; Not have it for sale in a charity store.
I have also noticed excessive pricing on items that may be considered more "high value". I used to go here to get bags when I needed one; Purses are not worth browsing; Cheap, plastic pleather ones from Target, or walmart, or non-name brand purses are under ten dollars. If a purse or bag has any sort of "value", I have seen the prices immediately shoot to 15 (for "bad" ones,) up to 25 for more "desirable" ones.
Lamps, lights, electronics, and kitchen appliances are also priced, sometimes at what would be half of their retail price. I have come in and seen a mini fridge, which you can buy at home depot for about 35 dollars, for 25. I would've bought it, if I hadn't looked it up before hand. I also recently found a very cool magnifying glass lamp on a rolling stand; It was 40 dollars, which was outrageous; A new one on Amazon costs 100.
The general price of furniture in the store is alright; A bit on the high end for thrift furnishings, but they are also organized in a very lovely manner. Jewelry prices aren't terrible, but again, if they think a piece is "vintage" or can be marked up, they mark it up. Not terribly so, as I have purchased a necklace, for 10 dollars, from them, that I quite like; I took it apart and use the beads of it for other projects and jewelry I've made.
Pet supplies are also usually decently priced.
Another complaint is they don't seem to cycle clothing very frequently? Ever since I started coming to this location, I have found the exact same shirt every single time; No one is buying it. I don't know how it's evaded them if they are cycling/removing clothing that just isn't selling, but every time I go it's there.
It used to be very nice. I hope it returns to being very nice; It's still a decent store to visit, but I miss the lower prices. read more