Comments on: Thrift Store Shopping Tips from a DIY Blogger

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:57:54 +0000

In reply to Jen.

Jen,

While I applaud your post, please don’t refer to people who shop at thrift stores as “typical riff-raff”. This is horrible. ALL of us are capable of coming into a situation where we have to shop thrift stores rather than just want to shop them, and believe me, it is a different– and humbling — feeling when you do.

One of my favorite thrift stores has a donation jar at the counter, and most people put their change from their purchases in it. I always chuckle when I see someone drop their change in after having heard them haggle over a price!

By: Pam Grimes

Pam Grimes — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 23:16:05 +0000

Great tips Kelly! I try to stay on budget by only buying thrift store items when they are at least half off. These are great ideas to keep in mind while thrifting.

By: Susie Parker

Susie Parker — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:45:01 +0000

I applied to manage a charity thrift shop once, and while I didn’t get the job (they asked if I was “a church lady type”, which I’m not) I had my suspicions confirmed that they do, indeed, “cherry pick” name brands and expensive stuff to sell by truckloads to designated buyers(more expensive resale shops mainly). Back in the day you could often find delightful antiques and current name brand clothing in thrift stores, now it’s Target, Walmart brands with a sprinkling of very outdated or stained name brand stuff. New thrift shops stock good stuff at the beginning to get you “hooked”, then watch as the prices increase and the quality falls.

By: Kelly Rowe

Kelly Rowe — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:19:24 +0000

In reply to Jen. Hi Jennifer! I'm sorry you disagree, but appreciate your opinion. Some things are over priced, at-least at my local thrift store. I've actually had managers in thrift stores eye me up and down when asking if a price is negotiable, I'm simply speaking from experience. Thanks again.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 19:07:41 +0000

In reply to debbie.

Though this argument was poorly written, I have to agree. Maybe I’m missing the point, but all the thrift stores I go to are for charity…if you can afford a coach purse, why would you try to swindle the homeless/puppies/kitties/schools/sick children out of money that you could afford to pay? By dressing like the typical riff-raff that shop at thrift stores because that’s what they can afford? “Dressing down” is offensive and insensitive and manipulative.